30th January 2026

The school Council and Food Council also met this week to discuss issues that matter to the children and to provide feedback to the school kitchen. The Prep children enjoyed a taste challenge with Chapter One this week – exploring a variety of sweet, salty, sour and bitter foods. You can find out more about these in the school new stories here.

On Monday in assembly we heard about the fascinating academic journey Dr Sarah Eilon has been on with dyslexia, including studying Zoology at Cambridge followed by a career change and retraining as a doctor. Sarah's message was a powerful one, encouraging the children to work at what they struggle with and enjoy what they are good at. She talked about the importance of teams being made up of people with a range of perspectives and how we should celebrate our differences and we shouldn't be afraid to ask for help. 

Our Year 2 children also enjoyed a French breakfast yesterday, dressed in the colours of the French flag, with some sporting ‘typically French’ accessories including moustaches, berets and onion garlands! They had lots of opportunities to practise ordering in French and Madame Sheriff was impressed by the children’s spoken language skills. Well done Year 2!

Yesterday, we also had our annual Review Day, which is effectively a mock inspection, led by a current ISI Inspector and three senior staff from other Wishford Schools. The day went very well and the team were most impressed with, among other things, the children's enthusiasm for learning, the ways in which they were appropriately stretched and supported, their enjoyment of collaborative learning and the relaxed and happy atmosphere they noted both inside the classroom and around school. 

 

Year 6 Results

Very well done to Edith and Olivia, who have both been offered places at St Helen and St Katharine, with Edith being awarded an English prize, as well as to Rafe, Juno, Christopher and Lotte who have all been offered places at Leighton Park, with Rafe being awarded a Drama scholarship and Lotte a Sports scholarship!

 

Half term camps

There are still spaces available for children aged 8–14 at the February half-term Discover Camp. The camp is open to all children, so please feel free to share this with friends outside Rupert House who may be looking for half-term childcare. You can book your place here: February Half Term – Discovery Activity Camps

 

Catholic church service at Stonor Chapel

There will be a family friendly Catholic church service at Stonor Chapel this Sunday (1^st February) at 9.30am. The Stonors would like to welcome any Rupert House families who are interested to come along. For those coming, when you arrive please park at the Tumblestone Hollow Visitor car park and come to the chapel at the side of the house.

 

NSPCC National Number Day 

We are looking forward to National Number Day next Friday - please do read the letter below and ensure our child brings in the right vegetable with which to explore all manner of mathematical challenges!

I hope that you have a restful weekend.