Month: September 2019

10th September 2019

Our youngest children are learning how to express themselves through music and movement during regular workshops with our specialist drama and dance teacher. The two to four-year-olds join Mrs Crowter, of The Amanda-Jayne Stage School, in Gad’s theatre for a weekly session all about music, movement, rhythm and dance. Together, the youngsters take part in…

9th September 2019

Year four classmates joined form tutor Mrs Jodie Page in a corridor combat to learn all about how the Tudor family came to rule. After ‘arming’ themselves with the facts and figures about the civil wars fought in medieval England from 1455 to 1485, the eight to nine-year-old classmates were ready for the practical part…

6th September 2019

4th September 2019

Our Year one students are building on their language skills by learning how to blend sounds and pronounce words – with the help of a very friendly frog! Phonics is a key part of the curriculum for the classmates and Head of Kindergarten and form tutor, Mrs Victoria Grant, is joined by Fred the frog…

4th September 2019

A Year six student is helping Gad’s catering team at break time, after impressing teachers with her mental maths skills. Head of Junior School, Oduware Inneh, 10, has been chosen to help serve tuck to fellow Juniors. Form tutor, Mrs Joanne Titler, said:  “As you can imagine, break time is a very busy time in…

3rd September 2019

Our reception classmates had their very first Spanish lesson this morning. Head of Modern Foreign Languages, Miss Sophie Batther, said:  “Learning to speak a new language is a great life skill. “Young children love to listen to stories, sing and role play with friends and that’s exactly how we introduce our Reception classmates to Spanish…

2nd September 2019

At Gad’s we celebrate students’ achievements in and out of school – thank you for continuing to share your good news stories over the summer break. Recent accomplishments include GCSE student James qualifying to represent England in the Angling World Championships; 12-year-old Fleur being awarded the highest grade possible in a GCSE equivalent musical theatre…