Prospect Life 2022
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As is the case every year, we need to say goodbye to our Year 6 pupils. Thank you for allowing us to share part of your journey, and I would like to wish each one of you all the best for the future. I have no doubt that you will continue to excel, whatever your chosen path in life I would like to thank the Parents’ Association, who always do such an amazing job running events throughout the year. From quizzes and discos to gingerbread decorating and the school fair, these occasions really help to make Prospect House such a unique place.
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Finally, I would like to thank all the staff. Prospect House is so much more than a school – it is a community, a family. Having such dedicated and hardworking staff gives the school an environment in which all children can thrive.
WelcomeA from the Headmaster wonderful it has been to have had an uninterrupted year of school. As you page through this magazine, you will be able to read about the many wonderful activities and special moments that the children have experienced throughout the year.
I hope that you all have an incredible summer, and I look forward to welcoming you back in September.
For me, there are a few events that have stood out. The Christmas carol service was beautiful and uplifting, appreciated fully by those in the packed church. (There was much discussion as to whether or not it should take place – I am so glad it did.) The Spring Fair was also a tremendous success, helped enormously by the warmer weather. Then there was the Queen’s Jubilee picnic – it was so lovely to see all our parents and children together as they relaxed, mingled and picnicked on the school grounds. Finally, I must mention a smooth-running, successful sports day; children, teachers and parents all loved the new format, which included a family picnic.
M K Hodge Headmaster Headmaster
In February, the inspectors from ISI visited the school. They were clearly impressed by the children and the school, as Prospect House was deemed ‘outstanding’ in all areas.
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The children listened to stories featuring journeys by different modes of transport and explored the purposes of a variety of vehicles, from submarines to hot air balloons through investigation and Theconstruction.themeof nursery rhymes allowed the children to immerse themselves in role-play, art and craft, shape and number work and imaginative story telling. The role play areas of ‘The Wellness Retreat’ and ‘Theatre’ provided the children with opportunities to develop a positive sense of themselves and of others and to develop a positive disposition to learn. In the summer term the children explored all areas of the curriculum through the study of fairy tales, from Jack and the Beanstalk and Peter Pan to The Little Mermaid and Alice in Wonderland. The role play area of ‘The Elves and Shoemaker’s Shop’ allowed the children to explore practical Montessori activities (threading and lacing to polishing and dressing fastenings) independently in an imaginative play experience.
As Christmas approached, the children made an array of ornaments to adorn the Christmas tree and prepared for their first Prospect House festive production.
The nursery curriculum is delivered through both child-initiated and structured teacher-led activities. The activities focus on the inter-related seven areas of learning, with a focus on structured play. Half-term topics guide the activities and provide the children with a broad and balanced learning experience both in the classroom and the outdoor
The children studied the seasonal changes and went on scavenger hunts to collect nature’s autumnal bounty. They used these autumnal objects to create pictures and patterns and explored the topic of seasonal change through some favourite Julia Donaldson stories.
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The spring term saw the children explore the topic of transport.
The topic of animals saw the children develop their understanding of the animal kingdom through investigation and construction, as well as through a number of first hand experience: the visiting petting zoo, an animal encounter experience at Hobbledown farm and first hand nurturing of baby ducklings.
The autumn term was spent supporting and developing the children’s personal, social and emotional skills. The children made friends, learned the classroom rules and routines and developed their independence whilst settling into their new school. During the term, they produced some wonderful artwork and displays linked to the topic of colour, from Kandinsky and the street-art work of Banksy to hands-on exploratory investigation into colour mixing with their hands and vibrant name crayons.
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Not only did the children have an up-close encounter with two of the farm’s residents, providing an opportunity to stroke and feed the animals, but they also walked through the wallabies’ enclosure where the coati, wallaby and peacock roamed freely, allowing the children to see the animals in their habitats.
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Nursery continued their animal experience with a trip to Hobbledown Farm. The farm was home to a number of animals, ranging from those typically found on the farm (pigs, cows, horses) to the more unusual (meerkats, lemurs and wallabies).
9Nursery Hobbledown Farm Hands-on exploration of the sand and water play areas rounded off a truly wonderful school trip!
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We learned the story through a song, and even saw the children bring to life some wonderful stories written by two of our very own Nursery authors. Nursery L then reminded us that by being brave and believing in ourselves, just like Jack did, we become our very own Superheros!
12 Nursery L Assembly Nursery L filled the hall with singing, dancing and laughter as they shared their learning with their friends and family. Having woken everybody up with the ‘Wake Up, Shake Up’ song, Nursery L began to take us on an adventure all about ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’.
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The topic was Fairy Tales, with the children sharing examples of their work, accompanied by a slideshow demonstrating them in action! Peter Pan, the Little Mermaid, Jack and the Beanstalk and Alice in Wonderland provided the basis for their work, with each section of the assembly introduced by a singing verse. The children not only showcased singing and art, but also poetry, with a class recital of the ‘A Little Seed’. A fantastic end to the term!
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The hall was adorned with the childrens work; name kites and mermaid wind chimes hung with pride as Nursery performed their first class assembly.
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During discovery time, the children lead their own learning and work on developing their social skills, problem solving skills and interests. They created their own hopscotches, made traps for Burglar Bill and Evil Pea, painted, made models, constructed, role-played different scenarios and much more. Role-play areas they explored included a home corner, Diwali house, farm shop, vet clinic, doctor surgery, minibeast hotel, secret garden, cruise ship, travel agent, seaside shop and aquarium!
During the summer term Reception learnt all about minibeasts and created their own minibeast riddles. In the lead up to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the children learnt about Queen Elizabeth II. They compared how she used to live with how they live now, with a particular focus on toys! At the end of the year, the children learnt about life under the sea and were able to recall facts about the underwater world. They worked hard on their number formation skills and recalling doubles and fact families to 5. In their creative sessions, the children produced incredible minibeasts and even sewed their own hand puppets!
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In the autumn term, the children had the opportunity to write about themselves as superheroes, make a wanted poster to catch Evil Pea, create Numicon superhero headquarters, write about the signs of autumn that they found out on a seasonal walk, create their own hanukkiah using the correct number of candles and find all the different ways they could make five. In the spring term, the children were able to showcase their writing skills even more when creating their own Wanted poster to stop Burglar Bill from stealing items in the class. During their topic ‘Around the World’, they wrote facts about Africa, London and Antarctica. In maths, they worked on simple addition and subtraction, problem solving and quick recall of number facts. They also began to distinguish between odd and even numbers. In creative sessions, the children learnt about how to use pastels and blend colours to create observational drawings and landscape pictures inspired by different artists.
17Reception Life Where children learn to be creative – all day, every day!
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had the opportunity to enjoy our Forest School sessions in the Hollow. They have made magic potions, used their knot tying skills to make magic wands and they made snacks using the pestle and mortar. They have also made soups in the mud kitchen, bug hotels and nests for theForestbirds.ReceptionSchool
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To fit in with their topic of minibeasts, Reception had many opportunities to explore them up close from bug hunts on the Heath to caterpillars and tadpoles in the classroom. They were able to see the life cycle of a butterfly by watching the tiny caterpillars grow into enormous caterpillars and change into chrysalises, and then finally into beautiful butterflies. They also had a visit from the Wild Fangs company where they were able to hold an enormous Madagascar cockroach and stroke a Chinese water lizard. It was amazing to see the emperor scorpion change colour under an ultraviolet light! The hedgehog loved running around the hall. They are so fast!
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Reception worked hard on their production ‘It’s a Baby!’ to all their family and friends. They were able to remember their lines and retell the story of Christmas using loud voic es. The children learnt a range of songs and enjoyed singing them to an audience.
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On another occasion, Ms Lane came to describe how she celebrates Chanukah with her family. For Chinese New Year, Miss Jones and Mrs Man told the children all about how they celebrate. Luckily, they have Mrs Belshaw just upstairs who popped in to share her experiences of growing up in Australia, while they were learning about the topic ‘Around the World.’ Reception were also lucky enough to have a visit from real-life firefighters and fire engines. When they first attempted to visit they were called away on a real emergency mission! Luckily, they were able to come back to visit the children. The firefighters showed the children all of the equipment on the fire engine, told them all about life on the job, but the best of all had to be climbing aboard the fire engine!
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Reception C wowed the crowd with their amazing minibeast extravaganza taking their parents on an adventure to a secret garden! They shared lots of fun facts as well as performing many songs, even singing in French!Reception C Minibeast Assembly 24
They had a chance to display their creations such as their interpretation of Henri Matisse’s ‘The Snail’ picture using his technique of ‘painting with scissors’ and showing off their sewing skills in the ‘B-U-G’ song.
The children in Reception M enjoyed learning all about Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. They were able to use their loud voices to explain their facts and shared their work with their
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Hot and Cold Climates was the topic in the spring term. After identifying the seven continents of the world and where the hot and cold regions are on a world map in relation to the equator, the children made their own non-fiction books and wrote about a range of animals that live in the polar and desert regions. In art, the children made a desert in a shoe box and they explored the artist Rousseau, creating their own rainforest picture through observational drawings of house plants. In science, they investigated how animals stay warm in the Arctic by putting a lump of lard on their finger and then putting their finger in ice water! Igloos were also created out of sugar cubes, and an experiment was carried out to see if ice melts more quickly in saltwater or freshwater. They found that ice melts more quickly in fresh water and the ice floats on the surface of saltwater just like an iceberg!
The summer term started with much excitement when a ‘crashed spaceship’ was discovered in the playground! This led to much speculation, alien hunts around the school and some very imaginative written predictions. What a way to start the Space topic! The children learnt many facts about the planets in our solar system, studying natural and man made sources of light. They had a look at famous astronauts from the past including Neil Armstrong, Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova. They also looked at how spacesuits and equipment have changed over time and how astronauts carry out their everyday tasks with no gravity! A trip to the Science Museum consolidated this topic, where the children attended a Space workshop.
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The first topic for Year 1 this year was Toys and the children enjoyed bringing in their favouite toy from home to talk about, paint and identify what material it was made from. The children explored and compared toys from the past and present, with a trip to Legoland a great way of extending the topic beyond the classroom!
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A range of texts were studied in English, including Kipper’s Toybox, Dogger, Big Blue Train, Traction Man and Where Teddy Bear’s Come From. In maths, the children worked on consolidating their knowledge of numbers to 20 and the place value of 2-digit numbers using a variety of resources including Numicon and balance scales, Dienes, bead strings and number lines.
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Year 1 had a wonderful day out at Legoland to support their topic of Toys. Activities included playing in Duplo City and riding the Duplo Express, spotting famous landmarks in Miniland, watching the Elves and the Shoemaker puppet show, and riding the train back up to the park exit at the end.
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But the biggest highlight of the day had to be the ‘Castle Building’ Lego workshop where the children learnt how to make a strong structure for their dragon, Ollie, to live in! The children even learnt a new word - ‘crenellation’- if you ask them what it is, hopefully they can still remember!
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Year 1 had a lovely time at the Science Museum to link in with their topic on Space. They attended an interactive Destination Space workshop where they looked at how to get to the International Space Station and how to keep safe if they were to live and work in space. This included dressing up in a spacesuit, blasting off rockets, filtering water to keep it clean and floating a ping pong ball with an ‘anti-gravity’ device (a hairdryer!). They enjoyed exploring the space section of the museum, where they searched for moon rock, found facts about Yuri Gugarin - the first person to ever go into space, and even tried to pick things up wearing space gloves! The children finished off the day by looking round the flight section, where they studied a wide range of old aeroplanes and other modes of transport.
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It was all about a town full of lazy people who didn’t put their rubbish in the bin! The children worked incredibly hard to learn their lines and even printed their own T-shirts that they wore proudly on the day!
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1R learned about what it means to be a good global citizen and how we can look after the environment. One way we can easily do this is by recycling our waste! We decided to prepare a special assembly called ‘The Litter Muncher’.
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1M took us on a journey through Antarctica, the Arctic and the desert to teach us all about the that live there.
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Luckily, the explorers were dressed appropriately for the hot and cold climates that they visited and the children spoke in such loud, clear voices that no facts were missed! They loved showing their families what they had been learning about and particularly enjoyed the songs (and dances!) that went along with it. A brilliant first class assembly and a real joy to be able to perform to parents in school again. Well done, 1M!
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The summer term began with an exciting trip to the Florence Nightingale Museum, where the children got to meet the wonderful lady herself and learn more about her life! This started off their topic on Inspirational Women perfectly. For design and technology, the children explored different ways to create moving pictures with sliders, pivots and levers, as well as wheel mechanisms. In English, the focus was Roald Dahl, and to launch the story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the children discovered golden tickets. To support their descriptive writing, the children got to try a variety of sweets and chocolates to imagine what life was like for Charlie. This led excellently into the Year 2 Production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory a musical extravaganza!
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Year 2 had a phenomenal year full of excitement and challenges! The children began the autumn term by learning all about London. They were so excited to learn about the Great Fire of London and the geography of the city. They took a trip to the Gunnersbury Museum to meet Samuel Pepys’ maid and explore a Victorian kitchen. London was also the inspiration for art, where the children made a silhouette of the London skyline against flames. In science, they explored electricity and built circuits that powered propellers and light bulbs. In maths, Year 2 worked on their addition and subtraction skills with Dienes, Numicon and place value counters. To finish the autumn term, Year 2 and Year 1 put on a wonderfully festive Christmas concert! In the new year, the children learned all about goal setting and how to achieve their goals in PSHCE. Their history topic was Victorian Schools. The children discovered the various rules in Victorian schools and compared it to Prospect House. Their second topic was the Caribbean, where the children loved learning about the different cultures, weather, food grown in both parts of the world and the different beaches! In art, their focus was Andy Goldworthy, and the children created beautiful collages inspired by him. The children became avid gardeners in science, where they got to grow their own cress to tie in with their learning about plants. In the spring term, the children were particularly proud of their pirate adventure stories they wrote in English.
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As part of their topic on Influential Women, Year 2 took a trip to the Florence Nightingale Museum where they learnt all about Florence’s life, looked at important artefacts and even met ‘Florence’ herself!
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Year 2 had a wonderful day at Gunnersbury House and Museum. The children were able to go back in time and re-enact the events of the Great Fire of London with the help of Jane Birch, Samuel Pepys’ maid, who told them what her experience of the fire was. They also dressed up as historical figures including King Charles II and Samuel Pepys. The visit to a real Victorian kitchen was a bit of an eye opener when they learnt how people lived during the Victorian era. Some of the children made very good kitchen maids and servant boys with the many different instruments that were used to cook and clean. In their French lessons, the children were learning about food and they had the opportunity to go to a local French patisserie called Bonjour Putney. They practised their greetings, enjoyed looking at the different pastries available and ordered what they wanted in French. C’était très bon!
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This year’s production was a musical extravaganza on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! The children worked extremely hard to put on a fantastic show for their families. Each child went above and beyond to bring each character to life. We are incredibly proud of all their efforts!
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2W put on a brilliant show for their families for their class assembly. They shared what they learnt about inspirational people in topic. They should be very proud!
2F put on a fantastic show for their class assembly and should be very proud! They took their audience on a journey to Jamaica and taught them facts about life over there. 2F also proudly shared their learning from their humanities topic, The Caribbean.
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To help the children learn about life in the Upper School, they have been assigned Year 4 buddies who will continue to support them next year. The children met their buddies and asked each other lots of questions to get to know each other! The Year 4 children were incredibly helpful and shared lots about their school life. The Year 2 children also had some lessons in their new classrooms and the Year 6 house captains enjoyed giving the Year 2 children a tour of the school.
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In the autumn term, the children enjoyed taking part in an Egyptian workshop as part of their history topic. They got the opportunity to dress up for the day and learn all about life in Ancient Egypt. Other topics included weather and natural phenomenons, along with forces and magnets, and learning about their identity. A particular highlight in the run up to Christmas saw the children given the official job of decorating the school Christmas tree as well as enjoying gingerbread decorating and the long awaited Christmas party.
In the new year, the children began studying the Ancient Greeks and soon were enraptured by Greek mythology. They became world explorers in geography, learning about the continents, oceans and countries, whilst putting their map-reading skills to the test. Particular high points were 3H’s outstanding performance in their assembly, celebrating Chinese New Year, as well as the Aardman Animations workshop, where the children learnt about stop motion and even made their own Shaun the Sheep. Summer soon arrived with an exciting trip to the French Institute, followed by a trip to the beautiful Flatford Mill, the children’s first residential. Here the children developed their resilience, independence and teamwork skills. The children also delved into the world of the Romans, learning about all the wondrous Roman inventions that we still use today. This was wonderfully conveyed in 3C’s assembly where the gods spent the day in Rome. The year was topped off with a traditional Roman Feast, accompanied by expert performances from the children themselves!
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The children got the opportunity to put their dancing skills to the test by taking part in an Egyptian dance. They then popped their quiz hats on and eagerly completed an Egyptian quiz. This was closely followed by a lesson on Egyptian measurement. The children enjoyed watching and learning all about the process of how an Egyptian moved into the afterlife. A fun and exciting day was had by all! As part of an integrated computing and design and technology programme this term, Year 3 children participated in a fun, interactive workshop led by an expert model maker from the Aardman studio who has worked on some of Aardman’s best loved titles. The children really enjoyed creating their own models of one of the Aardman’s world-famous characters, Shaun the Sheep.
Science and the arts are sometimes pitched as polar opposites. The company VSTEAM set out to dispel this rumour and instead married scientific enquiry with dance. As a result, the children in Year 3 were treated to a workshop from the solar system to renewable energy, which ended in a dance performance by the presenters. The children really enjoyed this novel experience.
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The children in Year 3 travelled back over 5000 years to the time of the Ancient Egyptians. The school hall transformed into an wonderland,Egyptianfull of gods, goddesses, aarcheologistspharaohs,andevenmummifiedcat.
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Year 3 Trip to Flatford Mill A very exciting part of the year for the children was their first residential. They went to the idyllic Flatford Mill where they took part in all sorts of outdoor adventures such as pond dipping, shelter building, compass orienteering and much, much more! 52 Year 3 Flatford Mill They showed true teamwork and resilience, working together and supporting each other throughout their fun-filled days.
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3C transported the audience back in time during their class assembly this year, where five of the gods made their way down to the city of Rome to see what life was like for the citizens. They worked extremely hard throughout their rehearsals, which was reflected in a superb performance on the
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The children not only performed their lines to perfection but also worked well as a team. A particular highlight of the assembly was the dragon dance, which was accompanied by some authentic music played by the children. The assembly ended on a high note with the class singing a beautiful Mandarin song about friendship.
In the spring term, 3H celebrated the start of Chinese New Year by performing a superb assembly, which involved them donning their animal costumes and going for a rather interesting swim across the school hall, whilst also retelling the traditional story of how it all began.3HNew Year Assembly
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In English, the children have studied a range of wonderful books, including Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, The Firework Maker’s Daughter and How to Train Your Dragon In maths, the children have used many practical resources to aid their understanding and deepen their learning before moving on to more abstract concepts. During science lessons, the children conducted many experiments, from investigating what affects friction using jelly cubes, to creating their own simple circuits. In history, the year group has enjoyed opportunities for cross-curricular learning.
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Every year, one of the biggest highlights for the year group is the countdown to Christmas. The children particularly enjoyed their class party in the school hall where they took part in holiday themed games followed by a year group dance off. The children should be very proud of all that they have accomplished this year.
The children particularly enjoyed learning how to play a strategic hunting board game, listening to a short passage of Beowulf, taking part in an Anglo-Saxon quiz and exploring and looking closely at weapons and armour from the time. The range of activities and role-play really enabled the children to develop their knowledge and understanding about the Anglo-Saxon period.
The children have fond memories of Anglo-Saxon Day where they (and their teachers) came into school dressed in costume. Led by an experienced workshop leader from Portals to the Past, the children took a close look at numerous artefacts, and were involved in many exciting activities.
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The children had a fantastic time learning new drama games and refining their drama skills throughout the week. It was impressive to see their confidence grow and how they got into character so quickly. The children learnt their lines verbally without a script in sight! Their hard work paid off in the final performances to parents on Friday morning and afternoon.
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Year 4 took on the challenge of devising and performing a Play in a Week. Led by the very talented Liz from Konflux Theatre, the play was an adapted version of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
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Year 4 had a wonderful four days at Hindleap Warren in East Sussex. The children took part in so many different activities, including archery, andbuildingswimming,climbing,teamchallengesorienteering.
On day two, the children donned their waterproof clothing and wellies to embark on a Forest Adventure; they walked through streams, explored parts of the forest and even had the chance to get (very) muddy! It was also an invaluable experience to help build independence and spend time away from technology.
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Year 5 have had a truly fantastic year. From the very first day, they stepped up to the challenges set by their teachers.
In the autumn term, they dived straight into their learning: from the fascinating events of the Tudor period to the wonders of the solar system, they proved themselves to be outstanding learners. During the spring term, the children were incredibly enthusiastic when exploring a wide range of topics, including the Victorians, sound, natural disasters and e-safety. In English, they honed their writing skills when creating spooky narratives. In maths, the children have investigated and experimented with proportion, statistics and algebra and taken up a myriad of problem solving opportunities.
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The summer term saw them looking ahead towards the move up to Year 6. The children took practice tests for their 11+ exams in their stride, managing the time constraints whilst still demonstrating a keen love of learning. They relished the many extra-curricular opportunities of their final term, bonding with their peers and carrying out many wonderful acts of friendship.
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Musical afternoon at St. John’s 70 Trips In the summer term, a group of budding musicians were invited to St. John’s School, Leatherhead, for an afternoon of musical fun, where they joined other prep schools in rehearsing a series of challenging pieces. In the evening, a short concert was held in which the children were able to showcase their talents in front of their parents. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and demonstrated the incredible efforts of their practice.
On Tuesday 24 May, Year 5 visited Kingston Grammar School to take part in a sport taster session. While there, they took part in a rowing exercise, a cricket batting challenge, a 100-metre speed test and a hockey workshop. It was a great opportunity for the children to visit a local secondary school and to experience training sessions involving equipment which they would not ordinarily have at their disposal.
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Trips Year 5 had a day immersed in French culture. They started the day by participating in a workshop learning new vocabulary and grammar. They then watched a documentary about a vulnerable newborn reindeer called Ailo overcoming the challenges that stood in his way of his first year of life in the stunning landscapes of Lapland.
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In June, Year 5 spent a wonderful week on the beautiful Isle of Wight, engaging in a wide range of adventure activities. These included the 3G swing, the ‘Leap of Faith’, shelter building, fire lighting, archery and even a morning spent having a very chilly paddle in the sea. Spirits stayed high all week as the pupils encouraged one another to face their fears, try new things and work together as a team. Their teachers were incredibly proud of their willingness to give everything a go.
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On Thursday 4 February, 5O were thrilled to be able to perform their class assembly to their parents, peers and teachers.
Subsequently, the children treated those present to an impressive recital of the elements song as well as a touching performance of Rudyard Kipling’s ‘If’, before linking the theme of overcoming adversity to the challenges of pollution, climate change ecosystem Lastly,destruction.MrBaker led the children in a stirring rendition of defying gravity. Children and staff alike were overjoyed to be able to welcome parents to this year’s assembly. Go, Prospect House, go! The theme of the assembly was overcoming adversity. The children began by challenging the audience to deduce the identities of a variety of historical figures who overcame great challenges in their lives.
In the spring term, 5S performed an outstanding assembly about their history topic: the Victorians.
Assembly5S They took their enraptured audience through a whistle-stop tour of Victorian life, including the inventions that took place during this era, societal changes and school life. They audience left ‘considering themselves’ very well informed about this fascinating period of time.
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Preparations for the 11+ took many forms: from mock interviews to online testing, the children were prepared to face anything. Diligently they got their heads down and emerged unscathed, whilst making time for the usual events which punctuate the school year. With the exams under their belts, Year 6 were able to prepare for their all-singing, all-dancing musical ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, the words of which I’m sure will stay with them forever.
The summer term was all about exploring life beyond Prospect. After a wet and windy week away at Rockley Point, sampling everything from windsurfing to Mega SUP, the children collected some great memories. Year 6 also engaged in a secondary transition programme which aimed to prepare the children for life beyond Prospect House. The highlight of the week was the London trip, where children were trusted with navigating them selves around London in search for landmarks!
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Life at the top of the school is quite distinctly a year of two halves. After settling into life in the chalet and welcoming parents in for an afternoon of strategic board games, the real hard work began.
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We hope it’s been an excellent year for all.
Year 6 took a well-earned break from intensive 11+ study to enjoy some Christmas festivities.
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Wearing their colourful Christmas jumpers, Year 6 took part in a plethora of fun-filled activities: festive doughnut eating; pin the tail on Rudolph (poor Rudolph); guess the sweets; and festive bingo! The highlight was being able to take part in a fantastically festive circus workshop. All in all, it was a great way to relax, unwind and celebrate the end of a very work-intensive term. Many thanks to the parent reps for organising the activities, coming along to help and joining in with the Christmas spirit.
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82 Year 6 French Breakfast
The children wore their best attire and welcoming smiles to become waiters for the morning, successfully taking orders in French. They put their French comprehension and speaking skills to the test as they rallied around serving café au lait, thé and jus d’orange. The “customers” also enjoyed croissants, pains au chocolat and pains aux raisins. A good time was had by all as they absorbed French culture and listened to Parisian music.
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Year 6 invited their parents to an authentic French breakfast.
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It was wonderful to see everyone immerse themselves (literally) in the water-based activities and there was plenty of teamwork, laughter and lots of soggy feet. The children had an opportunity to kayak, build sea-worthy rafts and even windsurf; however the highlights were probably the sailing days on the high seas or more likely the Mega SUP (stand-up paddle boards for 10 people) where the opportunity to push their teachers in was not to be missed!
Showing amazing independence, and organisation, the children’s behaviour was impeccable; they were so exhausted from their beach days, talent shows and beach parties that they slept soundly each night! The Rockley Point manager, who had worked at the centre in various capacities for over 40 years, said that he had never heard a more musical and positive bunch of children in all his time working there.
The British summertime even behaved itself (for the most part)! All in all, this was a wonderful way to end a successful year.
84 Year 6 Rockley PointYear 6 Trip to Rockley Point
In June 2022, Year 6 embarked on their residential to Rockley Point in Dorset and what an amazing time they all had! It was a week filled with sun, sea, sand and a whole lot of watersports.
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Well, what a show! After a busy term of rehearsals, Year 6 wowed their audiences with performances of the world-famous automobile: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In full voice, the children sounded wonderful, and there were many solos that left a few parents in need of a tissue. Not to be over-awed by sound effects, lights and mics, the children were unfazed by the theatrics and performed extremely well. We are so proud of them and delighted that they got to perform on a stage - at long last! We hope they remember this time, as well as the lyrics, fondly for many years to come.
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90 Parent Child EventsParent / EventsChild We enjoyed inviting the parents into school to spend time with their children and teachers in their new classes. A range of fun activities were carried out across the year groups including arts and craft, reading, bingo, board games, strategic games, cardboard creations and even a delicious lunch!
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92 Gingerbread
There was much excitement in the hall when the children decorated their gingerbread biscuits. Whilst festive music played, the children used icing sugar and an array of sugary treats to adorn their biscuits.
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93Christmas Lunch and Party andhitandpotatoes,lunchHouse.lovelyChristmasLunchChristmasandPartyisalwaysatimeatProspectTheChristmas–turkey,roastpeas,carrotsgravy–wasahugewithallthechildrenstaff. The children had a wonderful time at their class parties where they enjoyed a range of party games and Christmas craft activities. The highlight at the Lower School was definitely a visit from Father Christmas and his helper, Binky!
Led by Frida’s beautiful rendition of the Once in Royal David’s City solo verse, the children performed an interesting and varied selection of carols, interspersed with readings, all of which were performed enthusiastically and with considerable musicality. The orchestra accompanied superbly and the processing of the children was militaristic in its precision. It was clear from the overwhelmingly positive comments that the evening brought considerable cheer to all those present. Not even a faulty organ could dampen everyone’s spirits!
94 Carol Service Carol Service With the threat of COVID never far away, we were thrilled that the Prospect House Carol Service could go ahead as planned on 8 December.
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Book Week
Oral storytelling was at the heart of the week, and the children had lots of fun putting their own twists on the well-known stories and investigating different viewpoints. Opportunities for reading were vast, and the pupils were able to share their love of books through a Secret Book Swap and daily Flash Reads. The week culminated in the annual poetry competition, the standard of which was incredibly high. The pupils of Prospect House love to express their love of words, stories and being creative!
Book Week 2022 was a storytelling extravaganza, in which the children from Nursery to Year 6 delighted in exploring a series of traditional tales.
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98 Easter Fun Easter Fun
Our very own chef came and judged the eggs in our morning assembly and chose very worthy winners. The assembly ended with the appearance of the Easter bunny and the children went off to hunt for eggs in the playground. What a fantastic morning!
The children had fun designing and decorating their egg. Who would have thought you could turn an egg into a butterfly or a piece of Aboriginal art? The children enjoyed showing their creations to their parents and couldn’t wait to find out who the winner was.
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Lower School really enjoyed having Wellbeing Afternoons this year. During this time, the children carried out a variety of activities such as wellbeing walks to the Heath, yoga, mindfulness and outdoor learning in The Hollow. During their outdoor learning sessions, the children worked collaboratively and shared ideas, developing their resilience, communication and problem solving skills. Year 1 also had DOTS sessions, where they carried out mindfulness activities to help them stop and direct their attention to what is happening in the present moment. This helped them learn methods to self-regulate when experiencing a range of emotions.
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In the Upper School, the Year 3 and 4 children have learnt about wellbeing and mindfulness. In the spring, the children in Year 4 completed the Paws b twelve-week mindfulness course, where they became neuroscientists for a term and learnt a lot about some key areas of the brain and the roles they play in their lives. The children also have learnt a range of mindfulness practices to use in everyday life, including some mindful eating- yum! Some of the children shared that these practices have been particularly helpful before exciting events such as the Upper School Poetry Competition and the Year 4 play. In the autumn term, before their exams, Year 6 completed the .breathe mindfulness course. This gave the children the opportunity to revise and deepen their understanding of mindfulness from previous years, and the ways it can be helpful before and after exams, with friendships and the transition into secondary school.
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Following the theme of ‘Growing Together’ during Children’s Mental Health Week, the children learnt about how we grow emotionally and how to support each
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In the Lower School, the children worked together to take care of a plant, and watched as it grew over the following weeks. They realised that it doesn’t grow straight away, but slowly over time as it was nurtured and cared for- much like our own emotional growth! The children in Nursery made worms and as they dropped water on them, they watched them absorb the water and expand and grow. The children across the Lower and Upper School also made their own ‘Support Balloon’ picture where they identified special people in their lives who help them to grow. During the week, the children in the Upper School had many opportunities to reflect on their personal growth. They created storyboards about new skills they have learnt and made posters on their past and future growth. It was impressive to see how the children were able to identify so many ways in which they have grown both physically and emotionally. At home, the children were encouraged to complete a variety of wellbeing activities with their families, suggested by their teachers.
Each time a kind word or act was shared, a ball went in the bucket, and we were very pleased to see it filled up by the end of the week! In the Upper School, the children created their own AntiBullying Superheroes with special powers of kindness. As well as this, the children created a whole school Kindness Tree display in the hall. Every time someone was kind, the children wrote on a post it note and added it as a leaf on the tree; it was amazing to see how kind everyone had been!
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this year was One Kind Word. The children in the Lower School enjoyed wearing odd socks and speaking about what makes them unique. They also focused on using kind words, and had the task of filling up the ‘bucket of
Lower and Upper School Disco 104 Lower School ExcitementDisco had been building all week and finally this Disco!theeventlong-awaitedwasuponus:ProspectHouse
The children put on their dancing shoes and donned their disco glasses ready for action as they entered the Upper and Lower School halls! The PA organised a fabulous event with a DJ encouraging everyone (including the teachers!) to show off their best moves and join in with all the different dance floor games throughout the afternoon. After having a boogie, everyone cooled down with an ice cream treat outside in the playground, and some parents showed off their artistic talents by painting children’s faces with hearts, stars, rainbows and moonbeams. It was a fabulous afternoon that will be remembered by all!
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The playgrounds were adorned with sustainable cardboard bunting that the children had designed, and delicious cakes were served whilst family and friends sat together in the sunshine enjoying their picnics. The children also enjoyed decorating their crowns before a speech was delivered by Mr Baker at the Upper School and by Mrs Rustage at the Lower School!
Jubilee Fever at Prospect House
There was Jubilee fever at Prospect House just before half term when the school celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s seventy years on the throne.
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108 House Events
The Year 6 house captains worked hard all year to run events and collate the house points. We introduced new house events to run through the year, including house lunches, quizzes, photo competitions and the usual plethora of sporting events. Thank you to the house captains – both staff and pupils –for a fabulous first year.
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In September, we launched the new house system; after much discussion, the house names were decided, and we welcomed Phoenix, Pegasus, Griffin & Dragon.
Skyla - Reception Luke - Year 4 Oscar - Year 4 Jemina - Year 3 Amber - Year 4 Leo - Year 2 Kyra - Year 5 Anna - Year 5 Max - Year 3 Nicholas - Year 5 Hasan - Year 5 Pearl - Year 3 Sofia - Year 6 Seb - Year 6 109Sports DayHouse Photo Competition The children from Nursery to Year 6 took part in two photo competitions this year, with the theme of animals and springtime. Here is a small selection of some of the photos that the childrenHousetook. CompetitionPhoto
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It was, quite simply, an amazing day! The children, ignoring the scorching heat, put on a brilliant performance all round. The events included the javelin and shot put in the Upper School, as well as a mini obstacle course, Water Mayhem, and a new hoop jumping event. The ‘blue ribbon’ sprints produced agonising finishes in all year groups and a few new PHS records along the way. However, the true winner in our new-look, four-house system, was CongratulationsPEGASUS. to all the children, who were magnificent, and to all the parents who created a wonderful atmosphere, showing excellent support.
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In February, the IAPS mixed hockey headed off to Charterhouse School; the children performed admirably to eventually reach the semi-final stage of the ‘plate event’. A glorious March afternoon saw the U10 hockey players play phenomenally well at the Orchard House hockey tournament. Playing 7 matches, they scored 29 goals and conceded 0, topping the table to win the gold (and a packet of doughnuts).
This year the children took part in many matches and competitions. The highlight of the calendar was the IAPS championships. The girls flew through their group stage unbeaten, but then were narrowly defeated by Hall Grove School. At the Dukes netball tournament, hosted by Orchard House, the girls made it all the way to the final and were victorious by beating Broomfield Hall 4-3.
It was an amazing experience to enter the mixed IAPS rugby competition in Hampshire. With three fast and furious contests, the team improved with each game. The children thoroughly enjoyed their first school rugby experiences. In March, the IAPS girls rugby festival proved a significant milestone for our girls. They played fluid rugby, showing incredible grit and determination to get themselves over the line in their games. In February, ten of our Year 3 and 4 children had the opportunity to learn a variety of skills from players from London Broncos at Rosslyn Park rugby ground. The children worked through a set of stations including tag catch, 1v1 attack and defence, as well as a very exciting clap catch game.
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It has been a really busy football year for both the boys and the girls. Throughout the autumn term we had girls teams representing AFC Wimbledon at Crystal Palace FC and coming 2nd in Wandsworth at the borough championships. The boys headed off to IAPS at Trinty in Croydon and competed in tournaments hosted by Finton House, The Roche and Epsom College. Year 2s weren’t to miss out; our annual festival was a great success. They played with great team spirit, stuck to the roles given and scored some wonderful team goals.
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The children in the Lower School have thoroughly enjoyed their morning gymnastic sessions with Ms Jones. In March, some of the girls in the Upper School took part in the Priors Field gymnastic event, competing in the floor and vault. The girls performed really well, producing confident and composed movements in a strong field of athletes.
Cross Country
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As popular as ever, the cross-country runners had a busy year. With large numbers joining the early-morning training, the children continued to develop and improve. In early October, we entered the Wandsworth Borough cross-country championships and two of the Year 6 pupils were selected to represent Wandsworth at the London Youth Games.
In March, the Year 5 and Year 6 teams headed off to Epsom College and enjoyed a soggy race around race around the grounds.
The annual house cross-country competition is always a hotlycontested event with every child from Year 3 through Year 6 taking part to earn points for their house. This year, the winners were Phoenix. We hosted the inaugural Dukes Cross-country Competition in the spring term. Four schools joined Prospect House: Knightsbridge School, Orchard House, Eaton Square and Chiswick & Bedford Park. The course was challenging, particularly the very muddy section where a few shoes were lost. Although the competitors were evenly matched, Prospect House were the overall winners.
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The boys cricket team were excited to take part in this year’s IAPS cricket tournament at Harrow School. With the rain falling constantly, the day was abandoned around midday. With an early morning arrivals, however the children did manage to play two games against Stanford Junior school in Oxfordshire, as well as St Hugh’s from Lincolnshire. Although the team lost both games to two very good sides, so much knowledge and experience was gained. No doubt, these children will use this experience to further enhance their performances in the future. It was the first IAPS for the Prospect House girls, who played four very close games including a great tied match against St Margarets Hampstead, where PHS came out victorious.
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Trophy for Citizenship Lexi Rouse Cup for Hockey Sammy Kemp Cup for Drama Daniel Computing Cup Sophie Dodson Shield for Effort (sport) Anna The Calder Prize for Art and Design Allie French Cup Oscar Academic Cup Reyansh Buckley Cup for Endeavour Chloe Victrix Ludorum (sport) Sofia Senior Music Cup Seb Millennium Maths Plate Lincoln Outstanding Progress Sibelle Victor Ludorum (sport) Johnny Eley Singing Cup Frida Cross Cup for Literature Jojo Headteacher’s Award Thomas
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Prospect House School 75 Putney info@prospecths.org.uk020SW15LondonHill3NT87800456 We raised money for Roehampton Playing Fields Community Trust
