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17/11/2025 5:02 PM

The Elderberries are really settling into their role, helping Mrs Hunt with her work in the school Iibraries. Here they are with some recommended reads....

17/11/2025 2:03 PM

Prae Wood Runners at Verulamium Junior Parkrun

Well done to the 51 children who came and took part in Sunday's junior parkrun as we aim to encourage more of our pupils to take part in this free, local, community run event.

Of those who took part, 27 were taking part in a junior parkrun for the first time. There were plenty of smiling faces and it was a great opportunity for families to come together socially and benefit from some early morning physical activity. We hope lots more runners will take part in future weeks.

Verulamium junior parkrun takes place every Sunday at 9am with the meeting point near the museum car park.

14/11/2025 2:57 PM

Two Prae Wood teams took part in a School Games basketball tournament hosted by Oaklands Wolves at Oaklands College this week.

This tournament is always an exciting format with each team made up of five girls and five boys. Girls play the first half against their opponent's girls before the boys play the second half with scores combined. To add to the excitement, a musical power play takes place during each half with double points and the opportunity for those not playing to join in with the 'Y.M.C.A' or sing along to more recent favourites such as 'Golden' by the KPop Demon Hunters.

There was great play and team work from both Prae Wood teams however both struggled to score baskets which made for a mixed bag of results and not enough wins to make it through to the semi finals on this occasion. Nevertheless, it was a very enjoyable afternoon which allowed the players to test their skills developed in PE, and for some at our after school club, against other schools. It was definitely a more physical experience compared to playing basketball against classmates in PE and did leave many of us wondering how basketball is deemed to be a non contact sport!

Well done to everyone who took part.

14/11/2025 2:47 PM

Some of our eco warriors are starting to raise the profile about food waste at lunchtime.

Here are the Year 3 Eco warriors weighing the food waste after lunch on Thursday. They are hoping to see a reduction in food being wasted over the coming two terms

21/11/2025 1:32 PM

The netball team saved their best performance for the last game of the Autumn local league series, beating St Adrian's 10-2.

Prae Wood created a substantial 4-0 lead in the first six minute quarter which they continued to build on throughout the game. Harry, voted Most Valuable Player for the third game in a row, coped well with his shift from defence to attack, scoring many of the goals with support from Liza. With the score 10-0 at the end of the third quarter, we completely shifted positions, challenging our players to play somewhere different on court. St Adrian's scored two well-deserved goals in the final quarter.

With four wins from five, Prae Wood look set to be in division one again for the Spring seeded leagues. Will they be able to retain the division one trophy last year's team, which included Harry and Finlay, won after their undefeated run in Spring 2025?

17/11/2025 5:02 PM

The Elderberries are really settling into their role, helping Mrs Hunt with her work in the school Iibraries. Here they are with some recommended reads....

17/11/2025 2:03 PM

Well done to the 51 children who came and took part in Sunday's junior parkrun as we aim to encourage more of our pupils to take part in this free, local, community run event.

Of those who took part, 27 were taking part in a junior parkrun for the first time. There were plenty of smiling faces and it was a great opportunity for families to come together socially and benefit from some early morning physical activity. We hope lots more runners will take part in future weeks.

Verulamium junior parkrun takes place every Sunday at 9am with the meeting point near the museum car park.

14/11/2025 2:57 PM

Two Prae Wood teams took part in a School Games basketball tournament hosted by Oaklands Wolves at Oaklands College this week.

This tournament is always an exciting format with each team made up of five girls and five boys. Girls play the first half against their opponent's girls before the boys play the second half with scores combined. To add to the excitement, a musical power play takes place during each half with double points and the opportunity for those not playing to join in with the 'Y.M.C.A' or sing along to more recent favourites such as 'Golden' by the KPop Demon Hunters.

There was great play and team work from both Prae Wood teams however both struggled to score baskets which made for a mixed bag of results and not enough wins to make it through to the semi finals on this occasion. Nevertheless, it was a very enjoyable afternoon which allowed the players to test their skills developed in PE, and for some at our after school club, against other schools. It was definitely a more physical experience compared to playing basketball against classmates in PE and did leave many of us wondering how basketball is deemed to be a non contact sport!

Well done to everyone who took part.

14/11/2025 2:47 PM

Some of our eco warriors are starting to raise the profile about food waste at lunchtime.

Here are the Year 3 Eco warriors weighing the food waste after lunch on Thursday. They are hoping to see a reduction in food being wasted over the coming two terms

21/11/2025 1:32 PM

The netball team saved their best performance for the last game of the Autumn local league series, beating St Adrian's 10-2.

Prae Wood created a substantial 4-0 lead in the first six minute quarter which they continued to build on throughout the game. Harry, voted Most Valuable Player for the third game in a row, coped well with his shift from defence to attack, scoring many of the goals with support from Liza. With the score 10-0 at the end of the third quarter, we completely shifted positions, challenging our players to play somewhere different on court. St Adrian's scored two well-deserved goals in the final quarter.

With four wins from five, Prae Wood look set to be in division one again for the Spring seeded leagues. Will they be able to retain the division one trophy last year's team, which included Harry and Finlay, won after their undefeated run in Spring 2025?

17/11/2025 5:02 PM

The Elderberries are really settling into their role, helping Mrs Hunt with her work in the school Iibraries. Here they are with some recommended reads....

17/11/2025 2:03 PM

Well done to the 51 children who came and took part in Sunday's junior parkrun as we aim to encourage more of our pupils to take part in this free, local, community run event.

Of those who took part, 27 were taking part in a junior parkrun for the first time. There were plenty of smiling faces and it was a great opportunity for families to come together socially and benefit from some early morning physical activity. We hope lots more runners will take part in future weeks.

Verulamium junior parkrun takes place every Sunday at 9am with the meeting point near the museum car park.

14/11/2025 2:57 PM

Two Prae Wood teams took part in a School Games basketball tournament hosted by Oaklands Wolves at Oaklands College this week.

This tournament is always an exciting format with each team made up of five girls and five boys. Girls play the first half against their opponent's girls before the boys play the second half with scores combined. To add to the excitement, a musical power play takes place during each half with double points and the opportunity for those not playing to join in with the 'Y.M.C.A' or sing along to more recent favourites such as 'Golden' by the KPop Demon Hunters.

There was great play and team work from both Prae Wood teams however both struggled to score baskets which made for a mixed bag of results and not enough wins to make it through to the semi finals on this occasion. Nevertheless, it was a very enjoyable afternoon which allowed the players to test their skills developed in PE, and for some at our after school club, against other schools. It was definitely a more physical experience compared to playing basketball against classmates in PE and did leave many of us wondering how basketball is deemed to be a non contact sport!

Well done to everyone who took part.