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St Margaret’s Prep School News

Year 5 Cook Up a Storm with Calne Town Mayor Cllr Robert MacNaughton!

We were delighted to welcome Calne Town Mayor Cllr Robert MacNaughton to St Margaret's earlier this week. He enjoyed a tour of our campus and then joined Year 5's cookery session with Vaughan's Kitchen Cookery School!

14/03/2024


Chamber Choir Reach Final of Banardo's National Choral Competition

Congratulations to our Chamber Choir, who were selected to perform at Barnardo’s National Choral Competition – the largest of its kind in the UK.

12/03/2024


Year 2 Boys at Elstree Football Festival

After much excitement over the last few weeks, the Year 2 boys represented St Margaret's brilliantly at Elstree School's Football Fesitval earlier this week. 

12/03/2024


Announcement - New Head of Prep

We are delighted to announce that, following a rigorous recruitment process, we have appointed Mr Alex Hopkins, to succeed Mr Luke Bromwich, as the new Head of Prep School from September 2024.

28/02/2024


Watch out, Year 4 Vikings about!

On Friday 9th February, Year 4 enjoyed a jam-packed day to kick off their new unit of learning all about the Vikings!

19/02/2024


EYFS Celebrate the Year of the Dragon!

On Friday 9th February, our Nursery and Reception classes enjoyed a Chinese feast to celebrate the start of the Year of the Dragon!

13/02/2024


Year 4 visit Noah's Ark Zoo

To support their recent areas of focus on classification in Science and Biomes in Geography, Year 4 enjoyed a day out at Noah’s Ark Zoo near Bristol.

07/02/2024


First Lego League 2024

Matilda (Year 6) shares her reflections on the First Lego League 2024 - a challenging but fun experience for the Year 6 team of eleven.  This year the theme was ‘Masterpiece’ " to ‘imagine and innovate new ways to create and communicate art across the globe’.  

06/02/2024


Panto Perfection from Years 3 and 4!

Congratulations to Years 3 and 4 for their two superb performances of 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Camelot'. Years 3 and 4 delievered the show with confidence, joy and perfect comedic timing!

01/02/2024


Year 2 Journey to a Faraway Land

Last week, Year 2 enjoyed a wonderful day of immersive learning to ignite their interests in their new unit of learning 'Journey to a Faraway Land'.  The children looked fantastic in their nautical outfits as they undertook a day of carefully planned activities designed to 'hook' them into their new unit.

16/01/2024