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Strategic Thinking for Chess Success
Copthorne Prep has built up a formidable reputation as a school for excellence in chess, with pupils being taught strategic thinking skills and emotional intelligence from a very young age. Our success in this area is well documented not least because as a school we dominate the local chess scene with players who represent their…
The Great Outdoors – How Forest School improves your Child’s Education
As the world becomes increasingly digital and technology-driven, it’s more important than ever to ensure our children are getting enough time outside in nature. Forest schools have been gaining popularity around the globe as a way of providing an experience that is both educational and fun for young minds. At Copthorne Prep we include Forest…
Netball Champions
Yesterday afternoon, our u13 Girls were crowned IAPS u13 National Netball Champions at Bryanston School, Dorset. Some 90+ schools had vied in regional qualifiers to be one of the 20 top schools at the National Finals. Having won the Regional qualifiers and Sussex Championships in previous weeks the girls were rightly confident going into this….
A sporting week
Sport in the sunshine for a change! Well, Wednesday at least… The sporting programme was back to its busy best this week, with a more spring like feel to the weather. The girls had a varied week, with netball tournaments and festivals and multiple opponents. The senior girls travelled to Hazelwood for their tournament, with…
Stars in the making
Years 5 and 6 musicians entertained a large audience of parents and grandparents with superb performances from all the children, ranging from Bizet to Blake to Bernstein with a little bit of Alicia Keys on the side! A huge well done to all the performers.
Checkmate
Our chess team excels again! Playing against Ardingly and Brambletye in a primary jamboree, we won all twelve points. Supported by our chess scholar and head girl, Amelie, the children played some excellent chess! Well done to our chess players!
It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Our school choir lived up to every expectation, even in the bitter cold. The children delighted audiences with their singing whilst raising money and awareness for the Vera Lynn Trust and a Redhill charity. Christmas is certainly around the corner when we hear the children sing…
Lego imagination
Tuesday evening’s Lego club have been squirrelling away, creating their own imaginative buildings and modes of transport throughout this half term. Each week they have been adding to their models, based on themes chosen by Benji and Charlotte. This week they actually had time to talk about their work and play with them too.
Baarmy Bethlehem
One of the most anticipated events of the year is the nativity performance. They are the guaranteed tear jerkers for so many of us. Our nursery and reception children were brilliant in their production! Even our youngest members of the nursery appeared on stage – not bad for our two year olds! Our talented teachers…
Lights Camel Action 2
The brilliantly produced years 1 & 2 nativity was causing chaos in the audience! Those judges were not playing ball. We loved the performances by the Nazareth folk, Roman soldiers, wise men, camels, sheep, shepherds, angels and the stars! What fabulous costumes and brilliantly delivered lines. Well done to years 1 & 2!