Month: January 2022

At Vinehall we celebrate our Global Outlook.  We are curious about the whole world and aim to equip children with the linguistic skills and knowledge for travel, work and further study.  All our children begin learning French from Nursery upwards, with opportunities to add Spanish and Latin later in the prep school. French In Pre-Prep…

The Year 3s and 4s took part in the RSPB’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch this week.  Watching patiently from their classroom windows they managed to record and identify six different species visiting the De Beer garden within the allotted one-hour time-frame.  We spotted blue tits, great tits, robins, blackbirds, dunnocks (which we learnt were different from…

Thursday 27th January marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day and, on this annual day of commemoration, the United Nations urges countries to honour the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism and to develop educational programmes to help prevent future genocides. This week, in Year 7’s English classes on…

Year 4 had an amazing day at Leeds Castle last Friday, helped by the most glorious frosty winter’s day, a beautiful setting and a fabulous group of Vinehall children. It started with the workshop, where the ladies from Leeds Castle took us through the Ages in a play, in which we all had roles and…

What was the most significant event in human history?  It was interesting to hear the Year 8s’ initial ideas: World War I and World War II were both suggested, as was the battle of Hastings.  The children’s answers in general reflected a couple of traps that we all have to be mindful considering the importance…

What Happens at Art Club? The answer is … a great deal.  I believe that the photographs speak for themselves and show the range of subjects covered. From knitting to collage; from academic drawing to weaving.  It is all there and if it isn’t … it will be. Tracey Konyu

Marcus Rashford may recently have made reading (and writing) cool but there are a lot of distractions in today’s world to getting stuck into a book.  Social media, gaming, prep, household chores – there are many things which may hold children back and stop them from reading. We are encouraging all children in the Prep…

Computing The Year 8 pupils have created stunning 3D graphics using the Blender Software.  Replicating the actual physical pencil holder they had made in DT, they have designed and textured the pencil holders to give a true likeness. Zeneptha Decordova Art The Year 8 artists were asked to design a product which is both practical…