Year 1

Snakes and Ladders

December 1, 2018

We are gearing up for a very busy end of term and have already made Christmas wreaths to adorn Santa’s Grotto at the Christmas Fair using lots of green hands! We have been adding small numbers to large numbers in our maths and subtracting too, remembering to always start with the biggest number. We have [...]

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 [...]

Gearing up for Christmas

November 23, 2018

We are gearing up for a very busy end of term and have already made Christmas wreaths to adorn Santa’s Grotto at the Christmas Fair using lots of green hands! We have been adding small numbers to large numbers in our maths and subtracting too, remembering to always start with the biggest number. We have [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Determination and Social Responsibility

November 23, 2018

The Sponsored Swim before half term showed very clearly just how determined and resilient Copthorne children of all ages can be (sponsor money due in please!) and Copthorne has also shown its “caring” side in the last few weeks with support for Crawley Open House through our Harvest Festivals; Remembrance Day and the Royal British [...]

Fun in the Mud Kitchen

November 16, 2018

We have enjoyed another busy week at school. In Forest School both classes have now ventured out to the mud kitchen (!) and made either a poppy or a Christmas themed item using lots of mud and water. Getting back into school was quite a challenge with our red suits and wellies on and clay [...]

Stars of the Week

November 16, 2018

Congratulations to RJB – Emelia – Trying very hard and always smiling! RJD – Max L – Excellent work at school and at home 1CF – Zara – Using her sounds well to help with reading 1HL – Maddie – Slowing down her reading, and using better expression! 2EPS – Max K – Challenging himself [...]

Thank you Mums and Dads!

November 16, 2018

What a lovely parent body we have … not only are you all warm and friendly, but you have wonderful memories! As Mr Jones and I cycled/rowed in the Pre-Prep & Nursery playground this morning, we watched parent after parent arrive with children dressed in spots, carrying money for Children in Need, bottles of wine, [...]