It was almost a clean sweep for Banstead Prep in the inaugural Banstead Young Artist of the Year competition, launched at the Banstead Art Group Annual Exhibition held from Thu 24 – Sat 26 October at Banstead Community Hall. Prizes in the Age 8-11 category were all awarded to BPS artists with Plant by Olivia…
Our U11 A and B Netball Teams took part at the Aberdour Versatility Tournament and had the chance to play a different position in each match. They all showed how versatile they are and played against teams from Aberdour, Caterham, Cumnor House, Ewell Castle, Micklefield and Sutton High. The A’s played well in some closely…
What a fantastic jam-packed programme of fixtures the netball and football teams at BPS had in the first half of this term. The U8A boys football team have gone from strength to strength with 31 goals scored in total and conceded only 2 goals this season so far. The U8B football team have also shown…
In drama this half-term the children in 3G have been practising for a performance of the play ‘Fifty Farthings Short.’ It is about a group of mice who want to help their friend pay for her cottage otherwise she will have to leave. They form an alliance with a cat to get rid of her…
This term, Year 5 have stepped back in time; back to the time of Shakespeare, Henry VIII and The War of the Roses – The Tudors. To kick start our topic, Year 5 visited Hampton Court Palace. This was an information packed day where the children discovered plenty about Henry’s favourite home. They also participated in…
Artwork by six Banstead Prep children has been selected to be exhibited at the Banstead Art Groups Annual Exhibition, and entered in a new competition between local schools called ‘Banstead Young Artist of the Year’, with prizes for different age categories. The following works have been entered (pictured below) Kingfisher by Georgie (Y6) Plant by…
Children, staff and parents at Banstead Prep School were thrilled to welcome Paralympian and World Champion Lauren Steadman this week for the official unveiling of their new Sports Pavilion. The special opening celebrations, which also brought together parents, friends and the Mayor of Reigate and Banstead, saw the children test out their new facilities and…
Our Pupil Parliament met with Mrs Brown, Assistant Head (Operational and Safeguarding) yesterday and had a great discussion about the current co-curricular clubs on offer at Banstead Prep School. The children said they would like to see: Sports clubs such as rugby, golf (skills based), cricket, baseball, martial arts such as karate, basketball and badminton….
Year 3 enjoyed a Virtual workshop led by The British Museum on Wednesday 2 October. Connected via video link, the children talked to Bella who was speaking live from The British Museum. Children learnt about what life would be like in prehistoric Britain, studied different objects discovered by archaeologists and even saw a digitally animated video…
Just six weeks into the start of the school year the children delivered thought provoking and polished performances for parents in our Harvest Festival Celebrations, the final fundraising event for last year’s chosen charity, WaterAidUK. A lovely introduction to the Pre-Prep service by Year 2 children was followed by Year 1 performing poetry, wonderful singing…
