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Copthorne is expanding!
We are expanding through to GCSE! From September 2021 pupils already at Copthorne or joining in Year 7 will be able to stay with us to Year 11. Click the link in our bio to find out more or join us at our Virtual Open Morning on Saturday 6 March 2021. Read what our Headmaster,…
Virtual Arts Day!
Virtual Arts Day took place on 12 February! We ended the half term with an interactive day filled with activities and streaming it all live on YouTube! The theme is ‘All Around the World with Copthorne’ so we have been looking at different forms of Art from different counties. So far, we have received fantastic…
Year 2
Year 2 have been busy Elves this week. In Maths, they have been focusing on money – adding amounts, finding the difference and giving change. The children were very excited because they used ‘publisher’ to create their own wrapping paper to wrap presents for their parents… a little Christmas treat is coming your way! They…
Year 1
Year 1 are really into the Christmas spirit as the end of term is fast approaching. We started this week by recording the musical numbers from our end of term production and then Wednesday was spent performing our speaking roles, and then re-recording them on Friday due to a technical hitch!! The children looked wonderful…
Oaks
Oaks class have been covered with eco friendly glitter this week preparing lots of lovely Christmas crafts. Letters to Santa have been completed and the cold weather made us think about snow… the children made a snowman out of a paper plate and cotton wool! Rhymes and dances are being practised in preparation for our…
Year 8
Year 8 have been investigating how to make electromagnets in Science. They looked at ways to increase the power and pick up the maximum number of paper clips! Here are a few snaps of them hard at work.
Year 7
7IP were having fun in the classroom decorating for Christmas… Marcos seemed to have other ideas! Year 7 & 8 have been busy in DT and have made some wonderful things!
Year 6
In Art, Year 6 have been doing some festive craft and made their own elves… each full of individual character! In Geography, they have been learning about maps. Their task was to draw a sketch map of the school. They also used six-figure grid references to locate clues hidden around the school in order to…