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• Raspberry Muffin Recipe

  26 February 2021

  Prefect Clementine B (Year 6) has shared a wonderful recipe with us, to bake delicious raspberry muffins. 

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• Book Review - Prefect Report

  26 February 2021

  Prefect Evelyn W (Year 6) has written an excellent book review of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, by Joan Aiken.

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• Lockdown Reflections

  26 February 2021

  Our Fourth Form Photography students were given a two-week assignment called 'Reflections’.

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• Japanese Club

  26 February 2021

  Created in the first lockdown, our Japanese Club students are immersing themselves in Japanese culture.

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• Headmaster Copy Prize - 26th February 2021

  26 February 2021

  During the Headmaster's Assembly today, we were delighted to learn that eight students were awarded a Headmaster's Copy Prize for their outstanding academic work. Five students were also commended for their excellent work.

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• Message from the Head - 26th February 2021

  25 February 2021

  How wonderful that, in the week we introduced collaboration and flexibility as our learning powers, we also found out that we will all be back together from Monday 8th March!

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• OS News - Letter

  25 February 2021

  Recently, we received the sad news of the death of Old Suttonian Norman Collings (1940 W). In reporting his death, his widow, Susan, sent us through a scan of a letter he had sent to his mother shortly before he concluded his time at the School.

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• Environmental Project

  25 February 2021

  Our Second Form students undertook a project to apply for a Blue Peter green badge.

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• Half Term Drama Production

  25 February 2021

  Over Half Term, Mr Watkins launched a Drama competition, where each class performed a selection of poems and prose.

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• Looking for something to read?

  12 February 2021

  During lockdown, there are lots of opportunities for the children to spend some time curled up with a good book.

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• Snow Poems

  12 February 2021

  Poetry can be defined as 'literature that evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience'.

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• Escape into a Landscape

  12 February 2021

  Year 4 have creatively escaped from lockdown by creating their very own L.S. Lowry landscapes.

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• You Cube

  12 February 2021

  Create a You Cube to celebrate being part of the SVPS community.

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• Message from our Head - 12th February 2021

  12 February 2021

  I am sure that we can all agree that, in many ways, this lockdown has been much harder than the first one.

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• Festival of Literature

  12 February 2021

  Bishop’s Stortford College has hosted a literature festival for a number of years and, undaunted by the lockdown this year, they proceeded with a festival that was entirely online.

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• Volcano Project

  12 February 2021

  During their Geography classes, our Second Form students have been learning about the theory of plate tectonics and the formation of volcanoes.

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• Saracens Rugby Interview - 5th February 2021

  12 February 2021

  Last Friday, the Senior Rugby squad had a question and answer session with Saracens Rugby player Charlie Watson.

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• Virtual Sporting Fixture - 6th February 2021

  12 February 2021

  On Saturday, SVS took part in a Virtual Exercise Fixture against Ashford School and St Lawrence College.

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• Headmaster's Copy Prize - Elliot Gooding

  12 February 2021

  During the Headmaster's Assembly today, we were delighted to learn that Elliot Gooding (Upper Sixth) has been awarded a Headmaster's Copy Prize for his incredible portrait, named 'The Marching Bandsman'.

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• Headmaster Announcement

  08 February 2021

  Mrs Gillian Swaine, Chair of the Governors at Sutton Valence School, is delighted to announce that the Governing Body has appointed Mr James Thomas as the new Headmaster of the School, effective as of September 2021.

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• Year 2 Art Competition

  05 February 2021

  In Year 2 we have been inspired by the story of 'Katie and the Waterlily Pond'. 

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• Beat COVID Board Game

  05 February 2021

  Beat Covid is a family game created by Aryaa O-S (Year 6) that encourages you to be physically active.

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• Stamps of Approval

  05 February 2021

  The well-known artist and craftsman, William Morris would definitely have given his stamp of approval to the wonderful stamp designs that Year 5 has created.

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• Games Review

  05 February 2021

  As part of his prefect duties, Kit H (Year 6) wrote a report on Year 5 and 6's Games competition.

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• Design Technology Takes Flight

  05 February 2021

  SVPS is full of Design Technology enthusiasts!

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• Calling the Community 

  05 February 2021

  Do you want to take part in the largest exhibition ever staged? Do you want to be part of a 'magical patchwork of creativity' and 'unleash your national flair'? The East of England's contemporary visual arts organisation Firstsite has launched an exciting new initiative to encourage the creation of ...

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• Ancient Egyptian Potions

  05 February 2021

  This week, Year 1 has been learning about Ancient Egyptian potions.

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• Buddies

  05 February 2021

  As part of their transition into Prep, children in Year 2 are allocated a buddy in Year 5 who can 'show them the ropes' and support them as they head up to the Coles Building. 

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• Message from our Deputy Head - 5th February 2021

  05 February 2021

  Of all the skills learned in School, the ability to read must be number one.

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• MFL Recommendations - February 2021

  05 February 2021

  To encourage our community to explore TV shows and books in other languages, the MFL department has shared their current recommendations on shows and books they are currently devouring. 

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• SV I-Fit Reminder

  05 February 2021

  Mr Howell wanted to remind pupils and parents of the flexibility within the SV I-Fit programme.

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• Holocaust Memorial 2021

  05 February 2021

  As mentioned in the 22nd January newsletter, this year we have made the viewing of the Holocaust Memorial optional.

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• DT In Action

  29 January 2021

  Harry H (Year 6) and brother Charlie (Year 4) have been actively applying their skills to construct flood-resistant homes and floating gardens for their Independent Design Technology Project.

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• New Brownie

  29 January 2021

  Amy J (Year 2) joined Brownies last week, she informed her peers in the class on Friday and spent her day in full uniform.

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• Science is Sweet

  29 January 2021

  Aaryan H (Year 6) has written a report about what Year 6 got up to in Science this week.

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• Choir Time

  29 January 2021

  “You’ve gotta make your own kind of music”, and that’s exactly what our Senior and Chamber Choir have been doing!

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• Magical Landscapes

  29 January 2021

  Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an artist who loved colour and nature.

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• Message from Academic Deputy Head - 29th January 2021

  29 January 2021

  One definition of learning is ‘if nothing has changed in long-term memory then nothing has been learned’.

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• Skin Cancer Study

  29 January 2021

  Congratulations to Old Suttonian Peter Bannister (2013 H), who has co-authored a study focused on the worrying increase in skin cancer cases in the UK.

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• Preparing for National Apprenticeships Week

  29 January 2021

  Here at SVS, we do not follow a one-size-fits-all approach when preparing our students for their future.

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• Blue Peter Green Badge

  29 January 2021

  This week, our Second Form Science students have started their Blue Peter Green badge project.

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• Be on the Team: Teenagers against Meningitis study

  29 January 2021

  For the last two years, members of the Sutton Valence Sixth Form have taken part in the 'Be on the TEAM: Teenagers Against Meningitis' research study.

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• Drawing Workshop

  29 January 2021

  Last weekend, the Art department set up a virtual Urban Landscape Drawing workshop with artist Jeanette Barnes.

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• Wellbeing Hub

  29 January 2021

  We are delighted to inform you that we have joined the Teen Tips Wellbeing Hub.

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• COVID Testing Centre

  22 January 2021

  Following the Government announcement that schools will be involved in mass testing of pupils and staff, we have been busy transforming the Sports Hall into a testing centre.

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• Home Sweet Home

  22 January 2021

  As we are all spending more time at home at the moment, now is the perfect opportunity to complete some interior design. 

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• Tissue Monsters

  22 January 2021

  Our Year 3 key worker children were given the task to create a tissue box monster as part of their Independent Extended Design Technology project.

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• Year 5 Book Study

  22 January 2021

  Year 5 have started their new book study for this term, The Girl Who Stole an Elephant. 

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• Art - David Hockney

  22 January 2021

  Seb H (Year 6) has been telling us all about Year 6's Art lesson this week, and how they are looking at a new artist known as David Hockney.

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• Music at Home

  22 January 2021

  While your children are spending more time at home than usual and perhaps looking for ways to entertain themselves, why not encourage them to spend time on some musical pursuits?

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• Lent Term Book Club

  22 January 2021

  We are delighted to offer a new Lent Term Book Club for our Prep children.

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• From our Head Girl

  22 January 2021

  Our new Head Girl, Mya B (Year 6), has written an excellent poem about the current situation we find ourselves in, with a wonderful sense of positivity throughout.

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• Message from Head of Pre-Prep - 22nd January 2021

  22 January 2021

  Well Pre-Prep, how can I start this newsletter without saying a very big well done to each and every one of you and of course, your parents.

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• MFL Recommendations

  22 January 2021

  The MFL department is making the most of lockdown to catch up on some of their favourite French and Spanish TV series and read the books they didn’t get around to reading during the last lockdown.

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• Holocaust Survivor Talk

  22 January 2021

  During a normal School term, we participate in the live webcast on Holocaust memorial day, taking place on 26th January. 

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• Head of School Speech

  22 January 2021

  During the Headmaster's Assembly today, Cameron Lamont-Brown (Upper Sixth) delivered her excellent speech to the School.

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• Junior Leadership Cookbook 2021

  22 January 2021

  The Juniors were tasked with the challenge of serving their family by cooking for them, as part of Junior Leadership.

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• Key Worker Children - 15th January 2021

  15 January 2021

  Although our key worker children are really missing their friends, they are making the best of the situation in School.

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• Sewing Bees

  15 January 2021

  Charlotte and Zara have been busy Design Technology bees, designing and sewing.

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• Stepping into Lowry’s Life

  15 January 2021

  Year 4 have stepped into the world of artist LS Lowry. A world filled with factories, street scenes, grey skies and matchstick figures with large feet.

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• Zoomposium - Can faith and doubt co-exist?

  15 January 2021

  The Sixth Form Symposium restarted on Wednesday lunchtime, this time in its lockdown incarnation: ‘Zoomposium’.

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• Amazing Ancient Egypt

  15 January 2021

  Year One are enjoying learning about Ancient Egypt.

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• PE Update - 15th January 2021

  15 January 2021

  Year 3 and 4 had a lot of fun doing Games in Bates Hall this week. Mr Davey has introduced 'Mad Monday' where pupils wear full sports kit of any sport they wish!

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• Mind Maps

  15 January 2021

  Hettie K and Emma R have produced inspiration mind maps to show their existing knowledge of Social Responsibility, as they start our new topic in P4L.

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• Show and Tell

  15 January 2021

  Freddie in 2MD kick-started our first show and tell. He prepared a speech for us talking about his two cats, Atty and Dinx.

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• Lockdown Calendar

  15 January 2021

  "Forget the Advent calendar… It is time for a Lockdown Calendar!", says our Lent Term prefect, Evie W.

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• The Big Garden Bird Watch

  15 January 2021

  "Are you bored with another lockdown in winter with bad weather? Me too!", says Nathan C. "So, this year I am taking part in the Big Garden Bird Watch."

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• Message from our Deputy Head - 15th January 2021

  15 January 2021

  I began this term by talking to the whole School about our new Learning Powers of Tenacity and Bravery.

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• Geography AS Level Results

  14 January 2021

  Last spring, amid the slew of cancelled examinations, our Geography A Level students were faced with the challenge of their examinations being postponed to the Michaelmas Half Term.

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• England Academy Players

  14 January 2021

  Congratulations to Jenson McInulty and Nathan Michelow (both Lower Sixth) who have been awarded England Rugby Academy Player (EAP) contracts.

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• Sixth Form Updates - January 2021

  14 January 2021

  In ordinary times, our Sixth Form students would begin our post-18 preparation programme, which supports them in the planning for the various options available after the Sixth Form.

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• Headmaster's Copy Prize - Brent Varrall

  14 January 2021

  During the Headmaster's Assembly today, we were delighted to learn that Brent Varrall (Fourth Form) was awarded a Headmaster's Copy Prize for his outstanding portrait photography assignment.

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• Head of School Speech

  14 January 2021

  As we announced last week, Patrick Mullen (Upper Sixth) is one of our Heads of School this term.

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• Junior Leadership Tutorials 2021

  13 January 2021

  January is often the month where people attempt to develop a new skill; this is now more than ever pertinent during our current lockdown.

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• Strava Cycling and Running Clubs

  12 January 2021

  Mr Howell has launched both an SV I-Fit Cycling and Running Club on Strava, which is a wonderful way to stay fit whilst being part of a community group.

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• Scratch Animation Tutorial

  08 January 2021

  Harry H (Year 6) says, "One of the activities I enjoyed doing during the first lockdown was making games and animations using the coding programme Scratch."

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• Having Fun with The Highwayman

  08 January 2021

  In English, we are learning about The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes.

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• Foundation Art Exhibition Winner - SVPS

  08 January 2021

  As a member of The United Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation, our School was one of five participating in the annual Art Exhibition.

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• SVPS Virtual Journeys - Lent Term 2021

  08 January 2021

  As a result of the Government’s decision to close all schools in England, we have successfully started our Lent term online.

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• Message from the Head - 8th January 2021

  08 January 2021

  It is the third day of the new term and, as I type, children are demonstrating their resilience, flexibility and impressive technical skills as they get on with their virtual lessons, both at home and in our critical worker provision.

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• CCF - Royal Navy Courses 2021

  08 January 2021

  The Royal Navy has released the camps and courses dates for 2021, usually run during Easter and summer.

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• SVS Foundation Connect Launch

  08 January 2021

  Today, we are thrilled to launch SVS Foundation Connect, a new website for Old Suttonians and the wider SVS Foundation community, including parents and past-parents.

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• E-Book and Audiobook Library

  08 January 2021

  We love our new e-book and audiobook library!

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• Foundation Art Exhibition Winners

  08 January 2021

  As a member of The United Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation, our School was one of five participating in the annual Art Exhibition, intended to celebrate and engage the artistic talents of all students.

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• CCF Army Promotion 2020

  08 January 2021

  Having completed the first term in the CCF Army section as part of the GCSE option choices, there was an opportunity to promote ten Fourth Form cadets as the first step in their progress towards becoming an NCO.

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• SV I-Fit Lent Term programme

  08 January 2021

  The Sports department has created the Sutton Valence Interactive Fitness (SV I-Fit) programme for our students.

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• Blue Gown and Blue Badge Awards - Michaelmas Term 2020

  08 January 2021

  At the end of the Michaelmas Term, we were delighted to see how many students had received Blue Gown and Blue Badge awards.

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• Virtual Journeys - Lent Term 2021

  08 January 2021

  As a result of the Government’s decision to close all schools in England, we have successfully started our Lent Term online.

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• P4L – Michaelmas Highlights

  11 December 2020

  The children have really enjoyed their P4L lessons this term.

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• Weighing Things Up

  11 December 2020

  Reception has been introduced to weighing this week.

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• Prep PE

  11 December 2020

  Despite still not being able to swim on mass, pupils in Year 3 to 6 have thoroughly enjoyed PE this half term.

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• Swim Squad

  11 December 2020

  It has been nearly 10 months since our Swim Squads last had a dip in the pool.

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• Musical Statistics

  11 December 2020

  This term, our team of ten visiting Music teachers have, between them, completed a staggering 70+ individual trial Music lessons to help children decide what musical instrument they would like to learn.

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• Capturing Christmas

  11 December 2020

  The Christmas spirit was captured last Friday during Curiosity Day.

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• Message from the Head - 11th December 2020

  11 December 2020

  Everyone at SVPS has been determined to ensure that we have a thoroughly Christmassy end to the term, despite the current restrictions, and I am pleased to report that we are well and truly immersed in Christmas throughout the whole School!

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• Bentley Photographic Quick Pics

  11 December 2020

  Bentley Photographic has now released Quick Pics which is now available to all parents.

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• Super Spanish 2020

  04 December 2020

  The Michaelmas Term saw Year 6 start to learn Spanish.

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• Dazzling Decorations

  04 December 2020

  The SVPS Christmas trees are looking very well dressed.

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• Soetkoekies (Sweet Cookies)

  04 December 2020

  Lily-Mae S (Year 6) has been busy making Soetkoekies this week.

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• Greek Vases

  04 December 2020

  The Ancient Greeks loved vases.

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• P4L - Health and Safety

  04 December 2020

  Year 3’s current focus in P4L is Health and Safety and last week had them contemplating the importance of personal hygiene and keeping well. 

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• Informal Concert - Year 3

  04 December 2020

  What a show our Year 3 instrumentalists presented last Friday night.

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• Message from Academic Deputy Head - 4th December 2020

  04 December 2020

  This week we took a slight deviation from the normal routine at SVPS; we celebrated Curiosity Day across the different year groups.

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• Christmas Tree Fundraising

  04 December 2020

  Are you looking for a Christmas tree? Our Sixth Form students are giving all members of our community the opportunity to win the Christmas tree that is in the Sixth Form cafe at the end of term, whilst supporting a cause that is close to all of our hearts. 

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• Headmaster's Copy Prize - 4th December 2020

  04 December 2020

  We are delighted to announce that Summer Beames (Lower Sixth) and Josef Ibrahim (Fourth Form) have both been awarded a Headmaster's Copy Prize, for outstanding academic work, during this week's assembly. 

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• Poetry Together

  04 December 2020

  On Friday, our English department held a Poetry Together virtual event with Sutton Valence Care Home.

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• TIDE for change

  04 December 2020

  During today’s assembly, two members of our TIDE (Team for Inclusion, Diversity and Equality), Chinya Manley and Suzanna Fullick (both Upper Sixth), provided excellent speeches on the importance that anything that we do as a School is not tokenistic and enacts real, tangible change to the way we mov...

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• Year 6 Teasers

  27 November 2020

  According to the dictionary, a teaser is a short introductory advertisement for a product that stimulates interest by remaining cryptic. 

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• Meet the Collibots!

  27 November 2020

  A new family has joined SVPS in the form of the Collibots; a recycled family that has been created by Sophie D and Oliver M in 4S.

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• Quel temps fait-il? (What is the weather like?)

  27 November 2020

  The Year 6 children have been working hard in their French lessons this term, working towards writing, and performing a TV weather report.

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• Christmas Carol Service

  27 November 2020

  As the School community begins to think about Christmas, our focus inevitably turns to the School’s ever-popular end of term Carol Services. 

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• Sixth Form Symposium

  27 November 2020

  Each week, Mr Jones, Head of Academic Scholars, holds a symposium for our Sixth Form scholar students.

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• P4L Profit and Loss

  27 November 2020

  This half term, Year 6 has been focusing on money, budgeting and finance as part of the Social Responsibility topic.

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• Writing Winner

  27 November 2020

  This week, we had the wonderful news that Tess H (Year 5) has been chosen as a finalist for the Leeds Castle's BIG Story Writing Challenge.

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• Pre-Prep Wildlife Art Competition

  27 November 2020

  Our Pre-Prep children had great fun entering the Art competition, with the theme being 'wildlife'.

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• Informal Concert - Year 5

  27 November 2020

  At the end of last week, a magical feeling settled on School House as some stunning Christmas decorations appeared around the main entrance.

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• Message from Head of Pre-Prep - 27th November 2020

  27 November 2020

  This week has seen a number of very difficult decisions being made in Pre-Prep and Prep.

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• Business Videos

  27 November 2020

  This week, our Lower Sixth Business students have been tasked with writing a script and then creating a short mock HR training video for an imagined company, designed to aid new recruits. 

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• Letter to the PM

  27 November 2020

  As we entered our second national lockdown, Isabelle Priestley (First Form) took it upon herself to speak out and wrote a letter to Boris Johnson and the local MP party to voice her concerns about the closure of gyms and youth sports centres.

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• Guildhall Offer

  26 November 2020

  The Music department is delighted to announce that Jack Price (Upper Sixth) has been offered a place at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London to continue his violin studies.

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• Intra-School Sports Fixtures

  26 November 2020

  Last Saturday afternoon saw the second round of internal sports fixtures played at SVS.

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• Message from Deputy Head - 20th November 2020

  20 November 2020

  It’s been another busy week at SVPS as we find ourselves well underway with the second half of this term.

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• Create a Christmas Tree Decoration Competition

  20 November 2020

  The Create a Christmas Tree Decoration Competition has been born!

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• Egg Experiment

  20 November 2020

  Year 1 carried out an egg experiment in Science to find out the height you have to drop an egg from before it breaks.

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• Prefect Report - Lockdown v2

  20 November 2020

  Over the course of the Half Term break, we had the very disappointing news that the whole of the UK would be in another Lockdown for a month.

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• Reincarnation in RE

  20 November 2020

  In RE, Year 5 have been finding out about Buddhist worship and beliefs.

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• Maths Week

  20 November 2020

  This year, we hosted a scaled-down Maths Week, England. Every day the pupils had a range of maths puzzles to complete.

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• Children in Need 2020

  20 November 2020

  Last week we celebrated Children in Need.

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• P4L - Global Awareness

  20 November 2020

  For the second half of term, Year 4 have moved on to the Global Awareness and Understanding strand of our new P4L curriculum. We began the topic by considering what we mean by Global Awareness and why it is important

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• Intra-School Sports Fixtures

  20 November 2020

  Last Saturday saw Intra-School sports fixtures take place at SVS in Girls' Hockey and Boys' Touch Rugby.

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• Tom Lazarides Latest Update

  20 November 2020

  The latest update on Tom Lazarides.

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