The Bulletin Edition 6

Earlier this week I was the Headmaster of the Pre-Prep & Prep for the whole day. First, I started off introducing myself to all the Forms in the Prep and then I had some meetings with the old Headmaster and Mrs Howard to sort out my day. I was able then to write Certificates of Distinction for the teachers and I enjoyed handing them out. The teachers were overjoyed to receive the surprises I had organised for them. The day continued with handing out Excellence Points badges with Mrs Howard followed by a special lunch I hosted in my office with one invited guest from each year group. It was really fun to enjoy the food with them. After that I shared lunch duty with Madame Houghton but even though she is French we spoke English! In the afternoon I got taken with Miss Willis to the Pre-Prep to view their Open Homework projects and I read the children some stories. Finally, I had my photos taken to place in the ROAR! magazine later in the term. Overall, being Headmaster was one of the best times I have had in school so far!

Headmaster for the Day

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The winds of Storm Amy did nothing to dampen the quality of football on display at the Hampton Prep U11 5-a-side Tournament, held at Hampton School over the weekend. Teams from local prep schools made the most of the smooth conditions underfoot to produce some fantastic passing football. Twickenham Prep, Claremont Fan Court, and St Thomas’s Battersea were particularly strong in their group stages, while our guests from Elizabeth College, Guernsey, impressed with their physicality and determination.

A quick reminder, next Friday morning School Council will be ready with a collection bucket for the children’s £1 donation in support of wearing a Halloween-themed costume to school on Friday 17 October. All funds raised will go to The Hygiene Bank, and we are delighted to share that the HPPPA will kindly match the total amount collected. 

This week, we have been exploring the changes that come with autumn. We have been observing how green leaves gradually turn red, yellow and brown before falling from the trees — clear signs that the season is shifting all around us.

A ‘harvesty’ week of learning and fun in Reception, we celebrated the season with a harvest-themed week full of exploration and creativity. We were thrilled to welcome Mr Smith for storytime, where he read, The Runaway Pea by Kjartan Poskitt. The children giggled through the pea’s adventurous journey and engaged in thoughtful discussions about vegetables and recycling — sparking curiosity about how plants grow.

This week in Year 1, we began our exciting journey into poetry. We’ve been learning a beautiful poem called The Secret Song by Margaret Wise Brown, and the children have been practising how to recite it with expression. 

Year 2 have had another action-packed week at school. In maths we have been continuing our focus on addition and subtraction, learning strategies how to add when crossing the ten. We were all so impressed when the children were nimbly able to combine their number bonds to ten knowledge and partitioning skills to complete their calculations. This will stand them in good stead when the numbers and calculations start to get more sophisticated…