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This week at Vinehall, our key workers’ children have been embracing the tiny classes and the adjusted syllabus, and we’ve had some really fun times of learning and discovery. Children went pond dipping and then looked at the water under the microscope, discovering all sorts of marvellous creatures that cannot be seen by the naked…

Mrs Everest was thrilled to receive some excellent poetry from her class this week. The task was to compose an Easter or Spring poem. The poem did not have to rhyme and could be an acrostic with the letters of a Spring word starting each new line, for example. Some ideas for topics suggested were…

It has been wonderful to receive a steady stream of feedback from our families, providing snapshots into the lives of our children as they get to grips with remote learning, being at home and just adjusting to this new situation that we all find ourselves in. Our nursery children have been encouraged to try some…

Pre-Prep started World Book Day by listening to a story from Mrs Alderson, disguised as a shark with gleaming white teeth! The children were enthusiastic and proudly strolled back to their classrooms in their costumes. Nursery shared their favourite stories and then created their own books. Kindergarten explored the story boxes and saw what hidden…

Vinehall was among those affected by the biblical weather on Thursday 5th March 2020. After the storm, Year 7 pupils took the opportunity to see the effects of the heavy rainfall in Robertsbridge. Although the recreation ground was flooded, the defences funnelled the water to where it causes least harm. A close call this time!…

Pre-Prep was full of excitement this morning when our children received a visit from Battle firefighters, Ben, John and the crew. Thankfully this was a planned visit as part of the children’s learning into “people who help us” The children all had the opportunity to climb up into the cab and see where the firefighters…

There was Bake-Off fever in Pre-Prep last week, as the children took part in baking delicious treats to share with each other. The children were encouraged to think about recipes and foods they like to eat and all the year groups worked incredibly hard to make their amazing creations. We were promoting the theme of…

I always enjoyed PSHE lessons: the questions that my Year 8 pupils posed about the ‘real world’ beyond the classroom where everything didn’t always fit neatly under the heading of ‘Maths’ or ‘Geography’ seemed relevant and meaningful to the children and I was always disappointed when these lessons were considered by some as just a…

When you were a child what did you want to do when grown up? When I was a child I remember that I wanted to have an animal rescue home.  I loved animals then and still do. I think if I had another career I would do the complete opposite of that well known saying,…

Our team of trainee Digital Leaders were joined on Tuesday by two of the existing team in providing a workshop for our Year 5 and 6 pupils.  The theme for this year’s Safer Internet Day was ‘Free to be you’ and the team gave a great talk about the difference between our online and offline…