School is no different to ordinary day to day life. We all work best and feel happiest when we get praise. It doesn’t really matter what we do, but when someone recognises that we’ve done something well, and tells us,...
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Magic Wands
What could be more magical than a wand? Some wands are made from crystal, some from metal but at Lockers Park we make them from wood. Each type of wood has it’s own symbolism – silver birch represents new beginnings,...
Electrifying Science
There was no let up in the Science department this morning, class after class, all doing practical tasks. In the Senior Lab Mr Iqbal was teaching Year 6 about Light. The sun came out just in time to make the...
Chess v Aldwickbury
It was great to see the Chess team in action for the first time in 2019, this time against Aldwickbury. There were several players representing Lockers Park for the first time so there was an air of anticipation and a...
Talk on Mental Health in Children and Young People
Save the Date – Monday 4th March – 7.00-8.30pm An inspiring talk on the subject of Children’s Mental Health by Mr Dick Moore Mental health problems affect about 1 in 10 children and young people and as you will have doubtless heard...
Pre-Prep Friendship Assembly
What makes a friend? This was just one of the areas covered in the Pre-Prep’s Friendship Assembly today. We think it’s really important to talk to our pupils about how they conduct themselves around the school and being a good...
Activities – Photography
Each week the pupils in the Prep School spend one day doing activities rather than games. One group is learning how to take better photos. Each week they are given a task and then the photos are edited. The photos...
Ninja
Ninja are very special people who really use all of their senses and that is what our Year 1 & 2 pupils tried to do this morning. As a warm up, they stood in a circle with one of them...
Music Scholar assembly
Each year we have a number of pupils who take scholarships. Next week Sergey is off to Oundle, where he hopes to impress them with his musical ability. He certainly impressed the school this morning when he played three pieces...
The Dark Tower
At Lockers Park our Sets (Houses) are named after three 1st World War Generals and three Admirals – fantastic when you want two teams – Army v Navy. Last night we played a traditional Lockers Park game – The Dark...
