Category: Junior

Junior School Launches Inaugural House Choral Competition

On Tuesday, the Junior School came together for its inaugural House Choral Competition, with each house competing for the prestigious Choral Cup in a joyful celebration of music and performance. The day began with a special assembly led by guest soprano Corinne Hart, who spoke to pupils about her life as a professional singer and…

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Pi Day Celebrations

Pi Day, celebrated annually on 14 March, has once again brought a week of mathematical fun and curiosity to the Maths Department. Across a range of lessons and clubs, students embraced activities inspired by the famous irrational number. Our Year 7 Maths club, nQuire, explored the first 100 digits of Pi through a series of…

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International Women’s Day 2026 at LEH

Sunday 8th March marked this year’s International Women’s Day and to show our commitment to this movement, LEH will be holding a week of activities across the school. This year we are encouraging the girls to get really involved in the issues facing women today through assemblies, talks, discussion, debate and fun! The Programme includes: International Women’s…

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Building Community and Wellbeing in the Junior school

This week, we marked Children’s Mental Health Week with a range of thoughtful and creative activities across the school, all centred around the theme of community and connection. We began the week with an informative and inspiring assembly led by our Peer Mentors — Maitri, Scarlett, Chloe, Meghna and Aradhree. Their presentation focused on the…

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Success for our Year 6 Netball Team!

It was cheers all round at Holy Cross School this week for our Year 6 Netball Team! The excitement was evident from the moment the they arrived – happy faces all round, cheering each other on and focussing on all the skills they had been working on. Despite the wet afternoon, the pupils showed great…

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Click Smart: Smart, Safe and Kind Online

Last week, Junior pupils from every year group took part in a series of interactive workshops focused on Internet Safety, ahead of Safer Internet Day this week. The sessions covered a wide range of age-appropriate topics, including the importance of showing respect online, thinking critically about what — and who — we can trust, and…

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LEH Juniors Win the OVS Cross-Country Relays Shield!

This year’s Old Vicarage School (OVC) Cross-Country Relays Race on Monday 2nd February was, as always, a wonderful event – even on a gloomy, damp February afternoon. With fingers firmly crossed that the rain would hold off, we were delighted when the event went ahead as planned. Representatives from each of our year Junior School…

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Lower 2 Pupils Bring Environmental Issues to Life Through Film

Our Lower 2 pupils have been exploring some of today’s most pressing environmental issues through the creative medium of stop-motion animation. Working in groups, the girls have tackled powerful topics including deforestation, plastic pollution and space junk. They began by storyboarding their ideas and carefully planning each scene before bringing their films to life through…

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Celebrating the National Year of Reading

We are delighted to be celebrating the National Year of Reading with a range of activities designed to inspire a love of books and reading across the school community. To mark the start of the year, pupils have been adding the titles of books they have been enjoying to the noticeboard outside the library. Sharing…

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Learning About Healthy Nutrition in the Junior School

On Monday, we were delighted to welcome LEH parent Mrs Hardyment, who delivered an engaging and informative nutrition assembly to our pupils. The session introduced the children to the principles of healthy eating and helped them understand the important role nutrition plays in supporting both physical and mental wellbeing. Drawing on her experience of elite…

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