School Council Elections in Prep 5
This week, pupils from Prep 5 had the opportunity to campaign to become a class councillor and to represent their peers throughout the year.
The girls delivered their election speeches with confidence, enthusiasm and a range of creative ideas.
Their proposals included improvements to the school playground, themed fun days, new canteen meal options and additional clubs to name a few!
Following each presentation, the girls made judgements based on clarity of speaking, proposed ideas and ability to engage the audience.
The votes were counted and we were delighted to elect two new councillors to this very important role.
P7 enjoy a session at the Thrive Academy
Prep 7 enjoyed sessions with Thrive Academy, learning about online safety, including the dangers of phishing, WhatsApp group drama, and being responsible for what we post online. We also worked with Made for More, who helped us prepare for the transition to Year 8, reminding us that there will be plenty of support, exciting opportunities, and new adventures ahead.
Hockey success in Germany!
We are incredibly proud to celebrate one of our P6 pupils, Lorelai, following her outstanding achievement at the Eulen Trophy hockey competition in Germany last weekend.
Representing Instonians U12, Lorelai and her team delivered an exceptional performance—winning the tournament after playing five matches across two days, securing four victories and one draw. This is an especially remarkable accomplishment as Lorelai was the youngest player on the team, competing against older pupils from P7 and Year 8.
P7 welcome a parent speaker from Preston Consultancy
Prep 7 were inspired by a visit from Old Victorian alumna Claire Preston of Preston Consultancy, who is also mum to Eva in Prep 7. Claire shared her journey as a woman in business and spoke about her work developing university student accommodation, providing an inspiring insight into future career possibilities!
P5 LEGO TECHNIC Workshop - ASPIRE
Our Prep 5 pupils once again had the fantastic opportunity to work with their friends from St Brides and Inchmarlo as part of the ASPIRE programme.
The STEAM organisation, Bricks 4 Kidz delivered an exciting workshop using Lego Technic. It was wonderful to witness great co-operation, peer support and problem solving during the sessions as the pupils created motorised lego models.
In addition, all pupils enjoyed an energetic session of physical training and team challenges with the Move your Mind programme.
Spring in Pre-School
Pre‑school girls enjoyed a wonderful afternoon in the sunshine, exploring the outdoors and playing together beautifully, making the most of the bright spring weather.
P7 Investigate bullying awareness
Today in class we explored different types of bullying and how we can all make kinder choices. The lesson looked at verbal, physical, social, and cyberbullying, using examples from the slide to help us think about how certain behaviours — even unintentional ones — can hurt others.
The discussion led to lots of thoughtful conversation, especially around phone use, group chats, and online behaviour. The pupils were very engaged and contributed honestly, thinking about how they can support one another and treat each other kindly both in school and online.
P5 Join the Aspire programme
Prep 5 had a wonderful first session in our shared education, Aspire programme. We joined with the P5 pupils from St Bride’s PS and Inchmarlo. One group had great fun completing physical challenges in the Move Your Mind programme while the second group developed their ICT skills through Minecraft activities.
