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The children in the Nursery, Pre Prep and Junior School enjoyed a fabulous day celebrating Chinese New Year. We were fortunate to have a lovely group of parents who came in to help with the huge variety of activities on offer to all the children. They enjoyed painting symbols from stencils, making lanterns, reading fortune…

We pride ourselves on our sporting reputation, competing at national level in many sports. Those who follow cricket will see the brave young batting hope for the England test side, Zak Crawley, who scored 66 against South Africa today. Zak left The New Beacon in 2011, proceeding to Tonbridge School with a Cowdrey Scholarship then…

Well done, Callum, Charlie and Eddie, who all played several pieces and it was a privilege to hear them play in preparation for their various scholarships over the next few weeks. We wish them well. Dr Blackford

Mrs Brown came to tell the Year 1 boys how houses were cleaned in Victorian times. As there was no electricity then, washing was done by hand. The boys were given opportunities to do the washing and ironing in the laundry, to cook a pig’s head in the kitchen, to light a fire and polish…

Earlier this week the New Beacon General Knowledge Quiz Team took part in the first round of the regional competition. We hosted three other teams here at The New Beacon and after some challenging individual and team questions, we finished second in the heat, and fifth overall in the region. This means that the boys…

The following boys qualified for round 2 of the Primary Maths Challenge. Adi, Anton, Max M, Dehong, Cosmo, Giuseppe, Alexander T, Theo J, James D.  This year the pass mark was raised from 18 to 21 so they have done extremely well. Well done to the boys and their teachers. Round 2 is Wednesday 5 February…

All boys, Reception to Year 8, are studying Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon.  This is on display in Rochester Cathedral for three weeks, including half term. We would strongly encourage the boys to visit if possible. Please follow the link above for more details. Mrs Jackson

We are looking forward to meeting as many Old Beaconians as possible at this drinks event. Please come along and catch up with all your old friends and some of your teachers. There will be a tasty buffet supper available. Please follow this link to book your tickets and please do share this as widely…

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This week your son has been learning the names of the months of the year and using this knowledge to name his birthday month.  Ask him to show you the survey he conducted today. He can practise the months of the year by watching this video.