November 2018

ISA National Swimming Finals

29th November 2018

We are all really pleased that Charlie Phillips has been selected to represent the SW of England in the ISA National Swimming Finals. He will be swimming at the London Aquatic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, this Saturday.   https://www.isaschools.org.uk/sports/isa-sport-national-events/swimming/

Bring your horse to School Day!

26th November 2018

It’s always interesting to see how people arrive to School and this morning Max arrived on his horse Blue. St. Christopher’s runs three minibus services driven by our very own teachers, which run from Ashburton, Halwell and Torbay. Routes remain flexible to cater for parents requirements.  For more information please contact the School.

Hockey & Netball – Under 9’s

25th November 2018

Prep 3 and 4 gave a great performance of both hockey and netball against Trinity School this week. With some slick mid-court play we won the netball 3-0. Player of the match and main goal scorer, Phoebe. The hockey was a newer challenge for the girls but they put up a great fight, with moments…

Woodland Club – Prep 1 & Prep 2

23rd November 2018

This afternoon Prep 1 & Prep 2 finally got the chance to show off what they have been making in Woodland Club.

Torquay Museum – Prep 2

22nd November 2018

The children in Prep 2 have been studying Ancient Egypt this term. We visited Torquay Museum to see Egyptian artefacts in real life and to hear the story of Psamtek, the young boy whose mummified body and sarcophagus are on on display. The children also made clay scarab beetles, built a pyramid, wrote hieroglyphics and…

ISA SW Music Festival – ISA Journal

21st November 2018

Great to see that the first ever ISA SW Music festival held at Britannia Royal Naval College made it into the ISA Journal.

RS – Prep 5

16th November 2018

As we start to think about advent the children think about other moments in life they are waiting for something; some exciting, others not so much! Can you guess who was miming: – waiting for the bus; – waiting for presents; – waiting to go into the dentist; – waiting for the judge to decide…

Handicraft – Prep 2

16th November 2018

Last half-term in their Handicraft activity sessions Prep 2 made Animal Puppets.  All Preps from 1 to 6 take part in daily activity sessions at the end of the School day which is rotated throughout the year.

Fire Safety Awareness

15th November 2018

  If your child has been urging you to check your smoke alarms this week it is probably because the Fire Service gave a presentation on fire safety to the children in Prep 2 and Prep 5. The children were also asked to check that they know their address in case they need to make…

Tag Rugby – Under 8’s

14th November 2018

Last week we invited over St Johns, Blundells and Exeter Cathedral schools to compete in a friendly non-scoring afternoon of tag rugby for the Under 8s age group. The other schools all brought along two teams so we got to play 6 games in total. We showed some excellent support play to score plenty of…