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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…

Elizabethan Soiree On Thursday 29th November 2018 Vinehall was awash with ruffles, doublets and hose for the Elizabethan Soiree.  All term pupils had grappled with the vagaries of Shakespeare’s language, the complexity of his stories and interesting characters and they thrilled the audience with their skill and creativity. Years 5&6 performed an abridged version of…

Year 5 -Evacuee Experience Year 5 came to school dressed as evacuees on Thursday, ready to experience their first real taste of life as an evacuee in 1942.  After a brisk session of the 3Rs, interrupted by an air raid warning, the children marched to the cookery room where they proceeded to use all their…

IAPS National Gymnastics Championships 2018   Last weekend the U13, U11, U10 & U9 teams travelled to Kent College Pembury, to compete in the 2018 IAPS National Gymnastics Championships.  There were over 300 gymnasts taking part in this annual event.  The gymnasts competed individually on floor and vault and the U13 & U11 teams also…