La chenille qui fait des trous 🐛🦋

Pre-Prep French Club recently learnt about the metamorphosis of a papillon in Pre-Prep French Club.

Mrs Moffat read the French Hungry Caterpillar to the children and took them on a colourful papillon hunt in the Pre-Prep garden.

We're recruiting!

Mini Hive Early Years Practitioner

Up to 12 hours per week - three hours per evening, Mondays to Thursdays, 3.30pm until 6.30pm. St Michael's term time (33 weeks per annum).

For more information or to apply, please visit: stmichaelsprep.face-ed.co.uk/Vacancies/Deta…

#sevenoaks

Last week Mia in Year 2 performed a beautiful rendition of La Cucaracha on her ukulele with Mr Connell in assembly! 🎶🇲🇽

#ukulele #music #assembly #prepschool #independentschool #lacucaracha #music performance

Year 5 use plasticine to explore water resistance in Science!

#science #science lesson #plasticine #year5 #prepschool #independentschool #waterresistance

Year 6 have begun making ceramic pods inspired by ceramist Alice Ballard 🎨

We can't wait to see the final products!

#art #art ist #ceramist #clay #ceramicpots #art lesson #year6 #prepschool #independentschool #sevenoaks #kemsing #otford

Family Ski Trip highlights ⛷️🏂

125 members of the St Michael's community enjoyed an unforgettable trip to the French Alps during the Easter break for our annual Family Ski Trip!

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#skitrip #frenchalps #france #skiing

The sun was shining in Ancient Rome today as Year 4 channelled their inner warriors for Roman Day! ☀️🏺🏛️🛡️

#roman s #roman era #ancientrome #roman day #rome #roman #year4 #prepschool #independentschool #sevenoaks #kent #kemsing #shoreham #seal #medway #tonbridge #tunbridgewells

Years 2 and 3 enjoy a mathematical safari! 🐯🐘🦎

On Wednesday morning, our excited and confident Year 2 children joined forces with our experienced and mature Year 3 pupils in the Prep School for a fun morning of Maths activities as part of our transition programme.

#maths

Lambs visit Pre-School! 🐑

Four adorable visitors surprised Nursery and Kindergarten yesterday morning as Farmer Robbie from Wilkins Farm visited St Michael’s with his 3 week old lambs.

An amazing experience enjoyed by all!

#otford #sevenoaks #lambs #lambexperience

We're recruiting!

Marketing Gap Student

40 hours per week, fixed term contract September 2024 to July 2025

Application deadline: Wednesday 15th May 2024

For more information about the role or to apply, please visit: stmichaelsprep.face-ed.co.uk/Vacancies/Deta…

#kent jobs #sevenoaksjobs #kent

French Day 2024 🇫🇷🥖🐌

We had a brilliant day celebrating all things français yesterday as part of our French Day!

A l’année prochaine! (Let’s do it again next year!).

#french day #french #france #prep #prep school #independentschool #sevenoaks #kemsing #kent #otford

Kindergarten celebrate Earth Day 🌍

Kindergarten have spent today learning all about the Earth, crafting models of the World from cotton balls, using paint to make World artwork and discovering ways they can help their families be kinder to our planet.

WWF #earthday

Last week Pre-Prep children were excited to discover that their playground ball area has been transformed over the Easter break.

The designated area for ball games at the top of the Pre-Prep playground was covered in Astro grass, making it a much softer space to learn and play!

A Ski Trip to remember! 🎿⛷❄️

24 excited St Michael's children and staff embarked a trip to the French Alps during the Easter break as part of our annual Pupil Ski Trip.

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#skitrip #pupilskitrip #thealps #france #lestroisvallees #apresski #LesMenuires

Year 5 vs Jelly and Chopsticks! 🥢

How quickly can you move jelly cubes from one bowl to another using just...chopsticks?

Year 5 took on the Chopstick Challenge this morning in Science, attempting the task first both without and then with oil.

#Science #sciencelesson #jelly

Welcome back! 🎒📚

We've had a brilliant day welcoming back staff and pupils to St Michael's for the Trinity Term.

A particularly warm welcome to the new children and staff who have joined us today!

#newterm #startofterm #trinityterm #independentschool #prepschool #sevenoaks

Trinity Term...we're ready for you! ☀️🏄🌻🍓

We look forward to seeing you and your children tomorrow!

Here's just some of the memories that await us...

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#trinityterm #newterm #prepschool #independentschool #sevenoaks #kent #kemsing #otford #shoreham

Our Pre-Prep compost bin is now up and running! ♻️🥕

Well done to every class for using the mini caddy bins in their classrooms and the Eco Club and Mrs Rose for emptying these into our compost bin each week!

Hopefully, by next spring we will have compost to use!

#compost

CREST SuperStars kept with our Science Week theme of Time and built their own water clocks this term.

Could they get 200ml of water to pass through to the bottom cup in exactly one minute? A tricky challenge - the closest was an impressive 53 seconds!

#CREST CREST Awards

How grippy are our trainers? Year 5 make good use of their shoes to help them investigate friction 👟

#trainers #friction #science #science xperiment #kent #kemsing #sevenoaks #otford #year5