Head’s Blog

On Monday 14 September, Mark Gale (BeesMAX.org) delivered a new colony of bees to The New Beacon. They have taken up residence in our new woodland apiary. This new colony now lives alongside The New Beacon Oak Tree Bees, the Science Block bee colony and the bees who live in the hive next to the…

Please note yesterday’s email. ‘On a full return to school it is inevitable we will have children with colds or bugs which are simply that rather than being Covid-related.  We have sought further advice from our H&S consultant, reviewed Public Health England protocols and spoken with a local GP. As seems to be the case…

The New Beacon took Lockdown as an opportunity to develop remote, live teaching in the most imaginative, interactive ways possible. Please have a look at our social media channels (click on the icons at the top of the newsletter, or the top of the website) to catch up on some of what we achieved, and…

We are delighted to share the wonderful pieces of art created my our Middle and Senior School boys who explored the art works of Canadian Artist Sandra Silberzweig whilst studying at home. Please click on the links below to access the video presentation kindly put together by Mrs Jackson to showcase these super pieces. Middle…

Thanks to Mr Young for setting up this fun challenge. There were some impressive ball skills from our Year 5 boys who took part in a ball relay challenge for their sports day at home. We think that some of the balls might have ended up in Sussex by the look of some of these…

Please make note of the extended summer holiday Uniform Shop opening times. This is when the shop will be open for the collection of orders, and second-hand purchases. Tuesday 7 and Thursday 9 July ~ 2.00pm-3.30pm Monday 13 July ~ 2.00pm-3.30pm It is recommended that all new joiners attend at least one of these dates…

Year 4 have been inspired by Henri Rousseau’s “Tiger in a Tropical Storm” to create their own jungle pictures. They could use any media they liked and I am sure you will agree that the results are stunning. Well done to all the boys and to their parents who may have had some cleaning up…

Here are some photos and videos of boys competing during the first ever New Beacon Virtual sports day! This was done via Zoom and Mr Young was in charge of the event, ably assisted by Mr Braidwood who did a fine job commentating throughout. Boys from Reception and Year 1 took part in 7 events…

Our staff at The New Beacon had great fun recording their versions of the Dino song that our younger boys recently had fun with, we are sure you will applaud their efforts. You can watch it here.  

‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ is an English proverb that means sometimes a picture has the power to convey something more effectively and profoundly than the written word. The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of the National Portrait Gallery, has set up a nationwide project called ‘Hold Still’ where they hope to capture a…