Category: News
Chicks In School
Chirp chirp… our chicks have hatched This week we have chicks in school, the girls have watched them from eggs to hatching and now they are out of the Brooder Box our girls are able to hold them. Did you know, the lighter coloured chicks are boys and the more orange coloured chicks are girls!…
World Book Day
Happy World Book Day from Holy Cross! This year all our girls (and teachers!) impressed us with their amazing costumes from Elsa, Hermione Granger and Little Red Riding Hood to The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Cat in the Hat and Alice in Wonderland. This year we the girls been so lucky to have…
Shrove Tuesday
Happy Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day! Today marks the start of the season of Lent, a time of reflection, repentance and renewal. Today we indulge in delicious pancakes, and we encourage everyone take a moment to reflect on the meaning of this season of Lent. Traditionally, pancakes were made on this day to…
Pre-Prep Fairy Tale Workshop
Today our Pre-Prep girls attended the Fairy Tale workshop to continue our celebration of the Year of the Arts. They watched Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and The Three Bears, Three Billy Goat Gruffs and The Three Little Pigs – some of our girls even had the opportunity to take part in the tales performed….
Interhouse Dance Competition
Holy Cross interhouse dance competition took place to celebrate the Year of Creative Arts! With all years taking part making the competition truly unmissable. Reception opened the competition by taking us to the Circus with their routine. Year 1 dance was inspired by Cheer, Year 2 took us back to Disco, we travelled to Spain…
Eco Council Assembly
Today, our Eco Council led an informative and entertaining assembly to teach us all about the importance of being ‘Water Wise.’ As a school, we have been working hard to raise money for our chosen school charity Water Aid but the girls taught us today how, even in England, our water is becoming very precious…
Little Sparks explores Holly Lodge
Yesterday Little Sparks went on a trip to Holly Lodge! The girls explored the wonders of nature and living things in our local environment and what a fantastic time they all had.
A warm welcome back!
A very warm welcome to our current and new pupils! Today Little Sparks, Reception girls and parents enjoyed a special Teddy Bear’s Breakfast in the early years playground and the Little Sparks playground with their classmates and teachers – it was lovely to see you all! We cannot wait to see what this year brings…
Champions of the Surrey Finals in cricket
Today the U11’s won another tournament! They won The Surrey Finals. They had previously qualified for the finals by winning previous matches held earlier in the term. Today they had to play 3 matches sending them into the playoff for The Cup where they played both Cranleigh and Broomwood Hall winning them both and crowning…
Regional Cricket Tournament Winners
The U11A team played in the regional cricket tournament – and they won 3 matches in round robin – won a tense semi- final by 4 runs and won the final by 41 runs and became IAPS regional champions!