On Wednesday the children in Forms III-VI enjoyed a visit from the author Tom Palmer. Tom answered some very sensible questions about his books, which centre around his own interests; football, rugby and history. He spoke about how long it takes him to write his books and where he gains his inspiration. His book ‘Armistice…
What a fantastic, whacky, colourful day we had on Thursday for Waterloo’s Charity Day raising money for Cancer Research UK. The children came into school fashioning the whackiest hairstyles going. We had coca cola bottles in hair, mermaids, butterflies, all the hair dye you can imagine and a crazy amount of glitter! After lunch we were treated…
On Monday the children from Form IIL spent the afternoon at Elmbridge Retirement Village in Cranleigh. The children (and teachers) thoroughly enjoyed their first visit to Elmbridge. They had a carousel of different activities to complete with the residents, focusing on our ‘Kings and Queens’ topic. They made crowns, wrote about what they would do…
Longacre has opened a new wellbeing space for pupils and staff as part of the school’s focus on mindfulness and mental health. The ‘Bear Hut’, so called after the bear that features in the school’s logo, opened at the start of the term and is already proving popular with Longacre pupils. Funded by the Longacre…
On Monday we hosted our Agincourt Charity Day in support of WaterAid. We were delighted to welcome our guest speaker, Barrie Lawrence to talk to children in Reception to Year V about the plight of those in many parts of the developing world who still do not have access to clean water. The children also…
On Monday some of the Form V Tennis Club participants enjoyed an amazing day at Wimbledon. This day was a treat for the pupils who had worked so hard all year in Mrs Hall-Palmer’s tennis club. The group arrived at the venue in good time, ensuring they didn’t miss a minute of play, nor an opportunity…
Longacre’s Gifted & Talented Sports Club went on another incredible trip to Reed’s School this week. The pupils were quickly greeted and led to their first session with Mr Garrard (Hockey Professional and two times GB Olympian). This was the first time the group have had a session with Mr Garrard. He led the pupils through…
The Form V children spent an amazing week in Swanage leading up to half term on their Land and Wave residential and what a week it was! Every pupil fully embraced all the opportunities, learning new skills such as fire lighting, navigation, guiding each other while blindfolded as well as trying all the activities on…
What a wonderful Form VI trip to the rather beautiful Chateau de Warsy we had! Once we arrived after our long journey (full of the usual songs, cries of ‘are we there yet?’ and ‘I’m hungry’) we checked out our accommodation at La Grange; a step up from last year’s ‘Pig Pods’ to be sure! …
A group of lucky Under 9 & 10 boys got to experience a cricket masterclass delivered by Mark Ramprakash, the former Surrey & England legend and England Batting Coach. Mark, alongside Martin Bicknell (Director of Cricket, Charterhouse), delivered some exciting batting and fielding drills to the boys, before putting them through their paces in the nets. …