Category: year 5

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...

And the final results are in! We are very pleased and proud to announce that two pupils from Prospect House have achieved full marks in the recent UK Coding Challenge. This places them in the top 10% of their skill-based group (ages 10-19) in the...

Throughout this year, the children in the gardening club have spent a busy time creating new planting areas in the school playground. As the weather gets better, the garden will hopefully be a riot of colour. They have learnt how to care for plants, sowed...

A truly inspirational day was had by our 40 mini marathon runners who completed either the final 1 mile or the final 2.6km of the route of the full London Marathon. With over 18,000 children running, true grit, determination and perseverance was shown as they...

Class 5S were excited to perform their class assembly, which focused on the themes of space and exploration. Packed with facts about our solar system, the assembly saw the children take a journey into space, where they not only taught their audience about science, but...

As school traditions go, this has to be one of our favourites! At the end of each spring term, the children are encouraged to ‘get cracking’ on their decorated Easter egg dioramas. As usual, the standard was incredibly high and there were some extremely runny, sorry,...

Building on our success in the UK Bebras Challenge in December, a group of children in Years 5 and 6 have been preparing for the invitation-only UK Coding Challenge which is aimed at 10 – 19 year olds. The focus of the 45-minute coding challenge...