Month: September 2021

23 September 21

On Tuesday 21 September children across the Junior School marked Peace Day, an international day that provides a platform for young people across the world to create positive impact through their natural gifts and talents. The children all took part in yoga workshops in the afternoon and: Children in the Nursery (Monte) talked to each…

17 September 21

We’d like to formerly introduce three new members of the St Chris community! Santa, Caesar and Trembler – are three female pygmy goats who are presently living in Arunwood. There is a healthy amount of research on how animals and animal husbandry have positive effects on pupils and schools in numerous areas, from pastoral to…

17 September 21

Year 5 (E Group) gathered fruits and seeds at Lydia’s Eco-house this week. They were particularly looking at the life cycle of flowering plants, when and how they produce seeds and how their seeds are dispersed. They discovered that some seeds were blown by the wind, some stuck to you as you passed by, and…

14 September 21

Congratulations to Henry in Year 9, who came third last weekend in Round 5 of the Ultimate Karting Championships (UKC).   The 6th (and last) round is being held at the end of October. This is Henry’s first national karting championship and we wish him every success in the final round and a final position in…

10 September 21

Congratulations to St Chris PE teacher & Head of Year 8 Lyn McGregor who was Assistant Referee at her first men’s FA Cup game on Saturday for a 1st round qualifying match between Royston Town FC & Mildenhall Town FC. Lyn has worked hard to fit in her refereeing qualifications in between her busy job…

10 September 21

It was our first boarding house weekend trip on Saturday, and Houseparent Chris took a group to visit the Crazy Golf – there were some tricky holes but there was lots of fun had by all! This weekend as the weather turns more autumnal our boarders are heading to bowling and the cinema and for…

10 September 21

This Thursday saw the return of the St Chris Options programme in the Senior School, where pupils from I Group (Year 7) to Lower Sixth (Year 12) take part in a weekly afternoon of activities with pupils from across the school, to learn and develop new skills and discover new opportunities. This term pupils are taking…

10 September 21

We were delighted to  hold our Art & Design Exhibition in the Senior School this week, which had been postponed from July due to Covid restrictions. The exhibition showcased the work of the pupils who finished their A Level and GCSE courses at the end of last term in Art, 3D Art, Photography, Ceramics and…