Month: November 2020
Christmas Door Decorating!
It was the month before Christmas … and something unusual was stirring at Lyndhurst as doors were being decorated across the school. As you enter Year 3 Rudolph has fallen from the sky and now needs a bumped head sticker. The Grinch is guarding the kitchen, whilst Mrs Pearson and her team start preparing Christmas…
‘The Hive’ – with Farnborough Hill
Year Six girls had their first ‘The Hive’ virtual session with Farnborough Hill, an eight-week introductory experience for prospective girls. The focus of these sessions is on building a community. The first part was a big meeting with the programme being launched. Following this the girls entered ‘Break Out Rooms’ with the sixth formers. Year…
Lyndhurst Photography Competition – Winners!
Happiness is … Choosing the winners for the House Competition was a tough job however after much deliberation the winners were selected. Congratulations to James and Felix for your special commendation and to Josie, the Lower School Winner. Miss van Niekerk was awarded the adult winning certificate chosen by Year Six. We also enjoyed…
MoneySense
Money, money, money Must be funny In the rich man’s world Lyndhurst School focused on money this week using all the great activities in Natwest MoneySense – an inspirational financial education programme. The children learnt all about finances this week. Money skills are important life skills. Year 1 and 2 joined forced to look…
Author Visit – Tracey Hall
Lyndhurst School were extremely fortunate to have a local author Tracey Hall visit them. She shared with the children her passion about wildlife and protecting animals. She told the children that she is a self-confessed nature lover, so she writes stories on a topic close to her heart. She spoke about how she tries…
Anti-Bullying Week
The theme for Anti-Bullying Week this year was ‘United Against Bullying’. Anti-Bullying Week took place from Monday 16th to Friday 20th November. The children have been involved in different activities including assemblies. In Lower School the children focused on the difference between bullying and falling out with their friends. They were shared the story ‘Howard…
Music – Step back in time!
Year 5 have impressed Mrs Peacock with all their effort and work they have put into their projects on the decade of 80’s music. They have included lots of details, such as year of release for singles as well as albums, looking at genres covered, and even album artwork. They should be proud of…
Art this week….. take a look
New art and design & technology projects are underway in the art department, with a variety of skills being learnt across the school. In Year One the children have been using different materials to create a ‘Great Fire of London’ collage scene. Year 3 are designing and creating mosaics linked with their history topic, ‘The…
Clubs – Let’s Get Creative!
Miss Tutcher and the children enjoyed a very colourful, very messy Creative Club this week. Their aim was to make some bright and jazzy rainmakers, and by the looks of these pictures – they did just that! Well done to the Creative Club children for their hard work, concentration and attention to detail. A good…
Drama – Mime
Year 5 are studying Mime this half term. Mime is the art of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements. They have studied the work of Marcel Marceau and Charlie Chaplin as well as the more recent work of Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean. The children have been learning the…