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Year 3 spent last term studying Ancient Greece in their classical civilisation lessons with Dr Longley-Cook, looking at the Persian Wars. This term they are moving onto Ancient Egypt and recently made their own plaster walls and Eygptian friezes in art with Mrs Palmer. They also used clay to make canopic jars, which were used […]
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The end of last term’s meeting brought the curtain down on the spring term’s Book Club with a lively discussion of our two Year 6-8 books, Sophie Anderson’s ‘The Thief Who Sang Storms’ and Gavin Maxwell’s ‘Ring of Bright Water’. Pupils discussed everything from characterisation to central themes, and the gathering was thoroughly enjoyed by […]
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Mr McCullough kick-started the summer term with a brilliant assembly this morning all about puddings. After a poll of pupils’ favourite puddings (with raspberry pavlova coming out on top), the children discussed the meaning behind the saying ‘the proof of the pudding is in the eating’ and looked at how this can often provide a […]
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Our wonderful Pre-Prep children enjoyed an Easter egg hunt around school on the last day of term. As you can imagine, there was a lot of excitement… Meanwhile, Years 3 and 4 battled the wind and rain to find clues hidden by the Friends of Perrott Hill, which they used to crack the code and […]
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Year 6 had great fun at their social recently. They pitted their wits against each other at The Boardhouse Café in Crewkerne, before returning to school for more fun in the dorms. They also started their rehearsals for ‘Oliver!’ a few weeks ago and enjoyed a surprise visit from actor James Purefoy on Wednesday evening. […]
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Huge thanks to the organisers and volunteers at the Weymouth Music Festival who gave our musicians a wonderful morning last Saturday. Our Brass Ensemble and Rockin’ Reeds each performed a set and six pupils performed in solo classes, receiving expert adjudication from Clare Jackson. We are thrilled that Alvin and James were invited to perform […]
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Congratulations to Harry in Year 2, who had another successful day competing with his pony Sardis Cassius at the Dorset Showground on Saturday. He picked up a 2nd in the Club class and secured another win for Perrott Hill in the British Show Jumping ‘Just for Schools’ League. Harry has only just joined the British […]
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6LC presented a wonderful section assembly last week about the power of pets. From Albert’s hilarious sketch about a jellyfish to Piper’s ‘which animal are you?’ quiz, the class made a compelling case for pets which kept the audience (including Dr L-C’s dog, Angus) entertained throughout. And the best bit? It was topped off by […]
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This year’s Community Art and Orchestral Morning on Saturday was an absolute triumph, with an 80-strong orchestra made up of local musicians of all ages and abilities coming together to play a selection of music by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich. Their rendition of Symphony No. 7 was incredible, and the feedback we’ve received from those […]
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Year 3 have been reading ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes in their English lessons with Ms Bresland. The children enjoyed some interesting discussions about bravery, conflict, and machines versus nature, before illustrating and annotating their own iron men (as seen on their classroom display). They also penned their own alternative endings, designed posters to […]
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