Category: year 5

The excitement in the air was palpable at the Upper School, as 20 spellers from five different schools arrived to compete in the annual Dukes Regional Spelling Bee. The pupils had been practising for months and could hardly contain themselves as they whizzed through the...

It was a triumphant Sports Day for Dragon. With conditions perfect for the field events, the children produced world class performance in the javelin and long jump events. Hundredths of seconds separated the top three in the hurdles event in many year groups. A new...

The children had a brilliant time at their recent summer term school discos. The Lower School dressed to impress in their sparkling sea-themed masks, whilst the parents transformed the hall into a magical under the sea world. In the Upper School, the children dressed up...

Six eager members of our Prospect House chess team made their way by minibus to Dukes House to take part in an exciting chess tournament recently. There were 68 participants in all and each competitor played nine games to see who were the current chess...

A lucky group of enthusiastic Year 5 students recently had the opportunity to participate in a Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) masterclass at Epsom College. The experience was enriching and engaging, allowing the children to immerse themselves in various aspects of language and culture. In their...

Year 5 recently visited Wimbledon Mosque to continue their exploration of Islam. Drawing on knowledge from their RPE (Religion, Philosophy and Ethics) lessons, they were able to answer many of the Imam’s questions. They focused particularly on three of the Five Pillars of Islam: Zakat...

Year 5 enjoyed their trip to the Science Museum, where they witnessed a variety of shows, including practical demonstrations of sound, light and force, at one point even seeing how sound waves could be represented by flames! There were a number of chances for them...

Eight of our Year 5 maths enthusiasts recently made their way by minibus to Hampton School where they took part in an exciting maths challenge involving 28 schools in all. The competition consisted of five rounds and included cross numbers, consecutive number challenges and many...

Some of our athletes descended upon Tooting Bec Athletics track for the inaugural South London Athletics championships. The team performed admirably across track and field disciplines that ranged from discus throwing to 1500m.  With 40 events to medal in, the team did exceptionally well to...