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  • 17/10/24

    Extra-Curricular Clubs

    The extracurricular programme got off to a wonderful start at the beginning of the academic year. You will have read in our previous newsletter regarding our extra-curricular fair that was held within the first week of term. This momentum continued throughout the term, where lots of wonderful opport...
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  • 15/10/24

    House Competitions – Off to a Great Start!

    The house events this term are well underway, with plenty of excitement and participation from students across all year groups. It's been fantastic to see the enthusiasm and competitive spirit alive and kicking. So far, we've had two major events: the House Language Challenge and House Spell...
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  • 14/10/24

    Year 12 & 13 OutdoorActivities Team Building Trip

    A group of our Year 12 students braved the rain and the Oxfordshire wildlife for an overnight camping and activity trip. Despite the local squirrels launching a daring attack, and ransacking students backpacks for food, a brilliant time was had by all. From climbing and abseiling, to tomaha...
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  • 14/10/24

    Year 10 and 11 Rugby Tour

    On Friday 11th October some forty Year 10 and 11 students and five members of staff headed to the ‘rugby hotbed’ of Gloucester for a weekend of rugby and other sporting pursuits. The tour kicked off with a ‘wonder try’ courtesy of Harry and from there both teams ex...
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  • 09/10/24

    Highlights from Fun Fridays

    This October, we had positive engagement from the students with encouraging public speaking and being on centre stage in the Main Hall. Most Fun Fridays required brain power yet the students overcame the challenges and responded amazingly well. Some Fun Fridays were themed; Word Scramble, Pictogr...
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  • 03/10/24

    Careers Update

    CAREERS Appointments for Year 11 start again this week with our dedicated careers counsellor Nic Dean who is helping students think about next steps and prepare an action plan. We are identifying those who want initial support. If you feel your son or daughter is in need immediate support...
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  • 27/09/24

    Year 11 Geography Fieldtrip to Studland Bay

    On Tuesday 24th and Thursday 26th September the Year 11 Geography students completed their physical fieldwork at Studland Bay, Dorset. Students had a key question of “why does vegetation vary in a sand dune system” so used a variety of data collection methods in order to get data to help...
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  • 25/09/24

    Highlights from Fun Fridays

    Fun Fridays are a main feature that continues to make Park House School stand out from the rest. As the current Minister of Fun, I am responsible for the end of week activities that are vibrant, energetic and a chance for the children to experience positive encounters in participation. We’ve d...
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  • 24/09/24

    Highlights from Sport

    The 2024 season has started tremendously for Park House Sport, as always we have high numbers attending a range of our extra- curricular clubs. This term we focus on district girls football, boys rugby with national and county cup football fixtures. Interspersed this term we’ll also...
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  • 19/09/24

    World Challenge Launch

    On 11th September, students in Years 8-10 were introduced to an exciting new opportunity, the World Challenge Borneo Trip during an assembly hosted by Ben, from World Challenge. The enthusiasm from students was overwhelming, with such great interest that the World Challenge website temporarily...
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  • 18/09/24

    Matilda The Musical 2025!

    What an exciting start back to the term for the Performing Arts Dept. After the success of Bugsy last year we decided to produce another musical for this academic year. These brought out over 70 students to attend the auditions on 17th September! We have finally cast our show after a very rigo...
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  • 13/09/24

    Careers Update

    Thank you for last year’s Work Experience Week Very well done to our students who had an amazing time during Work Experience Week. There were over 240 students out on placement in a huge variety of roles across businesses in the local community and far and wide. Without your su...
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