School Life
- 01/07/24
Class 4a Animal Projects
Class 4a have made animal habitat dioramas. They had to choose an animal that was not a mammal and write about their diet, habitat, and life cycle. The projects were greatly enjoyed and admired.Read Full Story - 27/06/24
Class 12 St John's Fire
Fire, Fire I bear, Fire to burn the dead wood. Fire, Fire I bear, Fire to warm the cold air. Fire, Fire I bear Fire to light the dark night. That death may give new life, That warmth may turn to love, That light may lead to freedom...Read Full Story - 27/06/24
Class 4b Children's Forest
After Class 4 planted trees at the Children’s Forest planting project at Michael Hall this spring, they imagined the future forest and how the tree they planted would look in the future, then painted it. They imagined the animals and plants that would grow and thrive nearby and included those...Read Full Story - 27/06/24
Class 6a Black and White drawings
Black and white drawings in charcoal and graphite from class 6aRead Full Story - 26/06/24
Mary Poppins JR
Classes 9 & 11 performed Mary Poppins JR this weekend at Michael Hall Our students excelled themselves putting together this show in such a short time-frame. They performed to capacity houses and raised the roof! The small band consisting of current and past students, in addition to Ms Hope a...Read Full Story - 25/06/24
Class 8a Trip to Portugal
"Class 8a immersed themselves in a seaside experience this June, spending five days on the Portuguese coast, learning to surf and spending a magical time together in a beautiful old house. They tried Yoga, had a jewellery workshop, and went on a day trip into the wonderful town of Sintra, a tow...Read Full Story - 24/06/24
Midsummer Festival Pageant
The Midsummer Pageant with classes 1 to 5 was a joyful celebration of summer. The classes paraded on to the Valley Field, led by the musicians, and Mr Caffrey introduced the Pageant this year. Class 2 gave us some scenes from their play of the King of Ireland’s Son. We had lively songs from cl...Read Full Story - 20/06/24
Class 4b paintings of the Litling White Horse
Class 4b paintings of the Litling White HorseRead Full Story - 20/06/24
Class 3 Building Project
On Tuesday, Class 3 were visited by professional bricklayer, Dan Ritchie - an old scholar - and his team who taught us how bricks are made and laid. Together we all got our hands dirty with cement and took part in the actual bricklaying for a circular seating wall to mark the school...Read Full Story - 20/06/24
Class 3 Shelters Return
After some glorious collaboration in the classroom, Class 3 worked hard on their shelters at home and brought the final creations in for display on Wednesday. Here are their stunning homes and shelters.Read Full Story - 20/06/24
Class 4b Camping Trip
In support of their study of local geography and history, Class 4 went on a 3 day, 2 night walking and camping trip on the South Downs. During the trip they walked from Southese, along South Down Way, ending up in Birling Gap on their final day.Read Full Story - 20/06/24
Class 8b Scotland Trip
We had a wonderful time in Scotland at the Ridgway Adventure School which was founded by John Ridgway, the first person to row across the Atlantic and now run by his daughter, Rebecca, the first woman to kayak around Cape Horn. Their intention with the school (set up in 1969) was for people to chall...Read Full Story
