Month: May 2021

Year 2 Aboriginal Insects We have reached the end of our bee project and have been practising the Aboriginal dot painting technique.  However, I must add that it is considered disrespectful to paint in this style on behalf of another culture. Therefore, we decided to be inspired by it and not to copy it exactly. …

On Tuesday, the Year 2s joined me in the Melon Garden for their first taste of a “Good Copy Break”. Whilst feasting on brownies, vanilla ice cream and strawberries, they learned about how Good Copies can be earned in the Prep school and how this wonderful Vinehall tradition has been running for decades. Some of…

Earlier in the year, Years 5 and 6 took part in the Primary Maths Challenge. The highest scorers in the country would normally continue on to the Bonus round; however, due to the pandemic, unfortunately this could not take place this year. Instead, the Mathematical association has awarded special badges to recognise the achievement of…

We were so lucky to see the sunshine on Tuesday when we visited Bateman’s, home of Rudyard Kipling. For Year 3 this was their first outing in the Prep School and they behaved beautifully. First stop was the pond; Kipling used to write ‘FIP’ in his visitors’ book next to those who ended up falling…

On our final Thursday of the half term, the Thrilling Threes and the Fabulous Fours enjoyed a wonderful morning in our outdoor classroom. Dressed for the (finally!) sunny weather, we were ready to spend some quality time in nature with our friends. Our thanks go to Mrs Barrett who helped to organise the many resources…

Out at last! Yesterday, the Year 7s headed up to London for the day – Vinehall’s first foray far afield post lockdown. On clear roads under bright skies, we made quick progress and arrived at the Museum of London Docklands to be greeted warmly by both the sunshine and the museum’s Learning Coordinator. The focus…

This week Vinehall received its first certificate from the Royal Horticulture Society for its involvement in their School Gardening Awards! The scheme involves working through five levels of achievement, to encourage and support the school to make the most of our gardens as a learning resource. To achieve our Level One certificate we had to…

The start of the Summer term is wonderful for so many reasons; the flowers in bloom, the sun shining and, most importantly, the Year 1 children choose their own topic. All the children suggest topics they would like to learn about and we then carry out a series of votes to narrow it down to…

Wednesday was National Numeracy Day – a day to encourage and explore how Maths is used in our everyday lives and the real world. With this in mind, some Year 5 and 6 classes dodged the rain showers to explore some shape topics.  Year 5 used and refined their measuring skills to estimate the age…

This week we held our first Open Week at Vinehall. With a variety of events scheduled to showcase all that goes into a Vinehall day, there was certainly plenty going on. Whilst the adverse weather meant we had to postpone some of our planned events (the Bear Hunt will return on 25th May), we were…