Thursday morning saw the transformation of the Prep hall into a buzzing French café! The tables were set, the music was playing and breakfast was served. Prep 2 and Prep 3 students all received a menu of Pâtisseries and Boissons, together with French phrases to help the children order their pastries and drinks. Sixth Form…
Last weekend, Prep 6 had a fantastic time at Newby Wiske Hall PGL; we couldn’t have asked for better weather. The activities pushed us out of our comfort zone, but we supported each other and all had a fantastic trip. We tackled our fear of heights, and used all our strength, on the climbing wall,…
Prep 5 have had a fun packed few weeks since returning after the Easter holidays. In English, we finally finished “The Wolf Wilder” by Katherine Rundell and read with excitement how Feo, our main character, led the revolution to release her mother from prison and finally escape evil Rakov’s threatening ways. This week, we have…
Prep 2 have been very busy since returning to school after the Easter holidays. There have been lots of new topics to find out about as well as welcoming a new member of the class, Harper. English work has been focused around the text ‘Meerkat Mail’ by Emily Gravett. The children have used descriptive language…
On Thursday, Prep took part in a variety of activities to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Mrs Milnes took an assembly to explain all about VE Day and the children listened to Vera Lynn singing wartime songs. During the day, Prep children completed various activities such as designing a street party menu, thinking…
Prep 6 have continued their light topic after returning to school after the Easter break. This week they have been investigating shadows and how shadows are formed. With the weather being on our side, we decided to take the classroom outside and instead of using a torch as our light source, we used the sun!…
Article written by Mr Harrison At 3.30am on Thursday 24 April, 49 excited children from Prep 4 to 6, along with 6 staff members, went on a trip to northern France. We stayed at the Château d’Ebblinghem, which was a great base for our trip. It had plenty of space to relax, and was set…
The annual Prep 5 Reading Competition took place at the Croston theatre towards the end of last term. Over the past few weeks, pupils have been working hard in the classroom practising their readings for the class house reading competition. The staff then faced the challenging task of selecting students to take part in today’s final….
Prep 1 have certainly started the new term with a spring in their step! The children have been excitedly learning about their new topics this term. In science, the children have already been getting hands on with plants. A great topic to follow their amazing Lower Prep Spring production last term – ‘There’s a sunflower…
Westholme’s Junior Journalist club welcomed a special visitor this week – former journalist Lisa Egan-Woodhouse. Lisa, who used to work for titles such as the Lancashire Telegraph, Manchester Evening News, Accrington Observer, Rossendale Free Press and Stockport Express, told the Prep-R, 1 and 2 children the differences between a lead story and a nib (news…
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