You are warmly welcomed to our Open Morning on Thursday 23rd May. We are opening the doors to the school for visits between 9am and 11am and you are heartily encouraged to come and see our classes in action. If you cannot make our Open Morning, please do contact us to organise an alternative appointment to visit our vibrant community.
As you can see from the cover photograph, the Nursery children celebrated Diwali this week by exploring some of the customs of the festival. They learnt how families come together and decorate their houses with lights and Rangoli patterns. As the children love to dress up it gave them the perfect excuse to improvise their [...]
Read MoreIn Year Three we have started a news Maths topic – two- dimensional shapes. We have identified, sorted and drawn shapes and, as you can you see by the photograph, we played a game where we made 2 dimensional shapes on pegboards using elastic bands. We discovered that making a decagon was far more difficult [...]
Read MorePlease remember that this coming Thursday 22nd November is Individual Photographs morning. I have organised for the photographer to be available from 8:15am, in case any parents would like their children to be photographed with sibling who are not at Benedict House. As ever, please make sure the children are in gleaming uniforms!
Read MoreOur Children In Need day is a great success so far and the children are looking forward to sampling some of the delicious cakes that have arrived in our midst at the end of the school day. Look out for the photos in next week’s newsletter!
Read MoreOver the course of this week, we have watched our group of intrepid Year Six children transformed into Road Cyclists. From their first tentative playground attempts through to the open road, the children have made outstanding progress. Having learned about basic bicycle maintenance and the crucial aspect of safety on the road, the children built [...]
Read MoreOver the course of this week, we have watched our group of intrepid Year Six children transformed into Road Cyclists. From their first tentative playground attempts through to the open road, the children have made outstanding progress. Having learned about basic bicycle maintenance and the crucial aspect of safety on the road, the children built [...]
Read MoreThe Benedict House Journalism Club put together some front-page news recently about an alien invasion of Earth – a great scoop for them! Working in groups or individually, some members created their own front page, complete with picture and headline about this amazing event. This will help them when they put together their own newspaper [...]
Read MoreI know that some of you have been waiting for the ‘definitive’ revised uniform list and I have appreciated speaking with parents about your thoughts on uniform. As the winter approaches, may I reassure you that we will be sticking with our blue duffel coats and our current style of blazer for the foreseeable future [...]
Read MoreMonday’s Assembly began with a little bit of Mental Maths to check that the cogs were whirring. The younger children helped me to decide that there were seven days in one week and from there, we were rapidly calculating (with Krish’s help) the total number of days in four consecutive years – one thousand, four [...]
Read MoreTwo characters who have demonstrated commitment, perseverance and dedication during their time at the school are our new Head Boy and Head Girl, Krish & Lillie: Over the coming weeks, we will be introducing some more of the children who have been given positions of responsibility or recognition for their outstanding achievements. Starting next week [...]
Read MoreOn July 31st, the highest ranked children in our termly Fitness Challenge from Years Five and Six (owing to ticket restrictions) met at Sidcup Station to catch the 3 o’clock train to the Olympic Park. Following a browse in the inevitable Olympic Shop and a quick Wagamama’s, Miss Stimart and Miss Vanner led the group [...]
Read MoreAs part of the PE curriculum this term, Miss Vanner will be concentrating on Invasion Games and Dance. This week, our Year Five and Six classes were starting their Dance from Around the World module – drawing from Hollywood’s Classic to produce a very British type of dancing using umbrellas. The challenge was to explore [...]
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