Congratulations to Imogen Syme-Taylor on her successful viola audition for the National Children's Orchestra.
Congratulations to Amelia Rupp and Eleanor Tuckey on achieving places in the National Wind Sinfonia and the National Children's Orchestra respectively.
Following tough auditions, Amelia will be playing the alto saxophone in the National Wind Sinfonia of Great Britain and Eleanor will be playing the viola in the National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain.
One hundred and sixty Under 13 boys took part in our annual tournament. They came from 16 schools from as far afield as Suffolk, Worcestershire and Somerset. The sun shone, though it was bitterly cold and the final was played in near darkness.
Congratulations to all those who took part in the festival. It was a steep and very worthwhile learning curve for all, culminating in some wonderful results.
Congratulations to Jack Wright and Kitty Kimber on being awarded scholarships to their senior schools. Jack has won a sports scholarship to Clifton College and Kitty has won an art scholarship to Tudor Hall.
Well done!
Last Sunday (14th Nov) several Pinewood pupils took part in ‘Lets make a Ballet’ at the Arlington Centre in Newbury, producing scenes from ‘Alice in Wonderland’.
Congratulations to the following, who have completed their RYA Level 2 sailing award:
Mimi Watts, Emily Acheson-Gray, Ben Massey-Leahy, Andrew Rainbow-Ockwell, Sam Williams, Miles Brandi, Euan McNicholas, Abigail Wylie, Sophie Jephson and Zac Robinson.
All Northbrook orders for Years 5-8 are now ready for collection from the School Office - please collect them as soon as possible.
Friends of Pinewood thank you for placing an order and helping us raise more money for Bourton Village Hall (our charity this year) and for the new adventure playground for the Prep School.
We are proud to unveil our 2 new school minibuses; we have already had some lovely comments about how smart they look.
Friends of Pinewood are thrilled to announce that we raised over £2,200 at Bonfire Night. A BIG thank you to everyone who helped make this such a successful event. Despite the wind and the rain, record numbers of people attended and a lot of fun was had by all.
Congratulations to James Eyles who has been awarded a place to play the flute in the National Children's Wind Sinfonia of Great Britain.
On Thursday, 14 October, a group of Year 6 Pinewood pupils went to the Dragon School for an Eco Conference. Lots of schools from around the country participated in this exciting event.
Year 3 had an exciting day at Highclere Castle as part of their History topic, here are some their thoughts on the trip:
Learning outside the classroom is an approach that has always been wholeheartedly embraced by Pinewood. From the introduction of the Pinewood Adventure, exploring the assault course or the garden, enjoying the different themes of the Pre-Prep WOW days, or visits to places like Windsor Castle, Pinewood pupils experience the world beyond the classroom on a regular basis.
We are delighted to have been short-listed for the upcoming national Learning Outside the Classroom Awards and have had to prepare a portfolio of evidence. Extracts from some of this are included below:
“LOtC is a regular teaching strategy which staff not only believe in but are excited about. It is a regular part of all pupils’ lives being embedded into the whole curriculum. Teachers use it as one of many daily teaching strategies. e.g. it would not be considered unusual to find pupils exploring the school and its grounds looking for 2D and 3D shapes, nor would exploring the local village and relating it to map work in geography or going on a walk as part of a listening comprehension be considered anything out of the ordinary. These are just a few examples of LOtC activities that staff, pupils and parents consider as normal, everyday teaching activities. They involve everyone!”
“Multisensory beds and a polytunnel extend the Science, English and Maths curriculum. Pupils’ measure the distance between seedlings and see what happens if they are planted too close or too far apart. They estimate the weight of tomato and potato crops. They measure the height of sweetcorn, using the information in data handling and ICT lessons. October’s pumpkins were used in fractions lessons before being turned into cakes and, along with onions and potatoes given to the local community at Harvest, and other produce given to the Swindon Food Bank charity. Much of the salad eaten at lunch was school grown! These are real life active ways of developing skills, fostering emotional and social understanding, giving real meaning to learning.”
