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A Night at the Movies!
The start of the summer term just wouldn’t be the same without our annual Pre-Prep Movie Night, hosted by the Friends of Holy Cross. This year, the girls’ film of choice was the hit animated musical, Sing! Starring a singing pig and a guitar-playing porcupine, among various other musically talented animals,…
An action-packed trip to PGL
Our annual trip to PGL Liddington is a highlight of our girls’ time at Holy Cross. Where else will you get the opportunity to swing from a trapeze, scale a wooden climbing wall and row your way across a lake, all during the same week? All activities at PGL encourage participants to hone their team…
Triumph for one Holy Cross house…
And the winner is… St Francis! At the end of each term we count up all of the credits that have been awarded to the girls. These are awarded for all sorts of reasons, from acts of kindness around school, to setting a positive example in lessons. This term staff gave out a grand total…
Theatrics with LAMDA
It was a busy day in the Drama Department last Wednesday, as over 100 girls in years 2-6 completed their LAMDA examinations. The girls have been working exceptionally hard leading up to this day and there was a real buzz of excitement throughout the school. After the exams were complete, the parents were treated…
A Viking Voyage
On Monday 18th March, the year 4 girls began a Viking journey of self-discovery and independence at Ufton Court, an Outdoor Education Centre in Berkshire. One night without parents – fortunately some Holy Cross Prep staff were dispatched to keep an eye on them! Two days were filled with amazing educational activities; the girls travelled…
Fashion, the planet and a message from Pope Francis
Before you throw away your old clothes, why not see if there’s a chance to give your once-loved outfits a new lease of life? That’s the message our year 6s were promoting last week during the ‘upstyle restyle instyle’ fashion show. In support of Pope Francis’s ‘Laudato Si’, year 6 responded to this important call…
Triumph in cricket
On Friday 15th March our U11 A & B cricket teams played in the Surrey ‘Smash It’ cricket festival. The girls played two matches and had two cricket coaching sessions with Surrey coaches during the afternoon. The coaches were very impressed with the girls’ skills and both teams won their matches against Danes Hill and Hall…
A wonderful ‘Evening of Music’
“On Tuesday evening over 100 singers and instrumentalists (with seven accompanying music staff) assembled in the hall to present a varied concert of music to parents. Featured, were the most advanced pupils in the school, alongside all of our musical ensembles who work hard on a weekly basis, and took the opportunity to perform. The…
Cel-arrr-brating World Book Day
Ahoy me hearties! Last week we donned our best pirate attire to celebrate World Book Day on the high seas. We were joined by children’s author, Timothy Knapman, whose latest publication, Captain Sparklebeard, tells the story of an adventurous girl who dares to be different – girl power with a nautical theme! During the course…
New Faces at Open Morning
We enjoyed a lovely, sunny ‘open morning’ on Tuesday this week. Our year 6 pupils were fantastic ‘tour guides’, chatting to our visitors about their favourite parts of school life as they explored the grounds. Tours took our visitors all over the school, from the newly blessed prayer room on the top floor of the…