Category: Junior School

15th May 2019

Year four students found out how sound travels when they made their very own string phones in Science lesson this week. The eight to nine-year-olds crafted the old fashioned technology from just string, a sharpened pencil and paper cups. Classmates particularly enjoyed speaking into the retro contraptions and hearing each other’s voices. After the experiment,…

14th May 2019

Our J5 class is finding out more about Victorian England and the River Thames today, on a visit to Museum of London Docklands. The 9-10-year-olds classmates are studying the history of the river and are currently walking through Canary Wharf, to compare today’s Thames with how it was in the 1800s. The cohort has been…

7th May 2019

Our Year three students have been learning more about rivers in Gad’s very own Forest School. The seven to eight-year-old cohort was tasked with making a natural flowing watercourse from natural materials, as part of this term’s topic on weather and the water cycle. Form tutor, Mrs Ravinder Sandhu, said: “The Forest School was the…

2nd April 2019

Classmates from Gad’s Hill ran an Easter craft fair to help raise money for the school’s Kindergarten and Junior School Council. The team of 5-11 year-olds ran arts and crafts mini workshops at the after-school event, where classmates and their families were able to buy and take home their creations. Year three teacher, Mrs Ravinder…

21st March 2019

A Gad’s schoolgirl is helping sick children in a remote village in Kenya, by sending them handmade teddy bears. Seven-year-old Lily Durbin, from Alhallows, knits the cuddly toys with her grandmother and donates them to her cousin, nurse Carrie Thomas, who travels to Muhaka in Kwale County, with international volunteer travel operator Camps International Ltd….

19th March 2019

Our oldest Juniors are starting to get ready for their musical production of Aladdin in drama lessons. Today, professional dance and drama teacher, Mrs Amanda Crowter is rehearsing steps with some of the cast. Head of Juniors, Mrs Glynda Cullen, said: “We are very lucky here at Gad’s to have specialist teachers who dedicate their…

14th March 2019

Gad’s Junior student Freddie B. has secured a place at British Fencing’s national contest in May. Freddie, 11, qualified for the British Youth Championships after finishing runner-up in the South East Region rounds. Gad’s Fencing Coach, Miss Sarah Ellis, said: “Freddie deserves his success after a tough start where he played every U12 entry before…

12th March 2019

Our J4 classes have produced some impressive pieces after learning about the formal elements of art this term. The 8-9-year-olds studied the parts used to make a piece of artwork (line, shape, form, tone, texture, pattern, colour and composition) before creating mixed media pictures.

11th March 2019

Well done to our U10 netball squad who played Lorenden School and won 9-6. Head of PE, Mrs Julia Gunnill, commended the Junior girls for a good performance, who, although were down at half-time finished tiumphant due to strong accurate passing and shooting. Darcey K was named Player of the Match.      

5th March 2019

Our Junior cadets spent the night in Gad’s Hill Place to find out more about Charles Dickens. The 19-strong group of Year 6s joined their teachers for a sleepover in the great author’s former home. After enjoying hot dogs in the conservatory, the cohort set-up base camp in the library, before braving the dark to…