Category: year 5

This week was Children’s Mental Health Week at Prospect House. Our Year 6 pupils truly stepped up as leaders demonstrating initiative, creativity, and teamwork. They planned and then delivered a fantastic range of wellbeing activities for the younger children across the school, really epitomising our...

A group of 27 children from Years 2 – 6 were lucky enough to take part in the Dukes Education Swimming Gala at the Queen Mother Sports Centre. From start to finish (pun intended), it was a truly thrilling afternoon and one that will certainly...

Following hot on the heels of our wildly popular Problem Solving Day came Maths Explorers workshops for all year groups. These workshops provided even more opportunities for the children to test their problem-solving resolve which they did with great relish!  

Consisting of pupils from Years 4, 5 and 6, our team started their first competition together by playing with passion and skill in the AFC Wimbledon football tournament. Inspired by their new ‘Dutch’ football kit, the girls won their group by winning three games and...

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...

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...