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“Finton Talks” Episode 2 Out Now

16th May 24

“Empowering Every Child: Meet the SEND Team” is out now on Spotify!
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“Finton Talks” School Podcast is Live!

3rd April 24

We are excited to announce that our school podcast, “Finton Talks”, is now live on Spotify!

Episode 1 is a recording of our recent panel discussion, titled Charting Your Child’s Future: Gen AI and the Changing Educational Landscape. The debate was hosted by school governor Julian Walker, who is a communications expert and CEO of Instinctif Partners. The panel consisted of Headmaster Ben Freeman, current parent and generations expert Dr Eliza Filby and Chief of Staff at Eigen Technologies, Tom Cahn.

       


Quiz Club Through to Finals of National Competition

3rd April 24

We are delighted to announce that the Finton House Quiz Club are through to the finals of the National General Knowledge Championship!

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Getting to Know Miss Catherine, Deputy Head Pastoral

27th February 24

This week our School Reporters have enjoyed getting to know Miss Catherine Gomez, our new Deputy Head Pastoral, who joined the school in January 2024.

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School Run Becomes Child’s Play Following Launch of School Bus Service

8th September 23

We are delighted to announce that we launched our school bus service this week with our transport partner, Vectare.

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Finton’s Miss Lindsay assists Beatrix Potter Primary School with their New Library

7th September 23

Beatrix Potter Primary School on Magdalen Road in Wandsworth is renowned for its warm community of 270 pupils. Lessons are built around the 5Es, ‘engage, explore, explain, elaborate and evaluate’ so reading and all that books bring is at the centre of its ethos hence the motivation for their recently opened beautiful library. It is a stand out feature of the school and staff are building the collection of books with their PTA so that there is a good range for everybody.

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Finton in Partnership: Sharing Our Resources with Local Schools

7th September 23

We are proud to have held a rewarding programme of outreach events last term which saw us sharing our resources with local schools.

Our partnership initiatives are made possible due to donations made by Finton families to the Annual Fund, which enables the school to reach into the local community and develop meaningful partnerships for the benefit of all children. To read more about these initiatives please click here.

On Wednesday 21st June, to mark Make Music Day, our Year 4’s were joined by Year 4 pupils from Furzedown Primary School at Trinity Chapel for a big musical bonanza! “Children from both schools enjoyed an interactive workshop by Cavatina Chamber Music Trust, and specifically by Connaught Brass ensemble. The children were introduced to the different sounds of brass instruments – some of them even got the chance to conduct the ensemble!” says Miss Maria, Finton’s Head of Music. The event involved performances by the children from each school as well as a collaborative performance of the song “Let Love Shine Through”.

The sun shone down on Trinity Fields on the afternoon of Tuesday 23rd May, when Year 3 pupils from Finton House and Earlsfield Primary School came together for an afternoon of cricket skills development. Pupils worked in collaborative groups under the instruction of cricket coaches from Spencer Cricket Club, alongside staff members from both schools. Four coaches worked with all of the boys and girls through a circuit of different activities, which they thoroughly enjoyed. It was reported that all of the pupils impressed the coaches from Spencer Cricket!

We were also delighted to host the inaugural Junior Trinity Shield on Monday 26th June, in collaboration with Trinity Fields. Year 4 pupils from Finton and three neighbouring primary schools, Fircroft, Smallwood and Furzedown, were delighted to spend a fun afternoon together playing in a cricket tournament. All the pupils were excited to all go home with a medal and a huge smile on their faces.

A very big thank you to Miss Olivia (Assistant Head: Partnerships) and Miss India (Head of Marketing and Development) from the Finton community together with Miss Maria and Mr Anthony (Head of Games).

Click to donate now to the Annual Fund and make more of these partnerships possible!

 


Single Use Planet: A Collaborative Art Exhibition

22nd May 23

Year 4 Finton House pupils created sculptures and paintings for Single Use Planet: A Collaborative Art Exhibition at Southside Shopping Centre from 19th April to 5th May 2023.

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Reaching the National General Knowledge Finals

5th April 23

Finton House’s More Able Quiz Club continues to go from strength to strength, having succeeded in reaching the National General Knowledge Finals. Each week the pupils take part in fun interactive quizzes, small general knowledge team games, and keep up to date with current affairs in this before-school invitational club.

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Speak Up Year 6!

5th April 23

We are so proud of Bella and Sophie who represented Year 6 in the inaugural ‘Speak Up Year 6!’ Grand Final at Wimbledon High School on Tuesday evening. They beat 300 other competitors to stand in front of judges’ panel and an audience of 150 adults to speak for 3 minutes without notes on a subject they feel passionate about.

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