Category: nursery

It’s that time of year again . . . Problem-Solving Week at Prospect House! Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 all had a fantastic time across the week using their problem-solving skills to solve exciting challenges at the Lower School.  The hands-on activities were fabulous;...

Our Sustainability Week programme concluded on Friday with a jungle-inspired fashion show. The children (and teachers!) were encouraged to create costumes on the theme of ‘rainforest’ with sustainable or recycled materials. In assembly, contestants from each year group took to the runway to show off their...

All across the school last week we celebrated Sustainability Week and our theme this year was rainforests. In the Lower School, the children took part in a workshop about how they can look after the planet and learned all about the the importance of safeguarding...

As part of our Sustainability Week programme, Nursery and Reception have been taking part in the annual RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch. They were excited to see how many common bird species could be spotted in the back garden and Forest School area of the Lower...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . ! The two Christmas trees arrived at Prospect House last week. A few children from each year group in the Lower School added their own special decoration and helped to transform the tree into...

This past week in Nursery, the highlight was a wonderful trip to Putney Heath, where the children explored the signs of autumn in nature. They were excited to spot colourful leaves, acorns, and other seasonal treasures along the way. The children talked about the changes...

We recently celebrated this year’s Harvest Festival which was truly a wonderful celebration of community and kindness at both the Lower and Upper Schools. The children brought in an abundance of food, clothing, and self-care items, which have been donated to the fantastic local charity,...

Seasonal change and the story The Squirrels Who Squabbled provided the inspiration for the activities in nursery last week. The children explored using various tools to transfer conkers into cardboard towers and predicting which tower would hold the most conkers, before transferring the conkers, counting...

We are delighted to be included as a ‘school to watch’ in the recent Talk Education article on elite sporting pathways! It is particularly exciting to be one of only a very small handful of prep schools mentioned. Watch this space!