Category: School News

Superhero delivers drama workshops at BPS

On Wednesday 13th February the infants were visited by a special superhero visitor: Super Harriet and her sidekick Super Bear! Throughout the morning Pre-School, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 took part in some drama-filled superhero activities where they worked together to go on an adventure. The activities started with Super Harriet testing their superhero…

14
Feb

People Who Help Us

In Pre-School the children have been learning about ‘People Who Help Us.’ In keeping with this topic the children in lower school had a visit from the local firefighters. They taught them about fire safety and what number to call in an emergency. The children got to see all the different equipment a fire fighter…

13
Feb

Years 1 and 2 visit the RAF museum

Years 1 and 2 travelled to Hendon RAF museum on Thursday 7th February as part of their Science Week activities. The boys listened to a very informative talk which detailed the development of flight from the Wright brothers onwards. They learnt that aeroplanes became faster as they developed, starting at only 30mph in the early…

8
Feb

Young Writers Competition

Last term, Year 5 completed a Young Writers competition. The competition involved writing a scary story in 100 words or less. The boys were introduced to mini-sagas and each wrote their own ‘Spooky Saga’. This year, Young Writers received more than 22,000 entries – that is a lot of spooky stories to choose from! 16 entries were sent away from…

8
Feb

Year 6 go Mancala mad!

Mancala is a game that has been played around the world for over a thousand years. It is easy to learn to play, but wonderfully challenging! It’s a game that fosters critical and strategic thinking. Year 6 were introduced to the game during their Maths lessons this week. They played the game using a basic…

8
Feb