@simon_dieppe
days “An immense effort by the whole team - over a marathon every day for 3 days - for such a great cause. Everybody pushed themselves to the limit so that we can provide shoes for
#ncemaneni
.
@winterfoldhs
@BromsPrep
Our intrepid staff are ready to take on the 'Hitting The Wall' challenge this half-term! The challenge starts on Sun 27 May, and concludes on Tues 29.
To find out more, please visit
Good luck everyone!
#WinterfoldChallenge
Congratulations to
#OldWinterfoldian
Joe Humfress who achieved the highest mark in the world in his CIMA accountancy finals back in May. Joe, who is on the civil service fast stream, is currently based at HM Treasury, Westminster.
#OWNews
#Winterfold
#FormerPupil
Well done to Mr Brinkley
@jebrinkley
who has just completed a cycle ride from
#LlanwrtydWells
, where
@BromsSchool
was evacuated to during WW2. He was one of four cyclists who not only cycled back from Wales but also decided to take on the challenge of cycling there beforehand too
Mr Iain Davies
@idemdoc
, one of the
@wmcareteam
Clinical Leads visited
#Winterfold
this morning to talk to Reception children as part of their ‘People Who Help Us’ topic.
Thank you very much to Mr Davies for joining us!
#WHSReception
We are honoured to have Susie, Matthew Thacker’s mum here with us today. The Tournament is named after, and in memory of her son.
#WHSSport
#TheWinterfoldWay
The
#FriendsOfWinterfold
have said 'goodbye' to
@Mary_Bayliss
who is stepping down from managing the School Shop after 8 years. Mrs Hale has kindly agreed to take over from Sept. It was also
@daldred007
's last meeting as Chair, having served the committee for the past 13 years.
Last night’s Senior Production was performed to a packed Penryn Hall, and there was even a standing ovation for our brilliant cast and crew. Well done everyone! Head over to our Facebook Page for more photos.
#WHSDrama
#SchoolTheatre
During May half-term, Mr Dieppe and Mr Loughton will be attempting to run the entire length of Hadrian's Wall from Newcastle to Bowness-on-Solway in three days.
#Winterfold
parents are invited to join them to raise money for Ncemaneni. READ MORE:
A huge well done to Lucy W who has raised £1,100 in sponsorship to cut off her hair for The Little Princess Trust. Lucy's hair has made 2 new wigs for young people and the donation will contribute to the development of less aggressive and less toxic cancer treatments
@LPTrustUK
Congratulations to our pupils who have received their first holy communion. This is a special moment in their journey growing up in the Catholic faith.
It was a joy to see the children's wider families, some of whom had travelled some distance to be here to celebrate the day.
Well done to Kasey N who took part in January's 'Runuary Challenge. She completed the task and ran a total of 34.19 miles, raising £1,550 in the process for the
@cftrust
.
Thank you to everyone who supported Kasey in this cause.
#TheWinterfoldWay
Welcome to our new starters and a warm return to our current pupils for the start of the Christmas Term at
#Winterfold
. We look forward to seeing you all soon.
A very excited tour party has arrived at Shakaland. Looking forward to the cultural tour of the Zulu village, stick fighting, spear throwing and zulu dancing ...
We are delighted to share the news that
#Winterfold
has been ranked as one of the top five
#CatholicPrepSchools
in the country (there are approximately eighty in the UK) by The Catholic Herald.
Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, flying in the Queen's helicopter, landed in our field earlier.
Pupils and staff were very excited to see a member of the
@RoyalFamily
in the School grounds.
#TheWinterfoldWay
Our Chamber Choir, Senior Percussion Ensemble and String Group have been busy this lunchtime recording their amazing music for Bromsgrove School Headmaster's Christmas Card. We're really looking forward to the finished card.
#WHSMusic
#TheWinterfoldWay
Congratulations to Catherine Clark who has celebrated 30 years of service at
#Winterfold
. Catherine began her working life looking after the boarders who were here at the time. She has had a multitude of roles within the School before moving into the Finance office.
It is wonderful to share updates on the refurbishment of the media centre, library and offices at Ncemaneni Combined School
@ArmstrongMthem1
- we look forward to seeing the finished result!
#WorkingTogether
#TheWinterfoldWay
Chaddesley Corbett village came to Winterfold today to remember those who lost their lives in WW1. Guests enjoyed afternoon tea, with poignant songs by the Pre-Prep Choir, Chamber Choir, moving drama pieces and a time to reflect.
#LestWeForget
#Remembrance
.
Congratulations to our Eliza Doolittles today - Bessy and Isla, Louis as Professor Higgins and all of our fantastic Year 7 and 8 thespians and singers.
#MyFairLady
#TheWinterfoldWay
Many thanks to Mr Blakeway for sharing his experiences on the Ha Long Bay yacht, which came 3rd in the
#clipperroundtheworld
@ClipperRace
at Assembly this morning . Great advice for the children "be curious and find your own adventure".
#TheWinterfoldWay
Harvest Mass took place this morning.
Thank you to our parents and friends of the School who have been incredibly generous with their donations for the Harvest Festival.
The produce will be taken to
@BasementB61
in Bromsgrove tomorrow.
And the results are in...
Well done to the winners of our Pumpkin Competition:
Florence N – KG2
Emily C - Reception
Teddy M – Year 4
Nigel, our Site Supervisor, judged the competition - a difficult task as the pumpkins were all so different. Super effort everyone!
Since audiences couldn't attend today for our Senior Production of
#MyFairLady
, we are recording today's performances and look forward to sharing these with you.
#TheWinterfoldWay
#OldWinterfoldian
Frazer B made his debut for England U15 football vs Croatia, and played in all four games during the tournament.
Frazer has worked incredibly hard over a number of years to get this far, and we look forward to hearing more about his progress in the future.
It has been announced by Buckingham Palace that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has passed away.
The thoughts and prayers of everyone at Winterfold are with The Royal Family at this sad time.
Our parents are being incredibly supportive and we love seeing all the photographs of your online learning set up at home. Please keep sending these in to us via social media. Here is Eddy, ready for Mrs Thackery and Miss Muscutt’s Reception classes being taught online tomorrow.
This morning, the whole of the Prep School gathered in the secret garden adjacent to the main house. Father Lamb granted an official blessing to the statue of Mary and pupils scattered rose petals as they led the way.
Congratulations to Charlie M and Eleanor W,
#Winterfold
's Head Boy and Head Girl for the 2020/21 academic year. Very well done also to Thomas A and Anna G who are Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl respectively.
#TheWinterfoldWay
#WinterfoldYear8
#SchoolLeaders