School Newsletter – 20th November 2025
Dear parents,
This shorter week started with Mr Gilbert presenting on Hannukah in Upper School assembly. He talked about the history of the Maccabees and how the festival is celebrated today. We wish all our families celebrating the festival in the middle of December a happy Hannukah!
On Tuesday, Lower School welcomed Dons Local Action Group into assembly to talk to the children about the upcoming Christmas food-themed collection on 5th December.
This week, Year 1 pupils were transported back thousands of years during their visit to Butser Ancient Farm. They engaged in workshops where they learned stone knapping, carved chalk, and even created sparks to start a fire.
Year 2 also went on a trip this week to the Wandsworth Civic Centre to listen to poet Zohab Zee Khan, storyteller Pomme, and author Joseph Coelho for a spoken word poetry show. The children loved the interactive event, getting on their feet for beatboxing, poetry with music, and a lively finale song.