We were thrilled to hear that three children from Year 5 at Banstead Prep have had their work recognised in a recent Art competition run by Dunottar School. Dunottar received a total of 40 entries from local primary and prep schools for their ‘Funny Faces’ Art competition based on the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Many…
Krish (Y4) is giving up chocolate for a month to fundraise for Kidney Research UK. Krish started his fundraising from the 9th of June with the goal of donating £500 to the charity. He has already managed to collect £460 with his efforts and it’s growing! “I am doing this in memory of my grandmother…
Over the last few weeks, Devin (Year 2) and Logan (Reception) started a project as part of the NHS Wellness Box initiative (#nhswellnessbox). They have designed about 20 special goody bags and decorated them with their own drawings and messages to be given to NHS staff. These bags have been filled with little pick-me-ups and…
Many congratulations to Henry, Ash and Andrew, in Year 3, who were recognised in a live virtual awards “ceremony” that took place over the Easter weekend for Sutton and Epsom Rugby club. Henry was named ‘Player of the Year’ in his age group and Ash ‘Most Improved’ player, with Andrew runner up in the ‘Best…
Congratulations Hollie! Hollie has won 2nd place in the Dunottar School ‘Autumn’ Photography Competition for Year 5 pupils. The competition asked children to use their imagination, creativity and of course their photography skills to capture an Autumn scene. As part of her prize, Hollie will be invited to a workshop in the Dunottar photography studio…
Abby, in Year 6 plays in the U13’s team as a goalkeeper at Epsom Hockey Club. Her team faced a big challenge at the end of December, participating in the Indoor Hockey Championships at the Copper Box Arena. Although they had some hard battles, Abby’s team played very strongly and they finished as Cup Winners….
Felix, in Year 4 had a very exciting weekend as mascot for Exeter City in their recent match against Crawley Town. Felix said, “It was very cool being mascot and meeting all the players. The best moment was when I did a rainbow flick as one of my skills – it was the best one…
Congratulations to Alex who had a very successful swimming gala yesterday at the Woking December Dasher. He won 3x Gold and 1x Silver but more importantly, he had Surrey qualifying times for breaststroke and backstroke. We wish him all the best for his future sporting success.
Our Year 6 children participated in the UK Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge 2019, a competition aimed at raising awareness of Computer Science in a fun and rewarding way, which involves solving problems using computational thinking skills. Congratulations to Georgie, who scored 144 out of a possible 152 in the challenge and received the Best in…
Amelie and Evie, in Year 6 have been recognised in a Scholars Challenge run by Dunottar School, which asked children in Year 5 to imagine how artificial intelligence (AI) would change our lives by the year 2045. Together they produced an imaginative and creative poster, which was Highly Recommended by the Judges, who included Dunottar…
