Month: June 2020

19 June 20

It’s a super simple recipe today from Houseparent Ruth for our St Chris Recipe – peanut butter cookies! Peanut Butter Cookies Ingredients: 1 cup of peanut butter (crunchy is better but smooth works) 1 cup of caster sugar (granulated works too) 1 egg 100g dark chocolate pieces (optional) Method: Mix all of the ingredients together….

18 June 20

Year 8 have been making use of their cookery lessons to try cooking for their families at home! Here are Charlie and Luke perfecting some of the skills they’ve learnt to prepare dinner! (Including the important washing up!)      

18 June 20

Our boarders have been meeting up regularly for an online boarding social. Each week there is a special guest – this week we had our fabulous Gap students Natalie and Georgie calling all the way from Australia and New Zealand.   It’s a great chance to socialise, see each other’s faces and catch up with…

16 June 20

Today’s recipe comes from teacher Louise Day in the Junior School. Here is her recipe for Carrot and Courgette Bites. Louise says: “I love these for many reasons!  They are great for children as snacks or as a good healthy lunch option when they are getting bored of sandwiches!  Also, a tasty addition to a…

16 June 20

Year 6 are using Philip Pullman’s Clockwork to create a parallel text that details the whereabouts of a missing character. Mia has taken on the role of Detective and has chosen the mysterious Dr Kalmenius and created a range of clues that she ‘discovered’ Thanks for sharing Mia!

16 June 20

In Helen’s Year 7 science class pupils have been taking on a biscuit challenge! (No, not eating a whole pack of Jaffa Cakes in one sitting…keep reading) They have been learning about scientific variables, collecting data and plotting data. The task was to time how long it takes for different types of biscuit to dissolve/fall…

16 June 20

This week’s St Chris Community Challenge is the Tennis Shy. How many overarm throws does it take you to knock the ball off? Give it a go and let us know how you get on by emailing lyn.mcgregor@stchris.co.uk

11 June 20

This week in Morning Talk we had a special message from Old Scholar Freya Ridings, who wanted to wish all our pupils well and let them know she was thinking about them. It was a great way to start the week!

9 June 20

As part of Year 6’s ongoing topic focussed on iconic monuments along the River Thames, Lara has made a beautiful detailed drawing of The Tower of London and Theo has made a fantastic 3D collage using recycled materials – great work!

9 June 20

As part of their topic on The Great Fire of London, Year 1 had the opportunity to chat to a real life firefighter (Amy). It was particularly exciting when the fire engine suddenly got called out during their live online chat! Many thanks to Amy for giving up her time!