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Skipping into Summer!
Every Prep pupil received an Abbot’s Hill skipping rope. Pupils spent time in the sunshine practicing and perfecting their skipping, we were so impressed by some of their skills and can’t wait to see how they get on at home! It was an exciting afternoon as Year 8 Photography Club joined them to capture some…
“Earth Day every day” at Abbot’s Hill
“Earth Day Every Day” Here at Abbot’s Hill, we are very conscious and active in our campaigning to “Restore The Earth”. From Prep and Senior Eco Clubs to celebrating Waste Week and National Recycling Day, we aim to highlight and educate about taking care of our planet whenever possible. Today in Science Club, pupils re-purposed…
Abbot’s Hill launches new Pre-School classroom for September 2021
We are very pleased to announce the launch of a Pre-School class from September 2021. Our Nursery and Pre-School provide a secure and nurturing environment in which children begin their school life. Alongside our outstanding co-ed Day Nursery, our new Pre-School class will provide the foundation for your daughter’s future learning. Just as in the…
Abbot’s Hill launches two new playgroups to the public: Muddy Boots and Music Notes
We are pleased to announce two new playgroups, starting with a trial on 24 June 2021 (Covid permitting). The trial is for an outdoor, woodland school-style style session, called Muddy Boots. We also plan to run Music Notes from September. These playgroups are for boys and girls…
Good news! Abbot’s Hill is piloting an extra Year 6 class for 2021-22
A letter of announcement from Kathryn Gorman, Head. Dear reader Many of us across the sector have seen a rise in interest during this Covid-19 pandemic, despite initial fears to the contrary this time last year. We are in a position where interest in our school is rising. In order to accommodate this rising interest,…
Abbot’s Hill celebrates World Book Day
World Book Day at Abbot’s Hill: an amazing virtual day packed with book related activities. Pre Prep welcomed Cath Emmett, author of ‘King of the swamp’ onto their screens for a workshop involving creating their very own swamp creature and a book reading. Years 4 – 7 took part in a workshop hosted by Robin…
Author and illustrator, Petr Horáček, visits Year 2
Year 2 had a special virtual visit from esteemed children’s writer and illustrator, Petr Horáček. Earlier in the term, the pupils had been working on Mr Horáček’s story, ‘The Lonely Penguin”. As a result, they were eager to read more of his stories in his vast collection. During the inspirational session, Mr Horáček shared his…
‘Choose to challenge’ on International Women’s Day
Prefect’s Challenge launched for International Women’s Day theme ‘Choose to Challenge’. The prefects have set a series of challenges for which the girls accrue points which will be combined for clan totals. The competition is open to all year groups and final submission for entries is 8 March, which is International Women’s Day, leaving pupils…
Holiday Club booking now open
We are pleased to announce our holiday club provider, Club Excel, has opened for Easter and Summer 2021. Please see the Club Excel Newsletter. They are offering a 30% discount for early bookings. This club is co-ed and will be open to siblings and friends of Abbot’s Hill pupils as well. Club Excel would like…
Abbot’s Hill donates excess food to homeless shelter
Like so many schools across the country, the last minute closure on Monday meant that there were far fewer people on-site that expected. Nevertheless, our fantastic food team were able to divert much of the fresh food ordered across the week to ensure that it was used and not wasted. ‘Fortunately, our food is ordered…
