Category: year 5

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...

To round off a thrilling Problem-Solving Week, all the Upper School children took part in fun maths explorer workshops on the topics of problem-solving and codebreaking. Years 3 and 4 focused on a range of challenges which helped them to exercise their problem-solving resilience and...

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;...

Year 5 had a fantastic time at the Science Museum last week. First of all, the children donned their 3D glasses at the iMAX to learn about one of the coldest continents in the world: Antarctica. Afterwards they saw a live show, Feel the Force,...

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...

Year 5 were lucky enough to take part in a ‘Stretch Your Skills’ event, run by Dukes Plus. They, alongside Year 5 children from other Dukes schools, took part in a series of workshops ranging from soft skills and problem solving to communication and resilience,...

Last week, Mr Baker and Ms Lane accompanied ten of our most talented instrumentalists to St John’s School, Leatherhead for an afternoon of music making. The 70-strong orchestra rehearsed three pieces: In the Hall of the Mountain King, Defying Gravity and Golden, before giving a...

A group of our aspiring Year 5 netballers benefited from an excellent masterclass last week focusing on attacking principles, led by Mikki Austin, Director of Netball at Epsom College. The session provided the girls with invaluable, high-level coaching designed to sharpen their offensive game and...