We had so much fun at Beaudesert Park's inaugural Dog Show on Saturday! We could not believe the amount of good boys and girls we had competing; we had over 80 dogs taking part. Our judges for the day, Chairman of Governors Mr Stephen Jones and Amberley Church Warden Mr Jamie Weaver, had a very tough job on their hands.

It was a wonderful way to begin the school year and welcome some of our new families into the school community, and for the children to have the chance to promenade with their pooches. Well done to our worthy winners, and to all who took part.

All that fun raised £678 for Starfish Dog Rescue, who are thrilled with our contribution.

We'll certainly be back again next year, if only to give Dougal another chance at winning a prize.

What a delight it has been to welcome our little people back to Pre-Prep. Shiny shoes and big smiles at the ready, they have impressed their teachers with how quickly they have settled in to life in their new classes.

In Nursery and Reception, we have been exploring our learning environments and all the exciting toys and resources we have access to, inside and out, getting to know our new classmates and building relationships with our teachers. Reception also enjoyed a visit to see the Fire Engine which came to visit us on Friday afternoon.

In Years 1 and 2, we have started to dig into our new inquiry-based topics. For Year 1, this is all about ‘Autumn Explorers’ and we went out on a welly walk around the school grounds and through the woods, discovering Mrs Tiggy-Winkle hiding there with a letter for us. She asked us to help look after her hoglets in class, so we have worked collaboratively to build them cosy homes using plenty of natural materials and have voted on names for our class hoglets.

In Year 2, we enjoyed exploring the suitcases left in our classrooms, and using our ‘I see, I think, I wonder’ approach to figure out which country these had come from. With lots of detecting, we decided the country was Mexico and this prompted questions for our Wonder Wall, which will drive the next stages of our inquiry-based topic.

We have also been excited to get down to Forest School, looking for signs of autumn, and using the last of the hedgerow berries to create some blackberry splat art! In class, we have also been creating self-portraits and whipping up some delicious smoothies.

A super start to the year, Pre-Prep!

Anna Packman, Head of Pre-Prep

"Geronimo!!!"

3BH settled back into their first Forest School session like saplings in spring! Bursting with energy, they embraced a wild weathered morning with wide eyes and open hearts, playing games amongst the trees and connecting with new friends.

We hope the children have enjoyed the food so far. Accent, our new caterers, have been beavering away in the Kitchen providing lunches, snacks, breakfast, suppers and match teas for our children and staff. We've had lots of positive feedback from the children, and we hope parents have a chance to sample the match teas in the coming weeks.

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2025 and 2026 boarding is underway!

The Boarding House feels alive again with children chatting, sharing stories, and testing the new Gap students at every sport and game going. The first weeks of term are always our favourite; the chance to hear about the boarders’ summers and to get to know our new boarders outside the classroom is really special.

We also love seeing what the children have missed doing over the holidays. We’ve already had cricket, football, indoor hide and seek, “the floor is lava”… and, of course, the question has already been asked: "is it dark enough to play Spotlight yet?" (Not quite!)

We’ve got lots of special nights planned this year, but it’s our everyday evenings that remain the most special. Please do sign up, or pop in and have a look around!

Wishing you a lovely weekend,

Oli and Debbie Jones, Houseparents

Huge well done to our U11As girls' team and our senior 1st team who took on Cheltenham College on Sunday at the annual pre-season festival. It was a day of great hockey and fun for the girls.

Our Learning Support department is delighted to welcome everyone back after the summer break, and looks forward to supporting both new and returning children this year. The team is also enjoying its newest addition: a calming fish tank that has quickly become a source of excitement and endless naming suggestions from the children.

The Learning Support Coffee Morning is taking place on Thursday 25th September, we look forward to seeing you there.

The Beaudesert Charity Autumn Fair is fast approaching, so please mark Saturday 1st November 8.30am-3.00pm in your diaries.

The Committee is still looking for donations of more raffle prizes. Please get in touch if you are able to help at bpsautumnfair@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram for latest updates @bpsautumnfair. We would like to thank all the people who have already come forward with incredibly generous gifts like Wine Tasting from Martin & Malthouse, Loudspeakers from Doug Brady Hifi, a 1 month Gym Membership at Calcot Manor, and many more that we will keep adding to our incredible list of  prizes.

All proceeds will go to The Grand Appeal, The Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity. We will be selling raffle tickets for £2 each every Friday from the 19th September at collection, from 3.00pm to 5.30pm, so please buy generously for this great cause.