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Just before half term, we hosted a corker of a lecture for Years 3-8 by none other than actor extraordinaire, James Purefoy. James spoke to the children about his 40-year career, which has included more than 250 hours of television, 32 feature films, 33 plays, nine radio plays, seven short films, three commercials and one […]
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Do you know your Howgate Wonder from your Blenheim Orange? Last week the children were invited to identify eight varieties of apples all grown within a stone’s throw of the school by the Hoskyns family in their orchards besides Willis Lane. The first two winning entries picked at the end of the week won bottle […]
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Year 2 stepped back in time in their history lessons before half term to explore what life was like in 17th century London. Using a range of historical sources, such as excerpts from the famous diary of Samuel Pepys and maps (a big thank you to Willow’s Dad for sharing his artefacts with us), the […]
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Our EYFS Celebration of Work took place in the Theatre and was on the topic of ‘all about ourselves’. The children talked about all the lovely things they’d learnt so far in class and sang some wonderful songs. They also showed off their mixed media self-portraits and their ‘what makes me special’ rainbows. Well done, […]
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Perrott Hill was named as one of only six finalists for Small Independent School of the Year at last night’s Independent Schools Awards in London. We didn’t win (congratulations to St Ives School Haslemere) but it was an honour to be up there with some of the biggest and best schools in the country. Very […]
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There were big smiles as Prep pupils took part in their annual Community Action Morning. Whether they were collecting apples at the Haselbury Plucknett Community Orchard, cleaning St Martin’s Church in North Perrott, helping at the North Perrott Farm Shop or performing at the West Abbey Care Home in Yeovil, the children approached the morning […]
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Years 7 and 8 were given a fascinating insight into the life of a solicitor on Tuesday, as part of our programme of Careers Talks for Upper Prep. Mr Michael Brierley, a partner at Stokes Partnership in Crewkerne who specialises in dispute resolution, gave an engaging talk and was particularly impressed by the quality of questions […]
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Year 8 went on a geography and teambuilding trip to Wales at the start of term. As well as spending the day in Tenby collecting data for their Common Entrance coursework, they built campfires, played cricket on the beach and went rock pooling, caving and abseiling. They even took part in the annual night walk, […]
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Friday’s Prize Giving for Years 3-8 took place on the Front Terrace on Friday and what a joyous occasion it was! Well done to all the pupils who won prizes (including those awarded at internal prize giving the day before) and a big thank you to our guest speaker, Bart Wielenga, Headmaster of Blundell’s. Bart […]
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Hats off to our Year 6 pupils who wowed us with their superb production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ on the Front Terrace last week – it was magical! Special thanks to Dr Berkeley, Mrs Byrne and Mr Shortman, and to all the pupils and staff who helped behind the scenes. These included musicians from […]
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