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Viking Life at Ufton Court
What a wonderful time we had at Ufton Court this week! As part of their history curriculum, our year 4 pupils set out on an adventure to discover more about the Vikings – a fantastic way to bring this fascinating era to life. From traditional fire lighting, to battle tactics and training, our ‘shield maidens’…
Business Brains at the STEMterprise Fair
From homemade bird feeders and quirky bee hotels to nutritious fruit smoothies, this year’s STEMterprise Fair was jam-packed with innovative and environmentally friendly creations – straight from the imaginations of our young entrepreneurs, who raised lots of money to support our sister school in Zambia. Next stop, Dragon’s Den!
Designing a Difference
Fashion shows don’t come more sustainable than this – our year 6 pupils showed us just how easy it is to recycle our old clothes by giving them a new lease of life (instead of a trip to the tip!). With a little creativity, we can be kind to the world and our wardrobes at…
Keep Dancing!
Every year our wonderful parents’ association, the Friends of Holy Cross, organise a fantastic disco for our girls to enjoy, and this year was no exception! Each disco has its own theme, from ‘tropical’ to ‘fluffy’… but this year our girls channeled their inner ballroom dancers for an evening of Strictly Come Dancing! The dancefloor…
Studying the Local Area
As part of their geography curriculum, our year 5 pupils created an engaging online survey on their iPads, before setting out to investigate land use on New Malden’s busy high street. As well as surveying local shoppers, the girls used trundle wheels to measure shop frontage. They also looked out for any Korean influences, having…
Let STEM at it!
This morning’s innovative assembly was jam-packed with experiments and inventions, courtesy of our enthusiastic STEM Pioneers, who showed us how science, technology, engineering and mathematics have shaped our world over the past century. From LEGO bricks to the human genome project, the pioneers counted down their ‘top ten’ innovations from the past 100 years, taking…
To the Galaxy and Beyond!
On Monday our year 5 pupils took a trip to the Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium, as part of the Science topic: Planet Earth and Beyond. Our first stop was the planetarium itself, where we travelled through space, gazed at constellations, and inspected the planets, moons and asteroids in our solar system, before moving…
Wellbeing Day
Ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week (3rd – 9th Feb), last week we celebrated our very own ‘Wellbeing Day’. From energising Zumba moves in the hall, to relaxing yoga techniques in the pavilion, Wellbeing Day was packed with fun activities to help promote a healthy, positive mindset – so important in our busy world! …
Holiday Tech Club
During the February half term ‘Holiday Tech Club’ will be hosting daily activities for 5-11 year olds at Holy Cross Prep. From creative coding to hands-on robotics, this interactive holiday club promises to be a whole lot of fun!
Leap into Spring!
A very happy new year to all of our pupils and their families. As the days grow longer, this term brings with it new life – it won’t be long before the new shoots of spring will be pushing their way up through the soil. We’ve already spotted a shoot or two! There’s plenty to…