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St Mary’s Church in Salehurst once again hosted the Vinehall Carol Service last week. Having been so elegantly decorated by our team of volunteers the scene was set for “the start of Christmas”. The Prep school children and Vinehall staff choir were in fine voice with the carols and readings forming the most magical of afternoons….

Year 8s were looking fabulous on Thursday evening at the annual Year 8 dinner and dance in their glamorous dresses and smart suits.  Pupils and staff shared canapés and bubbles (fruit juice for children!) in the Front Hall, before moving to the beautifully decorated dining room.  Thank you to Chef Ian and his incredible team…

Chef Ian and his amazing team surpassed themselves this year with the most delicious Christmas Lunch on Tuesday 11th December 2018.  The children and staff tucked into a traditional feast, with an unbelievable amount of trimmings and huge variety of vegetables.  With Christmas music playing in the background, silly hats, crackers and plenty of noisy…

Saxton were the winning house for the Michaelmas term. They were rewarded for their hard work and good behaviour with a trip to Royal Tunbridge Wells for a morning of ice skating and fun at Calverley Park. Amazingly the morning passed with only two minor injuries that were resolved with an ice pack and a…

There were sad goodbyes for Vinehall head of English, Mrs Gearey from her Paxton House. However three cheers were given to her by her Year 5 form class.   An excerpt from “Ode to Debbie Gearey” on the very sad occasion of her Departure from Vinehall School, 14th December 2018    It’s a dreadful day for Vinehall,  And it’s an…

This term has seen the launch of our new-look Life Skills lessons.  We covered children’s rights and responsibilities, Parliament, differences, self-esteem and peer pressure.  Year 6 have given wonderful presentations on inspirational Paralympians; Year 4 have understood what makes them special and unique; and Year 5 have been considering how to treat each other with…

This week saw our annual Secrets Room shop for the children (and staff!) at Vinehall. This is a wonderful event, where the hard work of the FOV and Class Reps is only realised when the first children travel through the tunnel entrance into a room filled with Christmas cheer and wonder! The children enjoyed this…

Our Juniors enjoyed a Christmas party afternoon this week with festive food and party games in the dining room. There was much excitement as the children employed different techniques to pick up the cereal box in their mouths; unsurprisingly our gymnasts fared well in this game! The rush to get dressed in winter woolies and…

Mrs Glossop heard that Year 4 had been looking at Celtic patterns, so she arrived in my classroom with Willow G’s harp which is decorated with the Celtic knot.  Willow, who was having a science lesson with me, then played us Christmas carols as the Victorian evacuees (Year 5) sketched diagrams of hearts in their…

Having successfully competed in the first round of the Young Mathematicians Award, Vinehall’s team of four reached the Regional Finals which they took part in on Wednesday this week. The competition ran along similar lines to the first round, but with a more challenging and complex problem to solve. Francesca, Matilda, Henry and Bertie decided…