New Job Role - Miss Oliver 06 July 2020 Miss Oliver has agreed to become our Environment and Sustainability Co-ordinator to develop and instigate our sustainability strategy, as Sutton Valence School moves to be more environmentally-friendly. MORE
Junior's Drama Audio Production 06 July 2020 Rainbow’s Ending is a modern fable which tells the story of a world in the grip of two giants whose insatiable appetites are driving it, apparently inevitably, to utter devastation. MORE
#PinYourThanks Competition 06 July 2020 This week Year 3 and Year 4 have been designing a badge for the #PinYourThanks Competition, in their Outdoor Learning lessons! MORE
Guinness World Record Attempt Update 06 July 2020 Back in May, the SVPS family joined in the attempt to break the world record for the world's largest-ever online art lesson! MORE
A Star Act! 06 July 2020 Year 4 has been a star act in Art and Design Technology; designing and making their own theatres and characters from our superstar lockdown material…cereal boxes! MORE
Compliments from the Creative Cave! 06 July 2020 An ordinary room in my house has been transformed into a creative cave – the SVPS virtual art room! MORE
Wise Reflections! 06 July 2020 During Leadership in Lockdown English, Year 5 have been applying the wisdom of Super Hoot and reflecting on their learning powers. MORE
Message from Head Boy - 6th July 2020 06 July 2020 As we have now completed our last week of this academic year, our Head Boy, Thomas G (Year 6) leaves us with his final message. MORE
Fantasy and Fun! 26 June 2020 Year 5 have been reinforcing their drawing skills of basic 3D shapes. MORE
DT is Hot! 26 June 2020 Our Year 3 designers have been on fire, constructing fantastic fire breathing dragons in their Design Technology lessons. MORE
Message from Deputy Head - 26th June 2020 26 June 2020 'If something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing properly'. MORE
Junior Science Bee Project 26 June 2020 The Juniors have been studying the life of bees. It has been fascinating to think about the different types of bees and the different jobs they do. MORE
New Job Role - Mrs Porter 26 June 2020 Following on from last week's announcement of our New Head of Sixth Form, Mr Ellmers, we would like to inform you of the new role that Mrs Porter will be taking on in September. MORE
Leavers' Service 2020 26 June 2020 On Wednesday this week, we were delighted to host a virtual Leavers’ Service for our departing Upper Sixth students as they bid farewell to the School. MORE
New Head of Sixth Form 19 June 2020 We are delighted to announce that we have a new Head of Sixth Form, Mr Ellmers. MORE
Equestrian Excellence 19 June 2020 This term, Daisy Hills (Lower Sixth) and Maisey Russell (Third Form) represented Sutton Valence School in the NSEA Spring Pop-Up Dressage competition. MORE
Persuasive Power! 19 June 2020 In English, Year 5 have been coming to grips with the power of persuasion and identifying and applying persuasive writing techniques. MORE
Tremendous Totems! 19 June 2020 Totem poles are symbols of tradition amongst the indigenous people of North America and the word totem means family or clan. MORE
Dragons on the Loose! 19 June 2020 Year 3 have been drawing dragons; combining different claws, wings and tails to create their own unique dragon. MORE
Message from Head Girl - 19th June 2020 19 June 2020 This week, our Head Girl, Lydia A (Year 6), tells us all about her Virtual Induction Day that she attended at our Senior School. MORE
Message from Academic Deputy Head - 19th June 2020 19 June 2020 I have decided that this term has been a bit like algebra. With all of us facing a myriad of problems, often new and daunting, we then must seek the possible solutions to solve them. MORE
MFL Bake Challenge 12 June 2020 We bring you two more delicious recipes, both French and Spanish-inspired. Have you ever made Churros or Les Madeleines? MORE
Next Steps Course 12 June 2020 We are excited to announce that we are launching a new online course, starting in September. MORE
Monsters in a Jar! 12 June 2020 Year 5 have been using their drawing skills to capture a monster in a jar. MORE
SVPS Virtual Soloists Concert 12 June 2020 On Tuesday evening, 20 SVPS pupils in Years 3-6 made history, by taking part in the School’s first-ever Virtual Soloists Concert. MORE
SVPS Virtual Book Club 12 June 2020 Since half term, our two new book clubs have started meeting once a week. MORE
Poetry in Lockdown 12 June 2020 Traditionally, SVPS would be holding its annual Poetry Speaking Competition this time of year. MORE
Message from Head Boy - 12th June 2020 12 June 2020 This week, our Head Boy, Tom G (Year 6), tells us how he has been foraging for elderflower, in order to make his own elderflower cordial! MORE
Message from Head of Pre-Prep - 12th June 2020 12 June 2020 Change is an integral part of life. This is something that our children have had to learn very quickly over the last three months. MORE
Year 1 Poetry Fun 05 June 2020 The Year 1 children have each been writing their own verse to the poem, ‘What Shall We do with The Grumpy Teacher?’ by Allan Ahlberg. MORE
Magnificent Masks 05 June 2020 Cardboard, colour, composition, creativity and Cantrell were the ingredients for Year 4’s art. MORE
Art Club Is An Eyeful 05 June 2020 In Art Club, Year 5 artists have been getting an eyeful of drawing eyes. MORE
Head's Lines - 5th June 2020 05 June 2020 This week has seen the launch of yet another kind of School here at SVPS! MORE
Lydia's Lolly Recipe 05 June 2020 Our Head Girl, Lydia A (Year 6) has made the most of the warm weather by making her own delicious ice lollies. MORE
Upper Sixth Sports Leaders 04 June 2020 This year, the Sports Department completed the third Level 3 Qualification in Sports Leadership and we are pleased to announce all 20 who started the two year course in 2018 have successfully passed. MORE
Inter-School Exercise Fixture vs Ashford School 04 June 2020 On Saturday 16th May, First to Fourth Form pupils took on Ashford School in an Inter-School Exercise Fixture. MORE
Nutty Tilez Winners 04 June 2020 Pupils in the Second, Third and Fourth Forms have been taking part in the Nutty Tilez challenge, where they compete against the clock (and one another) to to test their knowledge of French and Spanish vocabulary. MORE
Understanding Techno Tantrums 04 June 2020 During this period of lockdown, the chances are that we have all experienced pupils throwing techno-tantrums. To better understand these, please sign up to this free webinar bt Dr Kirsty Goodwin. MORE
Gracing us with her presence! 22 May 2020 DT lessons last Friday held a wonderful surprise for 4A, 4S and 3S as an unannounced visitor graced them with her presence! MORE
Fishing for Compliments 22 May 2020 Year 3 have no need to fish for compliments as their fantastic fish mobiles, that they have been designing and constructing in their DT lessons, are fabulous! MORE
Proof in the Pudding 22 May 2020 In honour of VE Day, Mrs Harrison’s Year 5 Mathematics class were given the challenge to ‘waste not, want not’ in true WWII style. MORE
Goblin Girl! 22 May 2020 Year 5 had an exciting English lesson today when the author of Goblin Girl, Craig Gooding joined the whole year group Zoom! MORE
Marvellous Music 22 May 2020 We have been receiving some fantastic musical recordings from our Prep pupils - well done to you all for keeping up the hard work at home. MORE
Having a Whale of a Time! 22 May 2020 On Thursday afternoon, SVPS children and their families joined the artist Rob Biddulph in an online Art lesson. MORE
Message from Head Boy - 22nd May 2020 22 May 2020 This week, our Head Boy, Tom G (Year 6), gives us an update of what he has been doing this week at home, which includes how to look at things differently during this lockdown. MORE
Funky Farm Animals 15 May 2020 Year 5 have been constructing funky farm animal sculptures from cardboard. The design criteria being that: it had to be 3D and stand-alone. MORE
Moving with the Times 15 May 2020 Pointillism, Expressionism, Fauvism, Impressionism, Surrealism and Cubism… What do all these words have in common? Art Club artists got moving with the times and its related artistic vocabulary. MORE
Head Girl Update - 15th May 2020 15 May 2020 This week, our Head Girl, Lydia (Year 6), gives us a lovely update of what she has been doing this week at home, which includes a lot of creative art pieces. MORE
Message from our Head of Pre-Prep - 15th May 2020 15 May 2020 Well, what an unusual Summer term! It certainly has been very different, how our School life changed. MORE
Inter-School Exercise Fixture vs St Lawrence College 15 May 2020 Last Saturday 93 First to Fourth Form pupils participated in an Inter-School Exercise Fixture against St Lawrence College that saw participants having to run, walk or cycle for 30 minutes and cover as much distance as possible. MORE
Break a World Record! 15 May 2020 Mascalls Academy has been selected as an Art World Records Ambassador, and they would like to invite us to be part of breaking the world record for the largest online art lesson! MORE
NHS Volunteer 08 May 2020 Our own Hannah Walters, who is a vital part of our Catering team, has been volunteering for the NHS and Royal voluntary service. MORE
The Show Must Go On! 08 May 2020 In a challenging time for all industries, where all facets of life have had had to adapt quickly, Drama is no different. MORE
La Cuisine Française / La Comida Española 08 May 2020 Every fortnight the MFL department will be posting two different recipes for you to try out; one from France and one from Spain. MORE
Non-Fiction Fun 07 May 2020 Year 1 has been learning about non-fiction books and studied different machines, each day they focused on a different learning intention so their finished books contain connectives, adjectives, punctuation and they even word-processed some pages. MORE
Zooming in on Paper People 07 May 2020 Year 4 has been focusing on figures in their Art lessons. MORE
Marvellous Map Skills 07 May 2020 Mrs Colwell has loved looking at all the marvellous maps from Prep’s Outdoor Learning lessons this week. MORE
Fantastic 'Fantastic Beasts' 07 May 2020 In English, Year 5 has been immersing themselves in a literary world inhabited by fantastic beasts! MORE
Full STEAM Ahead 07 May 2020 Over the last few weekends, Harry H (Year 5) has designed and created his own mini carousel as an extension to the STEAM course he has been doing. MORE
Happy 18th Birthday Millie! 07 May 2020 Team Owls had an exciting week getting ready to throw a surprise 18th birthday party for Millie, one of our lovely Australian Gaps. MORE
Message from Head Boy - 7th May 2020 07 May 2020 This week, our Head Boy, Tom G (Year 6), gives us a lovely update of what he has been doing this week at home, including creating a fun stop-frame animation film with his dad. MORE
Message from the Head - 7th May 2020 07 May 2020 According to UNESCO, as a result of the measures taken to stop the spread of Covid-19, more than 1.5 billion learners worldwide are currently unable to go to School or University. MORE
Message from Deputy Head - 1st May 2020 01 May 2020 We've been operating our virtual school for over two weeks now. All of us, both adults and children alike have learned plenty of lessons throughout this process. MORE
More Minibeasts! 01 May 2020 We have been so impressed with your Outdoor Learning creations, we wanted to share some more. MORE
Beau Creates 01 May 2020 Beau A (Year 4) has created a series of Pop Art using the app Procreate. MORE
Wise Owls 01 May 2020 Year 3 have made use of resources at home to design and construct friends for Superhoot, our wise School owl. MORE
Key Worker Children - 1st May 2020 01 May 2020 For the first time since Schools closed, this week we have had to contend with wet break times! MORE
Message from Head Girl - 1st May 2020 01 May 2020 This week, our Head Girl, Lydia A (Year 6), gives us an update of her week, including learning the Cat's Cradle. MORE
Community 2.6 Fundraiser 01 May 2020 As a School, and a community, we are raising money for the Pahar Trust in Nepal. MORE
Theatre Productions at Home 01 May 2020 Mr Fewson, Head of Drama, has collated a fantastic list of theatre productions, recommended for home viewing. You can find the recommendations below. MORE
Anzac Day 2020 01 May 2020 With various members of staff originating from Australia and New Zealand, it is usually tradition to celebrate Anzac Day. MORE