Month: April 2021

As the week drew to a close we came to the first anniversary of Captain Sir Tom Moore’s amazing achievement of walking 100 laps of his garden by his 100th birthday.  In remembrance and appreciation, many classes completed mathematical tasks around the number 100. For the younger children, it focused on the size of 100…

There was huge excitement in the music and drama departments this week as we started to prepare for the Year 8 musical, Bugsy Malone.  Following last Saturday’s acting audition workshop, which was great fun, and some singing trials in class, Sue Glossop, Finn Harrison and I had the unenviable task of casting the many parts…

The new vegetable beds by the Melon Garden have really taken shape this week.  Huge thanks to our groundsmen Keith and Dave for their hard work. The nine new beds are just awaiting a top-up of compost before the planting can begin. We already have pumpkin and sweetcorn seedlings, as planted by Years 3 and…

As Year 3 and 4 begin their exciting (yes that’s correct) units on fractions, the language used around this key topic has evolved significantly from our own school days and today focuses on understanding what a fraction is by giving it meaning, rather than trying to decode an abstract code. For instance, you may notice…

Vinehall Venturers got off to a fantastic start this term with Year 4. This week we explored how other countries commemorate the war and learned that 25th April is known as ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day in Australia and New Zealand. Both countries give this name to the Anzac biscuit that is…

‘What is the name of where a river begins?’ Mrs Barrett called out whilst walking along the Cuckmere River. ‘THE SOURCE!’ the Year 4s replied. ‘Where does a river end?’ she asked. ‘THE MOUTH!’ they replied in unison. ‘What is the name for the bend in the river?’ she began, ‘The part that wiggles.’ ‘MEANDER!’…

It was fitting that, this week, during Autism Awareness Month, Ms Betts and Mrs Cameron were invited to Mountfield Heath School to establish Community links. The school specialises in supporting children with an autism diagnosis, as well as children with social and emotional needs. By working with schools in our community we can mutually benefit…

The Art department has now submitted the entries for the Royal Academy Young Artists’ Competition 2021. The Vinehall artists who have entered their work for this prestigious competition are Felicity M, Thomas S and Ottoline G. We wish them all the best with the selection process. I am sure you will agree that they are…

I think that the results of this week’s pizza making were some of the best I’ve seen during my time of running this club. Rory R even made a Calzone! There were big discussions on whether it was right to put pineapple on pizza! When I saw my cooks this morning they said the pizza…

It was the perfect day to practise our bearings work outside and it linked beautifully with Earth day to see how bearings work in real life and how they are most often used in walks in nature.  Once North was established, the pairs found out why the North line was so essential to measuring and…