The QuadLower LANCING COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT HOVE Annual Review 2016-2017 Contents News from the Pre-Prep EYFS - Nursery 2-3 EYFS - Reception 4-5 Year 1 6-7 Year 2 8-9 News from the Prep Year 3 10-11 Year 4 12-13 Academic English 14 Drama 15 Drama: Alice in Wonderland 16 Drama: Little Red Riding Hood 17 Mathematics 18 STEM Week 19-20 Science 21 French 22 French Trip to Normandy 23 Geography 24 History 25 REP visit to Warsaw 26 Creative and Performing Arts Art 27 Art Show 28 IT 29 Music Notes 30-31 Dance 32 Dance Show 33 Sport and Trips Sporting Highlights 34-35 Pre-Prep Sports Day 36 Prep Sports Day 37 Year 5 Residential Trip 38 Ski Trip 39 Summer Outings & Trips 40-41 Community and Farewells LPH in the Community 42-43 Valete 44 Welcome from Mrs Keep aving enjoyed a whirlwind first year here, I have Hlearnt quickly what a special place our school is. The experiences our children are offered are extraordinary. By being given so many opportunities, they grow to become more self-assured and we see glimpses of the adults they will become. Ever curious, the children here love to learn and discover more things for themselves than they will simply be taught. That intellectual curiosity leads them to achieving remarkable things by the time they are at the top of the school, not least with their scholarship and Common Entrance results, although there is no exam factory to be found here. I would assert that it is this broad education, which extends far beyond the timetable and far beyond the standard curriculum, which enables the children at LPH do so well. The end of the school year is always a sad time as we say farewell to our departing Year 8s, and yet we send them to their senior schools knowing that they are ready for the adventures ahead. In September, we will welcome Mrs Morrison as our new Head of Pre-Prep, Miss Snell as a Form 3 teacher, and Miss Marriner as Head of History & REP. We are looking forward to welcoming them, alongside all the new pupils who will be joining our school. On our return, the school will look very different. The new hall will be ready for our assemblies, lunches, concerts and performances. We will have a new, central library in the Snell Room, new classrooms around the school and a new, more welcoming, entrance area. Lancing Prep Hove will be as bright as a new penny but, underneath that shiny exterior, we remain true to our school ethos where being good, being thoughtful, being free-thinking and outward-looking will guide us in all we do. In September a new academic year will begin to unfold before us, offering all its possibilities and we shall start creating new memories. The pages in this magazine offer a reflection of the year that has passed and I hope you enjoy leafing through them. Kirsty Keep Head Mistress News from the Pre-Prep 2 Lancing Prep Hove EYFS - Nursery Our youngest children have started their educational journey this year within the Nursery. They have made rapid progress working under the guidance of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. The Nursery team has worked closely with each child to bring out the very best in each pupil which has enabled them to begin to develop independence. The children are introduced to phonics, reading Creative development plays a big part in our and topic-based learning within a fun, exciting pupils’ learning and the children have used a play-based curriculum. wide range of materials to develop skills and express themselves as individuals. Our children Their progress is continuously monitored via benefit from the Nursery kitchen which is used ‘Tapestry’ software each week and parents can regularly to make various treats! view their child’s individual learning profile. The children have enjoyed learning in our Each half term we investigate a different topic, outside space - role playing in the house, mark which this year has included Mini Beasts, making with water and sand and playing on the Space, Our World and Seasons. Various trips large variety of bikes, trikes and physical equip- throughout the year have been arranged to ment whatever the weather. enhance the topic themes. Our pupils have enjoyed visits to Woods Mill, the Fire Station, The children have made excellent progress Lancing College Farm and the ever-popular against all areas of the Early Years curriculum. end of year joint outing with Reception This is excellent preparation for those moving children, which this year was a visit to Spring up to Reception class next year. Barn Farm. Lancing Prep Hove Annual Review | 2016-17 3 News from the Pre-Prep 4 Lancing Prep Hove EYFS - Reception e have had another busy, active, fun-filled year in Reception. Our days are filled with Wa mix of adult-led learning and through play and exploration of our environment. We spent the first part of the year learning about ourselves and our families, which provided lots of opportunities for us to get to know one another. We found out about traditional tales in The Our theme after the Easter holiday was Jolly Postman and had a fabulous day when ‘Transport’ when we wrote non-fiction books we all dressed up as different characters. We and took part in a traffic survey using tallies. It visited the Post Office to post a letter home to culminated in a ‘transport outing’ involving a our parents. We enjoyed a very wet and muddy walk to Hove station, a train ride to Brighton autumn walk around the College Farm - we and then a slightly bumpy bus ride back to brought a lot of it back on our wellies! school. In the Spring term our topic ‘Amazing Animals’ In the second half of the term our topic was helped us to learn about animals in other ‘Summer’. The outside area was transformed countries as well as our own. We visited into a sandy beach and we had a great time Drusillas on the coldest day of the year but buying ice-creams and building sandcastles did not let it spoil our enjoyment. We were as well as writing postcards and growing very brave during the animal handling session sunflowers. We had a hilarious afternoon and then made the most of the adventure watching a traditional ‘Punch and Judy’ Show. playground which warmed us up! We are delighted the children have made such The owls also came to visit us in the school hall excellent progress against their Early Years and we felt the air on our faces as they flew Learning Goals. Many exceeded expectations over our heads. for their age range and are ready to face the challenges of the National Curriculum in Year 1. Lancing Prep Hove Annual Review | 2016-17 5 News from the Pre-Prep 6 Lancing Prep Hove Year 1 ear 1 has had an exciting year filled with trips, visitors and ducklings. Each and every child Yhas made wonderful progress throughout the year. In the autumn the children’s focus was one which is close to every child’s heart – ‘Toys’. After building on our group work skills by exploring old and new toys in class, we set off to the Brighton Toy Museum: a hidden trove of toys, models and puppets. Our Dinosaur topic gripped all the children This summer Year 1 enjoyed their local area who were immersed inside our ‘dino swamp’. and have been learning about the seaside. Researching facts and writing imaginative Focusing on the book The Lighthouse Keeper’s stories was just the beginning of our exciting Lunch, the children got creative, thinking of adventure. One week in, the children were ways to stop the pesky seagulls from stealing visited by ‘Sarah the archaeologist’ who took Mr Grinling’s lunch. After writing instructions on them on their very own dinosaur hunt. Lo and how to make a lunch, the children made their behold, a number of dinosaur bones, skulls and own sandwiches, cutting them into interesting eggs were found as well giant T-Rex footprints! seaside designs. Later we swapped the mysteries of the The year was topped off with a trip to Brighton dinosaurs for minibeasts. The children soon Beach where the children learned about the became experts and could spot, identify and local attractions for their Geography work. All categorise different insects and bugs. We were the children demonstrated their independent even joined by some incredible stick insects writing skills by creating wonderful accounts of and beetles in the classroom. The children the day and showing off everything they have worked together to design and make miniature learnt this year. shelters for them in the grounds. The most exciting arrival this year was the ducklings. It has been a fantastic year. The children have Year 1 observed six eggs hatch in the incubator learnt the vital skills of team work, resilience, and looked after the ducklings for ten days. independence and perseverance which have The children’s work during this time was fostered a love for learning and a readiness for phenomenal: writing duck diaries, letters and the challenges they will face in Year 2. invitations to other children in the school. The ducklings captured everyone’s hearts and we were sad to see them go – until next year! Lancing Prep Hove Annual Review | 2016-17 7 News from the Pre-Prep 8 Lancing Prep Hove Year 2 ife for our Year 2 children has involved lots of hands-on experiences and plenty of fun.