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On Monday we launched our annual Festival of Literacy with a fancy dress book character event. The children and staff arrived to school wearing a fantastic array of costumes, and many had brought their favourite book along to share with… Read more

The Nursery children were very excited to be boarding the coach and heading over the bridge to Bristol today. On arrival, they had the opportunity to build with some oversized bricks before heading into the planetarium. There were many ‘oohs’… Read more

The Reception classes treated us to a feast of dinosaur facts, dance and song this morning. The assembly told us the story of Reception’s travels back in time to the Mesozoic Era. The children delivered their lines beautifully and we… Read more

Make science lessons longer and increase the length of break-time. That was the advice of three ‘new’ head teachers at Monmouth Schools Pre-Prep and Nursery, Monmouth School Boys’ Prep and Monmouth School Girls’ Prep on Wednesday 16th May. Three pupils… Read more

During their visit to the Roman Baths in Bath, Year 2 took part in an educational workshop where they learnt about Roman dress, including togas, and had the opportunity to try some on. They handled and identified Roman artefacts, including… Read more

Eye-catching scale models of a DeLorean car and a Tardis greeted children on their return to a Monmouth school this week. The boys and girls from Monmouth Schools Pre-Prep and Nursery were met at the front gate by the iconic… Read more

This week culminated with Mrs Franklin’s excellent class assembly. It was a little trip down memory lane for the staff and parents, and a whole new world for the children, when 2F brought ‘Blockbusters’ and not just one Bob Holness,… Read more

Year 1 enjoyed a Science workshop on Wednesday morning, around the topic of ‘Light and Dark’. There were a variety of activities on offer including: a light table, pop-up dark room, blindfold games and light box activities. The children travelled… Read more

The Year 2 children invited their parents to join in with a Rocket Workshop to round of their first half of the term. The children were assigned to five groups: Neutron, Atom, Peake, Sputnik and Einstein, and completed a round-robin… Read more

Year 1’s ‘Marvellous Middle’ event consisted of a whole day of rocket themed fun. Phase 1 was an investigation into gravity where the children were required to make predictions and test their hypotheses. Phase 2 saw the children making small… Read more

On Wednesday Mrs Lewis’ happy band of performers treated us to a fact-packed assembly that truly was ‘Out of this World’! The children had memorised a huge amount of interesting information and relayed it clearly and confidently to the audience…. Read more

Children from Monmouth Schools Pre-Prep and Nursery enjoyed a range of activities yesterday (Friday) to raise money for Velindre – Wales’ leading cancer centre. Pupils and staff across Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools all made donations to wear red to school, while some sold delicious… Read more

The Year 2 children and their families enjoyed an evening of stargazing by fairylight on Thursday. The sky was clear, the conditions were perfect for finding constellations and the children were eager to share their knowledge with their parents. After… Read more

It was our first ever visit to the Think Tank in Birmingham, and the staff were very impressed by the size and quality of the museum. As well as visiting the planetarium, and a chance to lie back on those… Read more

The Reception children set off for Bristol on Tuesday morning, full of excitement and enthusiasm about their excursion. On arrival, the children headed towards the planetarium, where they donned imaginary space suits and strapped themselves securely into their seats. Their… Read more

The children arrived to school on Thursday to find a space shuttle on the welly shed and their classrooms totally transformed. It was with a great deal of excitement that they set off along the riverbank, following the signs to… Read more

As a result of their sponsored walk the Reception children have raised £228 to donate to the Hedgehog Helpline and have also collected a good deal of food, so they were delighted that Bethan Alan was able to come and… Read more

Children from Monmouth Schools Pre-Prep and Nursery donned wellies, face paint and hedgehog masks today for a sponsored walk. The Reception class looked a picture as they marched along the banks of the River Wye to raise money for the local hedgehog… Read more

Year 2 were very excited to be invited to the Girls’ Prep to take part in some mathematical challenges this week. The Year 5 girls had prepared a variety of tasks in various locations around the school and grounds. Each… Read more

The Year 1 children enjoyed a fire safety workshop this week, in preparation for their re-enactment of the Great Fire of London. The children gathered in the school car park, where their beautiful models of 17th Century houses had been… Read more