Girls Enjoying Success

As part of our RE topic this term, Year 3 has been learning all about Diwali. To deepen their understanding, the children took part in an energetic Diwali dance workshop where they explored traditional movements and the stories behind the Festival of Lights. During Forest School, they created beautiful rangoli patterns using natural materials, carefully arranging colours and shapes on the forest floor. To complete their celebrations, the class crafted their own diya lamps, learning about their symbolism and importance in Diwali traditions.

Day 1 in Munich: Year 9 Germanists enjoyed lessons, the Allianz Arena, tourist attractions including Marienplatz and the Asamkirche.

The Year 9 Social Impact Ceramics group at Channing School is preparing to work with a group of students from one of our partner primary schools who would not normally have access to specialist ceramics facilities. This term, the Year 9s are taking part in four training sessions where they learn how to plan, demonstrate, and support younger learners in clay activities. Each student is developing a simple, age-appropriate project—such as blob monsters, bugs, or nature-based designs—for the primary pupils.

Next term, the Year 9 group will deliver six structured clay sessions in Channing’s ceramics studio, giving the visiting pupils hands-on experience with materials and techniques while allowing our students to build confidence, responsibility, and real teaching practice.

This week in PPE Society, students watched Rachel Reeves deliver the 2025 Budget live.

To add even more excitement to proceedings, students and staff played `Budget Bingo`, spotting phrases such as: “no return to austerity”, “cutting NHS waiting lists” and “fair and necessary choices” as they appeared in the speech.

The session sparked lively discussion about fiscal responsibility, economic choices and political messaging with everyone getting into the spirit of following the Budget closely.

Next week, we turn the tables as students take part in the second annual "Channing Chancellor Challenge". Students will design their own government policies and present them to PPE Society in order to win the red Channing briefcase that will pass to this year`s winner at Christmas Mark Reading.