Month: February 2021

Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate to others and ourselves. Mindfulness is being conscious or aware of something, being ‘in the moment’. When we add kindness to mindfulness we get ‘kindfulness’. ‘Kindfulness’ is bringing attention to being kind to oneself, as an act of self-care. This week in Pre-Prep and Junior…

World Book Day is on Thursday 4th March. To celebrate our love of books and reading the boys will be taking part in different activities throughout our Book Week, next week, within their class lessons. On Friday 5th March we would love the boys to dress up as a character from their favourite book for the Celebration…

Rosie Hill, an independent book seller, will be holding a book fair for Pre-Prep and Junior School boys in The Studio on Tuesday 16th March. It is an ideal opportunity for the children to discuss reading with their teachers and choose books together that are appropriate for their age and interests. Classes will visit the…

The New Beacon’s Big Read has started with a roaring success. Here are some pictures of the boys trying to reach their goals. A special credit to Phoenix in Reception who single-handedly raised over £500 during the half term and has already completed his challenge! As of Friday morning, we had raised £1,087. ​ Please…

Many Year 5 and Year 6 boys spent some of their spare time beavering away on making models for the Middle School Model Making Competition hosted by Mr Probert during the last half term. There were lots of fantastic entries and the standard of models was excellent – these ranged from traditional Airfix kits to…

Supporting your Children During Lockdown 2021 Thank you to Nicky Stewart for a brilliant and perfectly pitched webinar on 12 February 2021 – a wealth of material with so many practical ways to support children, as well as acknowledging parents and how they are feeling. It was very clear from the chat how much parents…

My name is Charis and I’m a Casting Researcher at Love Productions; the company behind The Great British Bake Off, The Great British Sewing Bee and The Great Pottery Throw Down. We are delighted to say, that we have recently opened applications for the 7th series of Junior Bake Off; a Channel 4 programme that celebrates the culinary…

Sevenoaks Oaks School Virtual Open Day – Saturday 13 March 2021 at 12:00pm Meeting the Headmaster and teachers, hear from students and take a tour of beautiful 100-acre campus. Please join in the Open Morning by completing this booking form.

A selection of Snow Sculptures, Snowmen and Snow Angels, from our snow days during Lockdown III, February 2021: Pictures – Snow Sculptures – February 2021 Video – Snow Sculptures – February 2021  

Our thanks to Mr Swann and the chapel choir for a delightful chapel service for the older boys yesterday. Light – Chapel Service 11 February 2021 Mr Swann leads our Chapel Service on Thursday 11th February.