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School Council…
Our children were so excited to vote for members of our School Council! We were so impressed by how eagerly they embraced the democratic process and how seriously they regarded the task of deciding which of their classmates would best represent their class! Once the votes were in, the newly elected council members were presented …
Trip to Brooklands Museum…
Year 2 kicked off the week with a BANG! We loved our trip to Brooklands Museum. Our guides Matt and Lee were so knowledgeable about all things “Transport” and gave us lots of hands-on opportunities to deepen our understanding of travel and transport through the ages. It was amazing being able to go inside the Concorde …
The Living Rainforest
Our Year 2’s outing to The Living Rainforest, provided the children with a fantastic opportunity to view and learn about some of the world’s most iconic rainforest animal and plant species. The children loved exploring the humid and desnsely planted glasshouses, and the Rainforest staff commented how impressed they were with the children’s understanding and …
School Council Trip to the Houses of Parliament…
On Monday, our School Council and Ambassadors travelled to the Palace of Westminster. From the moment we left Claygate Station, the children were impeccably behaved and represented our school superbly. There was a high police presence in London as it was Commonwealth Day and at London Waterloo, the children confidently explained to Metropolitan police officers …
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A special visit from Jonny Bairstow
All of the children and staff were thrilled to welcome one of the current leading world cricketers, Jonny Bairstow, to SHPPS. Jonny led a whole school assembly, where he reminisced about his own school days, and highlighted enjoyment as a key motiviation for playing sport. He shared some of the key moments from his international …
World Book Day 2023!
Here at SHPPS we seek to nurture and develop the children’s love for reading and books. During Book Week stories were read to our children by: Year 8 Shrewsbury House boys, visiting author Serena Hassan, secret readers (parents), and by all of the different staff at SHPPS in a special story time. Dozens of books …
SHPPS Veterinary Surgery…
We know how caring and kind our children are, but they excelled themselves this week when we established the SHPPS Veterinary Surgery in Nursery. The children were quick to find stethoscopes, masks and medical coats and tend to their patients. They treated cuddly cats and dogs, a rabbit and even a dinosaur which appeared to …
Christmas Carol Service
On Monday 5th December we had our wonderful Christmas Carol Service at Holy Trinity Church in Claygate. The church looked beautiful, adorned with decorations that had been made by the children. The voices of the pupils, staff and parents filled the church with a magical festive feel.
The INN-spectors
The KS1 performance was a roaring success! The singing was quite simply phenomenal with group songs sung with gusto and solos confidently and beautifully performed. The set and costumes were fantastic and the whole play was held together by the children knowing their lines well and delivering them with great timing and comic effect. Everyone …
EYFS Christmas Production
This week our Nursery and Reception children wowed us with a special performance of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar at Christmas’. It was an absolute delight to watch them acting out their roles and joyfully singing the ‘Mince Pie’ and ‘Brussel Sprouts’ song, to name a few. The audience even found a chocolate treat on their …
