Category: News
Governors: Farewell & Hello
I am very grateful for the support of our Board of Governors. I am conscious of the increasing demands of their role as they volunteer their own time and expertise for the school; no more so than the Chair of the Board. The relationship between a Head and Chair is an important one, particularly so…
Friday Prayers & Celebrations 2019-2020
Every Friday in the Sports Hall at 8.35am, the whole school comes together for to celebrate the children and their achievements including all the teachers and staff and our special guests. We often have visiting speakers, entertainment arranged with the children and special talks. In the Michaelmas term we will be meeting Naomi House, our…
Year 6 Legacy Charity Announced
Nominated Charity for 2019 / 2020 Thank you to everyone who proposed charities for us to support next year. A shortlist was sent to the school council. After much deliberation the school council decided upon Naomi house and Jacks Place. The proceeds of the termly cake sales and easy fundraising will again be donated to…
Headmaster’s Notes – The best memories are the ones made together
The penultimate week of term is always one of assorted emotions and our Speech Day and Sports Day this week have brought them to the fore. There was certainly happiness and pride as we celebrated all the achievements of the past year in our Speech Day event but there is also a hint of sadness…
2019 Production: Mary Poppins Jr!
Fancy a Supercalifagilisticexpialidocious night out that’s as good as A Spoonful of Sugar? Then come along and join us for a night of magic and music, mirth and merriment as Prince’s Mead puts on its very own performances of Disney’s Mary Poppins JR. All your favourite characters and songs will Step in Time on Monday 8th and…
Hampshire Life Magazine
Headmaster, Mr Thacker was recently featured in Hampshire Life Magazine as one of Hampshire’s Leading Men in a series that celebrate both forward thinking Women and Men of Hampshire. View the feature here
Runners Up! Prep School Choir of the Year 2019
On Wednesday, we had the privilege to compete in the Prep Schools’ Choir of the Year Competition. Set in Cadogan Hall in the heart of Chelsea and home of the Royal Philharmonic orchestra, pupils sung to a sell-out audience who enjoyed a spectacular choral celebration. The standard was high as over 300 choristers from…
Artist of the Month
Congratulations to our Artist of the Month, William Shepherd in Year 3. The children have looked at the work of the illustrator Catherine Rayner particularly her book called “Posy”. William tried very hard to draw different cats in the style of Catherine Rayner. A lot of time was spend rubbing out and re-working cats in…
Year 3 visit Highclere Castle
Year 3 have been studying the ancient civilisation of Egypt as part of their History syllabus. To complement and enrich their classroom based studies they visited Highclere Castle which has an excellent Egyptology exhibition, plus the special connection with Lord Carnarvon and the discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun. A great day was had exploring…
Artist of the Month
Ben (Reception) went into the grounds with his class and Mrs Noviss on a bright, very cold winter morning. The children looked up at the bare trees and sky. They collected a twig to take back to the Art Room. Ben learnt how to make a watery sky and blobbed on some dark watery clouds. …
