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This year’s GK Quiz was a rip-roaring success thanks to the incredible hard work of our lovely Head of History, Claire Bridges.  The event was split into two, with Year 3 and 4 having their contest on Thursday and Years 5-8 on Friday.  In both competitions there was a healthy house rivalry, but a spirit…

The glorious weather set the scene for an afternoon of football fun, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 all took part in a mini football tournament on the astro turf. The children were split into mixed teams and the teams rotated to ensure that all of the teams play each other. Mr Newman and Mr…

The Theatre was packed on Tuesday for a fabulous evening of fun.  The Year 3&4 pupils excelled themselves in their lively, colourful and slick performance of the hysterical western ‘Ye Ha!’ Elizabeth H was great as the heroine of the exciting story of how Splodge City overcame the evil Mayor Tex Truman (James L) and…

It has been a sensational few weeks in Year 5 STEM as the pupils have been looking at building Geodesic domes. What started off as a small project of measuring, drawing, cutting and sticking small 5cm equilateral and isosceles triangles, grew into a huge challenge about accuracy and resilience. All the children worked incredibly hard…

Tuesday afternoon was all about the FUN for charity, where 36 pupils pulled out all the stops to entertain the rest of the school in return for charitable donations.  Henry L and Charlie P started proceeding off as our Charismatic Comperes and introduced our popular judges Mary Alderson and Carina Everist.  The first act were…

How many litres of milk does a cow produce a day?  50!  This was one of the many facts Year 1 learnt on their amazing day at Plumpton Agricultural College.  The children started the day by visiting the calf shed and looking at the different stages of a cow’s life.  From there we made our…

Another successful year from our Vinehall musicians at the  Hastings Musical Festival. The started with the Instrumental Concerto – a serious undertaking and enormous achievement for Isabel T, Alex W, Isabelle H and Zuriel N.  Not only did they have to learn and play with an orchestra (Mrs Sheppard on a second piano) but they…

Year 7 have been studying the Norman Conquest this term and, after weeks of hard work and determination in the classroom,  they finally headed outside to re-enact the battle. Given our wonderful location, right in the heart of 1066 country, it is only fitting that our young historians made use of the grounds to put…

For World Book Day 2019 the Prep school have been asking ‘Who’s behind the book?’ Teachers and other staff members were asked to bring in their favourite book and be photograhed hiding behind it. The children have used break and form times to fill in an answer sheet. It was wonderful to listen to their…

We ‘kick started’ our Super vehicles topic with a visit from Andy and his model Rocket train. Unfortunately, the gas wasn’t flowing through the piston so we had a good look inside and he is coming back on Friday for take two! We have enjoyed the wonderful weather and  built train tracks outside and then…