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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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Calling all PH and local families with little ones! The fabulous Lucy at NEST is coming to Perrott Hill next term to deliver a series of workshops on ‘managing emotions’ and ‘fussy eating’. Taking place on the 12th May and 21st June respectively, the courses are aimed at parents with children aged 0-5 and will […]
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Did someone say fancy dress? The Perrott spirit was out in force for World Book Day earlier this month as pupils and staff paid homage to all things literary… From a clowder of cats in hats to multiple midnight gangs and everything in between, it is a joy to see such fun and creativity on […]
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Our recent House Poetry Recitations Competition was an absolute triumph, with pupils battling it out to win the coveted House Cup. Following several rounds of fantastic solo and House recitations celebrating this year’s theme of ‘all around the world’, Quantocks were crowned as this year’s champions. Well done, Quantocks! Well done, too, to those pupils […]
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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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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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Many thanks to Amber and Afaq from Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil, who delivered an interesting and informative STEM lecture on engineering for Years 3-8 before half term. The pair talked about the different forms of engineering, why we need engineers and which pathways pupils might take to become engineers themselves. The children were captivated, asked […]
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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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