12th November 2023
On Sunday, Hindu people around the world will celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Light. In assembly this week, the children learned about the history of Diwali. Mr Suri and Miss Zugel talked about the traditions that take place on this day and how families come together and celebrate the festival lighting Diya lamps, making rangoli patterns, preparing delicious food and singing songs. Adi and Ronav volunteered to share their traditions with us, too. Thank you Mr Suri for sharing with your PHS family how you celebrate your faith!
29th November 2023
Year 2 had a fantastic day during their Great Fire of London workshop, immersing themselves in life during 1666. Their journey began on Cheapside Street, where they were introduced to the different jobs they would undertake during the day. They moved from candle making to...
28th November 2023
On Tuesday morning, Year 5 made their way by tube to the Science Museum. Upon arrival, they took part in two interactive experiment shows, one of which focused on chemical reactions and catalysts and another of which delved into the exciting field of rocket science....
27th November 2023
We are well into the Christmas season and celebrations are underway! Children in the Lower School decorated the Christmas tree earlier this week, carefully hanging the baubles and draping the tinsel! We are all looking forward to other Christmas activities in the week ahead!
24th November 2023
Christmas came early when Nursery performed their Christmas concert, aptly named ‘A Jolly Christmas’. Inspired by Allan Ahlberg’s The Jolly Christmas Postman, the post people delivered seasonal greetings from all across the world. With the children singing a selection of festive songs from various nations,...
23rd November 2023
Year 2 had a fantastic day immersing themselves in the characters of the crayons from the book The Day the Crayons Quit. The children worked very hard to plan and write a letter as one of the crayons, explaining their reasons for quitting their jobs!...
22nd November 2023
Year 4 has been working hard on understanding decimals this week. They have learnt to compare, order, round and add and subtract with decimals. On Wednesday, they worked in pairs to develop their understanding of rounding decimals to the nearest whole number. Well done, Year...
