Nursery to Year Six Highlights
Posted on: 20 Nov 2025
It’s been a fun and action-packed week in Pre-Prep and Prep, with a range of exciting activities aimed at sparking creativity, curiosity and confidence. Take a look what we have been up to this week.
Posted on: 20 Nov 2025
It’s been a fun and action-packed week in Pre-Prep and Prep, with a range of exciting activities aimed at sparking creativity, curiosity and confidence. Take a look what we have been up to this week.
Winter Preparations
As the end of Autumn approaches, Nursery have been learning about how animals prepare for the winter months. They have discovered some of the animals that hibernate during this time - bears, bumblebees and bats to name a few! The girls then put their learning into practice outdoors, where they used a combination of construction and natural materials to build their own caves, dens and burrows for their furry friends.
Rhythmic drums!
As part of ‘d’ week in Kindergarten, the pupils have enjoyed exploring a range of different drums! They listened to the story of ‘Tanka Tanka Skunk’ by Steve Webb: its words create a fabulous rhythm, especially when read aloud. As the teachers read the story, the pupils beat the syllables on the drums. They had so much fun combining their musical and literacy skills!
Victorian lamps
Reception pupils have been learning about the differences between light sources used today and those from Victorian times. They discovered that people in the Victorian era had no electricity and relied on candles, oil lamps and lanterns. The girls also looked at modern light sources such as torches, fairy lights and different types of lamps. They talked about how these work and why they are safer and easier to use than Victorian lighting.
Walking through history
Last week, Year One took a trip to Tamworth Castle as part of the History Curriculum finding out about homes in the past. When arriving at the castle, the girls entered through the huge, wooden doors and went straight to The Great Hall to meet Lady Ferris. Over the course of the day, pupils took part in two workshops. The first one was with Lady Ferris. Year One learnt how to curtsy when greeting Lady Ferris and also how to lay the Lady’s table. Lady Ferris also showed the girls the clothes the children of the time would have dressed in. She was rather confused why girls had come to visit her in breeches and not their usual gowns! The second workshop showed the girls how to dress a knight for battle. They were shown some of the armoury that the knights would have used in battle. At the age of six, boys would begin their training to become knights, so the girls had a play battle, which they thoroughly enjoyed! Lunch time was a hit and the girls enjoyed chatting to their friends in the Great Hall whilst eating their packed lunches.
The girls then experienced a tour of the castle, where they had to look out for certain features such as the battlements, the wall walk, the arrow slits and the moat. Tamworth Castle did not have a moat, however the river formed a natural form of defence for it. The girls were able to see the river clearly from the top of the tower. It looked a long way down! It was a calm day at the top of the tower and the girls enjoyed the view. They understood how advancing enemies could be spotted easily from here. There were many steep steps to climb but all the girls enjoyed the challenge. The union flag was flying as it was also King Charles birthday this week. The day ended with a chance to play on the superb playground, with its own fort. All the girls really enjoyed this end to the day before heading back to the coach for the return to school.
Year Two Stitch Their Way Into Sewing!
Year Two have eagerly begun their next creative project — sewing their own stockings! After sketching out their designs, the girls got stuck into sewing colourful pieces of felt, with a variety of decorations. With lots of excitement and concentration, they began learning how to use a needle and thread to bring their ideas to life. It has been a joy to watch them focus so thoughtfully on each stitch, showing real care, patience and plenty of enthusiasm as their designs take shape. We cannot wait to see their finished stockings. With such creativity already shining through, who knows… we may have a few future sewing stars or surgeons in our midst. Watch out Great British Sewing Bee — Year Two are stitching their way up!
Origami in action!
In Art, Year Three have been exploring patterns. They began by creating simple motifs inspired by nature and developing these into detailed patterns using Colour Magic. This week, they completed their rotational designs by incorporating three types of origami folds. The girls showed great perseverance as they learned the folding techniques and they were rightfully proud of their impressive final creations.
Book Club discussions
Year Four have thoroughly enjoyed reading their new books this term and have shown great commitment to completing a section each week before coming together for their book club discussions. They have particularly loved exploring the wide range of adventures their characters have embarked upon, which has led to thoughtful and lively conversations during each session. They have learnt lots of new vocabulary which will also help them during their creative writing sessions. Year Four’s enthusiasm for reading has been wonderful to see and they are now moving on to their next titles, including Diamond Jack and The Wild Robot, which also promise to be riveting reads. We look forward to seeing their passion for reading continue to grow.
Facetime a Farmer!
Year Five pupils enjoyed a unique learning experience this week when they connected with a real dairy farmer in Scotland via Zoom. The virtual visit formed part of their Science and Geography studies, giving the pupils the chance to find out first-hand what life is like on a working dairy farm. Armed with questions they had written themselves, the girls eagerly interviewed Robin, who joined the call live from his farm. They were fascinated to learn how he cares for his cows, especially when they are unwell. One of the surprises of the session was discovering that, just like people, cows can sometimes argue. The farmer shared that a few of his cows occasionally push or nudge each other when deciding who gets the best spot for food or a comfortable place to lie down! The girls were intrigued to learn about the biology of dairy cows as well. They found out that cows have four stomachs, which help them digest tough plant material and that they begin producing milk only after they are around two years old and have had their first calf. Robin has very long hours to work and we really appreciated his time, a super session.
Online Research Skills
In Computing, Year Six have been developing their online research skills by investigating questions such as Is bread a healthy food? and Does drinking water improve your ability to learn? Working independently, pupils practised using safer internet searches and learned how to judge whether a website is trustworthy and reliable. They gathered key information and presented their findings using Canva, designing professional and informative slides to share with the class. Everyone enjoyed watching each other’s presentations and discovering how careful research, critical thinking and creative design can come together to communicate information clearly and effectively.
