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Why fit in when you are born to stand out?
Why fit in when you were born to stand out? At Skippers we value the importance of the individual. One of the most exciting elements of being in education is recognising a child’s unique abilities and encouraging their growth and development. To help illustrate this we need to go back to the 1940s when the… Read More »
Why Harry Hill came to Skippers
As part of a Persuasive Writing lesson last term our Year 5s wrote letters to celebrities that they admire to persuade them to come to Skippers and thanks to Charlotte Mitchell’s persuasive letter Harry Hill visited us today! Charlotte compelled Harry to visit us and to his credit, even though he caught Covid last term… Read More »
Clothes donations gratefully received in Harambee
Our boys in Kisii who belong to my charity, Harambee For Kenya, were so grateful to receive the generous donations of old and out of date second hand uniform which cannot be used within the school. We recently received this photograph from them proudly displaying their ‘new’ clothing with a message telling us how… Read More »
U13 Girls Reach Semi Finals
The wind held its breath yesterday and allowed our girls to thoroughly enjoy a competitive yet fun netball tournament at Lancing College. The U11 girls put on a cohesive and strong display winning three out of five of their matches against some large schools. It is worth noting the two they lost were only by… Read More »
Year 6 Pupil Rosa Performs at Glyndebourne
The Senior Choir enjoyed a trip to Glyndebourne Opera house last week to watch its brand new youth opera, Pay the Piper, an adaptation of the `Pied Piper of Hamelin’. It was made even more special by the fact that Year 6 Skippers pupil Rosa Jones was performing in it. After months of rehearsals it… Read More »
Congratulations Esme
Congratulations to Performing Arts Prefect Esme Moignard, who represented Skippers Hill Manor Prep at The Cranmer Awards held at St. Mary’s Church, Battle, for the Chichester Diocese heat, held on 16th November 2021. Esme gained a Highly Commended for her reading of Psalm 104 from the1662 Book of Common Prayer. Here is Esme with the… Read More »
Year 7 and 8 Camp 2021
Finally, after a long wait due to the pandemic, we were able to camp again!! This event seemed especially desirable this year, following 18 months of bubbles, lockdowns and so many restrictions preventing us to create some true bonding moments with our friends and colleagues. Now we had the ideal opportunity in a safe outdoor… Read More »
Meet Dominic Jones Our Graduate Sports Coach
Dominic has now been with us since the start of the school year. He has thrown himself into everything, the staff and children all love him and it seems like he’s always been here. We asked him a few questions about himself. What attracted you to the role at Skippers? I was firstly attracted to… Read More »
Year 6 Leaver Thanks His Teachers
Skippers students are always given plenty of opportunities, especially with school trips. I don’t think some people realise how lucky they are to have these amazing teachers, who give us these wonderful experiences. We would like to thank Mr Leggett for arranging this year’s trips to Dorset for years 6, 7 and 8, even during… Read More »
Performing Arts Success
We have continued to have some great success this term with more excellent exam results in both LAMDA and ABRSM Music Exams. Congratulations to all the pupils who took exams this term and achieved brilliant results. LAMDA Exams Verse & Prose Entry Level Oliver Clay – Distinction Millie Gebbie – Distinction Nell Harvey – Merit… Read More »
