Superstars and Courtesy Badges 27 June 2019 Congratulations to this week's winners. Class Superstar Courtesy badge RE Whole class Whole class Lilly Horton carried across from last week RG Whole class Whole class 1D Nathaniel Oluwanisola Harry Deards Cooper Goodwin-Sword Soren Sunde 1L Bobby Bilham Emily Penfold Prep School Prep School Newsletter Share Tweet
Maths Week Finale 06 December 2019 On 29th November, the whole of the Pre-Prep and Prep School dressed up as rock stars or numbers, to ... MORE
Academic Deputy Head's Lines 06 December 2019 With the General Election just around the corner, it is pertinent for us to consider why we should n... MORE
Superstars and Courtesy Badges 05 December 2019 Super Star Courtesy Badge RG Caleb Howell Ellie–Rose Jennings RE Peyton Berna... MORE
Scintillating Science! 05 December 2019 On my travels around the school this week, I could not help but notice the shrieking sound of excite... MORE
Westminster Foundation Art Exhibition 05 December 2019 On 4th December, the Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation held their annual Art exhibition at the Ta... MORE
French Play 29 November 2019 In the Prep School on Thursday it was time for our annual French/English bilingual play for Years 5 ... MORE
VOCES8 With Chamber Choir 29 November 2019 Last Friday, two members from the a cappella octet, VOCES8 visited us to work with the Chamber Choir... MORE
What a Maths Week 29 November 2019 This week SVPS was full of Maths! The pupils took part in many different activities designed to enri... MORE
Year 4 in Stitches 29 November 2019 In Design and Technology, Year 4 have been focusing on Roman mosaics, the decorative, ancient artwor... MORE
Jelly Bean Maths 29 November 2019 Year 1 have had a wonderful time during Maths week, experiencing so many areas of Maths whilst havin... MORE
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 29 November 2019 This Year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition was a hard fought contest, both in Junior ... MORE
Read All About It! 29 November 2019 In Year 4 , the children are learning in English about the technicalities of writing newspaper artic... MORE
Deputy Head's Lines 29 November 2019 As we come to the end of another busy week at SVPS, there is only a short time to take a breath befo... MORE
Curiosity Club Day 22 November 2019 Curiosity Club Day has been a complete triumph! Children and staff have gained so much knowledge fro... MORE
Resplendent Roosters 22 November 2019 “The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world.” Marc... MORE
Pre-Prep Winning Artists 21 November 2019 Today in Super Stars assembly, we had a special guest. Mrs Savage, our Head of Art and Design Techn... MORE
Head of Pre-Prep's Lines 21 November 2019 Over the past few weeks, I am sure you have been hearing the familiar Nativity songs, sang either in... MORE
Superstars and Courtesy Badges 21 November 2019 Class Superstar Courtesy badge RE Oliver Poole Matilda Smith RG Arianna Ethering... MORE
Macbeth in a Day 21 November 2019 Year 6 had the most amazing day on Monday, when the Wise Moves Theatre Company visited to teach them... MORE
Year 2 Charity Triathlon 15 November 2019 This week has seen the inaugural Year 2 Charity event, raising funds for The Big Cat Sanctuary and T... MORE
Humanities Round Up 15 November 2019 In Religious Studies in Year 3, the children have been learning about Divali. MORE
Moving Moments 14 November 2019 Sometimes, it is the simplest things that give the most pleasure. Such was the case in the Design Te... MORE
Academic Deputy Head's Lines 14 November 2019 One of my roles as Academic Deputy Head is to track our children’s progress to ensure that it is mov... MORE
English and Art Erupt! 14 November 2019 Two powerful creative forces erupted when Year 5 children, in Mrs Savage’s English set, brought thei... MORE
Pre-Prep Wildlife Artists 14 November 2019 Entries for the Pre-Prep Wildlife Artist Competition closed on Friday 8th November and the competiti... MORE
Factor Trees in Maths 14 November 2019 This week, Mrs Harrison's Year 5 Maths set have been challenging themselves by extending their knowl... MORE
Our ICT Learning 08 November 2019 In Year 3, the children have been working on using the Shift and Caps Lock keys, as part of their wo... MORE
Superstars and Courtesy Badges 08 November 2019 8th November 2019 Class Superstar Courtesy badge RE Orla Glover Emma Poole RG ... MORE
Online Safety Update 08 November 2019 Goldilocks is a free downloadable book with an activity sheet, from Vodafone. It is an amusing take... MORE
Head's Lines 08 November 2019 It was super to welcome the children back to School on Monday, following their Half Term break, alth... MORE
Year 5 Tudor Time Travellers 08 November 2019 Just before Half Term the Year 5 children visited Hever Castle, as part of their Humanities study of... MORE
Creative with Clay 08 November 2019 It was all hands on their clay in 5DB’s Design Technology lesson this week. Their creative journey b... MORE
New Learning Powers 08 November 2019 This Half Term we will be focusing on two new Learning Powers; Empathy and Reflection. We will be th... MORE
Year 1 Visit the Firefighting Museum 08 November 2019 Year 1 visited the Kent Firefighting Museum on Monday, where they met two firemen who taught them ho... MORE
Challenge in PE 08 November 2019 This term’s PE focuses heavily on Swimming and Gymnastics. Each year group is split into two groups ... MORE
Selfishly Super Self-Portraits! 18 October 2019 How many eyes can fit across your face? How wide is your neck? How long are your ears? MORE
RE Round-up 18 October 2019 The Year 3 children have been studying Hinduism. First, they listened to the story of Rama and Sita... MORE
Haikus For National Poetry Day 18 October 2019 For National Poetry Day, Year 5 explored the wonders of haiku poetry, linking it to this term’s text... MORE
Head's Lines 18 October 2019 As you may be aware, a few weeks ago I attended the IAPS Heads’ Conference where I was fortunate eno... MORE
Representing the South East 11 October 2019 ast Sunday, Zeb Courtney and Darren Finch attended the U11 South East England Prep Schools Football ... MORE
Year 6 Amnesty International Talk 11 October 2019 This week, a representative from Amnesty International came in to talk to our Year 6 children. MORE
Big Cat Day Out 11 October 2019 What a special treat for the Year 2 children this week, a trip to the Big Cat Sanctuary. MORE
Awesome Arts Award 11 October 2019 Sutton Valence Preparatory School was one of the 125 schools chosen to participate in ART UK Masterp... MORE
Deputy Head's Lines 11 October 2019 No matter what our starting point, the more often we do something, the more proficient we become. MORE
Superstars and Courtesy Badges 11 October 2019 Class Superstar Courtesy Badge RE Thomas Robinson Jemima RG Ol... MORE
Lotto 04 October 2019 In Year 6 French this week, lessons have been all about numbers: numbers to 100 with a focus on re... MORE
Head's Lines 04 October 2019 I am sure that many of you, like me, followed the rhetoric of the Labour Party Conference with incre... MORE
Online Safety Update 04 October 2019 The latest trends and updates from the digital world from Mr Evans. Gaming – information f... MORE
Monstrous Making 04 October 2019 In ancient times, the Greek people believed their mythical world was real. Greek storytellers would ... MORE
It is Harvest Time 04 October 2019 This year’s Year 6 pupils are literally reaping the rewards from last year’s super effort, having gr... MORE
Magnificent Maths 27 September 2019 Year 1 has been learning how to subtract single digits using beads, parking cars with answers to m... MORE
Bonjour la Classe... 27 September 2019 This week, Year 6 has been working independently to extend their vocabulary skills in French. MORE
Swattenden Residential 27 September 2019 Last Thursday, the Year 4 children, very excitedly, set off for their residential trip to the Swat... MORE
A Day of Celebration 26 September 2019 Pre-Prep have had a wonderful day celebrating their Harvest Festival. MORE
Head of Pre-Prep's Lines 26 September 2019 So, what is resilience? Resilience is the ability to bounce back from stress, adversity, failure, c... MORE
Harvest Festival 26 September 2019 Pre Prep went to St Michael’s Church for their Harvest Festival on Thursday. Year 2 sang Acr... MORE
A Summer of Sport 26 September 2019 What a summer of Sport it has been! I hope our pupils have managed to watch some of the big events o... MORE
Cave Art Rocks! 26 September 2019 Year 5 has come face-to-face with art from the past. Art of the earliest kind! Art created more than... MORE
The Resurrection of Ancient Greek Columns 20 September 2019 Class 3S has risen to the challenge of being Ancient Greek architects in Design and Technology. MORE
Award-Winning Eve 20 September 2019 Eve Garner entered the Kennel Club Dog Photographer of the Year Competition and was awarded 3rd Plac... MORE
Exciting English 20 September 2019 Our English lessons are now in full swing and we are immersing ourselves in the works of new autho... MORE
Rampant Readers 20 September 2019 Year 3 pupils have been relishing the opportunity to select their own books now, using the Accelerat... MORE
Academic Deputy Head's Lines 20 September 2019 In my assembly this week, I told the children in the Prep department one of Aesop’s fables; The Crow... MORE
Exceptional Effort 13 September 2019 This week, some of our Year 6 children sat the Kent Test (11+). MORE
Year 1 Fun at Kent Life 13 September 2019 Year 1 started its topic about the Fire of London with an inspirational workshop trip to Kent Life. ... MORE
Being Daring in Drama 13 September 2019 How many times have you wanted to say something in assembly but were too afraid to put up your hand?... MORE
Pre-Prep Victory! 13 September 2019 On Friday evening, we held our annual parents’ football match, which is always a great way to start ... MORE
Quality Mark for Early Years 13 September 2019 We are delighted to announce that Sutton Valence Prep School has been awarded the Quality Mark for E... MORE
Deputy Head's Lines 13 September 2019 “I’m no good at this.” “I can’t do it” “It’s not fair; that team is better than us.” Do these sound ... MORE
Year 1 Fun 06 September 2019 It is amazing how fast little people settle into their new classrooms. We have had some super fun t... MORE
Reception is up and Running 06 September 2019 The children in Reception have had a wonderful first week at School. MORE
Terrific Year 2 06 September 2019 What a super start to the academic year; Year 2 children have returned to School dressed for success... MORE
Head's Lines 06 September 2019 The new academic year has got off to a flying start and no time has been wasted as the children have... MORE
Head’s Lines 28 June 2019 It has been a particularly important and busy week for our Year 6 children. After months of rehearsa... MORE
Climate Change Cake 28 June 2019 This week, Year 4 was set a challenge in Science; to independently research an aspect of climate cha... MORE
Sew Much Fun! 28 June 2019 In DT, Year 3 pupils have taken up their needle and thread and learnt to sew. They took to stitchi... MORE
Wonderful Wind in the Willows 28 June 2019 This week saw the Year 6 production of Wind in the Willows based on the book by Kenneth Graham. MORE
Barnardo’s Big Toddle 28 June 2019 What enormous fun we had raising money for Barnardo's supporting their Big Toddle. MORE
STEM Day at the Senior School 27 June 2019 The Senior School welcomed Year 5 from SVPS for their annual STEM Day this week MORE
First Trip for Reception 27 June 2019 On Monday, Reception pupils visited Tyland Barn to consolidate their topic this term, ‘Mini Beasts’.... MORE
Looking back... 27 June 2019 This week in English, Year 6 has been reflecting on their time spent at SVPS. MORE
Sports Day 27 June 2019 Last Saturday was one of the biggest events in the School calendar, where Year 3 to 6 pupils compete... MORE
Bonne Fête! 21 June 2019 Prep French lessons this week have been all about revising days, months and numbers. MORE
Move Up Morning 21 June 2019 Our much anticipated ‘Move Up Morning’ happened on Tuesday and what a wonderful experience it was! MORE
Gorgeous Glass 21 June 2019 Year 6 has been putting the finishing touches on their artworks in preparation for their Leavers' Ex... MORE
Head of Pre-Prep's Lines 21 June 2019 Everyone likes to have choices in the things that they do, this is equally true for children. Givin... MORE
Green Screen Takeover! 20 June 2019 This week has been a great week for trying out new things out. We had a new delivery of a profession... MORE
Deputy Head's Lines 14 June 2019 At a recent educational conference, I was listening to a talk by Chartered Practitioner Psychologist... MORE
Year 4 visit Botany Bay 14 June 2019 The last half of term started with a bang, as Year 4 went to visit Botany Bay on the very first day ... MORE
Year 3 at Bedgebury 14 June 2019 Year 3’s trip to Bedgebury Pinetum started bright and sunny, but unfortunately descended into torren... MORE
Moving Monsters Come to Life 14 June 2019 Finally, the construction of Year 3’s moving monsters in DT is complete. Their designs have come to ... MORE
Practice Makes Perfect 14 June 2019 This week, the children in Year 5 and 6 have been busily rehearsing for the forthcoming production... MORE
Pre-Prep Prize Giving and Sports Days 14 June 2019 Pre-Prep had a wonderful start to their morning with a hall full of families, congratulating the chi... MORE
Year 6 in the Driver’s Seat 13 June 2019 “Glorious, stirring sight! The poetry of motion! The real way to travel! The only way to travel! Her... MORE
Academic Deputy Head’s Lines 07 June 2019 What is enrichment? Riches are valuable things, such as money, jewels and gold that may be consider... MORE
SVS U11 6-a-Side Tournament Winners 07 June 2019 Sutton Valence Prep School Colts A Cricket team were deservedly tournament winners at the SVS Prep S... MORE