Category: year 1

Faerie Tales Workshop for Year 1

31st March 2026

Our Year 1 children stepped into a magical world for their recent Faerie Tales workshop. They made their own ink and wrote beautiful stories, made leather shoes for the characters, as well as smelling bags, candles, and other homemade treasures. They also created a grand...

Animal Community Event

17th March 2026

On Saturday morning, we were delighted to host families at the Upper School for an animal-themed morning of activities aimed at 5 – 8 year olds. From live animal encounters to dinosaur skeleton art, and from virtual reality experiences to face painting. A great time...

Top Recognition for Prospect House!

5th February 2026

We are delighted to announce that Prospect House has been included in Talk Education’s Top 250 Prep & Senior Schools in the UK! Talk Education take into account a wide range of criteria when selecting schools from this list – everything from the quantifiable to...

Polar Researcher Talk for Year 1

4th February 2026

Year 1 were lucky enough to be ‘Zoom’ visited by polar researcher and glaciologist, Dr. Bryony Freer last week. Dr Freer works with the British Antarctic Survey to study ice across Antarctica and Greenland. She spoke to the children about her work (including tracking penguin...

Problem-Solving Week

2nd February 2026

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;...

Sustainability Week : Fashion Show

28th January 2026

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...

Sustainability Week

27th January 2026

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...

Christmas Tree Decorating

1st December 2025

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...

Maths Talk for Year 1 Parents

26th November 2025

We recently held a talk for Year 1 parents to explain our approach to teaching maths in Key Stage 1 at Prospect House. Our parents enjoyed a wonderful morning gaining insight into the concrete-pictorial-abstract (CPA) method. They learned the theory behind the CPA stages, before...