Category: Pre-Prep

There has been a myriad of rich and varied art activities during this Michaelmas term.  From the set curriculum pieces produced during lesson time and different art clubs, it has been a time for pupils to become fully immersed in projects ranging from expressive drawing in Year 2 to solving product design problems in Year…

On Tuesday we held the long-awaited Finals of the annual Poetry by Heart competition.  I would like to thank all the teachers, parents and gappers who supported and encouraged our finalists.  It has been a real treat to hear our pupils enter into the spirit of this competition with such gusto and feeling!  We were…

This week, Reception have been estimating. They have been guessing how much Lego they have and how many drops could fit on a spoon. The have been starting to count in twos, hopefully helping with the laundry by pairing up the socks.  We have shared the book ‘Jasper’s Beanstalk’ and the children have been helping…

We have all approached the challenge of Remote Learning very enthusiastically in Reception.  Mrs Garwood and Mrs Parkin are delighted by the fantastic work that we are seeing on our 1:1 calls and work being uploaded and sent in. This week the children have responded to our Big Book ‘The Naughty Bus’ with wonderful stories…

Mrs Everest was thrilled to receive some excellent poetry from her class this week. The task was to compose an Easter or Spring poem. The poem did not have to rhyme and could be an acrostic with the letters of a Spring word starting each new line, for example. Some ideas for topics suggested were…

Wonderful Wednesday continued this week and our Year 3s were as enthusiastic as ever! English, Maths and Science were tackled and one of the most popular tasks was to make a pyramid out of something at home, whether it was Lego, magnetic bricks, paper, boxes or sticks – anything they could lay their hands on….

This week, Ancient Egypt continued to unveil some of its many secrets to our  Year 3 classes. We read about the scarab beetle and the children then designed and painted their own creations. It was fantastic to see how they each engaged their imaginations to create something unique and wonderful!        

We have all been on a Bear Hunt this week and in fact, found the most amazing, friendly Bear down in the woods, who surprised us all! This lovely bear read, ‘We’re Going On A Bear Hunt!’ The children in Nursery, Kindergarten and Reception then came together to share an afternoon of fun bear-related activities,…

If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise!  We may be mixing our nursery rhymes, but today Reception went exploring in our woods and who did they find?  Little Red Riding Hood’s granny! Red Riding Hood had told us that her granny wasn’t feeling very well and she had…

Pre-Prep started World Book Day by listening to a story from Mrs Alderson, disguised as a shark with gleaming white teeth! The children were enthusiastic and proudly strolled back to their classrooms in their costumes. Nursery shared their favourite stories and then created their own books. Kindergarten explored the story boxes and saw what hidden…