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Developing a love of phonics in Reception
Our Reception children at RHB Prep have come back from half term with continued enthusiasm and energy. They have developed a love of phonics and literacy sessions and when they are told it’s phonics time a cheer goes up in the classroom, usually followed by ‘I love phonics!’.
RHB Nursery celebrates Diwali
During half term Nursery celebrated Diwali. The girls enjoyed creating Diya lamps using clay, making samosas in cookery, and creating rangoli patterns using chalk. We listened to the traditional story of Rama and Sita and used props to act out the story, even creating a real bridge for Rama to cross to recuse Sita.
A Journey to Remember: Battlefields of Northern France
As half term began, our English and History students embarked on a profound educational trip to the Battlefields of Northern France, exploring ares of conflict during the First World War around Ypres and the Somme.
IB Diploma Programme Collaborative Project
Our IBDP students in Year 12 and 13 spent two days working together recently to research, create and test ideas related to the theme “Sustainability of the Olympics”.
Head's Blog: Enthusiasm for STEM at RHB
This week our Sixth Form IB students were challenged to develop their scientific skills even further through the Collaborative Science Project, an inter-disciplinary activity focusing on the implications of science through practice-based learning, teamwork and cooperation. The teams are drawn from all Group 4 subjects (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, DT, PE and Computer Science) and developed their own research titles around the theme of ‘Sustainability of the Olympics.’
Edie and Ellie introduce Cressida Cowell at Bath Children's Literature Festival
Ellie and Edie, Year 5 students at RHB Prep, recently had the very important and exciting job of introducing their favourite author, Cressida Cowell, to the stage at Bath Children's Literature Festival.
New York Times best-selling author Megan Whalen Turner's workshop with Year 9
Students in Year 9 were treated to a visit from the New York Times best-selling author Megan Whalen Turner, who visited school to talk to students about the latest book in her award-winning series The Queen’s Thief.
Head's Blog: Montaigne, Essays and Academic Enrichment
Why do we ask students to write essays? At least part of the answer to that question is found in 16th century France.
Kay wins Atherton Award 2024
Earlier this year, Royal High School Bath students took part in the Atherton Award; a pioneering new award for girls' schools in the UK to celebrate girls who show initiative or entrepreneurial thinking in a STEM discipline. The winner this year is Kay from Year 11.