- 06 February 2025
Art Scholars' trip to Eastbourne
In February, a small group of year 7 and Year 8 pupils had the opportunity to visit Eastbourne college and try their hand at stop-motion animation. The day began with creating their own material for animation, for which they had lots of options including drawing in charcoal or pastels, printi...
Continue Reading - 15 November 2024
Anti-Bullying WEek
This week, our school participated in Anti-Bullying Week with a focus on the theme "Choose Respect." Prep Throughout the week, pupils engaged in meaningful activities to explore what respect means in our school community and in their personal lives. We had assemblies...
Continue Reading - 15 November 2024
Bonfire Night
Bonfire Night went off with a bang with a record turnout descending upon the Colts Pitch. The fabulous bonfire was adorned with the wonderful Guys that had been entered into the competition (see below). The impressive stature of ‘Ultra Processed Man’ st...
Continue Reading - 08 November 2024
Pupil Council Election Results
The results are in! Having a Pupil Council is an important way to demonstrate British Values and the role of democracy, and we were delighted with the number of nominees we received for the Pupil Council. With so many candidates, it was always going to be a tightly contested race. H...
Continue Reading - 08 November 2024
Día de los Muertos
The Art, DT and Music departments joined forces with the Spanish department to celebrate the “Día de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead). Under expert guidance from Mrs McNamara and Mr Everest, Years 7 and 8 enjoyed making beautifully creative masks and almost made Mrs McEwan de...
Continue Reading - 29 October 2024
NSPCC kINdness Week
Bath bombs, friendship bracelets and buckets of kindness - Marlborough House celebrates NSPCC Kindness Week. Random Acts of Kindness were bringing joy all round last week, as everyone was encouraged to do something kind. In Pre-Prep, the children were busy filling up buckets with messages abo...
Continue Reading - 11 October 2024
Class Charters
At the start of the academic year every form teacher at MHS spends time with their class drawing up a charter. This is a collaborative activity. But why do we do it? 1. Promotes a Positive Learning Environment Class charters establish agreed-upon rules and expectations for behaviour...
Continue Reading - 04 October 2024
European Day of Languages Bake-Off and Macmillan Coffee Morning
Mme De Haan, Head of MFL, and Mrs MacDonald, Chair of FoMHS, were delighted that this ‘Peace’ themed European Day of Languages Bake-Off competition was the best ever - 44 entries has to be a MHS record! A huge thank you to all who supported our Macmillan Fundraiser...
Continue Reading - 03 October 2024
MHS Colour Run
What a fantastic afternoon! The whole School came together for a thrilling dash around the grounds, filled with laughter, excitement and, of course, colour. See the Photos
Continue Reading - 25 September 2024
What's new down in Forest School
Everyone from Nursery to Year 4 was excited to discover the additions in Forest School in their first sessions of term. A mud kitchen, three new swings and an updated willow village now sit alongside the existing activity tables, den building areas, stepping stones, numerous bug hot...
Continue Reading - 20 September 2024
Singing and Sport for Year 6 at Eastbourne College
Select pupils from Year 6 had wonderful days out at Eastbourne College in September, at the school's SING and Sports Masterclass workshops. The Year 6 SING!ers learnt five new songs from scratch and had a great time being a part of a 100 strong choir. The day ended with muc...
Continue Reading - 18 September 2024
Roald Dahl Day
To celebrate Roald Dahl Day, all classes in the Prep School completed Roald Dahl inspired activities in their English lessons. Years 7 and 8 studied the author’s sinister short stories, Years 5 and 6 looked at his autobiographical writing, while Years 3 and 4 got creative with their BFG Dr...
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