Category: News

Vinehall attended the Heathfield Show again this year with a stall in prime location on “Estate Agent” row. Although a stiff breeze threatened to send our mannequins and papers flying it soon settled down into the most glorious day imaginable. We were thrilled to see so many people stop by to chat and many new friends…

How do you measure the height of a tree without taking your feet off the ground? With a home-made clinometer, of course! On Friday 11th May, Year 5 visited Bedgebury Pinetum where they enjoyed a walk in the woods as well as the opportunity to get to grips with some hands-on STEM activities. The Year 5…

We took a trip down memory lane when over 120 former parents attended a coffee morning to say goodbye to Geoffrey Whitehead who retires this year. As we do not hold parent email addresses on our system we have only been able to rely on Vines passing information on. However,  we are now creating a…

Aspiring writer, Hugo E from Year 4 was the runner-up in the Junior section of the District Final of the 2018 National Young Writer competition organised by the Rotary Club of Great Britain. Having won the Battle and Rother local heat, Hugo’s engaging story about his dog, Potato, went through to the regional finals. He…

The boarding house came alive at the weekend, with 25 additional junior boarders enjoying an evening of fun and games. Great fun was had by all; a particular highlight of the evening was the disco held in our Front Hall. This was followed by a wind down story, read to the juniors by our gappers….

The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) undertook a four-day inspection of Vinehall School’s Nursery, Pre-Prep, Prep and Boarding facilities.  The Inspectorate’s report has now been published and the school has received the highest accolade possible – “Excellent” in all areas.   The report went on to say “[Vinehall] Pupils have excellent attitudes towards learning, nurtured by…

With other Schools in the area closing Vinehall made the decision to stay open for those that were able to make it in safely. As expected, high on the agenda for the children was fun and games in the snow.  In addition to the extended playtimes,  our subject teachers also made the most of the…

Marvin the Meerkat enjoyed a wonderful STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) day.   Expanding their transport theme further the children created a variety of ways for him to travel; he slid down zip wires, drifted off in a hot air balloon, floated down watercourses and was even catapulted and rode a jet-propelled balloon! Fortunately,…

Last Saturday Vinehall took the limelight at the Priory Meadow three day Piano event. A beautiful grand piano was placed in the main shopping area just outside Marks and Spencers. Pianists were invited to perform and we were pleased to see that six of our superstars were keen to have their talents heard. Clemmie D…

Our Reception class enjoyed an excursion to Hastings by train from Robertsbridge station, and back again! This was a wonderful opportunity to develop the Transport theme the children have been working on and they were all very excited to learn what the conductor does and some even had a go at stamping the tickets.  At…