Mar
06
Book Week Update 07.03.2020
Book Week reminders! Book Week is nearly here! Only a week left to make sure costumes are ready for the Character Parade on the 20th, and that a book has been donated for the Big Book Swap on the 16th. If you are entering the Cake Contest, make sure you have ingredients and time [...]
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Mar
06
From the Head of Secondary 07.03.2020
This week please have a look at what has been happening in Business and in Biology. Our students have the advantage of a very supportive local community which means that they have access to a wide range of resources outside of school. Sometimes it is just an hour or two visiting a local company or [...]
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Feb
27
Book Week Update 29.02.2019
Book Week is Rapidly Approaching! ‘Robots and Aliens- The Future!’ Just a brief reminder about some of our Book Week 2020 events coming up to make sure we can all participate fully! Monday 16th March – The Big Book Swap 8- 10am. Please make sure your child brings a book to swap! This [...]
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Feb
27
From the Head of Secondary 29.02.2020
Last Sunday morning I was able to say farewell to our U13 team as they headed off to Phuket in Thailand. There was great excitement in the Departure Hall amongst the students and the parents and we knew that they were going to have an amazing and successful time. The girls tried very hard to [...]
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Feb
21
Word of the Week! 22.02.2020
Well, the lexicons being built in our English classes are impressive! This week, Timothy Cheng of 8S has found the word anodyne (which is anything but!). Grace Lee of 8K has been thinking about the meaning of life, and in her metaphysical ponderings, she has realised that it is more than “42”. (Brownie points […]
Feb
21
From the Head of Secondary 22.02.2020
International Trips are very much a part of Secondary School and it would be fair to say that a student lucky enough to be able to participate can be left with long and fond memories of the event for many subsequent years. Friendships are created and strengthened, team spirit is developed, performances honed, and medals [...]
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Feb
14
Word of the Week! 15.02.2020
From Mr Graham’s classes we have the following fabulous selections for word of the week! In 7K, Marcus Leong found the word “prescient” – having a knowledge of events before they take place. Hope Wu in 7S was almost (but not quite!) “bamboozled” by the array of new words she encountered in the dictionary. Rayyan in […]
Feb
14
From the Head of Secondary 15.02.2020
Over the next few weeks we will hear from various members of Secondary staff who will give some insight into what they do in school, by describing a typical day A Day in a Life Episode 1: Mrs Renshaw I like to arrive before the traffic really gets going but don’t beat Ms Suzanie who [...]
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