Category: year 1

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Year 1 had an unforgettable day at LEGOLand. They began their trip on the enchanting Storybook Ride, where they floated past fairy-tale characters on a boat. Then they practised their engineering and design skills by creating their very own LEGO castles using the interlocking technique....

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,...