Issue 2
Spring Term
16th January 2026
Dear Parents, The Spring Term is such a fast-moving progress making time. It appears to start slow with not too many events built into the weeks, but this is excellent for girls familiar with staff and learning practices to jump right back into their lessons and make good progress. Already I am seeing maturity in some of my Year 5’s which was not there pre-Christmas. A keenness and focus, a desire to learn, grow and develop. Reading gaining fluency, a greater resilience and effort to attempt challenging problems more resourcefully themselves first. This week demonstrated those qualities with feedback from the Senior Head Girl Team praising the confidence of our Prep School Council reps in the Whole School meeting on Monday. It showed in the Interhouse Hockey games; in the friendly Chess Meet against Cranmore; in the way Year 6 took to the introduction of LifeLab this Wednesday, and since then in overheard conversations as they huddle in their newly formed project groups to excitedly discuss next steps in product selection and design; and in the way the girls represented the school in the Wimbledon High School gala. Next week, we look forward to Wintershall actors leading our Chapel Assembly on Monday and we are especially excited for the Young Voices Choir in the O2 arena on Friday! Before then, may I wish you all a happy weekend ahead. Gareth Tindall
Year 6 Science Reminder Don’t Forget to bring in a cereal box to school to make a periscope in Science on Monday 27th January.