On Thursday, Little St. Helen’s also celebrated World Book Day by welcoming author and illustrator Louise Yates to school. The girls enjoyed listening to talks by Louise. She told everyone about her love of drawing and even showed the girls examples of her own early artwork. They enjoyed listening to Louise … Read more
On Friday, the St. Helen’s U19A lacrosse team set off bright and early to the National Schools Lacrosse Championships 2013. After arriving and finding a space we set up our marquee which would be our (rather lopsided) home for the next two days. Having warmed up we headed towards the … Read more
On Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th March, parents, friends and staff gathered in St. Helen’s Sports Centre to watch the Physical Education Department’s annual Gym and Dance Show. The theme this year was ‘A Night at The Movies’ and the show’s soundtrack included theme tunes and songs from many classic … Read more
Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Waitrose on Thursday! The staff took the girls for a tour around the supermarket where they were fortunate enough to visit the warehouse and their refrigeration facility. They also had a rather quick visit to the freezer where the temperature was -21˚C! The girls … Read more
On Tuesday 26th February Year 7 took part in the Borough Netball Tournament. Both the A1 team and the A2 team were entered in this tournament; however, they placed into different groups. They hoped to face each other in the final. The A2 team played well, winning 4 games, drawing … Read more
Year 4 went to the British Museum on Wednesday. They had a chance to look at precious jewels and metals found in Ancient Egypt (known then as the country of Nubia) before looking at the Sphinx of Taharqo and describing how it looked. They were able to find ginger and … Read more
A number of events have taken place in Senior School this week. For example, on Wednesday there was House bench ball and today there was House University Challenge, both involving teachers as well as girls. The total amount raised during the week will be divided equally between the four House charities. The … Read more
Some girls in Year 6 visited the Civic Centre in Hillingdon this week, and have written about their visit: “First we got onto the minibus. On the journey we ate our snacks quickly. We then went into the building. We climbed a number of very steep steps. On our arrival … Read more
Here is a review of a set designer workshop from one of the Year 9 girls: This week in our Drama lessons, we were lucky enough to have James Perkins, a professional set designer, give us a workshop on set design. He has produced sets for shows including ‘Many Moons’ … Read more
This week, the Year 6 students went to the Natural History Museum as part of their Geography unit on Volcanoes and Earthquakes. The girls were excellent investigators as they moved through the Earth zone in search of answers. They were able to experience the Kobe earthquake in Japan in a … Read more