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Our Pre-Prep children have been very busy for the final few weeks of term, with lots of creativity and learning on the go. Year 2 painted their own interpretations of the ankylosaur, having been inspired by the discovery of the fossilised remains of a newly discovered armoured dinosaur on the Isle of Wight. They have […]
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We are extremely proud to have been Highly Commended for ‘Most Creative Learning Through Play (Early Years)’ at the Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Awards 2023, and there’s certainly been plenty of creativity, learning and play going on! In Nursery, the children have been using scales to measure weight. Continuing the ‘minibeasts’ theme they weighed ladybirds […]
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We celebrated the King’s Coronation in true Perrott style last Friday, with a street party like no other… Our biggest thanks to Mr Silk, Madame Brooks, Miss Dawson and all our staff for spearheading the fun; to our wonderful catering team for the delicious spread; to all the parents who ran events in Pre-Prep and […]
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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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Nursery and Reception have been learning all about animals this half term. Last week, their learning was brought to life by a fantastic visit from the wonderful Axe Valley Wildlife Park. The children got to hold and stroke animals including an African land snail, a bearded dragon and a royal python called Percy! Plus, keep […]
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We recently hosted our Pre-Prep Sports Day – a slightly smaller version of the Prep School event but with no less mettle! Very well done to all our Pre-Prep children who jumped, threw and ran their socks off, and to our brilliant Pre-Prep and Games staff for their support and guidance on the day and […]
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Our Platinum Jubilee celebrations were such fun, with the whole school coming together for a street party style lunch on the Front Terrace and taking part in activities throughout the day. We had Morris dancers, Scottish reeling, coin pressing, an archaeological workshop, a time capsule and much, much more. It was incredible! Huge thanks to […]
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Our Nursery children have been busy planting their new mini vegetable garden this week, as part of their topic work on growth and change. They will be checking in on their vegetables each week and hopefully getting to eat them by the end of term! Many thanks to Miss Becky and Miss Jo for a […]
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World Book Day at Perrott Hill! From James Bond to Gangsta Granny, the grounds are brimming with brilliant book and film characters today. A special mention to our Year 7s for their timely debate, ‘This House believes that children should not be forced to wear school uniform’ – we bet you can’t guess who won! […]
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Very well done to our wonderful Year 2 children, who impressed Ms Williams, Miss Fussell and Ms Skiverton so much this term (and across the year) that they were ALL awarded the Head of Pre-Prep Cup at their end-of-term Prize Giving ceremony! We are very proud of you, Year 2, and know you’ll make the […]
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