Category: year 3

It’s that time of year again – annual Problem-Solving Day at Prospect House! First on the agenda was an interactive problem-solving assembly where the children discussed various strategies and worked collaboratively to demonstrate systematic working relating to number combinations, shape visualisations and exponential growth. Afterwards, pupils...

From our headteacher, Mrs Kelly Gray: “Lots of prep school parents happily kick the 11+ down the road until it gets to Year 5 when they can no longer ignore the elephant in the room. Read my blog prospecths.org.uk/surviving-the-rollercoaster-a-parents-guide and discover why you need not...

To celebrate Lunar New Year, Mrs Lydford-Jones delivered an assembly on the Year of the Snake. Students explored the ways in which this festive occasion is celebrated around the world, gaining insight into various cultural traditions. They learnt about the story behind the zodiac calendar...

Over the recent school holidays, Mme Radi organised a House Competition for la Galette des Rois. There were over 50 entries showcasing an impressive array of creativity! The children wrote poems, crafted recipes, baked delicious galettes, created drawings, conducted research and designed crowns. Galettes are...

In their geography lessons this term Year 3 are studying ‘Oceans and Continents’. To enrich the learning experience, we have been inviting parents into the classroom to present about any country in which they have previously lived. Some of our parents were born in a...

Last week, Prospect House brought back the joy of Christmas to the grey skies of January with our first-ever staff pantomime. (Oh yes, we did!) Teachers from both the Lower and the Upper Schools came together to perform the ever-popular Jack and the Beanstalk. The fun...

Christmas is almost upon us and the end of term is nigh – this can only mean one thing : Christmas activity week at Prospect House! A huge thank you to the Prospect House Parents Association for all their hard work both organising and running...

As is tradition at Prospect House, we held the termly House Times Tables Championships last week. Finalists from each year group battled it out to find our current most accurate and fastest times tables champions! The children also took part in a problem solving discussion...

Anyone at the magnificent Prospect House carol service this week cannot have failed to marvel at the quality of the singing. The carols were varied and all beautifully sung – with crystal clear diction – and the on/off stage choreography was flawless. The school orchestra...