Upper I Baking
Last week, the Upper I students had a wonderful time in the Fab lab baking choc chip cookies. They worked in pairs to ensure they read and followed the recipe carefully. A highlight was learning how to separate the egg white and egg yolk. The students will be creating their own ‘how-to’ videos, to share […]
How megatrends are impacting on careers
My grandfather worked for one company all his life and my father worked for two or three firms in the same sector. I have already worked for six companies across at least four seemingly unconnected industries and I expect my children to build a CV that focuses on skills and experiences drawn from working for […]
French Cookery Club
French Cookery Club was a great opportunity to improve our French speaking as well as our cooking skills. It was also a great way to explore local French cuisine while enjoying ourselves. So far we have made chocolate mousse, ratatouille and our latest creation – madeleines. It’s wonderful seeing the smiles on everyone’s faces while […]
Upper IV Spanish Fashion Show
The Spanish fashion show was a great opportunity to learn while having fun. It was so exciting to see everyone dressed up and really enjoying the lesson. We feel that it was an excellent way to learn and practise new vocabulary, especially when we were showcasing and describing the outfits of people in our groups. […]
Ivana wins Reading Design Competition
Ivana in Lower IV has won the 2024 T-Shirt design competition for this year’s Green Park Challenge. As a result, her design will be printed on t-shirts that will be distributed to all participants of the Green Park Challenge to be held on 14 April. Ivana, along with her brother Evan and other family members […]
Skipping workshop
On Friday 12 January, Upper Prep – Upper II welcomed Lizzie Cox from Skipping Workshops to teach them how to skip. It was an action-packed, fun workshop, with students challenging themselves to learn new skills like double unders and how to skip backwards. Ameila in Upper I said she really enjoyed learning the new skills […]
“The Dream”
Please enjoy a piece of writing by one of our Lower III students. “Welcome to the Swimming Gala! We have 4 contestants that are racing to win the gold cup! Are you ready? I hope you are! Take your marks, go! Madeline is in the lead, but what is that! Lina is catching up! Only […]
A French celebration at Reception
The children in Reception learned about the traditional French celebration called ‘La Fete Des Rois’. This celebrates the Epiphany, the time when The Three Kings met Baby Jesus. The children were able to celebrate ‘La Fete Des Rois’ by wearing crowns that they had made and trying the French Epiphany cake made with apples, sugar […]
RAF Squadronaires Concert
On Thursday 25 January we gathered in the Richards Hall for an unforgettable evening of music and talent. The much-anticipated concert featuring the Royal Air Force Squadronaires and The Abbey Jazz Band finally came to fruition, and it certainly exceeded all expectations. This event was the brainchild of Mrs Clark, our Head of Instrumental Studies […]
Hockey Fixtures
The first hockey games of the new term saw the focus turn to the Lower School teams with a series of games against Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School. First up it was the Under 13s played with the A team overcoming Borlase Bs 7-1, with goals from Mariam (2), Lily, Emily and Emilia (3) whilst the B team […]