Dear Parents,
Bute is not a school that winds down towards the end of term. If anything, it revs up and sprints to the finish line amid cheers of excitement. I am sure we will all collapse in a heap at the end, but for now we are still going strong!
This week many of the girls have been taking their ABRSM exams and we have to say well done to the girls and huge thanks to our peripatetic music teachers for preparing them so well.
A special thank you to our two Year 6 girls, who won the Charity vote at the beginning of the year; they have managed to collect an incredible £3,543.41 for Action Against Hunger! through donations during the Christmas Celebration, the Y2 Nativity, the movie nights and the Colour Run. Thank you all for your generosity!
Y1 had a marvellous trip to Kew Gardens yesterday, whilst at school we hosted our new girls joining us in Reception in September at a Teddy Bears’ Picnic – such a wonderful little group of girls!
Our Teaching Assistants attended a network event with our local partnership schools, organised by Mr Charles, in which they explored positive playtimes and circle time activities with Thérèse Hoyle, whom I have worked with before, and is the author of A Peaceful School.
Move-Up Afternoon was a huge success today and the girls seemed genuinely happy with their new form and teachers. It was great to have our new staff with us today too.
Last night was an absolute triumph for our Year 6 girls who put on a brilliant performance of Annie. To see their confidence and characters shine through on stage was a pure delight; and tonight, after leaving us a little earlier to get ready, they are, as I write, grooving out in a festival inspired leavers’ party! It’s the first of many festivals to come – I am sure!
Finally, thank you for your tombola prizes that you sent in today with the girls for Fun Day Friday. I am looking forward to a fantastic Sports Day and Summer Fair next week!
I wish you a wonderful weekend.
Warm regards,
Sian
Year 1 had a great time on their visit to Kew Gardens this week. The girls were fascinated by the different plants they could spot in the Palm House. We used our Ruby Power by going on the log trail and visiting the children’s area.
Reception and Year 1 had a wonderful time at the Look Out Discovery Centre. We put our Forest School skills into practice as we went on some bug hunting before exploring the exhibitions in the centre. We all agreed that there was so much fun science to explore! We finished the day off using our Ruby Power in the playground. Year 1 were excellent role models to Reception and shared lots of insider knowledge about Year 1!
More photos can be found on in the Parent Area of our website.
The Digital Ambassadors from Year 6, Anoushka and Vittoria, have been promoting enthusiastically the use of Computing and Technology with Mr Man. They have supported a coding assembly, created posters for Mr Rayner (IT Support) and were ‘mini teachers’ helping Lower School with their Computing learning. A recent activity they led was a fun green screen work with Reception recreating a scene from ‘What the Ladybird Heard’. Anoushka and Vittoria’s passion in this subject will be greatly missed when they move on from Bute. Thank you for devoting your energies and time to make Computing a great success this year!
Maths ChallengeOn Monday, a team of Year 5 pupils represented Bute House at a UK Maths Trust, the Primary Team Challenge event, hosted by Queen’s College. Rachel, Clemence, Jacqueline and Emma worked so well together as a team, whizzing through all of the puzzles and problems together and keeping their cool when some of the questions were quite challenging. They were thrilled to come first out of the eight participating prep schools and received gold medals and a cup. Well done girls!
