This week Prep Reception visited the Harbour Rise care home as part of the ongoing inter-generational project. The pupils worked alongside the residents making Easter decorations for a display. They also sang songs for the residents including happy birthday for a 97 year old lady.
This week the Children taking their LAMDA exams got the chance to practice them for their Parents and the School.
St.Christopher’s had another win on Wednesday from the U11 girls. A superb team effort and a very high work rate in this challenging game. Some excellent movement into D by Sarah and Sophie and impressive touches from defence. 10-11 result, well done girls!
The children had a wonderful time sharing extracts from their books and describing their characters. We saw the range of characters and authors as we displayed them on our working wall. The children took ideas from one another on what to read next!
Today we have been celebrating World Book Day. The children (and staff!) have made a brilliant effort by coming to School dressed as their favourite book characters.
This morning St Christopher’s hosted the Area Heat for Quiz Club, hosting 2 teams from Blundells Prep School and Stover. We are pleased to announce that St Christopher’s came 1st and 3rd which is a great result, well done to the winning team.
The whole school got the chance to take part in the annual Pancake Day races. The Children all had a fantastic time and it was lovely to see the older Children helping the younger ones in their race!
On Tuesday afternoon Preps 1 & 2 visited Buckfast abbey. They have been learning about materials in Science. They went to the Educational Centre and got to experiment with all different materials. They also learnt about the Monks, their jobs and how they lived. After the Education Centre they went inside the Abbey, they had…
We took a team to the Stover invitational cross country competing against some of the bigger Independent schools in the area. Our top performers were Sacha (5th), Joseph (13th) and Indie-Rose (17th). A special mention to George from Prep 2 who finished 25th against boys two years older.
Today saw the launch of our new School meals in partnership with the Live & Let Live Pub from Landscove. The children all loved the first meal which was Reserve Cheddar Mac ‘n’ Cheese served with Garlic Bread and Salad, followed by a Warm Muffin with Seasonal Fruit Compote. They can’t wait for tomorrows lunch of Slow…