Year 6 visited Winchester’s Military Museums for a First World War-Remembrance work-shop. The trip built on the children’s in-class studies of the First World War and proved to be most stimulating and thought-provoking. It involved a variety of hands-on workshops that helped the children understand why remembrance is important, both for the military and for…
We are delighted that The Murray Parish Trust have raised the £2 million needed to build a dedicated and world-class Children’s Emergency and Trauma Department at University Hospital Southampton, providing care for children across the South. The money is to be match funded by the Government and together with the Southampton Hospital Charity, it is…
Our Fabulous Firework event organised by the PMA went off with a bang! We had a perfect evening for this event that attracts both current and former pupils and their families. the PMA organised a fun filled evening including food, games, bonfire and a magnificent firework display.
For years Mr Mac has dreamt of seeing Prince’s Mead lift the Daneshill Trophy. For years he’d witnessed countless teams come close. Stories turned into legends. He wondered if the day would ever come. Until… Until last Friday, when, after a slow, sluggish nil-nil start, he witnessed something truly magnificent unfold before his eyes. Goal…
This week has been UK Parliament Week and Year 6 have been getting involved by finding out more about what Parliament is and how it works. They have been researching different aspects of Parliament in small groups, leading to a presentation in class. They’ve even been exploring artefacts on loan from Parliament itself. In addition…
Pupils have each been working on a written piece thinking of loved ones affected by war in the last century. A team of teachers and parents have worked hard to turn the hoarding, protecting the school from the building site, into a poppy memorial wall. The children have each written their special message onto the…
The school gathered in their house groups to plant trees kindly donated by retired members of staff, Mrs Jack, Miss Kirk and Mrs Lamb. The Beech, Chestnut and Oak saplings will be a focal point for the houses named after them and a reminder of three much loved teachers.
The half term holiday was a very exciting time for our building project with the steel work being installed. We were all delighted to come back and see the frame for the extension in place. To see the latest time lapse video please go to our Building Project page.
As part of their ‘Festivals and Celebrations’ topic Reception reenacted a wedding ceremony. The weather was perfect, all the guests dressed for the occasion which was complete with a beautiful wedding cake.
We were delighted to have four of our former pupils back at the school yesterday, with Zofia painting poppies, Evie assisting with gym squad, Isabelle helping with cookery club and Robert supporting our cake sale. We love that the children stay part of our community even after they have left!