Month: March 2021

In this fun compilation video (as part of our extended celebration of World Book Day), several Vinehall teachers share some of their favourite books with you to demonstrate the pure entertainment, delight and joy of reading. There are some magical moments in this compilation video, which our Australian gappers (Finn Harrison and Tom Howard) have…

Over lockdown, there are many people who have become digital experts out of pure necessity. Year 8 have been exploring their Photoshop skills with photomontage and drawing in the style of Julian Opie as part of their identity project. The portraits of Julian Opie are seemingly simple but include only that visual information which is…

This week we have been very busy sowing seeds in preparation for this year’s growing season. Year 5 have been sowing early peas in the courtyard, and making their own newspaper pots to sow dwarf French beans. Year 4, meanwhile, have sown sweetcorn seeds and are already looking forward to the promise of barbequed corn-on-the-cob…

A theme of Voyages links Years 6 and 7   Year 7 has at last seen Odysseus return home after the Trojan War, having suffered hardship and deprivation throughout most of his extensive travels around the Mediterranean. With those still loyal to him, he must overcome the Suitors and their depredations in his palace. He…

Easter is one of my favourite times of the year.  The sun is starting to shine (though AWOL today!), the birds are tweeting, flowers are blooming and it is an excuse to eat chocolate.  What’s not to love!  However, as Easter approaches, I am always ready for some tricky questions from children.  Unlike at Christmas,…

After a whirlwind two weeks of rehearsals, our intrepid Year 3 and 4s were filmed on Thursday for ‘The Pirates of the Curry Bean’, a crazy musical full of terrible jokes and wonderful songs, larger than life characters and a mass of ridiculous props.  Once the two bubbles have been spliced together, DVDs will be…

Cookery club This Wednesday the boarders made tortilla pockets. They were stuffed tightly with deliciously seasoned pork, salsa, cheese and salad. The vegetarian option was with taco beans. These were washed down with the ever-popular Oreo milkshake. Annabel Newcomb

It was not a dramatic reading from the English Department! It was not bed time in the Boarding House. It was not even a most cunning attempt to forgo lessons and head into Easter Holidays a few hours early … it was Earth Hour!   In a planned and highly anticipated inaugural celebration promoting sustainable…

‘Music is a shared language which opens up numerous channels of communication and a sense of togetherness that most of us have really missed’ (Tessa Marchington), so it has been joyous to have the sound of live music filling the music department once again, to see all the instrumental teachers in person and to hear…

For the last week of term we wanted to get the children enjoying a variety of sports. Lacrosse was introduced to Year 8 and was very popular. It was lovely to hear lots of laughter whilst Mr Gilsenan and I decided that the Lacrosse sticks would make great brooms and discussed the possibility of playing…