Barrow Hills
Barrow Hills School
From the Head
John TowersDear Parents, Welcome back to Summer Term. It was wonderful to see the children and staff come back with such energy. We wanted to share some updates regarding the Bridewell Bulletin, which serves as a source of celebration and news for both Schools within the Bridewell Royal Hospital Foundation. After considering your recent feedback, we’ve […]
Read More »News from Pre-Prep
Welcome back, everyone! It is always a particular delight welcoming our children in on the first day of a new term, full of excitement and anticipation, and now dressed in summer dresses and shorts, heralding the start of summer…we just need the weather to catch up with us! You will all have received your year […]
Read More »News from Middle Prep
Dear Parents, Welcome back after the Easter holidays! I hope you had a rejuvenating break filled with joy and relaxation. It was wonderful hearing about all the exciting adventures your children embarked on during the Easter break. From family trips to creative projects at home, it’s heartwarming to see the memories they made during this […]
Read More »Awards for the Week
Huge congratulations to this week’s winners of bronze, silver and gold awards. Bronze: James (6R) Silver: Phoebe (6R) Gold: Michelle (5R) In other awards news, well done to Arlo (5R) and Daniel (5R) who have both received tough typing badges this week. They have received a Bronze and a Silver respectively. Well done to you […]
Read More »Spot the Difference!
Nikki WilsonWhat a difference three weeks makes! The snowdrops have gone, and the daffodil flowers are looking sad and have started to dry up. But, they have been replaced, with colourful tulips and bluebells! We have learnt some facts about bluebells this week: the different colours, species, size and smell! Bluebells can be blue, pink or […]
Read More »Kindy Explore the Wonders of the Rainforest
This week, our little explorers delved deep into the enchanting layers of the rainforest, discovering the secrets hidden within its lush greenery. Through captivating stories and interactive sessions, the children embarked on an adventure alongside the characters of “Over in the Jungle”, unravelling fascinating facts about the diverse animals that call the rainforest home. With […]
Read More »Year 2 Get Arty
We had an exciting art lesson this week where we learnt about Jean-Michel Basquiat and used some of his techniques to create abstract self-portraits. The children listened to different pieces of music to help inspire their mark making with pastels to create colourful backgrounds for their portraits. They then used graphite sticks to draw themselves. It […]
Read More »Year 1 Explore Islands and Coastlines
Year 1 are very excited about their new topic ‘Islands and Coastlines’. They have been learning about the features of an island and over the course of the term will be learning about many different islands. They have enjoyed listening to the Katie Morag stories set on a fictional Scottish island called Struay. The illustrations […]
Read More »Pre-Prep ‘Work of the Week’ Awards
Congratulations to the winners of this week’s Pre-Prep ‘Work of the Week’ certificates: Austin (Reception), James (1R), Ottilie (1G), and Danylo (Year 2). You have all worked very hard to produce some excellent work. Well done to you all!
Read More »Green Commendations
Very well done to the following children for being awarded Green Commendations. Congratulations to Charlie (4R) for a wonderful project on Stonehenge. And congratulations also to Hugo (7G) for an exceptional piece of creative writing completed in the holidays.
Read More »Junior Duke Award
Congratulations to Florence (5G) for completing her Junior Duke Award. These awards take much time and dedication so very well done, Florence!
Read More »Ballet Successes
Congratulations to all our ballet dancers on some wonderful results: Grade One Poppy (4G) – Pass Honeysuckle (4R) – Merit Isobel (4R) – High Merit Grade One Solo Performance Award Annabel (5G) – Distinction Grade Two Solo Performance Award Hermione (5R) – Distinction Lexi (5R) – Distinction Grade Three Laura (6R) – Pass Beatrice (6G) […]
Read More »Alumni News – OBH Hockey Stars
Ever wondered what our alumni have gone on to do? Here we celebrate four of our alumni who are up and coming hockey stars. To read more about each of them please click here. Keep checking the Bulletin for more alumni news throughout the term.
Read More »Proms on the Lawn: Saturday 8th June
Our annual, open air celebration of music, speech and drama and dance is back. Please put the date in your diary and dust off the picnic baskets and enjoy a wonderful afternoon of performances. Save the date!
Read More »The Wellbeing Hub Content
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Read More »Bridewell Choral Society: 11th May, 4.00pm
The Bridewell Choral Society is made up of pupils, parents, Old Witleians, and friends as well as members of the local community. We come together to rehearse and perform a concert on the same day. Although we have not met since before COVID, we invite all to take part on Saturday, 11th May. There will […]
Read More »Reception in the Art Studio
Lucy RogersWelcome to the summer term! The children in Reception are thrilled to be back with their friends and have got straight back into their learning and exploring. The week started with a wonderful visit to the art studio to take part in a collaborative piece of work in preparation for our art exhibition later in […]
Read More »BHCC News and Class Reps
Bacon Butties: Thank you! Today at the bacon butties stall, you raised £170.50. Well done, everybody! BHCC Help: Can you help with BHCC activity? Please email ljibrown@outlook.com. Further information about the BHCC is available here. Class Reps 2023-24: Kindy: Jacqui Roycroft Reception: Charlie Reynolds, Carly Sierankowska Year 1: Lauren Brown, Gabby Shaw Year 2: Rebecca Reed, Carla Henderson […]
Read More »School Notices
Uniform We kindly remind you about the following school uniform: Hair accessories, including scrunchies, should be either burgundy or blue. Any hair that is below the shoulder should be completely tied back. Hair should not be dyed. Children should not have coloured braids in their hair. All earrings should be small plain studs. Thank you […]
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