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The team travelled to Cumnor House on Saturday for what proved to be a fantastic start to the rugby season.  With everyone at the tournament having had limited time to prepare, we used the matches as a sort of training/pre-season exercise.  Understandably the team took a while to get going; however they got stronger and…

Group round played four and won four. After a few more lessons tweaking parts of their game for this tournament, the girls were prepared and ready to go.  They stamped their intentions straight away and played with determination throughout the tournament.  The first match against Holmewood House was polished and the first goal came from…

Cookery club is always extremely popular with boarders and day children alike. This Saturday, still full of Firework fever, the children made Bonfire cakes using flakes of chocolate to represent logs with red, yellow and orange gel for flames. Wednesday’s children made chicken, vegetable and noodle stir-fry. Annabel Newcomb

Vinehall children and staff celebrated our differences by coming to school on Tuesday in odd socks.  It is a very clear and visual illustration of how each of us can be similar but not everyone is the same!

The 2019 Remembrance service was very moving and beautiful.  We were honoured to welcome Col Matthew Van Grutten QDG to Vinehall, who told the congregation a profoundly moving story of heroism in Burma (now Myanmar) during WWII. Year 8 pupils delivered two poems with solemnity and skill – 8H ‘Exposure’ by Wilfred Owen and 8PB…

On Tuesday Year 4 set off in the sunshine to Herstmonceux science centre.  The children immediately started to play with the interactive displays.  Some were careful to read the instructions and all were interested in their discoveries. Next we had a play on the outside equipment which is linked with science and then we had…

Each year, the Mathematical Association and the United Kingdom Maths Trust organise a number of individual competitions and team challenges for children aged 9 to 18. Vinehall pupils have the opportunity to take part in the Primary Maths Challenge when they are in Years 5 and 6 and the Junior Mathematical Challenge when they are…

Following their art taster day at Eastbourne College we received the fired pieces back for display. Well done to you all for your wonderful pieces.

1st Team RECORD UNBEATEN SEASON Having been unbeaten thus far the 1st team travelled away to face DPS in their last match of the regular season with a lot at stake.  With a combination of nerves and not having played for two weeks due to half term break, the boys were not at their best…

On Tuesday Year 4 had a Celtic Day. We started the day by painting our faces in Woad, creating traditional Celtic patterns which the Celts would do before they went off to fight. We then had a brisk walk up Mount Caburn, a hill near Lewis, where a tribe of Celts once lived. You can…