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Below is showing a 6 month snapshot of the news archive, you can search the whole archive from the Archive and Catagory links on the front page.

2010
Sep
05
03
PARENT & TODDLER CHANGES
“With effect from Friday 10th September, Parent and Toddler meetings will be held in Miss ...”
PARENT INFORMATION EVENINGS
“As advertised on the calendar the Nursery parents evening is at 6:30 pm on Thursday ...”
Clubs
“Clubs start on Monday. If you have not yet returned your activity forms, please do ...”
ST. CATHERINE'S HOSPICE SPONSORED WALK IN BALCOMBE 12 SEPTEMBER 2010
“Several parents in the school (and some from outside too!) are going to take part ...”
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HOUSE CAPTAINS:
“NEWTON - Harriet Brown & Sam Higgs WORKMAN - Veronica Williamson & Luke Leszczar SALE - Savannah ...”
CHEESE & WINE PARTY
“THURSDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 7:30 PM IN THE RENDALL ROOM ALL PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND Nursery ...”
Friday, 3 September
Connel Davis
“During the summer holidays, Connel Davis became one of the youngest people ever to successfully complete ...”
01
1st September
“Please remember to fill in your contact sheet which was sent home today via childpost. ...”
Aug
31
Wednesday, 1st September
“Welcome back to School. Please remember there are no after school activities this week.”
19
Year 8 DT Coursework
“Pupils who failed to collect their final year coursework prior to leaving this summer can ...”
Jul
29
27
“We are on our Summer holidays from Friday 2 July, returning to School on Wednesday ...”
21
“The computer system is undergoing a major upgrade this week. Emails to the school domain ...”
18
07
01
Thursday, 1st July
Year 3 and 4 Trip to Fishers Farm
“Friday 18 June saw all of Year 3 and 4 climbing aboard a bus to ...”
Year 4 Viking Shields
Arts Day for Year 3 and 4
Retelling Viking Myths
“Year 4W learnt about the Viking Myth - Thor's Hammer and enjoyed making puppets to ...”
Jun
30
Pond Dipping in Year 4
“Year 4 spent a fantastic morning pond dipping at Bio Blades. We were so fortunate ...”
29
Tuesday 29 June
“The Pre-Prep Music Concert will take place on Thursday 1 July at 9am in the ...”
28
27
Monday, 28 June 2010
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES & EVENTS
“Monday 28th June 5:45 pm Swimming Gala at Ardingly 2:00 pm Matinee Performance of a Midsummer ...”
26
Groombridge Place
“Year 2 Year 2 went to Groombridge Place on Tuesday and had a wonderful sunny ...”
25
1st XI v Pennthorpe
“So the end of a season had arrived and the last game away at Pennthorpe ...”
Sports Day was a huge success
“Yelena wrote;  On Thursday it was Sports Day. We started off at the carousel. We ...”
PRE-PREP CONCERT
“Don’t forget the Pre-Prep Concert is on Thursday morning at 9am, we hope to see ...”
Fête News
“Thank you for all your efforts in raising such a huge amount of money at ...”
Cricket Under 8 v Hurstpierpoint
“Today we travelled to Hurst for the Under 8's 2nd game of the season. The ...”
24
1st XI v Pennthorpe
“So the endof a season had arrived and the last game away at Pennthorpe and ...”
23
Year 7 Team Building - Siyoon
“Throughout all the activities I did, my favourite activity was the zip wire, since you ...”
Year 7 Team Building - Joanna
“When we went to Blacklands farm the first thing we did was put up our ...”
Year 7 Team Building - Yasmin
“At Blackland's farm we did all sorts of activities; rock climbing, Archery, Abseiling, Kayaking, Crate ...”
22
20
Blackland Farm
“BLACKLANDS FARM Year 2 also enjoyed a wonderful and  challenging trip to Blacklands Farm last ...”
MOVING UP
“Don’t forget Moving Up Morning on Thursday; this will involve all children from the Nursery ...”
Writing riddles!
“Year 2 have written some wonderful riddles over the last week; Dads looks away now ...”
“Adventures in the Desert”
“Mrs Pitcaithly’s class have been having some wonderful “Adventures in the Desert”.  Last week we ...”
RECEPTION LIBRARY VISIT
“Last Tuesday the Reception classes went to visit the newly revamped East Grinstead Library. At ...”
SPORTS DAY
“We had a wonderful Sports Morning with the Nursery children .. 52 x 3 & ...”
LIBRARY COMPETITION
“For the latest library competition, the children were asked to design the front cover of ...”
Moving Up Morning - Thursday 24th June
“Current children from Nursery to Year 4 will all spend the morning with their new ...”
SPONSORED SWIM Monday 21st – Wednesday 23rd June 2010
“Please let me know if you have a problem with your child’s start time. Please ...”
Information Evening
“THURSDAY 24TH JUNE SEPTEMBER 2010 YEAR 3 PARENTS’ INFORMATION  EVENING 7:00 pm”
SPEECH DAY/SPORTS DAY - SATURDAY 26TH JUNE - 10:30 AM
“All children from Reception to Year 8 should be in school by 10:00 am, wearing ...”
House Rounders
“Due to the Sponsored Swim - Junior & Senior House Matches will be played on ...”
U9B Rounders v Cranleigh - Won 16-10½
“Our team consisted of 2 U9 players and 7 U8s.  We were really going to ...”
Colts A Cricket v Lancing Prep
“ On a lovely summers day the boys arrived at Lancing for what was going to ...”
U10B Rounders v Cranleigh - Won 17½-14
“The Under 10Bs played a very close match this week against Cranleigh. Copthorne lead the ...”
U11 Rounders v Cranleigh - Lost 17-18½
“Ten athletic players turned up to play us.  We won the toss to field, always ...”
U10A Rounders v Cranleigh - Lost 14-21½
“The girls had a feeling it was going to be a tough match against Cranleigh ...”
Copthorne U9A v Cranleigh - Lost 13½-16
“This was the last match of the year for the under 9s and we knew ...”
Cricket U9 v Lancing
“Today saw a fantastic game of cricket played between two very evenly matched teams. It ...”
17
THURSDAY 17TH JUNE 2010
“Friday's Year 7 return from Blacklands Farm scheduled for 4.00 pm.”
Colts B Cricket v Lancing Prep
“      Copthorne made 82/9 in 1 hour and 20 mins     We lost the toss and ...”
15
Daniel Gooda receives 'Best Contribution' Award
TUESDAY 15TH JUNE 2010
“REMINDER BBQ CELEBRATION Saturday 19th June  Please  let us have your ticket requests by end ...”
14
Stars of the Week
“Congratulations to the 'Stars of the Week'  this week in Year 2:  Jack F in Mrs Bogdanovski's class for ...”
MONDAY 14TH JUNE 2010
“Extra Week of Happy Hols in Pre-Prep : 19th - 23rd July (plus 5th - ...”
Copthorne Success - U7 Closed Championship
11
Stars of the Week
“Congratulations to this week's 'Stars of the Week' in Year 1:  Toby in Mrs Passmore's class for excellent ...”
East Grinstead Library
“Reception are looking forward to their visit to East Grinstead Library on Wednesday – please ...”
DRUSILLAS
“Against all the odds the weather stayed fine for the Reception and Year 1 visit ...”
Down Under!
“This week, Mrs Lumley’s class have been learning all about the land  down-under! They made ...”
SPEECH DAY/SPORTS DAY - SATURDAY 26TH JUNE - 10:30 AM
“All children from Reception to Year 8 should be in school by 10:00 am, wearing ...”
Stars of the Week
“Congratulations to this week's Reception 'Stars of the Week':  Gabriel in Mrs Bryant's class for good work and much ...”
10
Under 8 Rounders Tournament
“The girls were very excited about playing in an under 9 tournament, which showed in ...”
U10A Rounders v Cottesmore - Won 25-14
“Well these nine girls certainly can play rounders! Within 10 mins the score was 16½ ...”
U9 Cricket v Cottesmore
“Copthorne won the toss on a humid but very overcast afternoon and elected to bowl. ...”
1st XI v Cottesmore: Bank Holiday Cup
1st IX Rounders v Cottesmore - 24½-12
“What a fantastic way to end our season!  Cottesmore won the toss and chose to ...”
2nd IX Rounders v Cottesmore - Won 17-7½
“Copthorne won the toss and chose to field first.  Some excellent team work and a ...”
U11 Rounders v Cottesmore - Drew 11-11
“Copthorne once again found themselves batting first. After a slow start and a few rounders ...”
09
Junior Maths Challenge results 2010
“This was a national competition open to years 7 & 8, as we have a ...”
08
Friday 11th June 2010
“Apologies if the Sturdy Uniform Shop is open 5 - 10 minutes later in the ...”
Tuesday, 8th June
04
MONDAY 7TH JUNE -
“School commences 8.20 am - welcome back”
01
Exam Timetable
“Summer Term Exam Timetable”
May
28
Les Trois Petits Cochons
“82 children in the Pre-Prep department perfomed their French version of The Three Little Pigs and ...”
Friday, 28 May
“Have a great half term!”
27
Thursday 27th May
“Reminder - Today - Athletics Meeting at Ashdown House 4.30 pm and return to school ...”
Hannah Westwood finishes in Top 20 in The Race for Life
“Hannah Westwood (6B) completed the race for life at Tilgate Park on Wednesday evening in ...”
U13 Rounders v Great Walstead - Won 15½-8
“It was clear from the first innings that this was going to be a very ...”
1st XI v Uckfield Community andTechnical College (Sussex Cup)
“We have played inths competition in previous years and it is verymuch alottery as to ...”
U11 Rounders v Great Walstead - Won 11½-8
“Although still struggling to make contact and place the ball, the girls posted a reasonable ...”
26
25
Year 7 French Revision for Exams in Summer Term
“Your French exam this summer will be a Common Entance Past paper, so you should ...”
Summer Tests revision for Year 6
“Your test will be based on topics and grammar that we have studied this academic ...”
Year 8 Oral Exams in French
“Good luck with your oral exams on Friday year 8!  Make the most of the ...”
The perfect tense in French
“Year 7 have are studying the perfect tense in French.  Having already looked at the ...”
Year 4 have been studying French speaking countries
“Year 4 have been studying French-speaking countries over the past couple of weeks.  We have ...”
Sam travels to the Gloucester Triathlon
Tuesday 25th May
24
MONDAY 24 MAY -
“Swimming Gala tonight at home v Ashdown finish 5.30-6.00 pm. REMINDER - TUESDAY 25th May - ...”
Wakehurst Place - Year 5 Trip
“Last Tuesday the whole of year 5 went to extend their work on plants in ...”
A mini beast hunt!
“As part of the last week of our topic of the term, minibeasts, Reception went ...”
Little Boats floating away ...
“Mrs Passmore’s Year 1 have been writing particularly creatively this week about little boats floating ...”
Pirates in Year 2
“This week Year 2 has been learning about pirates; Nathan wrote on his wanted poster; ...”
FRENCH DAY
“Costumes for Les 3 Petits Cochons should be in school early next week please.   ...”
School Photograph
“The whole school photo (taken every 2 years) is on Tuesday at 11 am;  children ...”
LADYLAND FARM
“The Nursery thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Ladyland Farm on Thursday, being farmers for the ...”
Swimming Success for Thomas Granzelius
“Thomas is a member of East Grinstead Swimming Club and on Friday he won his ...”
Monday, 24 May
Southdown Netball Club
“Southdown train at G4S in East Grinstead on a Tuesday evening. High 5’s (Years 4 – 6) between ...”
23
Copthorne 3rd XI v Cumnor House
“The mighty thirds (aka Team Chaos) arrived at Cumnor House eager to play some cricket. ...”
21
Friday 21st May
“Fete Weekend starts tonight with the Quiz Night .. sold out as usual!  The Fete ...”
U10B Rounders v Cumnor
“We arrived at Cumnor not knowing that we were playing two teams U10b & U10c. ...”
20
THURSDAY 20th MAY - Year 8 French Trip Meeting for parents/children tonight 4.30 pm
Colts Bs draw at Cumnor House
“    Cumnor chose to bat and made 120/7 in 1 hour 15 mins.         ...”
1st XI v Cumnor House
“To put it simply we were outplayed in every department by a very good Cumnor ...”
U8 Rounders v Cumnor - Lost 13-15
“We played half T ball and half normal rounders!  Cumnor chose to field first so ...”
U9 Rounders v Cumnor - Drew 15-15
“Cumnor won the toss but decided to bat first which was an advantage to Copthorne. ...”
2nd IX Rounders v Cumnor
“On arrival the girls were told they were going to play a triangular match against ...”
U11 Rounders v Cumnor - Lost 12½-23½
“Like most of their matches so far this was a game of two halves. The ...”
1st IX Rounders v Cumnor - Lost 11½-22½
“We were beaten by a much better hitting side today!  Although our heads never went ...”
U9 Cricket v Cumnor House
“On Wednesday saw us host Cumnor House who have a strong sporting reputation. Captain Ben ...”
18
TUESDAY 18TH MAY -
“NO CRICKET ACTIVITY TONIGHT. ATHLETICS MEETING TONIGHT AT ARDINGLY COLLEGE JUNIOR SCHOOL 5.30 pm - ...”
17
MONDAY 17TH MAY - 7E (7P) Parents Evening tonight from 6.00 pm
Loren Pepper has great success in Chess1
“Loren came second in the County Mega Final British Land Chess Challenge and will go ...”
16
15
Year 5 Maths Challenge at Wellington College
“James, Avinash, Joshua and George all went off to Wellington College to become Maths Detectives! ...”
14
3rd XI Cricket v Brambletye
“This was the 3rd XI, aka Team Chaos, first game of the season and it ...”
U9 A match report v. Brambletye
“On another cold and dull day, the boys set off with high hopes to continue ...”
13
U10 Rounders v Brambletye
“Copthorne opened the 1st innings by fielding and they soon discovered that Brambletye’s batting was ...”
Colts Bs Cricket v Brambletye
“    Copthorne made 113/5 after an hour and a half of batting.      Our top scorers:      ...”
Own clothes day tomorrow (Friday), plus bring a bottle please for adult tombola.
U9 Rounders v Brambletye - Lost 11½-12½
“Copthorne lost the toss so were fielding first.  The girls knew it was going to ...”
1st XI v Brambletye Result: match drawn
“It was one of those days when the cricket, for a large part, matched the ...”
U11 Rounders v Brambletye - Lost 13½-28½
“Once again Copthorne were asked to field first and it looked like we were in ...”
2nd XI Cricket v Brambletye
“ As the premier cricket team representing the school at East Grinstead rivals Brambletye, we felt ...”
12
U9 'B' Cricket v Brambletye
“Captain Lani won the toss and elected to field. He opened the bowling and showed ...”
U8 ‘T’ Ball v Brambletye - Won 19-7½
“The U8 girls continued their winning streak playing their first game of ‘T’ Ball.  It ...”
1st IX Rounders v Brambletye - Won 12-5
“We won the toss and put Brambletye into bat first.  Our fielding was awesome!  Great ...”
Girls 1st VI Tennis v Cottesmore
“Being aware that this match was going to be lot tougher than last week’s match ...”
2nd IX Rounders v Brambletye - Won 9-6
“As the heavens opened it wasn't looking good but the girls won the toss and ...”
Wednesday, 12 May
“Please note that Friday 14 May is a non-uniform day - please bring a bottle ...”
11
Tuesday, 11 May
“7G Parents Evening tonight in the Rendall Room at 6.00pm.”
10
Sam Higgs – Winchester Triathlon
Copthorne Chess Team travels to Lancashire
MONDAY 10th MAY -
“Girls' Tennis v Cottesmore (1st VI) (away) 6.15 pm - returned to school by approximately ...”
09
An Invitation to The Queen
“Mrs Lumley’s class recently  invited Her Majesty the Queen to their end of term concert ...”
08
Athletics cancelled
“Year 2 Athletics on 25 May has been cancelled by Ardingly…. but the  practices will ...”
Bank Holiday News
“Mrs Bryant’s class have been writing about all the wonderful things that they got up ...”
FRENCH PLAY
“Our French play ‘Les Trois Petits Cochons et le Grand Méchant Loup’ - (we particularly ...”
Golden Time Treat
“During golden time on Friday the prep school were given a ‘hands on’ insight into ...”
Maths Student of the Month
“Congratulations to the following pupils for achieveing maths student of the month for April Year 3 ...”
Saturday, 8 May -
“SCHOOL OPEN MORNING today 10.00am - 12.00 - ALL WELCOME”
07
Success at the East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival
“Lucy Billingham West has had yet another enjoyable and successful East Grinstead Festival over the ...”
1st IX Rounders v Ardingly - Lost 9-14½
“After missing a games session on Monday and not working hard enough on the day ...”
Girls 1st VI Tennis v Cumnor
“Joanna and Katie were the top pair against Cumnor, winning two out of their three ...”
U10 Rounders v Ardingly - Won 12-10½
“Copthorne opened the match by batting first. Ardingly’s fielding was strong and despite the fact ...”
2nd IX Rounders v Ardingly - Lost 7½-11
“ All girls were excited to play the match, we lost the toss so we went ...”
U9 Rounders v Ardingly - Won 24-9½
“The U9s won the toss however choosing to bat first the girls knew they had ...”
06
1st XI v Tavistock and Summerhill
“With the Academic Scholarships in full swing the team were without Joseph and Thomas and ...”
Under 8 Cricket v Tavistock and Summerhill
“Today was the first opportunity for the Under 8 boys to play in a cricket ...”
U9 Match Report v Tavistock and Summerhill
“The boys took to the field for the 3rd match of the season.  Copthorne won ...”
Thursday, 6th May
“Year 5J Concert tonight - all welcome”
05
U8 Rounders v Ardingly - Won 14½-11
“The under 8s won the toss and chose to field first, the fielding was average ...”
U11 Rounders v Ardingly - Lost 11½-20
“With half the U11 consisting of year 5s, Copthorne were only trailing by 1½ rounders ...”
More success at the East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival
“Georgina Guest took part in 2 of the dance categories in the East Grinstead Music ...”
04
Wednesday, 5 May
“U10B Rounders Match v Ardingly (a) - Cancelled”
Copthorne Chess Team
Tuesday, 4 May -
“Year 6 Concert this evening in the Rendall Room at 6.00pm”
Apr
30
Birds of Prey in Year 2
“Year 2 have also been learning about birds of prey this week; Nell wrote – There ...”
Busy in Year 1
“Mrs Pitcaithly’s class loved finding out about owls this week. They remembered meeting Milo the ...”
Mini Beasts in Reception
“Further to their Nature Walk last week, the Reception classes have been making their own ...”
BABY SIGNING
“Mrs Lumley attended a baby signing course this week and the school is now registered ...”
Mrs Powley's class ...
“Mrs Powley’s class have been learning about the life cycle of a butterfly, as well ...”
Mrs Lumley's class ....
“Activities took on an with their feet and although what we produced looked more like ...”
BOOK FAIR - 4-6 MAY 2010
“The Travelling Book Fair will be based in the Rendall Room - shop open from ...”
Fete
“Please keep bringing in books and toys! Bank Holiday Weekend time for a tidy up! Keep ...”
29
U9 ‘B’ Cricket v Ardingly
“The boys headed away to Ardingly for the first match of the season. The boys ...”
THURSDAY 29TH APRIL REMINDER YEAR 5C CONCERT TONIGHT
Colts ‘A’ Cricket v Ardingly
“The Ardingly openers gave us a bit of a lesson in batting on their way ...”
U10 Rounders v Ashdown House - Won 15-8
“Ashdown House began the match by batting first. Although there were a couple of strong ...”
1st XI Cricket v Ardingly - Won by 58 runs.
“Ardingly was always going to be a more difficult game but the dream start continued ...”
U11 Rounders v Ashdown - Lost 20½-12½
“Travelling to Ashdown the girls were hoping to continue with the form they showed in ...”
1st IX Rounders v Ashdown 2nd IX - Won 13½-6
“Ashdown won the toss and put us into bat first.  Melissa Davy-Ericson scored the first ...”
U8/U9 Mixed Rounders v Ashdown - Won 20½-3½
“What another great day for rounders with both the weather and the U9/U8 team performing ...”
Cricket U9 'A' v Ardingly
“Today saw a really good game of cricket played by both teams. Ardingly won the ...”
28
Colts Bs Cricket v Ardingly
“Copthorne made 79/8 after 20 overs Once again our best batsman was Ryan, who batted for ...”
Wednesday, 28 April
Duncan scores a hat trick of tries!
“Duncan played in the Uckfield Rugby festival today (Sunday) with Haywards Heath Rugby Club.  They ...”
Jamie Parkinson wins trophies!
27
Tuesday 27 April -
“6D Parent's Evening tonight at 6.00pm”
26
Monday 26th April -
“REMINDER FOR TOMORROW - PARENTS EVENING FOR 6D”
25
24
2nd XI v St. Aubyn’s
“We travelled down to the coast on a cracking April day to play the first ...”
23
L/Cpl Thomas visits 4W
Roald Dahl's "Magic Finger" alternative endings
“Year 2 have been reading the Magic Finger by Roald Dahl and Mrs Bird’s class ...”
Pets!
“Year 1 have been writing about their pets, or pets they would like to have! ...”
So much going on in the Nursery!
“Mrs Lumley’s class have continued to learn about England. They have made guards, painted Union ...”
Tom Walker
“Congratulations to Tom Walker who was voted the Under 14 Player of the Season at ...”
School Fete ...
“Fête - Next Week please bring in Toys but also bring anything else that we ...”
Friday 23 April - No urgent news today.
22
1st VII Rounders v Hurst - Won 12-9
“The girls were really excited about their first rounders match.  Siân won the toss and ...”
2nd VII Rounders v Hurst
“What a way to start the Rounders Season beautiful sunshine. Hurst won the toss to ...”
U9 Match report v . St Aubyns
“The boys took to the field for their first game of the season on a ...”
U10 Rounders v Hurst - Lost 17½-18
“This was a very close match indeed. Copthorne lost the toss and batted first. There ...”
U11 Rounders v Hurst - Won 18-6½
“Copthorne started the season off with a resounding victory over Hurst. Charlotte got the ball ...”
U9 Rounders v Hurst - Won 26-14½
“What better way to start the rounders season  -  with the perfect weather and a ...”
U8 Rounders v Hurst - Won 22-7
“A fantastic start to the season by the under 8s! The girls were all a ...”
Thursday, 22 April
“5A Concert tonight at 6.00pm. Table Tennis cancelled tonight.”
1st XI Cricket v St Aubyns
“The 1st XI, under newly appointed captain Joe Ludlow, got off to the perfect start ...”
21
Colts B Cricket v St. Aubyns
“We played a reduced 15 over match because St. Aubyns needed to get away earlier than ...”
20
Tuesday, 20 April
“No reminders for today.”
19
Poetry by 5A
“Year 5A English Inspired by reading the poetry that mother wrote in The Railway Children, 5A ...”
MONDAY, 19TH APRIL
“Reminder 6B Parents Evening tonight”
Rebecca Frost - County swimming results
“Rebecca Frost (5C) was ranked 4th overall in the Sussex County swimming championships which took ...”
Copthorne made up almost 1/4 of the Sussex Girls Team in National Final
“On Saturday 17th April. Four Copthorne Prep girls represented Sussex in the Under 11 Girls ...”
16
Harry Hickmet at the Show Jumping Championships of Great Britain
“The weather was against any fair weather rider but it didn’t stop Harry training hard, ...”
Book Fair 4-6 May 2010
“We have great pleasure in inviting you to attend our exciting Travelling Book Fair which ...”
Pocket Rocket Keenleyside
Friday, 16th April
“Circus Skills After School Club has been cancelled for today.”
Minibeast Theme
“Reception have started work on their minibeast theme – and enjoyed a very productive walk ...”
International Themes have begun!
“Nursery children in Mrs Lumley’s class have started their International theme, appropriately looking at all ...”
Author, Chris Wormell
“showed Year 1 how he made up new creatures by using parts of different animals ...”
Holiday Work
“It was obviously a very busy holiday for most children in the department, many of ...”
WELCOME BACK
“A very warm Copthorne welcome to our new member of staff: Hannah Eisen, Head of ...”
15
'I have a dream..' by Meghana Mandala
“I have a dream that this world will one day be a world where every ...”
Martin Luther King Jr
“In recent R.E lessons, Year 7 have been learning about the life and legacy of ...”
Maths Challenge Coming Up!!!
“The UK Junior Maths Challege is coming up soon - time  for year 7 & ...”
Thursday 15th April
“No urgent messages”
14
IAPS Swimming National Finals
“Congratulations once again to all of those children who have made it through to the national ...”
I have a Dream by Joe Lloyd
“I Have A Dream (Inspired By Martin Luther King) GLOBAL WARMING A couple of years ago a group ...”
13
Congratulations
History in Year 4 – Anglo Saxons
“Early Anglos Saxons were pagans and had their own gods. They believed in magic and ...”
First Impressions of Copthorne Prep by Archie Merry
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
“Welcome back to School! After school activities start on Wednesday.”
12
Monday, 12th April 2010
“The Summer Term begins tomorrow at 8.20am! Boarders return tonight.”
IAPS Chess Tournament
11
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Friday, 19th March
“The School is now closed for the Easter Holidays. The office will be open for ...”
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Grow your own
“Year 1 and Gardening Club are busy growing vegetables from seed. Peas, basil, carrots, leeks ...”
The trip to Amberley Museum
“was a great success as you can tell from the following report by On Tuesday, ...”
FOOD SURVEY
“Thank you to all those who completed the recent food survey; about 50% of school ...”
A PLEA FROM MISS GODWIN ...
“… Buttons, poppers, ribbons. Old (clean) longish socks - to make sock monsters (plain and patterns). Any old ...”
YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2010
“Congratulations to Jack Hirchfield who was the winner of this years’ competition.  Well done to ...”
18
Colts A - Duke of Kent Rugby 7’s Tournament
“After the disappointment of the Ashdown 7’s two weeks ago our colts travelled to Duke ...”
Colts A Rugby v Brambletye (won 28-7)
“In traditional style we ended the rugby season with the local derby against Brambletye.  In ...”
Under 9 Sussex Chess Squad
Chloe Redston reports on Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory - a newspaper review!!!
U8 Tag Rugby v Brambletye
“On the warmest day of the season to date, all of the Year 3 boys ...”
2nd VII Netball v Ardingly
“Last Match of the Season and on a lovely Spring afternoon.  We won the toss ...”
THURSDAY 18TH MARCH - Reminder that the Internet Safety Meeting is tonight at 6.00 pm in the Rendall Room.
U8 Netball v Ardingly
“What a great season the under 8s have had  - topped off today with another ...”
U9 Netball v Ardingly
“Copthorne were playing high 5s today for the last match in the season instead of ...”
U10A VII Netball v Ardingly - Won 11-2
“The girls dominated from start to finish, some fantastic shooting from Jessica and Victoria in ...”
U10B VII Netball v Ardingly - Won 6-4
“This was a very close match for the Under 10s, with Ardingly taking the lead ...”
U11 Netball v Ardingly - Lost 5-23
“Being the last netball match, the girls were excited and sad.  The 1st quarter was ...”
1st VII Netball v Ardingly - Lost 9-11
“A fantastic match to end the netball season.  There was absolutely nothing to separate the ...”
1st XV v Brambletye
“Not the way we would have wanted to finish on the end of a heavy ...”
Duke of Kent 7’s
“A small but thoroughly enjoyable tournament between 4 schools. The boys, in my humble and ...”
U9 Rugby v Brambletye
“The boys played with a lot of enthusiasm and accuracy today. We played open, running ...”
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Colts 'B' XII v Brambletye Won 21-14
“This was the best possible way to end the rugby season for the boys in ...”
Year 4 Production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“Wow we did it! Well done to everyone in Year 4 for their hard work ...”
Year 4 Visit Copthorne Junior School
“Roman Day The Year 4s were invited to our local primary school to take part in ...”
Year 4 Science Morning
“Monday morning saw all the Year 4's in the Science lab ready for lots of ...”
2nd XII Rugby v Brambletye
“    Brambletye 2nds    37    Copthorne 2nds    0         Our man of the match: Bertie     The final game ...”
Wednesday, 17 March
“Please note that the Fencing Activity will take place on Thursday 18 March. Internet Safety Awareness ...”
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ZOOLAB
“… was thoroughly enjoyed by all the Nursery children on Thursday.  Tony the Toad and ...”
Plumpton College
“RECEPTION VISITED  PLUMPTON COLLEGE  ON MONDAY  Sheen; Pigs have sharp teeth. Cows give us milk. ...”
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Friday 12th March
“Circus Skills Club has been cancelled as the Coach is unwell.”
Copthorne School Chess Teams
“This has been a successful week for the school chess teams as both A and ...”
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Colts A Rugby - Ashdown 7's tournament
“Group Game v Holmewood House (lost 7-14) This was the battle of the silverware as last ...”
Colts A Rugby v Brighton
“Today’s game will go down as not one to forget but one to learn from.  ...”
Swimming Gala V Ashdown House and Brambletye
“This gala is for the junior section of the school with Under 9, 10 and ...”
U9 Rugby - Hurstpierpoint Tournament
“Today we participated in a well organised Under 9 tournament. We were drawn in Pool ...”
Girls Touch Rugby Tournament at Great Walstead
“U13A After only 3 lessons on how to play “tag rugby” it was at the last ...”
U13 IAPS NETBALL TOURNAMENT AT ROEDEAN
“Another enjoyable day for the Copthorne girls.  After settling down in our “camp” we were ...”
U10B VII Netball v St Christopher's - Lost 5-12
“This was not our best performance as it took the girls a while to get ...”
U9 VII Netball v St Christopher's - Won 4-2
“Copthorne got off to a slow and shaky start and were a bit all over ...”
Windlesham 7s
“This is the largest 7’s tournament in Sussex with 20 Prep schools competing. We kicked ...”
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2nd XI Hockey v Cottesmore - Lost 0-5
“The 2nd XI hockey played their only match of the season on a bitterly cold ...”
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Chris Wormell – Guest Author
“The children were very excited to meet a real life author and illustrator. Many Of ...”
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
“The staff play over-excited everyone with an improvised version of ‘Snow White and the Seven ...”
New Firefighters!
“The Nursery children (and staff!) thoroughly enjoyed our visit from the Fire Fighters on Wednesday. ...”
Dressing Up Day in the Pre Prep!
“Dressing Up Day finished off the week with some marvellous characters. The winners are announced ...”
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COFFEE MORNING - THURSDAY 11TH MARCH
“We are having another coffee morning in the library next Thursday morning (11th March) straight ...”
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1st VII Netball v Great Walstead - Won 13-3
“The U13 girls were really up for this game after the win last week against ...”
Congratulations!
“Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Jenkins on the birth of their second child, Luke! He was ...”
U9 Rugby v Hurstpierpoint
“It was a strong opposition we faced today. The Hurstpierpoint boys were full of running ...”
5J Parents Evening tonight from 6.00pm.
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U10A VII Netball v Great Walstead - Won 6-5
“This was a very close match as it was only in the final quarter that ...”
U9 Triangle v Great Walstead & Skippers Hill
“Copthorne's first twenty minute match was against Great Walstead. The girls were slow to begin ...”
U11VII Netball v Great Walstead - Won 18-5
“For the second week running, Copthorne came away with a comprehensive victory. Ball possession changed ...”
U8 Tag Rugby v. Hurstpierpoint
“On a warm sunny day the boys travelled down to Hurstpierpoint, for yet another tough ...”
Boys Hockey 1st XI and 2nd XI cancelled due to poor pitches. All other fixtures remain as per fixture card.
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2nd March
“Wednesday's Hockey matches are cancelled this week due to poor pitch condition.”
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Feb
26
What is living ... and what is not.
“Year 1 is discovering what is living and what is not!  It will be an ...”
Yr 2 Football & Swimming vs ARDINGLY
“On Thursday afternoon, Year 2 welcomed the children from  Ardingly for some fun matches. The ...”
People who help us
“As part of our new topic on 'People who help us', Mrs Lumley's class has ...”
Famous People from the Past
“Year 2 have been learning about famous people from the past and many children worked ...”
YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
“Could parents please note that the Young Musician of the Year Competition has been moved ...”
Parents Evening
“MONDAY 1st MARCH 5C Parents’ Evening From 6pm THURSDAY 4th MARCH 5J Parents’ Evening From 6pm”
WORLD BOOK DAY 2010
“Our celebrations for World Book day will be held on Friday 5th March this year. ...”
U8 Tag Rugby v Handcross Park
“On Wednesday the boys put in their best performance of the season so far without ...”
Colts B Rugby v Handcross Park
“Rarely has such an exciting match taken place on such a grotty afternoon. Our regular ...”
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1st XV v Handcross Park
“After the disappointment of the cancelled 7’s and the half term lay off it was ...”
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U10A VII Netball v Cottesmore - Won 10-3
“Having won the toss Cottesmore had first centre pass which Copthorne swiftly overcame and subsequently ...”
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Colts A Rugby v Handcross Park
“After the defeat against Cumnor before half term we wanted to put things right with ...”
Open Morning - Saturday 27th February
“Children who have in the past been guides, musicians or artists are all invited to ...”
Under 9 Rugby v Handcross
“In very wet and tough conditions Copthorne had their best match of the season to ...”
U11/U12 VII Netball v Cottesmore - Won 20-3
“With Charlotte and Molly back playing with the U11s and Harriet, Sophie and Joanna joining ...”
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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
“ James Noblett will be performing in the “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat” at the Hawth over ...”
Copthorne Chess
“The 1st VII Rugby match at Brambletye today has been cancelled.”
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YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
“Could parents please note that the Young Musician of the Year Competition has been moved ...”
Living "in the past"
“The children in Year 2 have been imagining they are living ‘in the past’ and ...”
The story of a foolish little fish ...
“Mrs Pitcaithly’s class have been retelling the story of a foolish fish that could wish. ...”
Valentine's in the Nursery
“Mrs Powley’s class have been making Valentine’s presents, dancing with Chinese dragons and studying all ...”
Colourful Chinese Dragon Masks
“The children in Reception made  colourful Chinese dragon masks and enjoyed trying to eat their ...”
CHINESE NEW YEAR / ACTION AID
“Thank you to those children who brought in 20p for our first donation to Action ...”
ASSESSMENT CARDS (YEARS 3-8)
“All children will be taking these home tonight.  Please do spend some time going through ...”
EXAMS (YEARS 7 & 8)
“A reminder to parents in these two year groups that school  exams take place in ...”
WORLD BOOK DAY 2010
“Our celebrations for World Book day will be held on  Friday 5th March this year. ...”
Colts B Rugby vs Cumnor House
“On Wednesday 10th February, the Colts B XII took on not one but two teams ...”
U10B VII Netball v Cumnor House - Won 3-0
“What a fantastic game. There were some great passes from Copthorne with Hannah making some ...”
2nd VII Netball v Cumnor House Won 18-17
“On a very cold day and expecting to play outside - we were so wrong! ...”
U8 Tag Rugby v Cumnor House - Won 6-4
“On another bitterly cold day, the boys took to the field for their second game ...”
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Swimming Gala v Ashdown House
“In the past the trip to Ashdown has always been a tricky affair and with ...”
Colts A Rugby v Cumnor House (lost 35 – 7)
“Cumnor House is always a stern test for any of our teams, but an undefeated ...”
U9 Rugby -v- Cumnor House and Gt. Walstead
“We were away to Cumnor House on Wednesday to play in a triangular tournament with ...”
U8 VII Netball v Cumnor House - Won 16-0
“Another win for the under 8s who seem to be on a roll, winning every ...”
U9 VII Netball v Cumnor House - Won 5-4
“Copthorne got off to a good start winning the first centre pass and scoring from ...”
U9/U8 VII Netball v Cumnor House - Lost 1-14
“The girls were all keen to play, for some their first game of 2010. The ...”
U10A VII Netball v Cumnor House - Lost 5-11
“Despite the end score this was a very close match indeed. Had our shooting been ...”
U11VII Netball Cumnor House - Lost 1-21
“On the day Copthorne were totally out classed by Cumnor who impressed with quick passes ...”
1st VII Netball v Cumnor House - Lost 10-16
“This was definitely a game we should have won!  The Copthorne girls made an excellent ...”
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1st XV v Cumnor House
“As always Cumnor produced a strong side although it is true to say that we ...”
2nd XV Rugby v Cumnor House
“    Copthorne - 0    Cumnor House - 32     Our man of the match: Oliver     This ...”
Georgina Excels!
“Georgina received her Grade 2 Modern Dance exam result, and I am thrilled to report it ...”
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ISI Inspection Report
“The report has finally arrived and it was well worth the wait! "Pupils enjoy a positive ...”
ISI Inspection Report
“We are absolutely delighted with the ISI Inspection Report that has now been emailed to all parents ...”
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Football Match v Ardingly
“Year 2 will be welcoming Ardingly Year 2 children on Thursday, 25th February. We held successful ...”
Congratulations to Mrs Heidi Reynolds
“in the Nursery, who has completed her NVQ3 in Childcare with flying colours; her assessor said Heidi's ...”
International Tasting
“Reception will be finishing their topic on food with an afternoon's 'International Tasting'. If any parents ...”
The Great Fire of London
“The Great Fire of London, and seem to have remembered a great deal, including facts about Samuel ...”
Action Aid
“We will be starting our support of Hungli-Ye next week, with a visit from the Action Aid ...”
Ballet and the other activities ...
“Ballet Exam for Year 2 ballet dancers is next Friday in Horsham. The girls have been practising ...”
Boarding Survey
“Thank you to all those parents who took the time to complete the recent boarding ...”
Friday, 5th February
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U8 Tag Rugby v Great Walstead
“Finally our first match of the 2010 season. Now was the time to put into ...”
Colts A Rugby v Great Walstead (won 28-7)
“The Colts A were really fired up for this game, putting in a solid, physical ...”
Eagle House - Maths Challenge by Gurdip
“On Thursday 28th January Ryan, James, Andrew and I went to the Yr6 Maths Challenge ...”
Maths Student of the Month
“Congratulations to the following pupils who were awarded Maths Student of the Month for January ...”
U8 VII Netball v Brambletye - Won 8-2
“Excellent Result! The girls started the match really determined and ready to win which is ...”
U10B VII Netball v Brambletye - Won 6-5
“All of the girls were up for the challenge that lay ahead of them on ...”
2nd VII Netball v Brambletye - Lost 12-15
“We won the toss for first centre pass, which gave us the confidence to attack ...”
U10A VII Netball Tournament at Cumnor
“Despite the drizzle the tournament began with our first match against Cumnor’s top team. In ...”
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Thursday, 4th February
“Year 3 Concert this evening at 6.15pm in the Rendall Room”
Copthorne Debating Society
“I am pleased to say that the debating society has got off to a flying ...”
U9 VII Netball v Brambletye - Lost 5-8
“We knew from the start that this was going to be a close game and ...”
U11VII Netball v Brambletye - Lost 6-23
“By looking at the score one might think that the match was one-sided, this was ...”
1st VII Netball v Brambletye - Lost 7-19
“The final score really doesn’t reflect the play especially not in the first half.  We ...”
1st XV Rugby v Great Walstead
“An unknown quantity as the last fixture between the sides featured my own son at ...”
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
History in Year 4W
Science Year 4W
“Our Science topic this term is 'Keeping Warm' and the children have enjoyed the investigative ...”
U9 v Gt. Walstead
Seconds demolish Walstead
“    Copthorne 2nds  43    Great Walstead    5     The seconds played really well today in what ...”
3rd February
“No pending news”
02
More Silverware for the Swim Team!
“Gala v Handcross, Brighton and Great Walstead Once again we showed our dominance in the pool ...”
Swimming Gala v Cumnor House
“Well done to all the swimmers who took part in the gala last Friday evening ...”
Tuesday, 2nd February
“No pending news today!”
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Monday, 1st February
“No pending news at the moment!”
Jan
30
Mission Statement & Core Values
“Underpinning the RE teaching at Copthorne is our Mission Statement and system of Core Values. Mission ...”
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Year 1 went to Horsham Church
“Year 1 went to Horsham Church to see the stained glass window, as well as ...”
Mrs Bird's Year 2 Class News
Reception has had a busy week!
“In preparation for their visit to Plumpton, the children have started to talk about animals and the ...”
Happy Hols
“Happy Hols will be open for the whole of half-term, 15-19 February, 8.30am – 3.30pm. Please contact Mrs Pitcaithly for ...”
This week in the Nursery ...
“The children have much enjoyed guessing whose baby pictures is whose in Mrs Lumley’s class ...”
Overdue library books
“Could you please check with your children this weekend for any overdue library books they might ...”
PARENTS’ EVENING TUESDAY 9TH FEBRUARY
“Parents in Years 3 & 4 should have received an email letter giving details about ...”
Year 6 Maths Challenge at Eagle House
“Copthorne Prep School took a strong team of 4 Mathematicians to Eagle Houes in Berkshire ...”
1st VII Netball v Ardingly - Lost 9-11
“What a fabulous start to the netball term, albeit a little late!  The Copthorne girls ...”
Friday 29 Jan
“There is a swimming gala tonight at Cumnor House starting at 5pm.”
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THURSDAY 28th JAN - YEAR 4 CONCERT TONIGHT 6.15 pm Rendall Room
U10A VII Netball v Ardingly - Lost 3-8
“The first quarter began well with both sides scoring three goals . Unfortunately our passing  ...”
U8 High 5s v Ardingly - Won 1-0
“A well matched game on a very cold Wednesday afternoon!! The girls were all excited ...”
U9 High 5s v Ardingly - Won 9-0
“Copthorne were eager to play the match this week having missed the last three weeks ...”
U9/U8 VII Netball v St Aubyns - Lost 5-13
“On a cold bitter day the sea breeze soon put colour on our faces, including ...”
U11 VII Netball v St Aubyns - Lost 7-11
“The girls were keen to get their first netball match underway. There was not much ...”
2nd VII Netball v St Aubyns - Lost 12-23
“The girls were slow to get going on Wednesday, which resulted in the score being ...”
Sussex excels at 4 Counties Match!
1st XV v Pennthorpe
“After such a long lay off due to the weather a certain amount of rustiness ...”
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Colts A Rugby v Pennthorpe
“After two weeks of bad weather, two cancelled matches and a postponed tournament we finally ...”
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Headlines In Spain today
“A snow storm is affecting central and south eastern Spain. 40 serious incidents of cyber espionage ...”
Young Musician of the Year Competition
“I would like to announce the following pupils will be competing for the prestigious title ...”
Spanish Cultural events that are happening in London
“The Flamenco Festival London 2010 (Sadler's Wells) 13 - 27 Feb Acts include Nuevo Ballet Espanol, Eva ...”
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Wednesday, 27 January
“Please note that the matches on Wednesday 27 February with Pennthorpe are as follows (and not ...”
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Haiti Fundraising
“A huge thank you to all the children and parents who hepled us raise over ...”
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
“Following auditions last October, Lucy Billingham-West and Georgina Guest were delighted to be selected to ...”
Food!!
“Reception children are enjoying their topic of food, and have been learning about healthy eating ...”
Great success for Sussex Girls U11 chess team at the '4-Counties Match - 17th January 2010 - Reading'.
Henry VIII
“Year 2 have been learning about Henry VIII and have written some excellent essays about ...”
Tasting New Foods
“Year 1 have been having fun tasting different foods to learn about taste buds – ...”
Swimming
“Please could Year 1 & 2 parents refrain from watching the after school swimming activity? ...”
Ballet
“– Year 2 ballet dancers have an exam on Friday 12 February, the last day ...”
THE BIG ENORMOUS PRESENT
“Was a thought provoking and sensitive tale, staged at the Hawth Theatre and visited by ...”
MUSIC Y4 CONCERT
“THURSDAY 28TH JANUARY 6:15 PM IN THE RENDALL ROOM”
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Future Schools evening - 21 January 2010
“When and Where next after Copthorne! Future Schools Meeting  Thursday 21st January 2010 Having made the excellent decision ...”
A poem for you to perform at home…
“A lot of children have asked me where I found the poem which I performed ...”
My Child Doesn’t Read! (Oh Yes he Does!)
“As a Head of English I’ve often heard such sentiments from exasperated parents.   ‘Oh Johnny ...”
A shared reading experience..
“The new texts for the term have been set and I’m pleased to see everyone ...”
History Club - Pirates ahoy!
“Looking back at the Autumn term, the highlight has got to have been our sailing ...”
Haiti Day - Friday 22nd Jan
“This Friday we will be raising money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.  Children ...”
20
Gardeners harvest!
“Year 1 Gardening Club were able to start their activity yesterday, and began by digging ...”
“Wednesday 20 January 2010 - All matches today are now cancelled due to the deteriorating weather ...”
Wednesday 20 January - Match Update - NETBALL: Under 8's cancelled, U10B cancelled. U11 and U10A are playing at Handcross Park. 1st VII and 2nd VII will play indoors at Copthorne. All rugby matches cancelled.
Well done Emily!
“Congratulations to Emily Smith (4W) who has just passed her Silver Swimming Badge and one of the ...”
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SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
“Scholarship Day – Saturday 27th February 2010 The school offers a number of internal and external ...”
Music lessons
“January 2010 Dear Parents,   Individual Music Lessons – 2010 At Copthorne Pre School, all pupils have the opportunity ...”
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Lamda Speech and Drama Success
“Congratulations to Georgina Guest who has just passed her Grade 1 London Acadamy of Speech ...”
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“Year 4 children are busily rehearsing for their drama production that will take place at ...”
Swimming Success
“Congratulations to both Charlotte and Edward Mendola who were presented with an array of certificates ...”
Wednesday 20th January - Netball Fixtures
“Please note that there is an error in the calendar for netball fixtures this week!  ...”
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Chess potential
“Good luck to Josh Higgs who will be in Liverpool this weekend at the England ...”
Music Exam Success
“Congratulations to the following children on their music exam success. Gurdip Ahluwalia - Grade 1 Piano (pass ...”
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Magnificent Maths Morning !!
“All of the prep school were involved in a Fantastic Maths Morning - they had ...”
Rebecca Dheansa receives an accolade in Hockey!
“Over the holidays Rebecca has received an accolade from East Grinstead Hockey Club. She was ...”
Copthorne Prep excels at Chess!
2009
“Going Strong!”
Dec
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07
Jack wins Gold!
“Jack has just won another gold medal in the Crawley Swimming Club Championships at K2. Congratulation Jack! ...”
“Monday 7 December - Reminder: Year 8 Parents' Evening from 6pm tonight.”
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Pre-Prep Art
“PRE-PREP ART In case you have not noticed, impressions of Degas’ work are appearing all over the department. The ...”
The Christmas Story
“Year 2 have continued learning about the Christmas story; here is Anton’s piece about Mary & ...”
Bluebell Railway
“Bluebell Railway: Some very excited Nursery & Reception children (and staff) returned from a fabulous outing to ...”
Shine Star Shine & Wriggly Nativity
“ Shine Star Shine & Wriggly Nativity– thank you all for your support and enthusiasm for both ...”
CAROL SERVICE - THURSDAY 10TH DECEMBER
“ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH, EAST GRINSTEAD - Doors Open at 6:30 pm Compulsory attendance for all children from ...”
Year 4 visit the Roman Palace at Fishbourne
“The first of December brought bright blue skies to the south coast as Year 4 ...”
Maths Student of the Month for November
“Congratulations to the following pupils for gaining Maths Student of the Month for November. Year 3: ...”
Colts A Rugby v St Christophers
“(Won 26 - 7) Once again Wednesday brought heavy rain and a sodden pitch, but this ...”
U11 VI Indoor Hockey v Cottesmore - Drew 2-2
“A much more determined Copthorne U11 team turned up for their match against Cottesmore. They ...”
1st VI Indoor Hockey v Cottesmore - Won 4-2
“A perfect end to the hockey season for the U13 girls!   It was clear from ...”
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1st XV v St Christopher's Hove
“After a good session against St Aubyn's last week this was the first real test ...”
Swimming roundup!
“This past week has seen our swimmers travel to Hurst for a triangular against the ...”
Year 8 Website Design
“The current Year 8 project is to design a band website. They first looked at existing ...”
Year 6 Newspaper Designs
“The Year 6 Editorial Team have been working with Publisher to design Newspaper front pages. They ...”
Year 7 Databases
“Year 7 have worked for most of this term in Access. They have learnt how ...”
Nov
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Baked Bean Tins Needed!
“BAKED BEAN TINS, 7OZ, EMPTY FOR ALL RECEPTION CHILDREN PLEASE!”
Swinging into the Christmas Spirit
“YEAR 1 is swinging nicely in to the Christmas spirit: the floors are covered with ...”
Learning the Christmas Story
“YEAR 2 have been busy learning the Christmas Story and have covered The Annunciation this ...”
WAITROSE TRIP
“ for Reception was a great success. Having cooked several times, we wanted to see where ...”
NATIVITIES
“Please make sure your child’s costume is in school by Monday; If there are any ...”
BOARDER’S TRIP
“Please sign up before Monday to book a boarding place and on the boarders bowling ...”
BOARDING SURVEY - All Prep School
“A paper copy AND an electronic copy of a Boarding Survey (attached to the Newsletter ...”
Copthorne Chess Team Success
“Congratulations to the Copthorne Chess Team who travelled today to Ashdown House to play in ...”
Sam & Joe Lloyd
“Sam & Joe Lloyd attended the Surrey Rookie Tour presentation evening on Sunday 22nd November ...”
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U10B Netball v Great Walstead - Won 13-1
“A solid performance from the U10 Bs this week. In this match it was important ...”
U9 ‘B’ Football v Ardingly
“The ‘B’ team got the Copthorne U9’s off to a start in terrible conditions, a ...”
U9 'A' Football v Ardingly
“The ‘A’ team took to the field after watching patiently in the miserable conditions. It ...”
U11Netball v St Aubyns - Won 9-4
“The U11s really made hard work of this match and the score line should have ...”
THURSDAY 26TH NOVEMBER - REMINDER 6D PARENTS EVENING TONIGHT
1st VII Indoor Hockey v St Aubyns - Won 6-1
“The 1sts followed on where the 2nds finished, they attacked as a team and defended ...”
2nd VI Indoor Hockey v St Aubyns - Won 4-0
“The girls quickly settled down and found themselves with loads of space to move the ...”
U9/U8 Netball v St Aubyns - Won 11-0
“Copthorne U8s and U9s arrived at a very windy St.Aubyns! They got off to a ...”
OLD GIRLS v 1ST VII NETBALL MATCH
“It was lovely to see the Old Girls back on Sunday for this annual netball ...”
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1st XV Rugby
“A new rugby season starts full of promise and thanks to St Aubyns for a ...”
Football - U8 A & B v Ardingly
“U8 "B" Feeling buoyant after last weeks first ever scoring draw, there was much excitement before ...”
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YEAR 1 & 2 TRIP TO THE GURDWARA
“William R. wrote: Yesterday we went to the Sikh temple. We were early so we ...”
NATIVITY DVDS
“Thank you to those who have already replied. We still need several more orders to ...”
LIBRARY COMPETITION
“Congratulations to Clara (Yr.2), Toby H (Yr.1) and Charlie R (Rec.) on their winning entries ...”
Delight with football result!
“Daniel Westwood’s U7 Maidenbower Football \team beat Handcross 13-1. Well done Daniel and Maidenbower Football ...”
U9 A v St. Christophers
“This week the ‘A’ team were back after being weakened with illness for the last few ...”
U9 'B' v St. Christophers
“The team took to the field first and were keen to set the pace. The ...”
1st XI Football v St. Christophers
“The final game of the season took us to St. Christophers where we were looking ...”
Copthorne Swimmers Dominate once again!
“We have not swum against St Aubyns in recent years so it was nice to ...”
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U13 Indoor Hockey Tournament - Thursday 12 November
“The annual indoor hockey tournament got underway last Thursday with 6 teams competing for the ...”
U9 Netball v Handcross Park - Won 6-2
“Copthorne got off to a slow start and seemed to have lost their usual spark! ...”
U10B Netball v Handcross Park - Won 9-2
“All the hard work in training paid off this week, with the girls really working ...”
U11 VI Indoor Hockey v Handcross Park - Lost 1-5
“Copthorne did not play at a high intensity has they have played throughout previous matches. ...”
U10 VI Indoor Hockey v Handcross Park - Lost 1-6
“Copthorne played much better in the first half compared to the second half. They worked hard ...”
2nd VI Indoor Hockey v Handcross Park - Won 8-2
“The Copthorne girls dominated this game from the first push back.  We saw some lovely ...”
1st VII Indoor Hockey v Handcross Park - Lost 2-9
“After watching the 2nds getting a hard time the Handcross girls were determined to put ...”
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Colts ‘A’ VII v St. Christopher’s
“The Colts ‘A’ topped off an excellent unbeaten season with a hard fought 2 – ...”
Colts ‘B’ VII v St. Christopher’s
“The ‘B’ team have continued to improve and have unfortunately still had the results go ...”
2nd XI Football v St. Christophers
“                  Copthorne 2nd XI    1    St Christophers    0     Scorer and man of the match:  Bertie     ...”
Home Counties qualifier at Sands Farm October: Copthorne Wins
The Copthorne U11 Chess Team triumphed ...
So close.......
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“Monday 16 November - There will be no swimming Monday and Tuesday this week, parents ...”
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REMEMBRANCE DAY
“By Gabriel, Yr 2 On Remembrance Day we remember all the people who died in all ...”
CHRISTMAS CARDS
“This year we are introducing an alternative method of exchanging Christmas greetings. Children may continue ...”
NATIVITY PLAYS
“We have not forgotten about these just been busy with Inspection! Details about costumes and ...”
EYFS/ISI School Inspection
“A huge “thank you” to all children, staff, parents and Governors for all their positive ...”
REMEMBRANCE DAY CHAPEL SERVICE
“Thank you to Tom Walker (Year 8) who braved the inclement weather to play the ...”
Homemade Christmas Cards for Charity
“Alexander Broadley has over the past couple of years raised over £200 selling his handmade ...”
U8 Netball v Hurst - Won 3-1
“Having never played indoors before this was a first for the U8s.  They started off ...”
2nd VII Hockey v Hurst - Lost 1-3
“After a quick first goal from Hurst the girls settled down and started competing for ...”
1st VII Hockey v Hurst
“We knew this was going to be a tough contest with Hurst having the astro ...”
U11 VII Hockey v Hurst - Lost 0-4
“The U11 girls fought really hard to compete with Hurst on their Astro Turf. Amber ...”
U10 VII Hockey v Hurst - Lost 0-6
“Despite the score this was a good match as I feel that the girls left ...”
U9 Netball Festival at Great Walstead
“We arrived at Great Walstead unaware what the netball festival would hold! It turned out ...”
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Trip to Sadler’s Wells London
“In the first week of term a group of Year 7 and 8 pupils and ...”
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Wednesday 11 November - All boys matches have been cancelled by Cumnor House. Girls matches will go ahead as per fixture card.
09
“There are no urgent messages for today.”
Sussex Chess U8 Closed Championship
06
Nursery Rhyme Afternoon in Reception
“It seems a long time ago now, but on the Friday before half term, the ...”
Noah's Ark imagination ....
“Year 2 were also tasked with imagining they were one of the animals from Noah’s ...”
Bonfire Poems by Year 2
“Year 2 have been busy with bonfire and firework stories and poems as you can ...”
Billy Goats Gruff in the Nursery
“In the Nursery the children have been reading the Three Billy Goats Gruff and learning ...”
Gardening Club
“Gardening Club enjoyed tasting delicious Green Tomato Chutney made from the kilos of green tomatoes ...”
NURSERY STAFFING FOR JANUARY
“As Nursery parents are already aware, we are delighted to inform you that we have ...”
REMEMBRANCE DAY
“We will be having our Remembrance Day Chapel Service as usual on Wednesday 11 November, ...”
FEDERICA WILLIAMSON
“Our star swimmer has enjoyed a very successful half term, winning the English Schools National ...”
U13/U12 Netball v Tavistock & Summerhill - Won 8-1
“It was clear from the onset that Copthorne clearly held the advantage. They dominated the ...”
U11 Netball Tournament at Fonthill
“Team: Charlotte, Nia, Molly, Rosie, Sarena, Amber, Abigail  -  super subs: Bobbi & Danielle                                                    The ...”
05
Colts C and D Football vs Tavistock and Summerhill
“After the long half term break fitness levels were not what they were, and with ...”
U8 A & B v Tavistock
“U8 'B' Our first away match and the boys were very excited. To our surprise Tavistock ...”
U9 v Ashdown House
“U9 v Ashdown House It was a changed team that took to the field, with many ...”
U9 v Tavistock
“I am sure the u9’s will quickly want to forget this game and return to ...”
THURSDAY 5TH NOVEMBER - urgent letter from Chris Jones emailed to parents today.
Thursday 5th November - no urgent news
04
Quote of the Day !!
“The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated ...”
1st XI Football v Ashdown House
“This was a very winnable game if our boys had played to their best but ...”
Copthorne U 11 "B" 0 v Ashdown House "B" 0
“I have never witnessed a more one sided draw! I had not seen the boys ...”
Second XI Football v Ashdown House
“        Copthorne 2nds    0    Ashdown    6     Our man of the match:  Dominic     The Seconds were ...”
03
Tuesday, 3rd November
“The Parents' Zone is now up and running - don't forget to register to have ...”
4A visit to the Natural History Museum
“Today we went to the Natural History museum. The first thing we did when we ...”
U9 v Lancing College
“U9’B’ The boys travelled to Lancing College this week and with a few replacements in the ...”
4a - Build Bridges!
“4A have been studying the country Bangladesh in their Geography lessons this term. After looking ...”
Poetry Competition Winners Announced
“Click on this link to see the winners along with their poems! Poetry Competition Winners Autumn ...”
Natural History Museum
“Today we went to the Natural History museum. The first thing we did when we ...”
Connel Davis
Freya Finnegan qualified in Chess
“Congratulations to Freya Finnegan (4W) who has qualified for the Under 10 London Junior Chess ...”
The Copthorne Chess Machine – poised for world domination!
Sam Higgs succeeds...
Under 13s Brambletye 6-a-side Tournament
“The Brambletye 6-a-side tournament is always of a high standard and it clearly recognises which ...”
1st XI v Cottesmore
“This was one of the most entertaining matches of the season so far. Both teams ...”
Colts A&B VII v Cottesmore
“It was a disappointing performance from the Colts 'A' as I know they can do ...”
3rd VII v Cottesmore - Drew 1-1
“Solidarity, vivacity and vigor. These three words sum up the mighty performance of which Copthorne ...”
U9 Football v Cottesmore
“The weather conditions had got worse throughout the morning and by the time the game ...”
Colts ‘E’ & ‘F’ Football v Pennthorpe
“For the first time ever, due to the advent of 7 a side soccer at ...”
2nd XI Football v Cottesmore - Lost 0-2
“Our man of the match: Dominic This week's away match at Cottesmore saw us playing in ...”
U10 Indoor Hockey v Cumnor - Won 1-0
“This was a great match. Copthorne showed some excellent defending with Hannah and Victoria using ...”
U11 Indoor Hockey v Cumnor - Lost 1-3
“The girls got off to a really good start applying pressure right from the word ...”
2nd VI Indoor Hockey v Cumnor - Lost 1-4
“The Cumnor girls put us under pressure from the first whistle and it wasn’t long ...”
1st VI Indoor Hockey v Cumnor - Lost 2-3
“This was a really exciting game and the Copthorne girls had the upper hand in ...”
A special World War II day
“Year 2 enjoyed a special World War II day last week about which Maddie wrote: ...”
Year 1 have been looking at the world!
“Geography has started in Year 1 with Mrs Pitcaithly’s class looking at a globe to ...”
Baking Day in the Pre-Prep
“BAKING DAY always precedes our Harvest Festival and this year the budding chefs in the ...”
PASTA WORKSHOP FOR YEAR 2
“A very big thank you to Mr & Mrs Lopalco and Stefano, the Pasta Reale ...”
HARVEST FESTIVAL
“We held 2 lovely Assemblies in the Chapel. The children learnt new songs, poems and ...”
Gingerbread Men in the Nursery
“This week we have been reading the Gingerbread Man. On Tuesday we baked wonderful gingerbread ...”
THE LATE, LATE VALENTINES BALL
“There has been lots of talk about the Ball and the response is very good. ...”
1st XI Football v Pennthorpe - Lost 1-4
“This was most definitely a match to forget. After last week's superb performance against Brambletye, ...”
2nd XI Football v Pennthorpe - Lost 0-6
“We were soundly beaten in our fourth match of the season, and this was clearly ...”
Colts ‘A’ & ‘B’ VIIs v Pennthorpe
“The day started badly with injury and illness leading to a reshuffle of both teams ...”
U8 Netball v Fonthill Lodge - Won 8-0
“I heard a little voice say, look at the size of the goals! Alys and ...”
U9 Netball v Fonthill Lodge - Won 13-0
“Copthorne dominated the game from the start with some fantastic interceptions from all areas of ...”
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U10B Indoor Hockey v Great Walstead - Drew 4-4
“It was the Bs turn for a bit of hockey this week and they all ...”
U10 Netball v Fonthill Lodge - Won 10-2
“Well what a difference from last week. The girls have worked hard this week and ...”
U11 Netball v Fonthill Lodge - Lost 11-12
“An incredible sense of team spirit, determination and fervor was felt in this fantastic match! ...”
2nd VII Hockey v Cranleigh - Lost 1-5
“The girls were slow to get going on Wednesday, which resulted in Cranleigh scoring early ...”
1st VII Hockey v Cranleigh - Lost 1-10
“We came away from this game battered and bruised! Oh the advantages of an Astroturf! ...”
3rd VII v Brambletye
“This turned out to be a 3 sided tournament involving 2 sides from Brambletye and ...”
2nd XI Football v Brambletye - Lost 1-2
“Scorer: Joe. Man of the match: Luke Our winning start to the season came to an ...”
U9 Netball v Brambletye - Won 4-3
“Copthorne got off to a great start intercepting the first centre pass from Brambletye and ...”
U8 Netball v Brambletye - Won 6-0
“The girls were slow to get going on Wednesday, which resulted in the score being ...”
U10B Netball v Brambletye - Lost 3-13
“After a long break from netball the girls showed boundless enthusiasm and excitement for the ...”
Ardingly U11 Hockey Festival
“This hockey festival is all about having fun and learning about hockey. The afternoon was ...”
2nd VI Indoor Hockey v Brambletye - Won 3-2
“The girls played a very close and exciting match against Brambletye. Within the first few ...”
1st VI Indoor Hockey v Brambletye - Won 4-3
“Knowing the opposition were strong, we actually started the game evenly matched. Copthorne were straight ...”
SWIMMING SHIELD
“A new swimming shield has been very kindly donated to the Pre-Prep by Edward & ...”
DIETARY INFORMATION
“Photos of children and their particular dietary requirements (medical and religious) are now in each ...”
BOARDING
“As promised, below are the boarding special events planned for this term. If you would ...”
Matsh Student of the Month - September
“Congratulations to the following pupils who have been awarded Maths Student of the Month in ...”
Federica Williamson - Half Term Swimmng Achievements
“Federica swam for Sussex on the first Sunday (18th) in the ‘National Inter Counties’ event ...”
Mon 2 November - Apologies for some out-of-date information on the website - we are currently updating. Also please note the swimming pool is out of action for today and tomorrow.
Oct
22
It is now Half Term
“New term starts Monday 2nd November”
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Daniel Gooda
“Daniel auditioned on Saturday for the Walt Disney Company at their head office in London. ...”
05
Benjamin Jennings
“Congratulations to Benjamin Jennings who played for Haywards Heath under 9 A's in a rugby tournament ...”
Sep
25
Brambletye Football Match Report U9 'A'+'B'
“This week the ‘A’ team set the pace against Brambletye. The game started well with ...”
U10 B v Brambletye
“Lost 3-13 After a long break from netball the girls showed boundless enthusiasm and excitement for ...”
24
World War II Dressing Up
“Dear Year 2 Parents,  Please can you arrange for your child to be dressed in World ...”
Copthorne U9s vs. Brambletye Won 4-3
“On the 23rd September the U9s played home to Brambletye.Copthorne got off to a great ...”
U11 Ardingly Hockey Festival
“This hockey festival is all about having fun and learning about hockey. The afternoon was ...”
Bridges
“4W are studying Bangaldesh this term in Geography. After looking at the busy city of ...”
Do our bones really grow?
“This was the question posed to 4W one sunny Thursday afternoon. Of course they all ...”
4W Form Captain
“Matthew Eades was chosen to be our Form Captain this term. The class held a ...”
Year 3.
“A huge welcome to all pupils and parents of Year 3 children. Also, welcome to ...”
U8's v Brambletye
“U8 'B' Two weeks after their first game, it was great to see the boys playing ...”
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3rd VII v Brambletye
“This turned out to be a 3 sided tournament injvolving 2 sides from Brambletye and ...”
Colts 'A' & 'B' VII's v Brambletye
“The 'A' Team continued their fine winning form with a well deserved 6-0 win against ...”
2nd XI football v Brambletye
“ Copthorne    1    Brambletye    2       Scorer:  Joe.    Man of the match:  Luke      Our winning start to the ...”
22
Great Success at Chess
SUSSEX SCHOOL IMPLEMENTS REVOLUTIONARY NEW PRODUCT IN BID TO BEAT THE FLU BUG
“As the majority of schools reopen this week, one of the focuses will be the ...”
Macmillan "Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning"
“Cherry Persad is organising a coffee morning on Friday 25th September as part of the ...”
Colts 'A' Cup Success at Lancing College
“The Colts 'A' Team travelled to Lancing College on Monday to take part in their ...”
Elliott MD
“has just received his 50m swimming badge and is turning into a fish!”
Elizabeth MD
“passed her Grade I harp exam with a Merit and has been invited to join ...”
Georgia Keenleyside
Joshua Higgs and Freya Finnegan
James Noblett
“Cricket Success -  James captained Horsham under 9’s Cricket Team to an undefeated season, winning ...”
Toby Addison
“Congratulations to Toby Addison who competed in the summer polo tour for his pony club ...”
Harry Hickmet
URGENT - 2 UNWANTED TICKETS - PRICE NEGOTIABLE TO SEE ANDREA BOCELLI THURSDAY 24TH SEPT - CALL SCHOOL OFFICE FOR DETAILS
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Colts ‘A’ & ‘B’ Football v St Aubyns
“Both teams have continued to work well in training sessions and it was good to ...”
Mayor of London's Skyride
“Prisha took part in this year's Mayor of London Skyride on Sunday 20th September.  The ...”
19
Year 2 inspired by Roald Dahl’s ‘Dirty Beasts’
“have been writing poems There once was a llama, Who always made a drama, When eating a banana, He ...”
Three Little Pigs
“The Nursery children have been learning all about The Three Little Pigs this week. We ...”
ROALD DAHL DAY
“was a great success with the Pre-Prep and Nursery children. We made huge ears, Snozzcumbers, ...”
ISI Inspection of Copthorne Prep School
“As many of you will be aware the school will be inspected by ISI (Independent ...”
18
Welcome
“Welcome to the RE department”
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U11 VI Indoor Hockey v Great Walstead - Won 3-0
“As it was the first indoor match, the girls took a while to settle and ...”
2nd VI Indoor Hockey v Great Walstead - Lost 0-1
“The 2nds were very unlucky not to win this game, with a goal from Harriet ...”
1st VI Indoor Hockey v Great Walstead - Won 4-0
“An excellent performance from all the girls in the match against Great Walstead.  It took ...”
U9 Netball v Great Walstead
“On Wednesday the U9s played away at Great Walstead, this being their first match of the ...”
Alex Everitt excels!
“Congratulations to Alex Everitt who passed his Tae Kwan Do grading last week and is ...”
Georgia Kennleyside
“Congratulations to Georgia Keenleyside, who came second in the National Junior Mounted Games Championships over ...”
U8 Netball (Coaching Game) v Great Walstead - Won 9-0
“Even though this was a coaching game, the Copthorne under 8’s were the better side.  ...”
U10 VI Indoor Hockey v Great Walstead - Lost 1-2
“Despite the end score both sides were evenly matched.  Copthorne displayed some good attacking skills. ...”
U9 'A' & 'B' Football v St Aubyns
“U9 ‘B’ Football  -  Won 1-0   The ‘B’ team made the journey to St. Aubyns looking ...”
1st XI Football v St Aubyns - Won 1-0
“Right from the first whistle we took complete control of the game knocking the ball ...”
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2nd XI Football v St Aubyns - Won 2-1
“Scorers:   Bertie, Dominic. The 2nds maintained their good start to the football season with a well fought victory ...”
11
U8 Indoor Unihoc Tournament v Ardingly
“The U8 girls were excited and enthusiastic about their first ever hockey tournament against Ardingly. ...”
1st XI Football v Handcross - Lost 0-1
“After last season’s blunder the 1st XI were keen to get their new campaign up ...”
U9 ‘A’ Football v Handcross
“The ‘A’ team took to the field after watching patiently. Rather slow and sloppy passing ...”
U9 ‘B’ Football v Handcross
“The ‘B’ team got the Copthorne U9s off to a flying start to the football ...”
UGLY DUCKLINGS
“The Nursery has been busy with Ugly Ducklings all week; masks, swans, bird life cycles ...”
Congratulations to the following who all passed their music exams:
“Congratulations to the following who all passed their music exams: Jack Hirchfield Grade 5 Singing Chloe Redston ...”
MORE MUSIC EXAM SUCCESS
“Congratulations to: Jeremy Smith Grade 2 Guitar James Reid Grade 2 Oboe with distinction Well done!”
SCHOOL BAGS (yrs 3‐8)
“We are actively trying to discourage children from bringing in huge backpacks from home to ...”
Maths Equipment Orders years 5-8
“All pupils have received the follwing letter about equipment they will require for this academic ...”
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Colts ‘A’ & ‘B’ VII’s v Handcross Park
“It was a most pleasing and enjoyable way to spend the first match afternoon of ...”
Maths Topic Lists Autumn 2009
“Please find below a list of the topics that your son/daughter will be learning this term ...”
U11 Hockey v Ardingly ‘A’ & ‘B’ Teams
“The girls played two training games against Ardingly, both resulting in a draw. Although they ...”
2nd VII Hockey v Ardingly ‘C’ & ‘D’ Teams
“The girls put in a real good effort in their first game as they where ...”
U8 Football Copthorne -v- Handcross Park
“U8 B's The B-side played first in front of a vocal and supportive crowd. They played ...”
1st XI Football v Handcross Park
“After last season’s blunder the 1st XI were keen to get their new campaign up ...”
U9 Hockey A&B Coaching Match v Ardingly
“ So it began a new fresh team ready to entangle with their Hockey sticks. As ...”
U10 Hockey v Ardingly 'C' & 'D' Teams - Draw 1-1, Win 2-0
“Despite this being a coaching game the under 10s were keen to put the skills, ...”
Colts Cs and Ds Football v Handcross Park
“Not the ideal start to the season but it really is early days and there ...”
1st VII Hockey v Ardingly ’A’ & ’B’ Teams
“The girls’ put on a brave performance against a very strong Ardingly ‘A’ team.  It ...”
09
Seconds secure a solid start
“Copthorne 2nd XI     1    Handcross 2nd XI     0 Goal scorer:  Dominic          Man of the match:  Freddie We got ...”
07
HEADS OF SCHOOL & PREFECTS
“Congratulations to SHAAN BAINS and SVEN KERNEIS who have been voted Heads of School. Also to ...”
WELCOME BACK EVERYONE ...
“AND A VERY WARM COPTHORNE WELCOME TO ALL OF OUR 38 NEW CHILDREN: Kimberley A, Liban ...”
04
Success Stories
“Under the Pre-Prep and Prep categories on the website, you will now find a new ...”
Jul
02
History Day
“Today it was history day. There were 12 teams and I was in the Aztecs. ...”
History Day
“Today it was History day. I presented Christopher Columbus. I picked him because I liked ...”
History Day
“History day was a really good day because we made paper boats, acted out the ...”
History Day
“Today we had 12 groups and I was in the Celts group. We won boat ...”
First Place for Copthorne Prep School Riding Team
“On 21st June the Copthorne Riding Team almost had to withdraw with Sophie Miller's pony ...”
Jun
26
Birdworld
“We saw parrots at Birdworld. We saw fish in the underwater world. We saw an ...”
Ladyland Farm
“‘The baby cows drank their milk fast because they were hungry like me!’ Jayden ‘Larry the ...”
Groombridge Place
“The whole department went on outings on Wednesday and all had a ‘fab’ time! Here ...”
French Day – Tuesday 30th June
“  All children should arrive in school wearing ‘French’ clothes! (blue/white/red) • Pre Prep costumes should ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“Congratulations to Kendra Betchley in Mrs Joad's class has received her 5M swimming badge. Congratulations ...”
LAST WEEK OF TERM ARRANGEMENTS
“Please note the arrangements for next week are;   Monday IAPS National Athletics Championships in Birmingham Year 8 ...”
Under 8s v Hurstpierpoint
“On Wednesday the Under 8s were away to Hurstpierpoint. Copthorne won the toss and elected ...”
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Under 12’s v Pennthorpe
“With the T Twenty world cup fresh in the memory this one off game was ...”
U9 Cricket v Hurstpierpoint
“Hurst made 223 in their 20 overs.                                                                                                                                                                          Our guests batted well and managed not to ...”
U11 Rounders v Stoke Brunswick - Won 18-13½
“After winning the toss, Copthorne chose to field first. The girls were up for the ...”
U10 Rounders v Stoke Brunswick - Won 20½-15½
“Despite losing the toss and batting first the girls were clearly determined to end the ...”
U12 Rounders v Stoke Brunswick - Won 15-12
“An excellent way to end the season with a win over Stoke Brunswick.  We lost ...”
24
Year 6 Team Building and Kite Making!
“Year 6 spent the morning playing team games and then they got to design their ...”
23
Trip to Tilgate Park
4W Viking Shields
Our Recycling Trip
“On Tuesday 2nd June 2009 year 5 went to Crawley recycling centre. We looked at ...”
19
Aaaarrgghh Spider!
“The second library competition was designing a home for a friendly spider looking for a ...”
Moving Up Day
“Tuesday - 23 June please remember to take your child to their normal classroom: we will ...”
CLASS PHOTOS
“We have arranged for class photos to be taken of both Nursery and all Pre-Prep ...”
Pre-Prep & Nursery Sports Day
“Congratulations to all the Nursery & Pre-Prep children who jumped, threw, caught, balanced, skipped, ran, ...”
The Gingerbread Man
“Reception enjoyed the big book story for this week, ‘The Gingerbread Man’. It was fun ...”
CLASS AND TEAM PHOTOGRAPHS
“  Class Photographs will be taken on Wednesday 24th. Team photographs will be taken on Monday (yrs ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“Congratulations to Ross Waumsley who has just won yet another trophy for his model Power Boat ...”
SPEECH DAY/SPORTS DAY - SATURDAY 20TH JUNE - 10:30 AM
“All children from Reception to Year 8 should be in school by 10:00 am, wearing ...”
U9 Rounders v Handcross Park - Won 11-9
“Another wonderful win by the U9 girls.  You have had a VERY successful season and ...”
U12 Rounders v Handcross Park - Drew 6½-6½
“ Weather was warm and windy, but the pitch was difficult to play on. We won ...”
U11 Rounders v Handcross Park - Won 13-10½
“Copthorne opened the batting and after a slow start managed to score 5 rounders. Our ...”
U10 Rounders v Handcross Park - Lost 10-12
“Copthorne lost the toss and batted first. Although Handcross’ fielding was strong the girls pushed ...”
U8 Rounders v Handcross Park - Won 16½-8½
“A fabulous performance by the U8 team against Handcross, we took control of this game ...”
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Our Trip to Crawley Recycling Centre
“Our Trip to Crawley Recylcing Centre On Tuesday we went to the Crawley Recycling Centre, and ...”
Our Trip to Crawley Recycle Centre
“We had our fist few lessons and a break, and went to the theatre. Then ...”
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Year 7 Team Building trip
“All year 7 recently enjoyed 3 days at the ADUR Centre in Shoreham where they ...”
Year 7 Shoreham trip by Jack Hirchfield
“The year 7 trip to Shoreham was fantastic; it was a really great experience and ...”
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History Day - a fortnight to go!
“Well, the clock is ticking down and there is a growing sense of anticipation as ...”
Under 9 Cricketers shine against Lancing
“The Under 9s really showed how much they have learned with a fantastic display this ...”
Colts Cricket v Lancing College Prep
“Winning the toss and fielding, the opening bowlers, Charlie and James started well dismissing the ...”
U8/U9 Rounders v St Aubyns U11s - Lost 8½-9½
“A mix up by St Aubyns with the fixtures meant the team we were supposed ...”
10
07
Gardening Club
“Once again Mrs Meldrum kindly invited the current gardeners to see her vegetable patch and ...”
Busy practising ...
“This week, Reception have been busy practising Sports Day skills and the French Play. Our ...”
NURSERY OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
“As you will have seen, the Nursery fencing now extends to the building, thus enclosing ...”
RIDDLES
“Year 2 have been writing tonguetwisters and riddles. See if you can work them out! I ...”
HOT WEATHER
“As we seem to be having some hot and sunny weather, please can you ensure ...”
FÊTE BALLOON RACE
“The labels from the balloons have been arriving at the school and the furthest one ...”
Copthorne Prep Success
“Copthorne Prep School Riding Team had it's first outing on Saturday 30th May at an ...”
04
U11 Rounders v Brambletye - Lost 11½-17
“Copthorne lost the toss and were asked to bat first. Melissa was first up and ...”
U10 Rounders v Brambletye - Lost 13-13½
“Copthorne opened the first innings batting and despite scoring 8 rounders this was due to ...”
U9 Rounders v Brambletye - Lost 14-15½
“Not a great day for the U9 team on the rounders pitch this week. Although ...”
U8 'T’ Ball v Brambletye - Lost 11-13
“A great game from the U8 team. The team were full of high spirits and ...”
Colts B 20/Twenty match v Cottesmore
“The Colts B continued their good 20/Twenty form comfortably beating Cottesmore by 73 runs.  We ...”
03
1st IX Rounders v Brambletye - Lost 10½-20
“We won the toss and put Brambletye in to bat first, they soon settled and ...”
May
27
Mr Men Hand puppets
“  Mrs Bird’s class have been continuing with their topic on the Mr. Men and have ...”
NURSERY
“  Mrs Joad's class have been looking at the sense of sight this week and have ...”
RECEPTION AFTER SCHOOL SWIMMING
“Another plea for NO FOOD in the swimming pool area. The children have a biscuit ...”
Fête Success
“All who attended our annual fete on Sunday 17th May had a wonderful day. We ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“Congratulations to Freya Finnegan, Daniel Gooda, Ben Voller, Joshua Higgs, James Reid and Jamie Ward ...”
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U8 Rounders v Cumnor - Won 21-16½
“What an amazing first match played by the U8s! Any nerves felt by the girls ...”
Colts ‘A’ XI v Tavistock & Summerhill
“The team travelled to the match with high hopes of a win and after winning ...”
21
1st IX Rounders v Cumnor - Lost 10½-17½
“We won the toss and put Cumnor in to bat first.  Our fielding in the ...”
2nd XI Cricket v Tavistock & Summerhill
“Copthorne lost the toss and were put straight into bat against the Tavistock & Summerhill ...”
U11 Rounders v Cumnor - Lost 9-19
“From the start Cumnor showed  they wanted to win. Their bowling was spot on and ...”
Worth 20/20
“The 1st XI went off to compete in the Worth 20/20 for the first time. ...”
U9 Cricket v Tavistock & Summerhill
“Tavistock batted first and made 166 runs.  Our best bowlers were James W who took ...”
U9 Rounders v Cumnor - Won 12-10½
“A fantastic way to end the half-term for the U9 team!   The girls started off ...”
U12 Rounders v Cumnor - Won 16½-10
“Cumnor House had an unbeaten run until we took to the field first. Superb performance ...”
19
A super Science poem
“I am the champion of plants and trees I am the champion I can climb up ...”
18
IAPS National Swimming Championship results
“On the 2nd May Nils, Edward and Oliver competed in the IAPS swimming finals.  They ...”
16
The National Gallery
“Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the National Gallery on Monday. Mr. Kavanagh talked to ...”
A yummy place
“The Nursery has also been a  very yummy place to be this week. Mrs Powley’s ...”
The Queen of Hearts!
“  The Reception children have been learning the Nursery Rhyme ‘The Queen of Hearts’. We talked ...”
STORIES IN MUSIC
“Mrs Pitcaithly’s class have really enjoyed several “What is the music telling you?” sessions. They ...”
YEAR 1 OUTING TO OUTWOOD WINDMILL
“  Even grey skies and intermittent showers did not dampen the spirits of thirty Year 1 ...”
CHESS SUCCESS - BUTLER CUP FINALS
“On Tuesday four Copthorne children ranging between the ages of 8-9 set off to Great ...”
YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 2009
“  Congratulations to the Orchestra and the six individual competitors. Ilana Homan Ashley Thomas Jack Hirchfield, Thomas Walker Thomas Wiggins Subin Ahn Thank ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“Results from the East Grinstead Swimming Club Sprint Championships held on Friday 8th May 2009 ...”
14
Chess Success - Butler Cup Finals
“On Tuesday four Copthorne children ranging between the ages of 8-9 set off to Great ...”
13
Message from 4C’s new Form Captain
“I am very excited to be Form Captain and I will try my best to ...”
Message from 4C to Year 3
“It is the time of year when the year 3s may be a bit nervous ...”
4C love reading!!
“I think that Year 4 love reading because the class readers are really enjoyable books.  ...”
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Nursery Music ...
“ Nursery have been learning a new song about sharing with Mrs Reynolds at music time. ”
MUSIC EXAM SUCCESS
“ Amelia Homan Grade 1 Harp Nils Kerneis Grade 2 Clarinet Sven Kerneis Grade 2 Trombone Veronica ...”
GUITAR SUCCESS
“Oliver Clarke - Grade 1 with merit Luke Leszczar - Grade 1 with Distinction Edward Mendola - ...”
Nursery Art
“Mrs Powley's class have been looking at the children's individual timelines from newborn to present ...”
BOARDING NEWS week commencing 11 May 2009
“Please email boarding@copthorneprep.co.uk to reserve a place: Week beginning 11th May Monday - Movie Night/Outdoor Games Tuesday - ...”
MUSIC FOR TRUMPET & ORGAN
“Crispian Steele-Perkins, world famous trumpeter and Copthorne “Old Boy” will be performing a concert at ...”
FÊTE PROGRAMME COMPETITION
“Entries must be in by Monday please and the competition is open to all children. ...”
News to follow
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Maths Puzzle of the Month
“Click on the link below to log onto the latest Maths puzzle from the Nrich ...”
Year 8 - Integrated Business Scenarios
“Pupils in Year 8 have just completed an Integrated Business Scenario. In order to make ...”
10
Madeleine and the Queen
“The most exciting day this week was Tuesday for Madeleine Liu who presented some beautiful ...”
It was Year 2s turn to visit the Crawley Library.
“Mrs Bogdanovski’s class wrote some lovely poems about their visit: Books are fun Lots of books for ...”
Learning new songs
“In the Nursery, Mrs Powley's class have been looking at the number 3 this week. ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“ A small extract from the Crawley News: "CRAWLEY'S younger swimmers did the club proud, winning ...”
COPTHORNE CHESS
“  The Copthorne Chess machine marches on! The UK Land Chess Challenge Sussex Megafinal was held ...”
08
2nd XI Rounders v St Christopher’s - Won 16½-16
“We won the toss to field first, this gave us great confidence in getting to ...”
07
Fantastic day at the Chess Megafinal
“On Saturday the 2nd May , despite the glorious weather, 13 children from Copthorne spent ...”
Girls Tennis v Cumnor House
“With a fairly young side, Copthorne travelled to Cumnor to play their first tennis match. ...”
U9 Rounders v St Christopher's - Won 16½-8
“Yet another impressive performance by the U9 team. Seamless batting, especially from Millie and Zoe, ...”
U10 Rounders v St Christopher’s - Drew 13½ -13½
“Having won the toss Copthorne opened the first innings fielding. Although St. Christopher’s had some ...”
U11 Rounders v Cottesmore - Lost 9½-10
“After losing the toss Copthorne were sent in to field first. There was some excellent ...”
1st XI Rounders v Cottesmore - Lost 14½-16
“We lost the toss (again!) and were put into bat first.  Once again we started ...”
06
Year 5 Geography
“We are still trying to organise an educational visit to the waste recycling facility in ...”
A word from the 3C Form Captain
“It's a big responsibility to be form captain, but I am really happy that my ...”
Fun filled lessons in Year 3
“In Science, we have been learning about plants and we have done an experiment to ...”
05
Trip to Tilgate park 22 June 2009
“Years 3 and 4 are looking forward to their day trip to Tilgate Park. Year ...”
4W performed a Norse Myth to 2B
01
Year 7 & 8 UK Junior Maths Challenge
“Pupils in years 7 & 8 have entered the UK Junior Maths Challenge this week. ...”
Maths Student of the month - April
“Congratulations to the following pupils for been awarded Maths Student of the Month for their ...”
Growing Potatoes
“The Year 1 children are successfully growing potatoes in pots. Emily Workman’s grandma kindly watered ...”
Sunflowers
“All the children were excited to see their sunflowers are growing fast in the sun and ...”
Pants & more Pants!
“ The Pre-Prep Library ran its first ever competition last weekend. Based on the picture books, ...”
The Magic Finger
“Mrs Bird read ‘The Magic Finger’ by Roald Dahl up to a certain point and ...”
Crawley Library
“What a treat we had visiting the new Crawley library! It is spacious and light ...”
CHESS
“10 children went down to Dorset House for a return chess match, and this time ...”
All about me!
“ Mrs Powley's class have been looking at the children's individual timelines from newborn to present ...”
Meeting the Queen!
“Madeleine Liu has been chosen to present flowers to Her Majesty the Queen, when she ...”
BOARDING NEWS
“  The next two week's boarding activities are shown below. please email boarding@copthorneprep.co.uk to reserve a ...”
LIBRARY NEWS
“ We have just received some fantastic books for the library this week. All pony lovers ...”
Pentathlon at Cumnor House
“The first taste of athletics came in the form of a pentathlon with Cumnor House, ...”
Copthorne Success Stories
“On Saturday 25th April Nia Thomas was in the High Wycombe Junior Netball competition and ...”
Apr
30
Colts 'A' XI v Ardingly
“ The team started the match in high hopes although somewhat unprepared following the recent wet ...”
Colts B v Ardingly 20/20 match
“The Colts B, unchanged from last week, went looking for their second successive victory on ...”
U9 Rounders v Ashdown - Won 13-6
“A very exciting performance by the U9 team this week. The girls presented a very ...”
U10 Rounders v Ashdown - Lost 5½-9
“Copthorne won the toss choosing to field first.  As our bowling was strong the batters ...”
2nd XI Cricket v Ardingly
“The boys lost the toss and Ardingly decided that they would put themselves into bat ...”
1st XI Cricket v Ardingly
“Fresh from the success at St Aubyns, Ardingly were always going to be a tougher ...”
1st XI Rounders v Ashdown - Lost 18-18½
“Ashdown won the toss and put the Copthorne girls into bat first.  Once again, our ...”
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U11 Rounders v Ashdown House - Lost 9-18½
“We won the toss to field first, all 9 players took to their positions. Ashdown ...”
U9 Cricket vs Ardingly
“Ardingly    268 runs          Copthorne    308 runs Our Under 9 boys got their season back on track ...”
28
Year 8 Maths Challenge at Great Walstead
“Our Year 8S mathematicians had a good day out at Great Walstead this week.  Here's ...”
27
New House Captain for Newton
“Hi, I'm Elise and I'm in year 7. I am very proud to be the ...”
Copthorne: As seen by a new student
“Wow, it's my first week in my new school (Copthorne Prep School).  All of the ...”
Copthorne v Cumnor House Swimming Gala
“Well done to all of the Copthorne children who participated in the gala on Friday ...”
Year 6 French Bake!!
“On Wednesday Yr 6 second set French prepared a well known french delicacy- the Madeleine. ...”
24
James Hayes - 3C Form Captain
“It's a big responsibility to be form captain, but I am really happy that my ...”
Bertie Davison - 7L Form Captain
“I think that I have been chosen to be form captain because I can entertain ...”
Prisha Solanki - 3M Form Captain
“I am very proud to be form captain. I will help Mr Maguire when he needs ...”
CRICKET
“  Slight change of plan! Our professional cricket coach turned out to have taken on some ...”
LIBRARY
“Our Pre-Prep Library is now up and running. All the classes have a ½ hour ...”
RECEPTION TO CRAWLEY LIBRARY
“The week started differently for the Reception classes. Instead of writing our news, we were ...”
CHAPEL
“  Mrs Joad’s class is joining the rest of the Pre-Prep in Chapel on Wednesday mornings. ...”
The lovely sunshine!
“  All the children in the Nursery have welcomed the beautiful sunny weather by having a ...”
YEAR 2 FOOTBALL/SWIMMING FRIENDLY V ARDINGLY
“ This was a first ‘inter-school’ match for Year 2s, and they can be very proud ...”
LIBRARY NEWS
“ Congratulations to the children from Year 6 who have been appointed librarians this term. They ...”
BOARDING NEWS
“A big thank you to everyone who has taken the time to respond to the ...”
GUITAR SUCCESS
“Oliver Clarke - Grade 1 with merit, Luke Leszczar - Grade 1 with Distinction, Edward ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“Georgina Guest and Lucy Billingham-West would like to thank all their friends in 3C, 3M, ...”
23
1st XI Cricket v St Aubyns
U9 Triangle v Hurst & Cumnor - Won- 6-4 and 9-7½
“A fantastic start to the season for the U9 girls!  Our first match was against ...”
Colts B Cricket v St. Aubyns 20/20 match
“The Colts B got off to a flyer in their first game of the season ...”
IAPS Swimming Championships
“Good luck to Oliver (butterfly), Edward (backstroke) and Nils (breaststroke) who will be competing in the IAPS ...”
Wednesday Afternoon Activities
Year 4 ICT
The New Boy
4W Form Captain
Copthorne 2nd XI v St Aubyns - Lost by 26 runs
“The toss was won by the Copthorne captain Ashley Thomas and he decided to make ...”
U11 XI Rounders v Hurst - Won 13½-6
“ Right from the word go the girls got off to a good start making good ...”
Copthorne qualifies for the Sussex Chess Megafinal
“Copthorne entered the UK Chess Championships which began this spring. More than 2000 schools attracting ...”
Form 5A Captain - Oliver Hendrikse
“I feel very responsible as Form Captain. As 5A’s new form captain I have to ...”
Year 5 Visit to Wakehurst Place
“On 12th May year 5 will be heading to Wakehurst Place to put into practice ...”
7P Form Captain - Paul Delaney
“Hi, my name's Paul.  I'm 11 years old and really enjoy sport.  I'm in the ...”
1st XI Rounders v Hurst - Lost 12½-13½
“A lovely first match for the U13 girls, played in perfect conditions and great spirit.  ...”
Poetry & Dressing Up Day
“Poetry Day was on Wednesday when every class from Pre Prep & Nursery took it ...”
WORLD BOOK DAY Thursday, 5th March
“All children from Nursery to Year 8 can come to school dressed as a character ...”
Fat Sam’s Grand Slam – liveliest joint in town!
An Evening of Drama – Copthorne Style
“They say Britain’s got talent. Well, by the law of averages, Copthorne must have most ...”
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U12 XI Rounders v Hurst - Drew 22½-22½
“First Rounders Match for the U12s team, with only a few hours of training and ...”
U10 Triangle V Cumnor House & Hurstpierpoint: Won & Drew
“The girls batted first against Hurstpierpoint who were confident in their fielding. Despite their nervousness ...”
U9 Cricket Season Opener
“St. Aubyns    177 runs          Copthorne    158 runs The setting for our first match of the season ...”
19
What it means to be Form Captain
“I feel very responsible and mature being form captain. It makes me want to behave ...”
17
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“Congratulations to Kendra Betchley in Mrs Joad's class who was an amazing mouse in I-Dance ...”
SUMMER TERM BOARDING NEWS
“A quick reminder of what’s on offer in the boarding house over the summer term. ...”
Year 2 have been learning about butterflies
“'The Life Cycle of Butterflies' by Lucas There are 4 stages of a butterfly; egg, caterpillar, ...”
Mar
21
END OF TERM CERTIFICATES
“Congratulations to the following children who were awarded certificates for various after school activities; these ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“Ashdown House Under 11 Rugby 7’s Tournament 2009 - Congratulations to the boys that took ...”
19
U9 Netball v Ardingly - Lost 4-9
“ A very unfortunate way for the U9 As to end the season after they have ...”
3rd VII Netball v Ardingly - Lost 2-20
“Copthorne started the game on the slow side and although mostly on the defence managed ...”
Colts 'B' Rugby v Brambletye - Lost 5-35
“The score line in this match belies the effort and commitment the team  put in ...”
U8 Netball v Ardingly - Won 7-1
“Last game of the Netball season, the sun was out and so were the daffodils! ...”
U8 Tag Rugby v Brambletye
“'B' Team. The 'B' team had a magnificent match against Brambletye. Playing six-a-side, the boys showed ...”
Copthorne U10 Netball v Ardingly U10 B's & C's
“Well, what a way to end this year's netball season! The girl's were on fine ...”
1st VI
“Although the score line (41 – 7) would suggest a very one sided game nothing ...”
Year 6 Maths Challenge at Eagle House
“Me, Joe, Veronica and Thomas went to Eagle House School and did some hard maths! ...”
1st VII Netball v Ardingly - Lost 21-16
“A good match to end our netball season on.  After going down 2-7 in the first ...”
1st XV Rugby v Brambletye
“Although the score line (41 – 7) would suggest a very one sided game nothing ...”
2nd VII Netball v Ardingly - Lost 5-16
“ In the opening minutes of the match, Lister put her body on the line for ...”
Copthorne Colts A 14 - Brambletye 14
“The final game of the season saw us take the short trip to Brambletye, up ...”
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Rainbows in Nursery
“Rainbows have been the order of the day in Mrs Powley's class: not only the ...”
PRE-PREP MOTHERS DAY
“Are next Thursday morning, in the chapel. Coffee will be served in the Rendall Room ...”
Horsham Visit for Year 2
“  Horsham visit for Year 2 on Thursday was a great success. The talk on the ...”
VISIT TO PLUMPTON
COPTHORNE CHESS SUCCESS
“Congratulations to Daniel Gooda, Freya Finnegan, Jamie Ward, James Reid, Joshua and Sam Higgs who ...”
U11 Netball v St Christopher's - Won 17-1
“With Copthorne leading 13-0 at half time, versatility was played in the remaining half. All ...”
12
Boys 2nd XI Hockey v Cottesmore - Lost 0-3
“The match started off very evenly with both teams sharing possession but gradually Copthorne found ...”
U9B Netball v St Christopher's - Won 8-0
“ A lovely trip to Brighton saw the girls playing netball by the sea - an ...”
U11 IAPS Tournament at Roedean
“ Armed with thermos', sleeping bags and the most amount of chocolate and lollies I have ...”
11
1st VII Netball v St Christophers - Won 16-9
“From the outset, this was clearly going to be a very one sided game, as ...”
U13 IAPS Netball Tournament
“The U13s got off to a brilliant start at the IAPS Netball Tournament last Friday, ...”
09
Copthorne Colts Secure Silverware!
“Ashdown House Under 11 Rugby 7’s Tournament 2009 Group Stage Game 1 v Cumnor House An opening match ...”
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Ballet Success
“Congratulations to the ballet girls who have recently taken exams: Madeleine and Rebecca gained their ...”
New Bell
“ If you find the new doors locked and need to get in during school hours, ...”
Nursery Poems
“The children in the nursery joined the rest of Pre-Prep on Thursday to recite some ...”
Copthorne Prep Success
“Congratulations to Max Maxwell who has graduated as a PADI master in scuba diving. He ...”
HEADMASTERS’ BALL
“This hugely successful event was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who came and was the best ...”
05
Senior Netball House Matches
“On Wednesday we played our house matches, and what a great occasion it was.  The ...”
04
U8 Tag: Copthorne Prep v Hurstpierpoint
“We travelled to Hurstpierpoint on Wednesday 4th March. The boys played very well, even though ...”
03
Headmasters' Ball - Photographs
“INSTRUCTIONS TO VIEW Visit  - www.simontrussellphotography.co.uk     Click - 'View your Photos'    Click on - Copthorne Preparatory - Headmasters ...”
02
Our New Library
“We have a lovely new library area by the new doors; a big thank you ...”
Wonderful Animals
“Zoolab came to the Nursery on Wednesday with all their wonderful animals: Brian the giant ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“Congratulations to Federica Williamson, who swam superbly last weekend to gain National Qualifying times in ...”
SCHOLARSHIP SUCCESS
“  Ashley Thomas Music Scholarship to Worth Katherine Parkin Academic & All-Rounder Scholarship to Caterham Basil Dineen Academic ...”
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Reception Class Timetable
“Reception Class Timetable”
Year 1 Class Timetable
“Year 1 Class Timetable”
Year 2 Class Timetable
“Year 2 Class Timetable”
Feb
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1st VII Netball v Great Walstead - Won 21-18
“The Copthorne girls made a really good start in this first fixture against Great Walstead, ...”
26
U8 Netball v Great Walsted - Won 15-0
“¦lt;br /> From the first blow of the whistle it took 4 seconds for No1 ...”
Zoolab Visit Year 4
“Chris came to talk to us about his pets - but they weren't like normal ...”
Year 3 news...
“The Year 3’s have had a fairly busy half-term since January with lots of changes ...”
U10 Netball v Great Walstead - Won 16-4
“Although they didn't have first centre pass, Copthorne quickly gained possession of the ball and ...”
U8 VII Tag Rugby v Pennthorpe
“On Wednesday 25/2 we travelled to Pennthorpe. With hopes high after a good start to ...”
U9A Netball v Great Walstead - Lost 4-6
“The U9 A girls started off very slow in their match against Great Walstead. There ...”
U9 A vs. Great Walstead ~ Lost 6-4
“The U9 A girls started off very slow in their match against Great Walstead. There ...”
2nd VII Netball v Great Walstead - Won 14-8
“An excellent game from start to finish, all girls pulled together as a team and ...”
Colts B v Handcross Park 7 a-side - Won 45-15
“ From the kick off this was a very one-sided encounter and we were dominant in ...”
U9B Netball v Great Walstead - Won 12-7
“Just one word sums up the girls performance, AWESOME!!  Right from the start the girls ...”
Colts A Rugby v Handcross Park - Won 43-7
“Although the result looks nice our boys know that they did not play to their ...”
U9B VII Rugby v Handcross Park
“Playing against a mixed A/B team from Handcross was always going to be difficult and ...”
1st XV Rugby v Handcross Park
“  After a blistering start. this was certainly the most disappointing/frustrating afternoon so far this season. ...”
U11 Netball v Great Walstead - Won 20-2
“The scoreline reflects the Copthorne girls' domination throughout the game. Issy's shooting was spectacular and ...”
25
U9 A Rugby v Pennthorpe
“Pennthorpe  40  Copthorne  5 We were beaten today by a well drilled Pennthorpe team, but there ...”
23
Scholarship Success
“Congratulations to the following on their recent scholarship success. Ashley Thomas - Music Scholarship to Worth, Katherine ...”
4W Form Captain - Oliver Varela
“I think I was picked to be form captain because I get along with the majority ...”
My role as a form captain - Sam Lloyd 6D
“My role as a form captain includes the following duties: To help the teacher by getting ...”
Life in Year 3...
“The Year 3's have been working very hard over the last half-term and quite rightly ...”
13
1st VII v Cumnor House
“  Lost 15-25 This was a really close game up until the 3rd quarter when Cumnor started ...”
U12 v Cumnor House
“ Lost 5-33 Cumnor House dominated from start to finish with clean quick moves and impressive shooting. ...”
U10 v Cumnor House
“  Having won the first centre pass Copthorne held their own against Cumnor in the first ...”
Litter, Energy & Water Monitors
“Thank you to the first Year 2 group of Litter, Energy & Water Monitors who ...”
Tennis stars of the future?
“Congratulations to Mrs Passmore's tennis group who made excellent progress in their tennis lessons this ...”
Lots of writing!
“Year 2 in Mrs Bird's class have been writing, very touchingly, about their friends: My best ...”
MOBILE PHONES
“Please can I remind parents and children that mobile phones are not allowed in school ...”
EXAM WEEK
“ YEARS 7 & 8 - Commencing Monday, 23rd February 2009 ”
MATHS STUDENT OF THE MONTH - January
“ Year 3 Benjamin Jennings & Michaela Scott Year 4 Duncan Jennings & Roselly Hamlett Year 5 Andrew ...”
U9B VII v Cumnor House - Drew 3-3
“What a fantastic result girls!  Well done to the whole team; Kilti Thompson, Georgia Keenleyside, Nathalie ...”
U9A VII v Cumnor House - Lost 3-4
“ An outstanding performance from the girls!  The U9 girls started their match with great enthusiasm ...”
12
1st XV Rugby vs Cumnor House
“Cumnor House were always going to be the bench mark as to how far we ...”
U12 VII v Cumnor House
“This was the first match the U12s have played in a while and Cumnor House ...”
U10 VII v Cumnor House
“Having won the first centre pass Copthorne held their own against Cumnor in the first ...”
11
U11 VII v Cumnor House - Lost 1-9
“The game was quiet and the girls were often caught flat-footed. The girls worked hard ...”
U8 Netball v Cumnor House - Lost 4-7
“The girls took a while to settle into the match, finding themselves 2-1 down near ...”
1st VII Netball v Cumnor House - Lost 15-25
“This was a really close game up until the 3rd quarter when Cumnor started to ...”
10
4W Form Captain
“I think I was picked to be form captain because I get along with the ...”
07
Zoolab
“       Zoolab – is coming to visit the Nursery on Wednesday, 25th February in the afternoon. ...”
Wellies & spare socks/tights
“Please for all children if the snowy weather comes back. They do obviously all want ...”
Snowmen and snow-women
“have been built all over the school grounds – Alice, Emily & Clara were rewarded ...”
1st VII v Brambletye
“  Unfortunately Brambletye were too strong for us in this game. They completely overwhelmed our defence ...”
YEAR 3 MUSIC CONCERT
“Postponed until next Thursday 12th February - 6:15 pm in the Rendell Room”
05
Form 6B - Form Captain
“The termly class vote went this time to Joseph Lloyd. Joe has proved over the ...”
U9 vs. Brambletye
“Lost 9~3   It seems that the two snow days that we had off this week did ...”
04
Match report for U11s
“Won 11-7   After a slow first quarter the girls tightened up all aspects of their play. ...”
Real ice cream!
02
School is Open
“Wednesday, 4 February - School is open as normal and all school buses are running All children ...”
Jan
30
What we have done this week
“The Older Nursery class have been busy reading The Elves & The Shoemaker, and practising ...”
Retelling tales ...
“Year 2 have been retelling a Bantu tale ‘The Name of the Tree’ in prose ...”
Torches
“ Year 1 have been looking at natural and man-made light. Some of the facts gleaned ...”
Playground Behaviour
“You may have heard from your children about our new Green Book and perhaps need ...”
BUGSY MALONE REHEARSAL
“Please note that there is a rehearsal this Sunday 4 pm to 6 pm in ...”
1st XV Rugby: The story so far………
“This has been the best start top a season for a long time and it ...”
Form captain – Michaela Scott
“I am so glad I got picked as form captain. We all had to give  Miss ...”
My Prize!
“Well, I had to go round the county mall looking for pictures of  Ghosts in ...”
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U8's Netball vs St Aubyns
“We won 8-0! Even though the weather was miserable outside, that didn't stop Copthorne U8's winning ...”
U10 Copthorne vs St Aubyns
“Another great performance from Copthorne U10’s. The girls took St Aubyn’s by surprise and kept ...”
Form Captain, 8S
“Hi, my name is Charlotte Varela, I am thirteen years old.   I am form captain of ...”
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Form Captain
“I am form captain for 8A/8. My hobbies are kayaking and sports like football, rugby ...”
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U8's Netball (A) Handcross
“We won 8-1   All 7 players were a little nervous in taking part, but when Prisha ...”
23
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“4-Counties Friendly (U11 Girls), 18th January 2009, Reading (Sussex, Oxon, Barnet, Berks) Congratulations to our ...”
CHARACTER PROFILES
“ Year 2 have been dreaming up some new characters and thinking of words to describe ...”
Outing to Horsham Church
“   This is the 8th  year that our Year 1 children have been warmly welcomed to ...”
BOARDING NEWS
“Brainiac update - All tickets have now been sold and we are unable to take ...”
U8 Tag Rugby vs St Aubyns
“Wednesday saw the U8 Tag side take on St. Aubyn’s. Playing 8 per side, St. ...”
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Maths 3
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Year by year Geography
“Topics currently being studied in the senior years in the prep school include: Year 8: With the ...”
Summer Challenge
“Several years ago the Geography department set a summer holiday task for all pupils, prep, ...”
Forthcoming Events:
“Year 7 Common Entrance fieldwork project. This will take place in the summer term and ...”
French 6
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2nds Copthorne vs Handcross Park
“Lost 11-27   Lack of concentration and determination in the first quarter led to a wide gap ...”
U11 v Handcross Park
“An excellent game, the teams were evenly matched and both showed great determination to win. ...”
U9 Rugby v St. Aubyns
“Copthorne    15    St Aubyns    20 Try Scorers:  Oliver, James W and Duncan.   Our first match of the ...”
U9 vs Handcross Park
“Won 5~4   This week we played Handcross Park. We were very determined to win this match ...”
19
Colours
“ The youngest children have started their colour theme and this week have made Red Bread, ...”
Lovely stories about Animals
“Year 1 have been working on describing words and have produced some excellent descriptions and ...”
Reception News
“Reception children obviously had a good Christmas with lots to talk about when they came ...”
Alternative Goldilocks!
“Year 2 had fun listening to the traditional story of Goldilocks, and were then challenged ...”
Rhyming Words
“Year 1 - Mrs Pitcaithly's class has been focusing on rhyming words and looking at ...”
BOARDING NEWS
“Brainiac night on the 4th March is selling out fast. We cant accept any more ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORY
“Congratulations to Joshua Higgs and James Reid who represented Sussex in a four counties chess ...”
LEAVER’S PROGRAMME
“    As part of the post common entrance timetable put in place for our Year 8 ...”
U9/U8's mix side away at Stoke Brunswick
“We won 10 - 2   This week we put out a mix U9/U8 team. Stoke, kept ...”
15
Under10 netball v Stoke Brunswick
“Won 10 - 6   Another great match from the Under 10s . Copthorne held possession of ...”
1st VII Netball v Stoke Brunswick
“Won 17-13   Stoke Brunswick put up a really good fight in this game, they weren’t going ...”
Rugby Colts B vs Copthorne
“After a slow start to the game, the rapidly improving Colts B’s put together a ...”
Colts A Rugby v Duke of Kent
“Copthorne 19 - Duke of Kent 14   Perfect playing conditions after a week of frost.  We ...”
Copthorne vs. Stoke Brunswick
“What a spectacular game! The girls blitzed the first quarter making the score 3-1 with ...”
U8 Tag Rugby Match Report
12
Academic Topic List for Year 8/8S
“An overview of the topics to be covered this term is found below (please click ...”
Academic Topic List for Year 7
“An overview of the topics to be covered this term is found below (please click ...”
Academic Topic List for Year 6
“An overview of the topics to be covered this term is found below (please click ...”
Academic Topic List for Year 5
“An overview of the topics to be covered this term is found below (please click ...”
Academic Topic List for Year 4
“An overview of the topics to be covered this term is found below (please click ...”
Academic Topic List for Year 3
“An overview of the topics to be covered this term is found below (please click ...”
SWIMMING SUCCESS
“Just before Christmas, several pupils competed in the East Grinstead Swimming Club Championships. The Copthorne ...”
HEADMASTER’S BALL - A reminder and some news!
“ We have had a huge, huge response to the Ball – so much so, we ...”
WHERE NEXT AFTER COPTHORNE?
“The links below are from the Where next after Copthorne evening held at school. The evening was ...”
09
Keyword lists for Maths - Spring Term 2009
“Keyword lists for the topics that will be covered in Maths this term. Maths Keyword Lists ...”
Keyword lists for Maths - Spring Term 2009
“Keyword lists for the topics that will be covered in Maths this term. Maths Keyword Lists ...”
Keyword lists for Maths - Spring Term 2009
“Keyword lists for the topics that will be covered in Maths this term. Maths Keyword Lists ...”
Year 2 Class - Autumn 2008 Overview
“An overview of the topics to be covered this term is found below (please click ...”
08
U9A Copthorne vs Hurstpierpoint
“Score:- 4 - 3 (we won!)With the weather only being 1 degrees there was a ...”
U11 v Hurstpierpoint
“On an extremely cold wednesday afternoon the u11 girls set off for their first netball ...”
2nd VII Netball v Hurst - Lost 6-12
“The scoreline doesn’t really tell the whole story in this match.  The 2nds were only ...”
1st VII Netball v Hurst
“Drew 11-11 This was a closely fought contest right from the first whistle, with only one ...”
Under 10 netball Copthorne v Hurstpierpoint
“Won 5-4 Despite the cold the girls were raring to play their first match of the ...”
07
Year 1 Overview for Spring Term 2009
“An overview of the topics to be covered this half term is found below (please ...”
2008
“So far so good!”
Dec
11
2nds Netball Copthorne 11 v Tavistock and Summerhill 3
“Wednesday 10th December  A great start to the netball season for the 2nds as they dominated ...”
Under 8 Netball match
“Copthorne v Tavistock Summerhill   Won 4-0   This was a great little match as you could see that ...”
U12's (away match)
“Normally, Netball is about participating and playing well. Today's match was about winning! This game ...”
09
NATIVITY PLAYS
“ Both Whoops-a-Daisy Angel and C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S seem to have gone down well with all our various ...”
COPTHORNE JUDO SUCCESS
“  Congratulations to Thomas Wiggins, Oscar W, Sam & Josh H who represented Copthorne at the ...”
YEAR 5 & 6 MATHS’ CHALLENGE RESULTS
“Year 5 & 6 took part in the “Primary Maths’ Challenge”; the challenge involved lots ...”
04
U9 As
“Copthorne  6  Duke of Kent  2  Scorers:  Duncan 3, James W 2 and James N. What a ...”
U9 Bs
“Copthorne  0   Duke of Kent  0 This was our final match of the season, and it ...”
Nov
27
U8 VII Netball v St Aubyns - Won 2-0
“A good win for the U8 team who have been improving with every match.  Our ...”
Old Girls’ Netball v Year 8
“A huge thank you to our Old Girls, Polly Lambert, Camilla Yavas, Poppy Latham, Chloe ...”
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U8 vs Ardingly
“U8 ‘B’ VI v Ardingly – Won 1 – 0 This was my first opportunity to ...”
Cross Country Success at Stoke Brunswick
“ Teams of six runners at U9, U11 and U13 took part in the annual Stoke ...”
U9 Football v Ardingly
“U9 As v Ardingly Copthorne 0 Ardingly 5 We were outplayed in this game by a very ...”
24
Netball u10’s v Handcross
“Lost 6-9   Having won the first centre pass, Copthorne scored two goals quickly in the first ...”
Handcross (A) U12's Netball
“Final score :- 18 (Copthorne)  16 (Handcross)   We won! This match was a very tight game, but ...”
U9 VII Netball v Handcross Park
“Lost 1-11 Some Handcross parents said this was the best game they had seen!  Roselly had ...”
20
Ardingly Cross Country Relays
“ A first outing this year for the Cross Country Team and it was pleasing to ...”
Colts ‘B’ Soccer v Cumnor
“Won 5-3 The ‘B’ team had a slightly easier time of it although it was not ...”
Colts ‘A’ Soccer v Cumnor – Lost 2-0
“A most enjoyable match and some quality football played by both teams. Cumnor frustrated us ...”
U9 Football v Tavistock and Summerhill
“U9 Bs:  Copthorne  2  Tavistock  0 Scorers:  Oliver and Jack F.   Today's match was an exciting affair, ...”
Under 8's v Tavistock and Summerhill
“Once again the mighty Under 8 A’s came away from Tavistock with a hard fought ...”
Girls Netball - U11 v Handcrosspark
“As we were playing our first home match of the season all girls were involved ...”
Girls Hockey vs. Handcross Park
“2nd VI won 3-0   Right from the start Copthorne were in control of the game. The ...”
18
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES!
“          Congratulations to the following, who took part in a Chess Tournament at Worth on Saturday ...”
SUPPORT YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING EVENING
“Following a very successful evening, Charlie Lee published a guide on how Copthorne Prep teach ...”
13
U9 B's Netball
“Copthorne 2 v Cranleigh 11   Both teams started well, scoring a goal each within the first ...”
12
U9 Netball v Hurst
“Lost 0-2   This was a really fast and close game.  We had plenty of chances to ...”
U9 Netball v Cranleigh
“Lost 3-10   We started this game off really well. Cranleigh scored first and we quickly replied with ...”
10
COINS & FACES
“We are busy identifying and counting coins. We use actual coins to give the children ...”
TIDDALIK
“Year 2 have been reading a wonderful Australian book this week: ‘What made Tiddalik laugh?’ ...”
PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION
“The inaugural Prep Schools Public Speaking Competition was held in our Studio on Thursday, and ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES!
“Congratulations to Georgia A and Harry H who have been chosen to do a polo ...”
SUPPORT YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING EVENING
“ Monday 17th November - 7 pm We are inviting all parents from Years 3-8 to attend ...”
09
Mission Statement
“At Copthorne, we believe that mutual respect must underpin everything we do. Children must learn ...”
07
Girls Indoor Hockey Vs Hurst
“3rd Lost 0-2 The girls third team got the matches started, for most of them it ...”
06
Under 10 Hockey Copthorne V Hurstpierpoint
“Won 2-0   This was our first hockey match and therefore we entered the game thinking that ...”
U8 Netball
“Copthorne 0 v Hurstpierpoint 1   A great match played by the girls, who were all very ...”
Copthorne 1 - Ashdown House 4
“This was a competitive and hard fought game in which both teams were equally determined. Ashdown House went ahead ...”
Under 10 soccer v Hazelwood v Ashdown
“A super mini tournament with a very high level of soccer. The opening game saw ...”
05
Copthorne vs Ashdown (U9A)
“Copthorne 5 - Ashdown 3   Scorers:  James H (3), Evan (2).   Today's match against Ashdown began well ...”
Remember Remember the 5th November!
“ Remember, remember the 5th of November; the day the mighty Under 11 netball team set ...”
Oct
17
2nds v Lancing
“Score won 2-1   It was a huge improvement from last week and we all played brilliantly.  ...”
U9 VII Netball v Cumnor House
“Lost 2-5   The U9 girls played some really exciting netball today.  Our passing, at times, was ...”
16
U9 Football v Lancing Prep
“U9 As  Copthorne  1  Lancing  1   This competitive game ended up honours even, though it was ...”
U9 Football v Lancing Prep
“U9 Bs:  Copthorne  2  Lancing  1   This was an action packed and eventful game.  We went ...”
U12 Netball vs Pennethorpe
“Copthorne 10 - Pennthorpe 12   The game did not look so hopeful in the first quarter ...”
U12 Netball vs Cumnor House
“Copthorne 1 - Cumnor House 2 All the girls played very well in their first ...”
Copthorne U10’s V Cumnor House
“Won 17-6   Another great win from Copthorne! Having won the first centre pass the girls charged ...”
Colts D vs Lancing College
“The ‘D’ Team not to be outdone by the C’s started well with lots of ...”
Colts C vs Lancing College
“The Colts C team turned up determined to put their previous games behind them yesterday ...”
Girls Indoor Hockey Vs Cumnor House
“2ND VI Drew 2-2 This was an evenly matched game with both teams sharing the possession. ...”
Girls Indoor Hockey Vs Cumnor House
“1st VI won 1-0 After watching the second’s game, the first team girls were eager to ...”
10
SAINSBURYS VOUCHERS
“  We have just received some more goodies from the latest lot of vouchers sent in. ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“Congratulations to Oliver Hendrikse who was awarded the trophy for 'Most Improved Male swimmer' at ...”
HARVEST FESTIVALS - THURSDAY 16TH OCTOBER
“All children from Nursery to Year 8 will be involved in a special Harvest Festival ...”
U11 VII Netball v Stoke Brunswick - Won 9-6
“  The first match of the season and the girls were in high spirits! The 1st ...”
U9's vs Fonthill Lodge won 11-1
“    A well deserved win for the girls against Fonthill Lodge, being the first win ever ...”
Academic Topic Lists for Year 7 Autumn Term 08
“ English: Comprehension: Reading for meaning; reasoning and analysis; genre range: traditional/contemporary war poetry; recounts and diaries ...”
1st VII Netball v Cottesmore - Won 21-13
“Having played hockey for the term so far, the 1st VII girls were a little ...”
09
Colts C vs Cottesmore
“There was anticipation in the air this week as the Colts C’s walked onto the ...”
Awesome Under 8’s at it again!!
“This time it was the turn of Stoke Brunswick to witness the power of the ...”
Battling Under 9 B’s go down
“ The under 9 B’s were always up against it playing Stoke A’s but they certainly ...”
08
U11 V Cottesmore
“The girls were playing a mixed team of U11 and U10, the first quarter was ...”
2nd XI v Cottesmore
“   Lost 1-4   This was a good game of football which was won by the team that ...”
U9 A Football v Cottesmore
“Copthorne  3  Cottesmore  0   The Under 9A finally got their first win of the season today, ...”
Under 12 Ardingly Football Festival
“We took the short trip to Ardingly hoping to match or even better last years ...”
07
Year 1 Class - Autumn 2008 Overview
“An overview of the topics to be covered this term is found below (please click ...”
Reception Class - Spring 2009 Overview
“An overview of the topics to be covered this half term is found below (please ...”
Nursery Class - Autumn 2008 Overview
“An overview of the topics to be covered this term is found below (please click ...”
05
Outdoor Assembly
“The Outdoor Assembly (and coffee!) to celebrate the opening of our new buildings and courtyard ...”
HARVEST FESTIVAL
“  THURSDAY 16TH OCTOBER - There will be a change to proceedings for the Harvest Assemblies ...”
Wildlife Visit – some children’s views
“    ‘I went on a coach then we were there at the British Wildlife. The first ...”
TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC
“  Last Thursday all the children in Mrs Powley’s and Mrs Joad’s classes brought their favourite ...”
MATHS’ STUDENT OF THE MONTH
“Year 3 Arjun Agarwal & Prisha Solanki Year 4 Avinash Mandala & Jack Ford Year 5 Gurdip ...”
03
Colts ‘B’ v Pennthorpe - Lost 4-0
“The team were hugely disappointed to lose this game as we had played so well ...”
Colts ‘A’ v Pennthorpe – Drew 1-1
“We were again frustrated in this game by our finishing. With so much of the ...”
02
Colts ‘D’ v Penthorpe
“After watching the ‘C’ team not pass the ball to each other, the team began ...”
Colts ‘C’ v Penthorpe
“After a good solid start to the season, the ‘C’s came up against their first ...”
Under 10 Netball Copthorne v Fonthill Lodge
“Won 2-11   It was a slow start for the girls in the first quarter as they ...”
2nd VII Hockey v Hurst - Lost 0-7
“Hurst dominated this game right from the first whistle, with their experience on Astro proving ...”
Under 9 C’s and D’s V Pennthorpe
“Always a difficult fixture and so it proved today. The D’s tried hard especially Ben ...”
01
U11 v Fonthill Lodge Netball
“Lost 5 -3   The first quarter, Fonthill scored 3 goals and we scored zero! But ...”
U9 Football v Pennthorpe
“U9As lost 3-0   This was a close-fought game which Pennthorpe eventually took with a few good ...”
2nd XI v Pennthorpe - Lost 0-4
“This was a tricky game on a slopping pitch and strong wind. We started well ...”
Girls 1st VII Hockey Vs Hurstpierpoint
“The girls started the match on a good note, passing and moving the ball well, ...”
Sep
28
U8 Football v Brambletye
“The mighty under 8's set off to Brambletye on Wednesday and came away with 2 ...”
Colts ‘C’ Football v Brambletye - Drew 1-1
“The Colts C were hosted by Brambletye for their fixture which as per usual was ...”
Swimmers fast off the blocks!
“The first gala of the season saw us take the short trip to Hurstpierpoint College ...”
Colts ‘D’ Football v Brambletye - Won 3-1
“The match looked promising right from the outset with an Oliver goal within 10 seconds ...”
27
U9 ‘B’ Football v Brambletye - Lost 0-2
“The Bs lost this game but the score line does not tell the whole story.  ...”
U9 ‘A’ Football v Brambletye - Lost 1-2
“This was the proverbial game of two halves, with Brambletye bossing the first half and ...”
3rd VII Football v Brambletye - Lost 1-2
“A great game of football played with a huge amount of enthusiasm.  Every man played ...”
U9 Netball v Brambletye - Lost 4-9
“An excellent first attempt in the new season! The girls took to the court with ...”
U10A Netball v Brambletye - Won 24-12
“What a match! Despite the final score this was a closer match than one might ...”
1st XI Football v Brambletye - Lost 1-4
“Conceding a goal within the first 20 seconds of a match is never ideal.  A ...”
U10B Netball v Brambletye - Lost 1-7
“The first fixture of the year for the U10B's was a fantastic learning opportunity for ...”
U11B Netball v Brambletye - Lost 1-6
“For my first debut of umpiring I knew it was going to be a  challenging ...”
U11 Hockey Festival at Ardingly
“ A great afternoon at Ardingly, the girls played 5 very good games, ones to note ...”
Girls 1st 6 a-side Indoor Hockey v Brambletye - Lost 0-8
“Unlike the 2nd team girls, the first team didn’t get off to a good start. ...”
Girls 2nd 6 a-side Indoor Hockey v Brambletye - Lost 1-2
“The girls got off to a good start, with Rebecca holding the middle and looking ...”
IAPS CONFERENCE - LIVERPOOL
“ Mrs Jones and I have just returned from this year's Conference of Prep School Heads, ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“Congratulations to Freya F,  Ben K,  James R, Jamie W and Joshua H who all ...”
What's on during the week
“In-school activities: Tuesday: Swimming and recorders (if you already have a recorder and a school recorder ...”
This week...
“in Science, History and English, we have been looking at the present and the past. ...”
2nd VIII v Brambletye 2nd and 3rd VIII’s
“Drew 2-2 / Lost 0-1   This was a highly entertaining triangular. We started off with a ...”
Colts ‘A’ & ‘B’ v Brambletye – Drew 1-1
“Two close and most enjoyable matches. The boys tried hard in all areas of the ...”
Colts ‘A’ Soccer Tournament at Lancing College
“The boys were rightly disappointed with their final position in the tournament as the way ...”
21
Colts ’D’ Football v Stoke Brunswick - Won 4-0
“The team from Stoke Brunswick not only played against the Ds but also in the ...”
Colts ‘C’ Football v Stoke Brunswick - Won 3-0
“  The Colts Cs played out a 3-0 victory against Stoke Brunswick Colts Bs. With the ...”
U9 ‘B’ Football v St Aubyns - Won 1-0
“ This was also a close game, and a rather scrappy one at times, but we ...”
U9 ‘A’ Football v St Aubyns - Lost 0-3
“         The score line in this game does not really tell the full story. It was ...”
U11/U10 VII Netball v Stoke Brunswick - Lost 6-9
“Having won the first centre pass, Copthorne scored the first goal. Their passing and defending ...”
1st XI Football v St Aubyns - Lost 2-5
“A huge improvement from last week. We took an early lead through a fine individual ...”
U11 VII Netball v Stoke Brunswick - Won 9-6
“The first match of the season and the girls were in high spirits! The 1st ...”
Girls 2nd V1 v Stoke Brunswick - Won 5-0
“ After watching the 1st game, the seconds were just as good, if not better. From ...”
Girls 1st VI v Stoke Brunswick - Won 2-0
“Although this was a training session, the girls played as though it was a match. ...”
Form Captains
“    3B Lucy 3C Georgina 4C Joshua 4W James 5A Morgan 5J Andrew 6B Meghana 6D Oscar 7L Tom 7P Joe 8C Ross”
Copthorne Success Stories
“Brandon Grinter - first place in a Novice Go Kart Race. Beating 8 others over ...”
Autumn Term Information for Parents
“Mrs. Oli Pitcaithly   1 OP Mrs. Cath Passmore  1 P Mrs. Ginette Butler (classroom assistant) Mrs. Annette Davidson ...”
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Mrs Pitcaithly's New Classroom
“Mrs Pitcaithly’s class have settled down quickly in their lovely new classroom and are looking ...”
The Start of the Autumn Term
“Mrs Laurie and Mrs Bryant have enjoyed welcoming the 26 children into their classes.  We ...”
2nd XI v St Aubyns - Wednesday 17th September
“Lost 0-4 This was a far better performance from the team. We started to look like ...”
Form Captain
“As form captain, I will carry out my duties to the best of my abilities. ...”
16
Dear Parents
“Dear Parents A very warm welcome to Year 3! We hope that this year will be ...”
13
3B Form Captain & Vice-Captain for the Autumn Term 2008
“Congratulations to Lucy Billingham-West who has been voted as Form Captain and to Ben Voller ...”
Colts ‘A’ & ‘B’ VII’s v Handcross – Won 2-1 & 7-0
“A superb way to start the soccer season. The boys did everything that was asked ...”
Colts ’D’ Football v Handcross
“The Colts 'D' have started their season with a magnificent 7-0 win over Handcross Park. The ...”
Colts ’C’ Football v Handcross
“The Colts 'C' had a superb start to the season in a closely fought contest with ...”
U9 ‘B’ Football v Handcross - Lost 0-2
“The Under 9 Bs played well and were only just defeated in this encounter.  Handcross were ...”
U8 Football v Handcross
“What a way to start the new season and for the under 8s their first season ...”
U9 ‘A’ Football v Handcross - Lost 1-4
“The season began in a hard fought encounter for the under 9As but Handcross were ...”
2nd XI Football v Handcross - Lost 2-4
“This was a typical start to the season. There were moments that were awful, more that ...”
1st XI Football v Handcross - Lost 0-4
“It was not the start to the new season that we wanted but it may well ...”
Girls 2nd V11 v Ardingly - Lost 1-3
“A fabulous performance for the 2nds on Astroturf.  Georgia and Allana ran their socks off ...”
Girls 1 V11 v Ardingly
“Arriving at Ardingly thinking it was a training game we were quite surprised to find ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“   Elise Gayler and Sam Prince auditioned for “Peter Pan” at the Chequers Mead Theatre, in ...”
Joe Ludlow, Form Captain
“I am called Joe Ludlow, I am 11 years old and I live in Wivelsfield ...”
Copthorne Prep continues to grow!
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Academic Topic Lists for Year 8/8S Autumn Term 2008
“Please find below a brief list of the topics that your child will cover in ...”
Academic Topic Lists for Year 7 Autumn Term 08
“ English: Comprehension: Reading for meaning; reasoning and analysis; genre range: traditional/contemporary war poetry; recounts and ...”
Academic Topic Lists for Year 6 Autumn Term 08
“Please find below a brief list of the topics that your child will cover in ...”
Academic Topic Lists for Year 5 Autumn Term 08
“Please find below a brief list of the topics that your child will cover in ...”
Academic Topic Lists for Year 3 Autumn Term 08
“Please find below a brief list of the topics that your child will cover in ...”
06
LAPLAND HOLIDAYS
“ You may remember that the first prize in the Fete Raffle was a holiday for ...”
Match Fixtures
“School match fixtures will start on Wednesday, 10 September.”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORY
“In July after the end of term Joshua Higgs represented Copthorne at the Southern Gigafinal ...”
Building Works
“  As you can see the classrooms are finished and lovely; unfortunately the dreadful weather this ...”
HEADS OF SCHOOL & PREFECTS
“Congratulations to Subin Ahn and Josh Norman who have been voted Heads of School. Also to ...”
Jul
09
Academic Topic Lists for Year 4 Autumn Term 08
“Please find below a brief list of the topics that your child will cover in ...”
02
Jun
27
Copthorne v Pennthorpe 20/20 match
“ Pennthorpe won the toss and put us into bat first. We slowly got into our ...”
Swimming Gala v Stoke Brunswick, Handcross Park & Great Walstead
“The last gala of the year saw us travel to Stoke Brunswick to face Great ...”
COLTS ‘A’
“ I would like to say, thank you to all my team mates in the Colts ...”
2nd XI v Pennthorpe
“ The 2nd XI were fired up for their last fixture of the term. They had ...”
1st XI v Pennthorpe
“ Wickets fell at regular intervals as Bradley Gayler batted through our innings. A score of ...”
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You just had to be there!
“Colts A v Pennthorpe Match drawn Copthorne 119 for 8, Pennthorpe 118 for 9    I could write ...”
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Year 7 Team Building trip to Shoreham
“On the 17th June Year 7 went off to Shoreham for a fun filled 3 ...”
Copthorne v Pennthorpe 20/20 match
“Pennthorpe won the toss and put us into bat first. We slowly got into our ...”
A great victory at the Swimming Gala!
“The last gala of the year saw us travel to Stoke Brunswick to face Great ...”
An Evening of Drama – Copthorne Style
“They say Britain’s got talent. Well, by the law of averages, Copthorne must have most ...”
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Colts ‘B’ Cricket v Cottesmore
“ We could not have asked for a better start. Cottesmore put themselves into bat first ...”
GIRLS’ IAPS ATHLETICS MEETING AT K2
“Well done to all the athletes who tried so hard at this very high standard ...”
Colts ‘A’ Cottesmore - Match Drawn
“Last week we had the Josephs show this week it was all about an Oscar ...”
U8 ‘T’ Ball v Handcross Park - Lost 9-11½
“The U8s were very excited but nervous about playing their first away game. We lost ...”
U10 XI Triangular v Handcross Park - Won 8½-3½ & Ashdown House - Won 7-3
“Copthorne opened the first match fielding and the girls managed to get six of the ...”
U11XI v Cottesmore - Won 20-14
“ A fantastic game to end the season! A very close first innings with the score ...”
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Sports Day
“ A similarly brilliant Pre-Prep Sports Afternoon: plenty of smiles and some brave faces when things ...”
Nursery Sports
“ Another cracking Nursery Sports Morning: the majority of the children smiled the majority of the ...”
Year 2 trip to Blackland Farm Activity Centre
“ A very successful new trip as you can read below: On Monday, my class went to ...”
Moving Up Morning - Tuesday 24th June
“ Current children from Nursery to Year 3 will all spend the morning with their new ...”
WATERSPORTS ADVENTURE
“ Year 8 are all enjoying a wonderful watersports experience in the South of France; although ...”
COPTHORNE SUCCESS STORIES
“Congratulations to Jack Hirchfield who recently auditioned for the Charles Dickens musical 'Scrooge,' working with ...”
SPEECH DAY/SPORTS DAY - SATURDAY 28TH JUNE - 10:30 AM
“All children from Reception to Year 8 should be in school by 10:10 am, wearing ...”
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A high standard in Year 8
“Following on from the recent scholarship success we now know that all our Year 8 ...”
Copthorne v Cottesmore
“We could not have asked for a better start. Cottesmore put themselves into bat first ...”
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Sussex U7 Chess
“6 children from Year 2 represented the school at the Sussex U7 Closed Chess Championships ...”
A group of scientists at Caterham School
“A group of year 7 scientists spent a fantastic Thursday afternoon at Caterham School this ...”
Athletes Triumph at Stoke Brunswick
“he athletics team had a most successful outing to Stoke Brunswick to compete against 2 ...”
U9 X v Lancing College Prep
“  Lancing made 171. Copthorne took 5 wickets. Our best bowlers were: Jamie Ward who took 2wkts/6 Avinash ...”
1st XI v Lancing College Prep
“The 1sts got back to winning ways on Wednesday with a comprehensive win over Lancing ...”
U10 XI v Stoke Brunswick - Won 12-10
“Having lost the toss Copthorne opened the innings by batting. There were some good performances ...”
UU11XI v Stoke Brunswick - Won 13-12
“An incredibly close game with everything to fight for. The girls started well with excellent ...”
1st XI v Stoke Brunswick - Won 21½-7½
“A fantastic team performance from the girls saw an impressive win over Stoke Brunswick on ...”
Winning Teams for Maths Day
“ Year 1 - Squirty Mountains Lucas Reynolds-Osborne, Robert Easton, Ellen Keynes, Evie Parrish Year 2 - Fashion ...”
UK MATHS’ CHALLENGE
“Years 7 & 8 took part in a national competition which involved lots of logical ...”
Math's Day
“It was Maths’ Day on Monday 9th June. All of Year 3 and 4 met ...”
Math's Day
“I thought Maths Day was fantastic. I especially liked it when we found the numbers ...”
Math's Day
“We spent an hour in the sports hall doing lots of fun yet quite difficult ...”
Math's Day
“On Monday it was Maths’ Day. We spent an hour doing lots of fun activities. ...”
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Spellings
“other, bother, brother, mother, another, over, next, beneath, under, sister, father”
Form Captains
“Congratulations to the two new Form Captains in Year 3 who have been voted in by their ...”
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Preston Manor by Victoria Smith 3B
“On Tuesday Year 3 went to Preston Manor. My favourite was part when I made ...”
Colts A v Lancing Prep - 11 June - Won by 5 Wickets
“ This was a strange game. We bowled poorly, dropped catches, and fielded with little enthusiasm.  ...”
Maths Day
“On Monday it was Maths Day and it was fantastic.  I was in a group ...”
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Four Year 8 Scientists at Brighton University
“Four year 8 scientists spent the day at Brighton University on Monday, taking part in ...”
Maths Day
“It was Maths day on Monday 9th June. All of Year 3 and 4 met ...”
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1st XI v St Richards – County Cup - Lost by 9 wickets
“After a long journey we were asked to bat. Our openers Charlie Ead and Bradley ...”
U10 v Brambletye - Won 11-6½
“Brambletye batted first and Copthorne controlled the first innings with their superb fielding. Between Veronica Izzy, ...”
2nd XI v Brambletye - Lost 13½-21
“Starting off in bat, Copthorne came out strong batting very well to come away with ...”
U9 v Brambletye - Won 15-13½
“The U9 girls put on a very good performance against Brambletye this week. In the ...”
U11Tournament at Tavistock & Summerhill
“An excellent start by the year 6 girls at Tavistock. They won their initial group, ...”
1st XI v Brambletye - Lost 12-18
“Going into bat first, we made a very slow start, on an extremely slippery pitch! ...”
FRED THE FISH
“Mrs Prowley's class had a new member arriving this week, a goldfish named Fred. Each ...”
A Visit From The Zoolab
“This week the nursery enjoyed another annual visit from the Zoolab. Chris (from the Zoolab) ...”
Television
“A peom by Chloe Redston Children stare for hours and hours watching TV, Why don't they go ...”
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Year 3 Trip to Preston Manor
“Year 3 children and teachers went back in time to the Victorian Age this week ...”
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The 2008 IAPS Swimming Championships
“What a surprise! I was ready for swimming training on Wednesday when I heard news ...”
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2nd Half Term Overview for Summer Term 2008
“2nd Half Term Overview for Summer Term 2008 Reception Overview - 2nd Half Term  ”
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Boys Tennis v Cumnor House
“As soon as we arrived at Cumnor, the boys went straight onto the courts to ...”
Swimming Gala v Tavistock & Summerhill
“Some beautiful swimming across all of the age ranges saw Copthorne take a very convincing ...”
U11 Triangular v Cumnor House & St Bede’s
“The U11 team were on fire this week and won both their games against Cumnor ...”
U10 Triangular v Cumnor House & St Bede’s
“Copthorne were first to bat in their game against Cumnor. Unfortunately the opposition were strong ...”
U9 Triangular Cumnor House & St Bede’s
“The U9 girls put on a good performance against Cumnor in the first innings, with ...”
Pre-Prep and Nursery News
“Waiting House: Although we do like to be flexible, the Waiting House arrangements are becoming ...”
SUMMER TERM EXAMS/TESTS - REVISION GUIDANCE
“How much revision or otherwise should the pupils in various age groups be doing for ...”
SUMMER TERM EXAMS/TESTS - REVISION GUIDANCE
“How much revision or otherwise should the pupils in various age groups be doing for ...”
A huge thank you!
“All who attended our annual fête on Sunday 18th May had a wonderful day. We were ...”
Summer Music Concert
“The Summer Concert on 20th May provided a showcase mainly for our Year 7 & ...”
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Match Report - Copthorne Prep vs Tavistock & Summerhill
“Congratulations to all swimmers both at Copthorne and Tavistock & Summerhill.   This gala was one of ...”
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Summer Concert provides a showcase of musicians!
“The Summer Concert on 20th May provided a showcase mainly for our Year 7 & ...”
Wakehurst Place
“They have a big lab with microscopes and high tech equipment. To start off with ...”
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Year 2 Summer Term Overview
“Year 2 2nd Half Term Overview Summer 2008”
Year 1 Summer Term Overview
“2nd Half Term Overview for Summer Term 2008”
Tattybogle
“Thoughts from the children in Year 3   Year 3 are getting prepared for the Tattybogle Play.  ...”
2nd XI Cricket v Brambletye – Wednesday 14th May
“It was a real treat to at last be playing competitive cricket after such a ...”
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Electrical Circuits
“Year 4 have been studying electrical circuits this half term in Science. Their final investigation ...”
Poetry Reading Competition
“The second round of the House Poetry Competition was held on Tuesday 13th May.  It ...”
Achievements of the Month
“The staff and children of years three and four have decided that it is impossible ...”
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Tattybogle
“With the first performance looming Mrs Barrie and Miss C. would like to wish all ...”
Colts A v Brambletye
“Draw: Copthorne 140-5 dec Brambletye 119-9   This game had it all and was a prime example of ...”
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Under 10’s v Tavistock and Skippers Hill Lost 8½ -9 Lost 3-6
“ In our first innings Copthorne were slow to get into the game. Our fielding at ...”
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General Matters
“4:30 pm-5:20 pm  -  Change of Venue For all children who stay for prep, this ...”
U9 Cricket v Tavistock and Summerhill
“At last the rain stayed away and the Under 9s were delighted to get their ...”
2nd IX v Pennthorpe - Lost 5½-18½
“Being the first match of the season, with a brand new combination of players and ...”
Practising for Sports Day
“The lovely weather in Tuesday meant that Reception were able to have their first Sports ...”
Sports Day preparations have begun
“We had our first athletics lesson outside on the games field.  It was great to ...”
Owls...
“While researching owl facts on the internet, the children spotted a design for making owls ...”
Busy with Arts and Crafts
“Mrs Passmore's class have been busy with arts and crafts.  Our coil pots are very ...”
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1st IX v Tavistock & Summerhill
“This was a bit of a mis-matched game as we completely dominated proceedings, allowing Tavistock ...”
Congratulations to ...
“Federica Williamson who won the IAPS U11 50m Breaststroke event with a PB of 38:05. ...”
House Poetry Competition
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Wednesday Actitives - 7 May
Congratulations!
“Well-done also to the four children whose handwriting was chosen to be sent off to ...”
House Poetry Competition - Round One
“Congratulations to the following children who are the winners of the first round of the ...”
1st/2nd/A XI Cricket vs Stoke Brunswick
“  Well the weather has changed and the cricket season is ready to roll. Copthorne fielded ...”
Colts A v Tavistock and Summerhill
“This was a convincing 8 wicket win with which to start the season. We bowled ...”
K2 Swimming Gala
“Our girls 8 x 25 Front Crawl Relay Team were seeded 9th with a time of 2.27.56.  ...”
Sporting Mentions
“Sporting mentions must be made of Duncan Jennings and Avinash Mandala who played in their ...”
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Spellings - week 12th May
“beautiful, careful, fearful, helpful, joyful, cheerful, wonderful, useful, careless, fearless, helpless Remember to drop the last 'l' ...”
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MATHS’ STUDENT OF THE MONTH - APRIL
“Year 3 Georgia Barber & Niklas Gebhardt Year 4 Jamie Meldrum & Ross Knight Year ...”
Karate Success
“Congratulations to Edward & Charlotte Mendola who had their bi-annual karate grading last Sunday and ...”
BOYS TENNIS v COTTESMORE
“The Boys Tennis Team travelled to Cottesmore on Monday and our 6 lads played as ...”
SOUTHAMPTON SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
“After winning double gold in the Sussex relay  finals, our under 11 girls travelled to ...”
SPONSORED SWIM
“10-12 JUNE 2008 Information and sponsor forms have now been sent out by child post ...”
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Around the world in 11 weeks!
“The children in Mrs Lumley’s class have been learning all about Italy this week. We ...”
My Magic Finger
“After reading the Roald Dahl's 'The Magic Finger', Year 2's were inspired to write their ...”
Tabitha racing at Towcester
“On Monday 28th April, I went to Towcester Racecourse.  I won by a length on ...”
History Trip to Hever Castle – Thursday 24th April
“  We really did have four seasons in one day for our outing but the Year ...”
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Handwriting Competition
“Andrew Easton and Charlotte Baker's poems were entered into this years handwriting competition. We will ...”
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Responsibilities and Leadership
“Year 7 are looking forward to their trip to the Adur centre in Shoreham for ...”
Form Captains
“This term was the first term that we have elected Form Captains and it was ...”
Balloon Debate
“On World Book day, year 7 took part in a ‘Balloon Debate’. The following pupils ...”
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Year 5 Concert - A Real Buzz!
“Parents were treated to an evening of musical delights from the talented children in Year ...”
Being a Form Captain
“Being Form Captain for 6D is great.  My responsibilities include collecting the register; writing the ...”
Sports Photos
“Please can we have  orders and cheques in as soon as  possible.   Thank you.”
Our New Website
“Our website has been overhauled, revamped and rejuvenated. You will find a mine of information! ...”
Music Exam Success
“Congratulations to the following for successes in Associated Board Music Exams   Sarena Bhargava - Piano Grade ...”
Form Captain's thoughts
“I think I will really enjoy being Form Captain and representing my class.  I think ...”
Form Captain's thoughts
“I think I will really enjoy being Form Captain and representing my class.  I think ...”
Form Captain is an Honour
“I think becoming Form Captain is a great honour and it makes you feel you ...”
Our Holiday News
“I went to a zoo and we got a stamp book and we saw loads ...”
Watching our new Classrooms Grow
“It has been very exciting and noisy for Mrs Laurie’s class as they can watch ...”
Lots of Plants
“This term we are looking at plants and how they grow. We have been on ...”
A great start to the Term
“The term has started well and we have welcomed Nico into Mrs Laurie’s class.  All ...”
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Can you help?
“If anyone would like to look after the rabbits over the summer holidays please let ...”
Welcome
“Mrs Lumley’s class would like to welcome, Harry and Farida into their happy group this ...”
What are we up to?
“ Our theme this term is ‘Around the World’ and we will be finding out about ...”
Maths Challenge
“On the 1st May year 7 & 8 ( and some year 6) will be ...”
Maths Day at Epsom
“Year 5 were treated to a ‘Mathmagical’ day at Epsom College, on arrival they were ...”
Lessons filled with fun!
“I’m going to tell you about year four in Copthorne Prep School . It’s not your ...”
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The Green Dragon
“Last term our class book was The Railway Children and the book really inspired me ...”
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Form Captain
“Hello!  My name is Ryan and I have been voted 4C’s form captain.  I am ...”
World Book Day 2008
“On Book day everyone dressed up as their favourite character. I dressed up as Baloo ...”
Year 4 Concert - March 2008
“On Tuesday 18th March Year 4 produced a concert. I played the piano and I ...”
Frustrated by the Weather
“The newly appointed cricket captain was left frustrated yesterday as the inevitable summer weather put ...”
Common Entrance Timetables
“The fast approaching Common Entrance exams were brought fully into focus for the leaving group ...”
Scholarship Success
“The current year 8's are following a traditional path of scholarship success this year. For ...”
Balloon Debate
“On World Book day, year 7 took part in a ‘Balloon Debate’. The following pupils ...”
Form Captains
“This term was the first term that we have elected Form Captains and it was ...”
Responsibilities and Leadership
“Year 7 are looking forward to their trip to the Adur centre in Shoreham for ...”
Maths Challenge
“On the 1st May year 7 will be taking part in a national competition called ...”
Form Captain Announced!
“My name is Milo Latham and I am Form Captain of 6B. I was voted ...”
Beatles Concert
“Year 6 are due to perform in a music concert later this term. We take ...”
Most Improved Netball Player Award
“Last term I won the Most Improved Netball Player of the Year Trophy for Year ...”
Primary Schools Relay Swimming Championships
“Four girls from Years 5 & 6 were picked to compete in this event. Our ...”
James and the Giant Peach
“In drama, we are spending the term working on mini sketches in preparation for the ...”
Hever Castle
“This visit took place on 24 April; children's reports to follow but do catch up ...”
My Job as Form Captain
“When everyone voted for me, they expected someone sensible, well behaved, confident, good at speeches ...”
We are new to 4W and Copthorne!
“I came to the school in the New Year and I was a very nervous ...”
Summer Term Form Captain
“Hi! My name is Ed. I am 4Ws form captain. I was elected by the ...”
Class Readers
“We have just started reading ‘Stig of the Dump’ by Clive King. It is about ...”
Play Preparation
“The children in Year 3 are very busy rehearsing for the musical production of Tattybogle.  ...”
Victorian Britain
“In history this term we have begun our new topic of Victorian Britain and we ...”
Work, Work, Work
“‘In maths we have just done our 11 times tables and we need to learn ...”
Form Captains
“Jack Pendlebury (3B) and Avinash Mandala (3C) have been voted as Form Captains and are ...”
Our Work!
“We are starting a new Look and Read programme, which will also mean a new ...”
Spellings
“We shall be putting up a list of the spellings each week.  This week we ...”
Pets & Blossom
“ Mrs Passmore’s class have had a busy start to the term.  The children have written ...”
Springtime Rock and Roll
“Mrs Pitcaithly’s class has also had a busy start to the term and have all ...”
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Welcome Back
“Welcome back to Katie Davy-Ericson who re-joined the class this term and has settled back ...”
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Spellings for week commencing 6 May
“High, sigh, height, sight, might, bright, light, night, tonight, fight, fought, bought, brought”
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Guinea Pig back to Health
“For those of you who have been following the progress of Panda the guinea pig; ...”
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U12 VII Netball v Cumnor House - Lost 12-26
“After a slow start in the first quarter combined with some silly mistakes, Cumnor were ...”
Trevor Mann Baby Unit
“Charlie Lee’s Husband will be doing a sponsored event in memory of their daughter Tilly. He ...”
Shakespeare
“Congratulations to Year 8 who performed brilliantly on Wednesday evening under the direction of Mr ...”
Year 2 Visit Horsham Museum
“Lucky year 2 pupils had an excellent visit to the small but fascinating Horsham Museum. ...”
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Tour of the School
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