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Mission Updates

Recent updates on current Roots & Shoots missions

Walhampton Charity Recycled Boat Race

Walhampton pupils enjoyed a sunny Saturday ‘just messing about on the water’. They made sailing boats from recycled materials, which they brought in to compete in the Johnson House fundraising boat race. Along with the fun they raised money for Lymington SailAbility, a charity which enables people with disabilities to experience sailing.

TASIS Duckling Update

TASIS Wildlife Club has hatched 7 ducklings! Of course, it is important that we are responsible in our doing this project, so we have partnered with a wonderful children’s farm, Lower Shaw Farm in Swindon. The farm has provided us with some eggs, and we put them in our incubator. After about a week, we […]

Walhampton Spring Update

It’s a busy time – Young gardeners have started runner beans in the sides of plastic beakers so that they can see root and shoot development even before the first leaves break through the top of the soil. Other children came to the vegetable garden to taste sweet young pea shoots and the first broad […]

Accrington St. Christopher’s High School students – one of the six finalists of the STEM Challenge

During British Science Week, Key Stage 3 pupils took part in two special science lessons to inspire students to use their creativity and science knowledge to solve challenges. On the morning of Friday 20 March, not only was the solar eclipse visible over our school, but also, James King launched his new Eco Schools Anthem […]

TASIS Wildlife Club Spring Update

TASIS Wildlife Club continued to meet through the cold and wet winter. Our main focus was learning more about how the world is interconnected, and therefore how important it is to build up the sustainability of our school community. At a school like ours, it is more challenging, as the children tend to only stay […]

Sit Still Sundays

A beautiful sunny Sunday in February saw me out in the garden secateurs in hand. I have small stretch of beech and hazel hedge across a part of the garden so like to try and control its height. I don’t prune it but gently lay it so the branched entwine horizontally. Not only does this […]