Reception

Lovely to be back!

January 13, 2019

Welcome back to all Reception children and their parents. The children have been very excited to tell us about their Christmas holiday. We’ve heard about fabulous trips abroad, lovely family days out and how generous Santa has been. They painted lovely pictures to match their stories which will be up on display soon. The children [...]

Barracudas Summer Camp at Copthorne Prep

January 13, 2019

We are excited to announce that we have a new provider for our summer holiday camps … Barracudas. The activities look great fun and we are sure the children will thoroughly enjoy themselves. There are three distinct differences from the previous provider : Parents will be delighted to know that they can book their children [...]

Astro Disco – Friday, 18 January

January 13, 2019

The children are looking forward to their disco in the Sports Hall next week! Hopefully you received the invitation which came home via child post … but just to confirm timings: 2.30-3.30 Oaks and Pre-Prep (clubs, buses, tea as normal afterwards) 3.30-4.30 Year [...]

Happy New Year to you!

January 13, 2019

A special Copthorne welcome to our 10 new pupils and 3 new Gap Students (Jack L in the Prep Department and Ellie D and Alice C in the Pre-Prep). I am sure you will help them all to settle quickly into life at Copthorne. The new term has started smoothly, apart from the water problem [...]

The festivities have begun!

December 1, 2018

We are beginning to get festive in classrooms as we have been painting and glittering decorations in preparation for the Christmas Fair. In literacy, the children have been blending and segmenting rhyming words. The children enjoyed exploring different ways to make new words using magic magnetic wands and letters to build their words. In maths [...]

From Lamda exams, Nativity …

December 1, 2018

… rehearsals and the Natural History Museum to West Side Story and flu jabs! We have all enjoyed another busy and varied week with Year 4 & 5 Lamda children taking exams on Tuesday – and we hope impressing the examiner! The weather on Wednesday forced some netball to be cancelled but rugby and hockey [...]

The Power of One

November 23, 2018

At the end of last week, Reception to Year 6 attended an excellent presentation called ‘the POWER of ONE’ explaining all about bullying and how to deal with it. They talked about the ‘bully’, the ‘victim’ and just as importantly the ‘bystander’. Emily MB became the super hero who discovered the ‘power of one’ and [...]

Different Shapes and Sizes

November 23, 2018

This week we have again been busy learning our lines for the nativity and words and actions for the songs. Thank you for the beautiful costumes which are appearing on the clothes rails in the cloakroom. We have continued exploring money in maths and adding the value of coins together, using numicon resources to help. [...]

Stars of the Week

November 23, 2018

Congratulations to: 2DP – Rohan – Good team player with excellent diplomacy skills! 2EPS – Loic – Working hard in all subjects 1CF – Fleur – Quick mental maths 1HL – Aurélie – Taking pride in her work RJD – Cali – Helpful to teachers and good humour! RJB – Phoebe – Being a keen [...]

Open Mornings are a wonderful opportunity to see the school and meet our dedicated and inspiring teachers. You will have a tour with children providing some invaluable insights!

Our next Open Morning is on Saturday, 2 February 2019 10.00am to 12.00noon. It is advisable to pre-register, which you can do by clicking here.

We look forward to meeting you!