Routines & Activities

As we end our final week of this half-term we have loved all the hearts and flowers that have appeared around the Nursery and the Pre-Prep today. We also enjoyed our inspection scrutiny. Thank you to all our parents who shared their feedback or took time out of busy schedules to meet with one of…

Welcome to 2020 to all our Pre-Prep families, we hope that you enjoyed some lovely time together and that this year is a very positive one for you. As we near the end of the children’s first full week back at school, there have been lots of ‘wow moments’ and imaginative learning taking place throughout…

Taunton School students came together last week to plant a time capsule into the foundations of the new dining room redevelopment. Contributions were made from staff and students in every part of the school from the Nursery to the Sixth Form. Contents included school photos, newsletters, a USB stick loaded with interesting documents, a school…

AROUND 40 representatives from local charities and businesses were given a preview of Taunton School’s ambitious new £3.6 million kitchen and dining room redevelopment. Guests were treated to a selection of canapés made by the school’s in-house catering team, led by head chef Lisa Richards, at the Champagne reception recently (October 24). Nicola Miller, Taunton…

  Twelve school girls and boys from Taunton Preparatory School have achieved their mission to swim the English Channel becoming one of the youngest teams ever to complete it. Swimming in two teams of six, the pupils took on the brave challenge of swimming the English Channel on Sunday evening. Setting off from the shores…

  Thirty-two pupils from Taunton School have successfully passed their Royal Academy of Dance ballet exams this year. The large cohort of pupils from Pre-Prep (age 4) up to Year 11 (age 16) have passed their RAD ballet exams with Distinctions and Merits. Their exams range from Pre-Primary to Grade 6. Diane Turner, RAD Ballet…

  I truly cannot believe that this will be my final Courier piece for this Academic year. The months really have flown by, with the whirl of all that we do here and all of the children’s successes. The children have worked very hard and they have continually challenged themselves – under the guidance of…

  I am more than slightly relieved to see glimmers of sunshine this morning and what a fabulous start to our Celebration Day it has been, with so many Parents and Grandparents joining us for our ‘Wake Up Shake Up.’ Thank you to all of you who joined us today. We hope that you have…

Where has our summer gone? We have become very used to seeing summer dresses and wellies this week, as the children relish the big puddles around – actively looking to make a big splash where they can. There has been lots of productivity around the Nursery and Pre-Prep this week in preparation for Sunday. The…

In the week that we commemorate three quarters of a century after the beginning of theD-Day operation, we notice the absence of our beloved Mr Booth, playing so beautifully for us in our weekly Chapel services. Mr Booth is the only surviving member of COPP’s top secret 200 –strong Commando Unit and he spent five days in the run up to D-day…