Month: April 2020

Mr Piercy set a couple of challenges for the boys in the Easter Holidays and we are pleased to share their creativity with you all. The natural sculptures were very inventive and the joint winners were Edward B with his Taj Mahal and Jason B with his Sun Beast both in Year 5. Well done….

To help support you during COVID-19, we thought you might be interested in this factsheet from Rockpool, designed to offer some support and strategies, whatever your situation. These are based on what we know about people’s responses to traumatic events and what can help. Being safe emotionally and physically is the basic need all humans…

We would love to put together all your rainbows to celebrate the NHS. You may have already made one but you could make another. Be inventive. You can make it out of anything: Lego, painting, drawing, face paint or on hands, nature, toys, food or even playdoh! Year 5-8 will have time in your art…

We are delighted to share the details from our Pre Prep and Junior School celebration assembly this morning. Virtual Learner of the Week Milo (1SH) for setting up such a wonderful learning space in his home and for the excellent village he created for his Geography lesson.    Diary Winner of the Week PP –…

I am delighted to give you an update from all the fun remote learning that has been happening in the Pre Prep and Junior School this week. St George This week’s Junior School Assembly was all about St George’s Day, the Patron Saint of England. I asked the boys to draw or colour a picture…

Mr Knipe made super use of our remote teaching by taking the Year 5-7 boys who will be visiting Iceland next year on a virtual tour this year! He posted a daily blog from 23 March to 9 April. This was enhanced with relevant video clips and a live session via Zoom – for an…

The New Beacon community has been hard at work during lock down, helping with the resourcing of two new local Covid-19 assessment units, the first already operational Tonbridge School & the 2nd opening this week Sevenoaks School. Our fantastic estate staff have been delivering prescriptions for Paydens & the Hildenborough Medical Centre, along with sourcing & transporting supplies…