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Newsletter 4th March

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04 Mar 2022

Perhaps not quite in keeping with my role as Head of a Prep School as one might expect, I must admit that the 11+ process does not always sit terribly well with me, particularly in London.

Trip to the Tower of London

Class 2 jumped on a bus, and travelled to the tube station – the class were very excited to go underground! When we arrived, we were introduced to Princess Joan, who gave us a tour of the Tower. She told us all about the different animals that lived in the Tower, the walls around the tower, the differences between then and now, and we also went to knight school. It was a wonderful trip, enjoyed by all!

Book Reading 'Mister Finch and the Queen'

Local children's author and Cameron House alumn, Camille Goodman, visited Cameron Vale on 28th February to read the children her hilarious new picture book, 'Mister Finch and the Queen', the first book in what will become a series and very apt for the year of the Queen's Jubilee! Mister Finch is a delightfully eccentric old man, about to receive his invitation from the Queen to the palace as he is soon to be one hundred. His pet chick, Marcello, goes everywhere with him on his rickety pink bicycle, visiting London’s most iconic sights. It's a tale that hopes to bring young and old together, laughing and concocting their own stories of misadventures wherever they may be. Camille designed some fun educational activities linked to the book to spark the childrens' creative imagination and had a wonderful time meeting the children. Please follow the link below to order this wonderful book.

www.mindsunderground.com/mister-finch

Art Morning

Cameron Vale School has been invited to enter the 4th Plinth competition, hosted by the Mayor of London and the Arts Council England.

This year's theme is: Imagination. The children had the morning to create an entry using paint, clay, collage or cross stitch.

Science Lesson

Years 5 and 6 were investigating how to create a dimmer switch in a circuit and measuring voltage of batteries and circuits using multimeters. There were some very interesting discoveries!

Building a Dream House with Year 6

Year 6 built 3D models of the ground floor their 'Dream House' using their floor plans and ensuring that they used the correct scale factor and measurements.

Book Week!

Our theme this year was 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. The children had a delightful day dressing up as their favourite Roald Dahl characters, the costumes were fantastic! Here are some photo highlights from the week.

Grenadier Guard Visit

Class 2 have been learning all about London. This afternoon Major Robbie came to visit from the Grenadier guards. The children enjoyed trying on this uniform, learning to march and having afternoon tea together.