On Thursday 31st May, Year 4 went on a trip to Hatfield House for their History Unit on the Tudors. The girls went back in time, meeting the King, Henry VIII and an armourer, experiencing what Tudor life was like. They also sang Tudor songs, created their own Tudor style … Read more
On Wednesday 30th May, Year 3 enjoyed a day of traditional Medieval Merriment! The themed day included dressing up in various traditional costumes, with a splendid array of kings, queens, princesses, knights and peasant folk. The girls also designed illustrated letters, built cardboard castles and choreographed their own medieval dance. They were … Read more
7 o’clock on Thursday morning and all is quiet. Gradually movement in the dormitories. After yet another hearty breakfast, wellies on, waterproofs to the ready – we were off to West Runton Beach to study the rockpools. The weather was overcast but stayed dry until we were almost finished. Then the heavens opened … Read more
This week in Year 3 ICT, Junior School girls have really enjoyed their PowerPoint topic. They have even gone home and practised their new skills, producing presentations that they have then emailed back to school to show in the lessons. This was not even set as homework, which just shows their … Read more
This week in Junior School, Year 5 have been participating in Active Learning Week. On Monday, Mrs Serinturk began by giving the girls four special objects to kickstart their ideas; a Crown, the Olympic Torch, a Trainer and a Diamond. Having then been picked at random and put into groups, each … Read more
This week, Year 7 have been taking part in Independent Learning Week, with girls being set a different project each day over the course of the week. These projects were made up of a series of tasks – for example, ‘Collapsing a Can Experiment’ in Science, creating a Model Room in Design … Read more
On Monday 21st May, Year 7 visited Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable. Here, Celia, Hansi and Nicole tell us more… This was a great experience for us as we learnt about many different adaptations of animals. We were given a seminar during which we learnt that animals have two different ways of … Read more
On Friday 27th April, St. Helen’s girls from Reception through to Year 6 participated in a Sponsored Swimathon. The girls had to swim as many widths as possible in 20 minutes, with some very impressive totals being achieved. Congratulations to all girls who participated in the Swimathon and we can now … Read more
On Thursday 3rd May, for the third year running, the Classics Club performed a play for Junior School. The girls in Junior School were treated to a play set in ancient Pompeii and were able to learn some Latin words as well. The performance was such a success that the girls have been … Read more
One of the highlights of this week was yesterday’s Year 2 Musical Extravaganza! Year 2 had their final rehearsal and then performance of A Musical Extravaganza. The Year 2 classrooms buzzed with excitement before the event. The girls played and sang beautifully and were very well behaved too. Their enjoyment of the … Read more