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Form V ‘Mathsmagics’ at King Edward’s Witley
On Wednesday morning the Form V children were very lucky to attend ‘Mathsmagics Live’ at King Edward’s, Witley. The show sparked curiosity and enthusiasm in the children about how amazing maths can be by looking at some simple theories that have been proven by mathematicians. Many of the children volunteered to go up on stage…
Hockey Masterclass at Worth School
The Form V and VI hockey players enjoyed a great start to the season with an amazing hockey masterclass at Worth School this week. The players were treated to a 1.5 hour session with former England U21 and National Indoor Champion winning captain, Simon Faulkner, who is Head of Hockey at Worth. Simon put all…
Shamley Green Environmental Group
We are very excited to be featured on the Shamley Green Environment Group’s newly launched website. The website features all the work that the environment group is doing in order to improve the environment in Shamley Green as well as information on how they have been collaborating with the two village schools, Longacre and Wonersh…
Virtual Author Visit
On Friday 26th November, Forms III to V signed in to Vashti Hardy’s talk on Ecological Fantasy Writing. Vashti explained her journey as an author and elaborated on her love of creating new worlds to base her character’s adventures. Vashti Hardy gave the children top tips and ideas on how to build their own worlds,…
Form I Trip to Painshill Park
On Thursday, Form I donned their warmest clothes and braved the freezing temperatures to journey to Painshill Park. We were adapting our learning on the senses, to the natural world. Our guide Adam led us on whirlwind adventure (no time to stop and get cold) through the Painshill landscape from meadow to woods to gardens,…
PTA 75th Anniversary Ball
What a fabulous evening at the 75th Anniversary Ball on Saturday. We had an amazing turnout from parents, alumni parents and staff, all of whom were certainly in the mood to celebrate after such a long time! There were sparkles a plenty on the dance floor and the hotel bar was kept busy well…
Form IV Trip to Fishbourne Roman Villa
Last Friday, the Form IV children enjoyed an interesting visit to Fishbourne Roman Villa. We thoroughly enjoyed walking around the remains of the North Wing and looking at the impressive mosaic floors. We were amazed to find out that it was a truck digging for a water pipe that ploughed through the floor of one…
Form III Trip to Haslemere Museum
On Friday, Form III visited Haslemere Museum to learn about Ancient Egyptian mummification. The children were fascinated to learn more about this very unusual (and pretty disgusting!) process. First we met the museum’s pretend Ancient Egyptian and got stuck in removing and embalming its organs in order to prepare him for the salting stage. We…
Surrey Wildlife Trust
We were very lucky to have a visit and assembly from two ladies from the Surrey Wildlife Trust who came to see the wonderful work being done by the Green Team and Community Service Club at Longacre. After a meat free lunch (an idea which they loved) Emily and Sue had a tour of Badger…
Green Team Car Boot Sale
Our second ever Green Team car boot sale was held last sunny Saturday, to highlight our need to think more carefully about our consumption, and reuse where we can. We were raising money for Surrey Wildlife Trust and funds to enable our new Badger Wood hide and bird viewing area to be maintained. The car boot…