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Pre-Prep Poppy Artwork

Pre-Prep have had a busy week so far and, after a glorious lunch break in the sunshine yesterday, started their rehearsals for the Pre-Prep Nativity. The children have also been creating some beautiful poppy artwork for next week’s Remembrance Service. Mr Edgar was very impressed with the creations coming out of Year 1! Watch this space for the finished display.

6th November 2020

Feltonfleet Fixture

Senior pupils would ordinarily be preparing to visit Feltonfleet Prep School in Surrey this week, for the annual Remembrance fixture to honour the strong bond between our two schools. For those not in the know, the children and staff from Feltonfleet were evacuated to the North Perrott Manor in 1940 during the Second World War, where they stayed for the duration of the war. Upon their return to Surrey, Mr and Mrs Grundy decided to stay – and Perrott Hill was born! This year, Upper Prep pupils will be taking part in a virtual bleep test against Feltonfleet, before the two schools come together virtually to observe a minute of silence. The Upper Prep girls have been in training for the bleep test all week – bring it on!

6th November 2020

Great Fire of London

Year 2 have been learning about the Great Fire of London in history with Ms Williams. To bring their learning to life, they took their replica of Pudding Lane (which they made themselves) to Forest School and watched as Ms Williams set fire to the bakery. They then played a Great Fire of London version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire to test their knowledge – and got every question right to walk away with the top prize! Great team work, Year 2, and a brilliant way to learn about events of the past.

4th November 2020

Welcome Back!

The second half of term began with an uplifting Headmaster’s Assembly as Mr McCullough welcomed Reverend Jonathan Morris to speak about yesterday’s All Saints’ Day. Jonathan spoke of the Beatitudes recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew, and talked about how these eight blessings offer consolations to the downtrodden but also guidance for being saintly yourself. Thank you, Jonathan, for showing our pupils how they can behave with grace and humility, make sacrifices and show love and empathy towards one another as they are guided through the next few months. In related news, we are delighted to announce that we gave 941 items to The Lord’s Larder this harvest; their largest donation to date. Proud to be Perrott!

4th November 2020

Visual Arts Competition

Congratulations to Year 8 pupil, Levi, who won the Open Visual Arts competition at the TYCA (Taunton Youth Culture and Arts) Festival this week. Levi beat off stiff competition from schools and colleges across the South West with his ceramic work ‘3 bowls for soup’. The judges were looking for creativity and originality, content, and a degree of expertise in the chosen medium. An incredible achievement; well done, Levi – and thank you to the Friends of Perrott Hill for investing in our kiln!

16th October 2020

Perrott Maths Club

Congratulations to senior pupil, Grace, who received a bronze certificate and the best in school certificate at this year’s Junior Maths Challenge with the UK Mathematics Trust, which took place last term. Inspired by her achievements, our younger pupils have been buffing up on strategy games in junior maths club with Mrs Crane, including three hexagon, four star and pig. They’ve also been taking part in the challenge to step through a sheet of A4 paper, which they didn’t think was possible – until now!

16th October 2020

Year 4 Visit Maiden Castle

Let the battle commence! Year 4 thoroughly enjoyed last Friday’s history trip to Maiden Castle, the largest and most complex Iron Age hillfort in Britain. As well as exploring the steep ramparts and searching for evidence of the Roman invasion and abandonment, the groups had great fun attacking and defending the hillfort. A brilliant day of learning; thanks, Mr Finch and Miss White.

16th October 2020

Year 5 Boys’ Loft Night

The Year 5 boys enjoyed a great night in the top floor dorms on Friday, complete with indoor football, ICT and Star Wars! May the force be with you…

13th October 2020

Boarding Activity Weekend

Years 5 to 8 camped under the stars on Saturday for our first boarding activity weekend of the year. Following a hearty breakfast on Sunday, the children got stuck into some bushcraft with Hooke Court’s Chris McConnell. As well as gutting fish and plucking pigeons for a gamekeeper’s stew, the teams discovered three different ways of lighting a fire. Many thanks to Chris for his bushcraft expertise and to Miss Hand, Mr Edgar and the boarding team for a brilliant weekend.

13th October 2020

New! IAPS Covid-19 Response Series

Earlier this term, we were invited to take part in the IAPS Covid-19 Response Series, a new project by IAPS and ITN Productions to showcase the great work of prep schools in dealing with lockdown and remote learning. The series launches this week via IAPS (which has over 670 of the world’s leading prep schools in membership) and we are delighted to share the Headmaster’s interview with you today. Proud to be Perrott.

6th October 2020