Month: December 2020
U9 Sussex Chess Championships
Aidan, Adi, Avyanna, Samuel, Maddy, Sienna and Zeel… you have done a fantastic job and have made me very proud indeed. You have represented Copthorne Prep brilliantly and Mr Jones will be delighted because there are some really strong players in this tournament (aside from our own), especially Samuel M – ranked #10 at U8…
Success Stories
Amari G (KPY3) has received his (Green) Blue Peter Badge for his song called ENVIRONMENT. His song will soon be released to iTunes and Spotify to help encourage and inspire others to look after the environment! If you would like to hear it again, click here. Well done Amari! Congratulations to Avyanna and Adi who…
School Shop Waterproofs
We are finding it very difficult to source the Red Waterproofs, as soon as they are in stock at the manufacturer, we will list on the website. We have been informed this could be a while so please find links below to purchase the PU rain sets. I appreciate not all of you will require…
Friday 4 Decemeber
Dear Parents, The run-up to Christmas begins in earnest next week, with rehearsals under way for the readers, soloists and group performers starring in the Carol Service that will be filmed in the Chapel on Wednesday 9th December. All Prep children will be involved, so please make sure your child has their blazer in school…
Year 2
Year 2 have been busy making their masks for their Masked Ball and using computers to create invitations for next week’s big event! They have also been sharing their personal celebrations with their classmates. Some children chose to talk about Hallowe’en, their christening, Diwali, Christmas and many more. We were so impressed with the thoughtful questions that the children asked.
Year 1
We completed our Literacy work on Guy Fawkes this week by composing a ‘wanted’ poster to include a description of Guy Fawkes. The children thought of some super similes which made their writing much more interesting to read. Here are some examples. Zoe- His top is big and fluffy like a princess’ ball gown. Finlay- His T-shirt pattern…
Reception
Reception have finished learning all of their RWI Set 1 sounds and have moved onto the next phase of literacy learning. We are the very proud owners of new word boxes which our teachers will begin testing on Tuesday. We also completed our first piece of independent writing using our phonetic knowledge and Fred Fingers. In Forest school, we…
Nursery
Acorns class played a fun colours game and celebrated the end of their colours topic with a week of rainbow based activities. They made rainbow names, sang songs, threaded rainbow pasta, made rainbow cakes and some beautiful rainbow lanterns! We attempted to learn sign language to sing the rainbow song with debatable success! Oaks have been learning about the cold and the Antarctic….
Year 8
This week in Science, Year 8 looked at a pig’s lungs and heart to learn about the respiratory system. They were surprised at how squashy and light the lungs are and how large and heavy the heart is! In Maths, Year 8 started using protractors and Mrs Lee put their skills put to the test!