Month: May 2021

Please find below Mr Probert’s letter regarding the recent Year 5 Information Evening. Year 5 Information  

We will be collecting donations for the school fete for the week of 7th June. What to donate  We are looking for:- Filled jam jars (they can be filled with anything – sweets, lego, erasers etc) Second hand toys Childrens’ Books Teddies/Soft toys Bottles (for adults and children stall so alcohol, shampoo, soft drinks etc)…

This year’s declamation’s competition produced very high standards: the breadth of poetry on offer and the empathy with which the poems were performed touched both boys and staff. Congratulations to each and every boy in the Middle and Senior School all of whom helped to make the day an excellent celebration of poetry at The New…

This half term, the Year 7s have been carrying out their 10-15 minute history presentations on a topic of their own choosing. We have had a wide range of topics, including the Wars of the Roses, the Assassination of JFK, The Chilean Conflict of 1973, the Siege of Yorktown and Cholera in Victorian England. Yesterday,…

On Wednesday 26th May, the U10A Cricket VIs took part in their first tournament, held at Sutton Valence. This was a long day, playing several short matches in two groups – each innings lasts 5 overs with 5 different bowlers. The New Beacon reached the semi-final, losing out to Holmewood House, falling short of the…

Year 6 boys have been rehearsing and recording scenes for their Year 6 movie ( Millennium: A Time Travel Musical) over the past few weeks. The final production is being put together by our highly committed band of Y6 techies and we hope to share the end product with you at the end of term….

This week the whole school has been having great fun in their Maths lessons with lots of practical activities linked to Shape, Space and Measures.  From tangrams to tessellations, measuring to money games, the boys have been problem solving and learning to work as a team.  In the Pre-Prep and Junior School, the boys were…

This week we had the results of the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge which the boys took in April.  We had a record 19 Bronze awards, 11 silver and 11 gold.  These were from years 5-8.  Very well done to all the boys, especially those in Years 5 and 6 who received certificates.  Additionally, 13 boys…

Mrs Carpenter, who has worked with commitment and enthusiasm over the last 13 years as Head of Instrumental Music, is to step aside from this role at the end of this term and put all her energy and time into her string teaching, theory teaching and ensemble work. From the Autumn Term 2021, the running…

Year 4 made the most of the dry weather by orienteering around the school grounds.  Armed with aerial maps of the site, small groups went in search of various Ordnance Survey symbols.  They had to note down each symbol’s location as well as drawing and annotating them.  It was a great demonstration of their teamwork, observational skills and understanding…