Category: year 2

Book Week this year was based around ‘Animals’ in honour of The Last Wolf by Mini Grey and it’s message of conservation. Everyone (teachers included!) donned their best animal-themed costumes for dress-up day on Monday. It was as if the corridors of Prospect House had...

Book Week is always a big celebration at Prospect House and this year was no different! As part of launching our new approach to improving writing skills across the school, we took advantage of Book Week to encourage all our pupils to take part in...

It is time, once again, for the RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch! On Thursday, the children at the Lower School all came outside to see what species of birds they could spot. We often see our feathered friends in the school playgrounds and Forest School, and...

At Prospect House, children can start playing instruments at a young age and we like to able to give them opportunities to showcase their dedication and talent. It was heartwarming at the recent Lower School Music Concert to witness the pride radiating from the audience...

We always enjoy having families at school together and this week, Year 1 and Year 2 had a fun Valentine’s Tea celebration with their loved ones. The children and adults wrote each other a valentine describing the ways in which their loved one is unique...

This week was Children’s Mental Health Week at Prospect House. Our Year 6 pupils truly stepped up as leaders demonstrating initiative, creativity, and teamwork. They planned and then delivered a fantastic range of wellbeing activities for the younger children across the school, really epitomising our...

A group of 27 children from Years 2 – 6 were lucky enough to take part in the Dukes Education Swimming Gala at the Queen Mother Sports Centre. From start to finish (pun intended), it was a truly thrilling afternoon and one that will certainly...

Following hot on the heels of our wildly popular Problem Solving Day came Maths Explorers workshops for all year groups. These workshops provided even more opportunities for the children to test their problem-solving resolve which they did with great relish!  

It’s that time of year again – annual Problem-Solving Day at Prospect House! First on the agenda was an interactive problem-solving assembly where the children discussed various strategies and worked collaboratively to demonstrate systematic working relating to number combinations, shape visualisations and exponential growth. Afterwards, pupils...