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Election Campaign

Since returning from their successful trip to the Lake District the children in Year 8 have been engaging in an election campaign.  Parties were....(More)

House Singing Festival

Once again, the annual Singing Festival involved every child in the Prep Department in a day of musical activities leading to adjudicated performances....(More)

Yr 5 RS Trip – Seeking the Maharajah, Ancient House Museum, Thetord

All the children in Year 5 have recently visited the Ancient House Museum in Thetford as part of the work they are doing in Religious Studies learning about Sikhism....(More)

ASC Year 7 Camping Trip

On Friday July 2nd, Mr. Parker, Mr. Coulthart and Mrs. Lewis Williams took 20 Year 7 children to Thetford forest for the annual ASC Year....(More)

St. Piers School - Raised Flower Beds

On Friday June 25th Mr. And Mrs. Parker and three former pupils, Katie Amey, Victoria Taylor and Sydney Laing travelled to St Piers School....(More)

Y8 Lake District 2010

After completing their Common Entrance exams the children in Year 8 enjoyed a week in the Lake District, at the YMCA National Centre....(More)

Year 3 Concert

The Year 3 children were in full voice as they presented their concert to an enthusiastic audience of parents and friends. All the....(More)

Year 5 ASC Camping Trip

The Year 5 children who take part in A.S.C. have just had their annual camping trip.  The children were driven to Whitlingham Broad from....(More)

Yr 6 Trip To Walsingham

The children in Year Six recently visited the Christian pilgrimage site of Walsingham, in North Norfolk, to visit and explore different Christian....(More)

Prep Department Summer Concert

Musicians from the Prep Department were on fine form as they entertained an enthusiastic audience to an evening of music and....(More)

St Peter Mancroft and Salvation Army

During May the children in Year 7 went on their RS trip. 7H walked down to St. Peter Mancroft to visit the church and the Octagon Café whereas 7C....(More)

Year 1 Concert

For the first time, the Year 1 concert took place in our wonderful, new Read Hall. The children were very excited and their parents thoroughly....(More)

Year 1 Mini Gardens

Year One spent an idyllic afternoon at the end of the Spring Term creating their own mini gardens....(More)

Year 1 DT with Mr Buck

The Year 1 children had a visit from our Head of Design Technology in the Prep Department and some of the children from years 5 and 6. In the summer....(More)

Easter Activity Morning

What a fun filled morning we all had and thankfully the rain held off. Children delighted in the Easter activities. They were busy painting wooden eggs, making....(More)

Prep Department Concert

One is always in for a treat at a Town Close School Concert and the most recent was no exception. The entrance of Hamish McGregor, Leader of the Orchestra....(More)

Bike or Boot!

Congratulations to Emily, Maria, Annabelle, Maddy and Matilda, who completed their sponsored bike and roller skate challenge! They completed 4.8 miles....(More)

Informal Concert for Mr Willson’s Pupils

The Read Hall has certainly been busy this term. On Tuesday 16th March Mr Willson and his drum pupils hosted an Informal Concert, the first of....(More)

Triple Medal Success for Town Close House Girls!

The School is celebrating success in three recent hockey and netball tournaments that have brought regional and national recognition to their girls’ teams....(More)

Year 4 Concert

On Wednesday 10th March, our impressive new Performing Arts Hall, known as the ‘Read Hall’, hosted its inaugural concert when the Year 4 children performed in....(More)

Year 8's production of 'Romeo and Juliet'

We originally intended this evening of Shakespeare to be a low-key performance, to provide an opportunity for those pupils who had been....(More)

Year 6's presentation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

Inspired by a performance of this play I saw last spring, at the Theatre Royal, I was determined to give a talented Year 6 the opportunity to experience and....(More)

'All Systems Go - Belgium'

The fifteenth annual Year 6 Humanities field trip stands on the cusp of departure - lists drawn, tickets ordered, guides booked and passports handed in. This year, a record number of 70 pupils are attending; the delights of the trip cross a breadth of experience from medieval religious art to contemporary European furniture design, from the battlefield of the Ypres Salient to the canals of Bruges.  

Read Hall Official Opening

On February 2nd the Read Hall was officially opened by Adam Buxton, actor, comedian and Town Close parent. There was great excitement in the Hall as....(More)

Year 8 History Symposium

With the triple goals of establishing links with the charitable organisation St Peter
Hungate Medieval Art Centre, meeting and....(More)

The Arty-Fact Theatre Co.

Year 2 and Year 3 were entertained by The acting duo introduced the basics of the Dewey Library cataloguing system, in an amusing and comical play. They....(More)

Chinese New Year 2010

In Year One this week we have been thinking about Chinese culture and the Chinese New Year celebrations. We held an activity day to allow the....(More)

A Grand Opening

A celebrity guest came from the Prep Dept to open our new role play area. Mr Ruffell, Head of Geography, arrived to great excitement and after....(More)

Jewish Way of Life Exhibition

The children in Years 7 and 8 have been fortunate enough to visit the Jewish Way of Life Exhibition, which was visiting Norwich.  The exhibition is designed....(More)

“This Is Rocket Science!”

A great thank you to Ethen (1S) and Corey (Nursery)’s Mum for giving up a morning and an afternoon all for the sake of Science. We were learning....(More)

The Salvation Army's Toys & Tins Christmas Appeal

We were delighted to receive this letter from Mr David Woodrow of the Salvation Army following our children’s marvellous response to the Appeal.

Christmas Disco

Over 60 children in Years 7 and 8 had a great time in the Pre-Prep hall at the Annual Christmas Disco. Matrix Disco provided the music and the theme....(More).

Year 2 Carol Singing

On Tuesday 15th December a group of year 2 children went carol singing at the end of the school day with their parents and teachers. Here we all are singing....(More)

8C visit to the Salvation Army Citadel

The children in 8C visited the Salvation Army Citadel on 15th November to attend one of their Sunday meetings.  This is the children’s second visit to....(More)

Year 7 Trip to France, November 2009

Year 7’s twelfth annual visit to the Château de la Baudonnière....(More)

Samaritans Purse Shoe Boxes

The Reception and Nursery children have been collecting items to fill shoe boxes for the ‘Samaritans Purse’ Christmas Appeal. They wrapped up the boxes....(More)

EACH East Anglia's Children's Hospice

We were very happy to welcome Jessica Hiscocks, from EACH, to our Assembly earlier this month. She told us a lot about Quidenham Hospice and our children....(More)

Yr 8 Join The Congregation At St Peter Mancroft

On a wet Sunday morning the children in 8LW joined a variety of people across Norfolk who were all making their way to various church services. The children....(More)

Touch Typing

The final Touch Typing session of the term was held, in the computer room, this morning. Another twenty children from across the School have....(More)

Nick and Anita Butterworth

On Thursday 8th October Nick and Anita Butterworth visited Year 1 on their way into the city to publicise Anita’s new book ‘Jake our Hero’....(More)

Nursery visit to Notcutts

On Wednesday 30th September, the Nursery children eagerly boarded the school minibuses for a short journey to Notcutts Garden Centre. On arrival we....(More)

Y6 Buddhist Centre Trip

All the children in Year 6 have recently visited the Norwich Buddhist Centre as part of the work they are doing in Religious Studies....(More)

Woodbridge School’s Inter-Schools Eventer Challenge at Towerlands
11th October 2009

This year Woodbridge School held their annual Inter-Schools Eventer Challenge at Towerlands in deepest darkest Essex! This is a long way for us Norfolk folk....(More)

Reception Visit To The Prep Department

Each of our Reception classes have enjoyed an exciting visit to meet Mr Ruffell. He is our geography teacher in the Prep Department. We found out about maps....(More)

Music & Poetry Evening - Oct 2009

Parents and friends of the School were royally entertained when children from the Prep Department participated in a celebration of music and poetry. The event was held to celebrate National Poetry Day. The children in Years 3 to 6 had learned poems of their choice while Year 7 pupils had written their own ballads. The Year 8 pupils presented their own dramatic dialogues based on a series of paintings. Their starting point had been U A Fanthorpe’s poem ‘Not My Best Side’ which is itself based on the painting of St. George and the Dragon by Paolo Uccello. Interspersed among the recitations were accomplished solo and duet musical performances given by some of out year 8 musicians. Their items were played on a variety of instruments and represented a broad range of musical style. A thoroughly enjoyable evening, congratulations to all those who took part.

St Felix Triathlon – 27th September 2009

Another perfect day for the annual St Felix Triathlon – a combined competition of swimming, riding and running. Glorious sunshine ....(More)

Foundation Stage Information Evening - Sept 09

After meeting their child’s new teacher and settling their child into their early days at Town Close, parents of our Reception and Nursery children were invited to....(More)

Year 8 Geography Field Trip - Sept 09

Immediately prior to the beginning of term, all pupils in Year 8 spent an enjoyable 3 days at Holt Hall on the annual Geography field trip.... (More)