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Year 6 boys complete Junior Citizenship Scheme
Some of our Year 6 boys took part in in the Southwark ‘TFL Junior Safety and Citizenship Scheme’ this week. Professionals from the Fire service, Battersea Dog’s home, TFL and the Police provided 7 ‘pit stops’ where our boys were given valuable insights into becoming active and responsible citizens and advice to help them stay…
Medals for Super Slalom Skiers
Last week 12 lucky boys enjoyed five days in the Italian Alps. Along with more than 225 other Prep school pupils they were taking part in the IAPS Ski Championships in the resort of Passo Tonale. The superbly organised event involved 3 days of race training (we had an excellent Italian coach although some schools…
Matt Dickinson visits before setting off for Everest Base Camp!
It is exactly 20 years since award-winning author and filmmaker Matt Dickinson made a dramatic film of his successful expedition to the summit of Everest, and in ten days’ time he is returning to Nepal as the Writer in Residence to the Jagged Globe 2016 Everest South Col Expedition. He will be filing articles for…
Year 2 Explorer Week!
Last week, Year 2 were very excited to have Mr Humphreys, father of Angus, talk to the boys about his Antarctic expeditions. They sat in awe as he showed them wonderful pictures of vast expanses of uncharted territory and mountains that had never been climbed. The boys were able to try on special equipment and clothing…
Reception child wins Dulwich Mothers' Day portrait competition
Congratulations to Jack in Blue Class on winning the Mothers’ Day portrait competition for Reception to Year 3 children. All the boys submitted incredible art work and the judges must have had a hard time choosing a winner. But Jack did it! There wasn’t room to display every boys’ work at Tomlinsons , but well…
Rugby Sevens 1st VII placed Runners Up
Last weekend saw a busy few days of rubgy matches for our 1st VII team with tournaments on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday: The Downs Tournament On Saturday the 1st VII went to The Downs Tournament in Bristol. They won all their group matches to meet Port Regis in the quarterfinal. The boys then progressed…
Maths Day in the Early Years
This year Maths Day took the Early Years children exploring maths inside four different picture books, ‘Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs’, Jack and the Beanstalk’, ‘The hungry Caterpillar’ and ‘How big is a million’. The activities varied from measuring a giant, counting his enormous gold coins, ordering dinosaurs to discovering which food the hungry…
8C Drama Project: Animals
The 8C Drama Project last week saw the Drama Studio turned into a menagerie of literature as the boys tackled an anthology of drama, poetry and comedy based on the theme of Animals. Working with Mr Sperring, our Director of Drama, the boys got their claws into drama such as George Orwell’s Animal Farm and Eugene…
Spring Choral Concert at Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral was, once again, the magnificent setting for this year’s Spring Choral Concert. The Senior and Chamber Choirs were joined by the 70 strong adult Choral Society to perform two major works. The Lower School Voices also made their annual contribution. The concert opened with a fun cantata retelling the story of Noah –…
Cross Country Team win Gold!
A record entry of 500 runners from over 30 prep schools took part in the annual Epsom College Prep Schools’ Cross Country Competition last Wednesday. Thankfully the horrible weather forecasted stayed away just long enough as a 10 strong team from Year 5 and 7/8 raced around Epsom’s grounds, whilst spectators vigorously cheered them on…