Our Celebration Assembly today was the opportunity for the whole school to say goodbye and good luck to Miss Ellis before she embarks on a short career break, prior to taking up her next role as Headteacher at The Study School in Wimbledon in September. As the children came into the hall, a photo slideshow…
Over 60 parents joined together for an evening of laughter at the first-ever BPSA Comedy Night. The hall was set up cabaret style, with ambient lighting and the comedians were impressed with how Banstead Prep had transformed into a comedy venue. The show was compared by Phil Dinsdale with three fantastic comedians taking to the…
Our Science Showcase, organised by Mrs Clark, Science Subject Leader, provided an opportunity for family members to visit the science lab and get involved in some hands-on science with their children. Parents and carers were able to look at the work children have carried out this year, their science books were available and there were…
Our Computing curriculum includes a focus on Internet Safety Awareness. This term, we’ve included specific activities in the lead up to Safer Internet Day, to encourage the children to think before sharing any content on the internet. The children have analysed life real-life situations to learn how others can steal personal information. Cyber-bullying, privacy concerns…
In Animal Antics club we’ve been learning about koalas. We’ve seen how many trees have been cut down, and how Australian bush fires have caused more of the koalas’ homes to be destroyed, and a lot of their food lost. We also saw how some of the koalas had been hurt by the fires and…
They always say that the only way to truly learn a language is by full immersion and that’s exactly what happened to Years 1 -4 on Wednesday afternoon, at least for an hour, when the Freshwater Theatre Company arrived to perform Goldilocks and The Three Little Pigs (that’s two fairy tales, not one mutated version)…
Six children from Banstead Prep took part in United Learning’s StorySLAM competition on Tuesday. This event is organised for Year 5 and 6 children who have written their own short stories that should last no longer than 3 minutes. Their stories are then performed to an audience and judges and three winners are announced. During the…
United Learning are very pleased to announce that Mr Mike Gibb, currently Head of the Junior School at Guildford High School, will take up the role of Head at Banstead Prep School on secondment, effective immediately. We are confident that his experience at GHS and familiarity with United Learning will benefit the children, parents and…
Our recent visit from Zoolab was an opportunity to give the children hands-on experience with animals, really bringing to life the different topics covered in our science lessons! Jess, who brought the animals, looked at different areas of the curriculum with each year group. With Year 5, she discussed their life cycles and how a…
Year 6 children enjoyed a visit from Banstead Historical Society to help bring to life their current history topic. Mr Sweetman brought with him several WW2 artefacts and shared with the children some fascinating information about the town and life in Banstead at this time. The town was heavily protected during the war as it…
