Prep School

• #PinYourThanks Competition

  Jul 2020

  This week Year 3 and Year 4 have been designing a badge for the #PinYourThanks Competition, in their Outdoor Learning lessons!

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• Guinness World Record Attempt Update

  Jul 2020

  Back in May, the SVPS family joined in the attempt to break the world record for the world's largest-ever online art lesson!

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• A Star Act!

  Jul 2020

  Year 4 has been a star act in Art and Design Technology; designing and making their own theatres and characters from our superstar lockdown material…cereal boxes!

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• Compliments from the Creative Cave!

  Jul 2020

  An ordinary room in my house has been transformed into a creative cave – the SVPS virtual art room!

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• Wise Reflections!

  Jul 2020

  During Leadership in Lockdown English, Year 5 have been applying the wisdom of Super Hoot and reflecting on their learning powers.

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• Message from Head Boy - 6th July 2020

  Jul 2020

  As we have now completed our last week of this academic year, our Head Boy, Thomas G (Year 6) leaves us with his final message.

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• Fantasy and Fun!

  Jun 2020

  Year 5 have been reinforcing their drawing skills of basic 3D shapes.

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• DT is Hot!

  Jun 2020

  Our Year 3 designers have been on fire, constructing fantastic fire breathing dragons in their Design Technology lessons.

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• Message from Deputy Head - 26th June 2020

  Jun 2020

  'If something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing properly'.

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• Persuasive Power!

  Jun 2020

  In English, Year 5 have been coming to grips with the power of persuasion and identifying and applying persuasive writing techniques.

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• Tremendous Totems!

  Jun 2020

  Totem poles are symbols of tradition amongst the indigenous people of North America and the word totem means family or clan.

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• Dragons on the Loose!

  Jun 2020

  Year 3 have been drawing dragons; combining different claws, wings and tails to create their own unique dragon.

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• Message from Head Girl - 19th June 2020

  Jun 2020

  This week, our Head Girl, Lydia A (Year 6), tells us all about her Virtual Induction Day that she attended at our Senior School.

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• Message from Academic Deputy Head - 19th June 2020

  Jun 2020

  I have decided that this term has been a bit like algebra. With all of us facing a myriad of problems, often new and daunting, we then must seek the possible solutions to solve them.

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• Monsters in a Jar!

  Jun 2020

  Year 5 have been using their drawing skills to capture a monster in a jar.

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• Tuesday Challenge - Erupting Volcanoes!

  Jun 2020

  This week's Tuesday Challenge!

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• SVPS Virtual Soloists Concert

  Jun 2020

  On Tuesday evening, 20 SVPS pupils in Years 3-6 made history, by taking part in the School’s first-ever Virtual Soloists Concert. 

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• Carnival Time!

  Jun 2020

  4S have been having fun with their mask making skills.

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• SVPS Virtual Book Club

  Jun 2020

  Since half term, our two new book clubs have started meeting once a week.

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• Poetry in Lockdown

  Jun 2020

  Traditionally, SVPS would be holding its annual Poetry Speaking Competition this time of year.

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• Message from Head Boy - 12th June 2020

  Jun 2020

  This week, our Head Boy, Tom G (Year 6), tells us how he has been foraging for elderflower, in order to make his own elderflower cordial!

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• Message from Head of Pre-Prep - 12th June 2020

  Jun 2020

  Change is an integral part of life. This is something that our children have had to learn very quickly over the last three months.

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• Year 1 Poetry Fun

  Jun 2020

  The Year 1 children have each been writing their own verse to the poem, ‘What Shall We do with The Grumpy Teacher?’ by Allan Ahlberg.

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• Magnificent Masks

  Jun 2020

  Cardboard, colour, composition, creativity and Cantrell were the ingredients for Year 4’s art.

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• Art Club Is An Eyeful

  Jun 2020

  In Art Club, Year 5 artists have been getting an eyeful of drawing eyes.

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• Head's Lines - 5th June 2020

  Jun 2020

  This week has seen the launch of yet another kind of School here at SVPS!

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• Lydia's Lolly Recipe

  Jun 2020

  Our Head Girl, Lydia A (Year 6) has made the most of the warm weather by making her own delicious ice lollies.

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• Understanding Techno Tantrums

  Jun 2020

  During this period of lockdown, the chances are that we have all experienced pupils throwing techno-tantrums. To better understand these, please sign up to this free webinar bt Dr Kirsty Goodwin.

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• Gracing us with her presence!

  May 2020

  DT lessons last Friday held a wonderful surprise for 4A, 4S and 3S as an unannounced visitor graced them with her presence!

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• Fishing for Compliments

  May 2020

  Year 3 have no need to fish for compliments as their fantastic fish mobiles, that they have been designing and constructing in their DT lessons, are fabulous!

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• Proof in the Pudding

  May 2020

  In honour of VE Day, Mrs Harrison’s Year 5 Mathematics class were given the challenge to ‘waste not, want not’ in true WWII style.

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• Goblin Girl!

  May 2020

  Year 5 had an exciting English lesson today when the author of Goblin Girl, Craig Gooding joined the whole year group Zoom!

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• Marvellous Music

  May 2020

  We have been receiving some fantastic musical recordings from our Prep pupils - well done to you all for keeping up the hard work at home.

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• Having a Whale of a Time!

  May 2020

  On Thursday afternoon, SVPS children and their families joined the artist Rob Biddulph in an online Art lesson.

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• Message from Head Boy - 22nd May 2020

  May 2020

  This week, our Head Boy, Tom G (Year 6), gives us an update of what he has been doing this week at home, which includes how to look at things differently during this lockdown.

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• Funky Farm Animals

  May 2020

  Year 5 have been constructing funky farm animal sculptures from cardboard. The design criteria being that: it had to be 3D and stand-alone.

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• Moving with the Times

  May 2020

  Pointillism, Expressionism, Fauvism, Impressionism, Surrealism and Cubism… What do all these words have in common? Art Club artists got moving with the times and its related artistic vocabulary.

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• Head Girl Update - 15th May 2020

  May 2020

  This week, our Head Girl, Lydia (Year 6), gives us a lovely update of what she has been doing this week at home, which includes a lot of creative art pieces.

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• Message from our Head of Pre-Prep - 15th May 2020

  May 2020

  Well, what an unusual Summer term! It certainly has been very different, how our School life changed.

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• Break a World Record!

  May 2020

  Mascalls Academy has been selected as an Art World Records Ambassador, and they would like to invite us to be part of breaking the world record for the largest online art lesson!

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• Non-Fiction Fun

  May 2020

  Year 1 has been learning about non-fiction books and studied different machines, each day they focused on a different learning intention so their finished books contain connectives, adjectives, punctuation and they even word-processed some pages.

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• Zooming in on Paper People

  May 2020

  Year 4 has been focusing on figures in their Art lessons. 

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• Marvellous Map Skills

  May 2020

  Mrs Colwell has loved looking at all the marvellous maps from Prep’s Outdoor Learning lessons this week.

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• Fantastic 'Fantastic Beasts'

  May 2020

  In English, Year 5 has been immersing themselves in a literary world inhabited by fantastic beasts!

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• Full STEAM Ahead

  May 2020

  Over the last few weekends, Harry H (Year 5) has designed and created his own mini carousel as an extension to the STEAM course he has been doing.

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• Happy 18th Birthday Millie!

  May 2020

  Team Owls had an exciting week getting ready to throw a surprise 18th birthday party for Millie, one of our lovely Australian Gaps.

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• Message from Head Boy - 7th May 2020

  May 2020

  This week, our Head Boy, Tom G (Year 6), gives us a lovely update of what he has been doing this week at home, including creating a fun stop-frame animation film with his dad.

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• Message from the Head - 7th May 2020

  May 2020

  According to UNESCO, as a result of the measures taken to stop the spread of Covid-19, more than 1.5 billion learners worldwide are currently unable to go to School or University.

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• Message from Deputy Head - 1st May 2020

  May 2020

  We've been operating our virtual school for over two weeks now. All of us, both adults and children alike have learned plenty of lessons throughout this process.

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• More Minibeasts!

  May 2020

  We have been so impressed with your Outdoor Learning creations, we wanted to share some more.

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• Time Machines

  May 2020

  Year 1 have been designing and constructing their own time machines.

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• A Cup of Fantasy

  May 2020

  Year 5 have poured cupfuls of creativity into their Art.

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• Beau Creates

  May 2020

  Beau A (Year 4)  has created a series of Pop Art using the app Procreate.

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• Wise Owls

  May 2020

  Year 3 have made use of resources at home to design and construct friends for Superhoot, our wise School owl.   

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• Key Worker Children - 1st May 2020

  May 2020

  For the first time since Schools closed, this week we have had to contend with wet break times!

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• Message from Head Girl - 1st May 2020

  May 2020

  This week, our Head Girl, Lydia A (Year 6), gives us an update of her week, including learning the Cat's Cradle. 

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• Community 2.6 Fundraiser

  May 2020

  As a School, and a community, we are raising money for the Pahar Trust in Nepal. 

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• Anzac Day 2020

  May 2020

  With various members of staff originating from Australia and New Zealand, it is usually tradition to celebrate Anzac Day.

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• Outdoor Learning

  Apr 2020

  In Year 3 Science, the pupils have been tasked with drawing a flower and then labelling all the key parts.

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• Sticking Together

  Apr 2020

  In Design and Technology, Year 4 created stick worry friends, an SVPS take on the ancient Mayan worry doll.

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• Head Boy Update

  Apr 2020

  Thomas G, our Head Boy for Summer Term, has been filling us in on what he has been doing at home.

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• Key Worker Children

  Apr 2020

  This week we decided to give the children still coming into a School their own team names.

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• Message from Academic Deputy Head - 24th April 2020

  Apr 2020

  Listening to birdsong at dusk is a summertime luxury that I particularly relish.

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• 'The Struggle'

  Apr 2020

  Harry H (Year 5) has shared his art club homework.

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• Highly Commended

  Apr 2020

  Callum K (Year 5) submitted his artwork to The Made by Kent gallery competition. 

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• Head Message - 17th April 2020

  Apr 2020

  A message from the Head, Miss Corkran.

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• Gardening Giveaway

  Apr 2020

  Due to the recent circumstances, our gardening team have supplies that are surplus to requirements. 

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• Art at Home

  Apr 2020

  Before Easter, Year 4 were appreciating the art of Andy Goldsworthy.

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• 100 Day Project

  Apr 2020

  The 100 Day Project is a creative initiative that people all over the world participate in every year.

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• SVPS Head Girl

  Apr 2020

  Hello, I'm Lydia, the Head Girl for Summer Term.

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• Isolation Poem

  Apr 2020

  We received this wonderful poem from one of our SVPS pupils, which perfectly encapsulates the strange tension that we are all feeling at the moment.

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• Message from the Head - 20th March 2020

  Mar 2020

  I would like to thank the SVPS community for all their support and kind messages over the last week.

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• Cross Country Champions

  Mar 2020

  On Monday, our U8, U9, U10 and U11 Cross Country teams went to Ashford Prep.

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• Showing their True Colours

  Mar 2020

  Year 2 have shown their true colours in a superb showcase of their amazing artworks.

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• Message from Head of Science - 20th March 2020

  Mar 2020

  Last week, we celebrated British Science Week.

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• COVID-19 Update 17/03/2020

  Mar 2020

  In light of the recent, ever-changing situation surrounding COVID-19 (Coronavirus), please know that we are monitoring Government guidelines regularly to ensure we are following the most up-to-date advice at all times.

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• Superstars and Courtesy Badges - 13th March 2020

  Mar 2020

  See our Superstars and Courtesy Badge winners this week!

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• Fantastic Frottage

  Mar 2020

  Year 4 have been waiting for a dry spell and this week the weather was kind to Year 4 as it was dry enough for them to venture outdoors, armed with paper and pencils, to gather some frottage.

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• Smart School Council

  Mar 2020

  This term has seen the School Council transition to a Smart School Council, in which all students are encouraged to get involved and make a difference.

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• Message from Academic Deputy Head - 13th March 2020

  Mar 2020

  Today, we observe huge growth in classroom technology.

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• Forest School Soup

  Mar 2020

  During this week's Forest School, Reception observed a fire being made. 

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• Secret Garden

  Mar 2020

  Reception has been very busy making their bug hotel, which is still under construction in ‘The Secret Garden’.

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• Glorious Glass

  Mar 2020

  Year 3 were inspired by the artist Hundertwasser’s love of vibrant colours and nature during their glass workshop on Wednesday. 

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• Message from the Head of Pre-Prep - 6th March 2020

  Mar 2020

  Last week saw the launch of our new 'Super Hoot Learning Powers' theme for this half term - collaboration and flexibility.

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• Chinese Mandarin

  Feb 2020

  This week, the ICT suite has been buzzing with excitement as Year 6 had their first 'live' Chinese Mandarin lesson with the Dragons Company.

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• Cool Camera Coding

  Feb 2020

  In this week’s Coding Club, we decided to use the new webcams, which have been installed for our online Chinese Mandarin language lessons.

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• ‘Brooching’ the Subject

  Feb 2020

  Year 4 have been industrious and innovative while broaching the subject of Art and Design and Technology.

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• Fundraising Success

  Feb 2020

  On the Friday before Half Term, our Year 6 pupils held their annual Fundraising event.

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• Message from the Head - 28th Feb 2020

  Feb 2020

  As the Head of SVPS, I regularly walk around the School, popping into every lesson, introducing visitors and prospective parents to teachers and talking to the children about their learning.

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• Conscious Contributors

  Feb 2020

  ‘The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.’

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• Viking Workshop

  Feb 2020

  “Who is that fierce lady?” asked Year 2, as they approached their Viking workshop.

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• Leed's Castle BIG Story Writing!

  Feb 2020

  Get your creativity flowing by joining in with Leeds Castle’s competition to write an original fictional story, of no more than 900 words.

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• Super Swimmers

  Feb 2020

  Swimming is the focus for this week’s PE article, a life skill that all of our pupils from Reception to Year 6 learn during their PE lessons

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• Fine Feathers

  Feb 2020

  Year 6 have displayed their paintings along the gallery walls outside the Art Room.

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• Speak out, stay safe

  Feb 2020

  Speak out, stay safe. The Pre-Prep and Prep pupils attended an assembly held by the NSPCC on the topic ‘Speak out, stay safe.’

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• Deputy Head's Message - Young Voices 2020

  Feb 2020

  On Thursday evening, Senior Choir performed at the Young Voices 2020 concert at The O2, in London.

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• Superstars and Courtesy Badges - 7th Feb 2020

  Feb 2020

  See below for our Superstars and Courtesy Badge winners this week!

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• Superstars and Courtesy Badges - 31st Jan 2020

  Feb 2020

  See below for our Superstars and Courtesy Badge winners this week!

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• Super Spanish Speakers

  Feb 2020

  Did you know there are over 400 million Spanish speakers globally, making it the world’s second most spoken language? This week SVPS added 35 new speakers to that list.

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• Awesome Arches

  Feb 2020

  The famous Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci once said, “An arch consists of two weaknesses, which, leaning on each other, become a strength.” In Design and Technology, Year 5 have been building on their knowledge about bridges.

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• End of Season Success

  Feb 2020

  Well done to the U9A Rugby team, who finished off the season in style with a superb performance at the Ashford Prep School Rugby Festival last Saturday.

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• Name the Kangaroo

  Feb 2020

  During Pre-Prep Superstars this week, Charlotte and Harry made a presentation explaining their charity event being held in Pre-Prep next week.

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• Film Competition

  Jan 2020

  As part of our multimedia topic in ICT, Year 6 have been planning what films they are going to make when they enter into a Film competition for ChildNet International

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• Year 6's Enlightening Experience!

  Jan 2020

  Year 6 were lucky enough to visit All Saints' Church in Tudeley this week, the only church in the world to have its 12 stained glass windows decorated by the great Russian artist Marc Chagall.

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• French Fun in Nursery!

  Jan 2020

  The Nursery children have been very busy learning French, with the help of their two French puppet friends Léo and Lulu.

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• Silver Smarties Challenge!

  Jan 2020

  We’re giving you some Smarties to eat, but the empty tube you must keep!

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• Message from the Academic Deputy Head - 31st January 2020

  Jan 2020

  As Usain Bolt said, “If you turn up worrying about how you’re going to perform, you’ve already lost.”

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• Cleopatra Came to Visit!

  Jan 2020

  Queen Cleopatra (who just happened to look very much like our own Miss McCarmick) appeared through a time portal with strict instructions for the children to get her from one side of the River Nile to the other. 

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• Message from Head of Pre-Prep - 24th Jan 2020

  Jan 2020

  ‘We all know that children learn best when parents and teachers work together to encourage and support them.’ Robert Rosenthal

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• Code Crackers

  Jan 2020

  This week in 5RE, we have been looking at the Bible; undertaking some independent research to find answers to questions such as 'when was it first written?' and 'what language was it written in?'.

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• Who wants to be an Anglo –Saxon?

  Jan 2020

  Who wants to be an Anglo –Saxon?

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• Child-run Clubs

  Jan 2020

  We have spent a lot of time this year focusing on Learning Powers in School. Thus far, we have covered Independence, Initiative, Empathy, Reflection, Tenacity and Bravery.

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• Message from Deputy Head 17.01.2020

  Jan 2020

  "I began this term talking to the children about our two new learning powers; tenacity and bravery."

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• Back to Basics

  Jan 2020

  Year 6 have gone back to basics, developing their repertoire of drawing skills. Their tool of choice were the oil pastels.

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• Superstars and Courtesy Badges - 17th Jan 2020

  Jan 2020

  See below for our Superstars and Courtesy Badge winners this week!

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• Parents' Badminton Group

  Jan 2020

  SVS run a Parents' Badminton Group each Wednesday. Organiser, and former parent, Martin Brunt has sent the following message with information on joining the Badminton team.

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• Superstars and Courtesy Badges - 10th Jan 2020

  Jan 2020

  Congratulations to this weeks Superstars and Courtesy Badge winners!

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• Voces8 Visit to Prep SChool

  Jan 2020

  On Wednesday, two members of world-renowned a cappella group Voces8, visited the Chamber Choir to run the last of a series of workshops.

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• X or Y?

  Jan 2020

  This week, Year 6 have been looking at equations for lines, using the x and y-axes.  Once they had identified a line's equation, they then extended themselves by plotting points

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• Message from Head of Prep - 10th Jan 2020

  Jan 2020

  Message from the Head of Prep: "It has been fantastic to see the children racing into school each morning this week, ready to embrace all that 2020 has to offer! I have thoroughly enjoyed hearing about the pupils’ holiday adventures and seeing them knuckle down to their learning with such enthusiasm...

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• Maths Week Finale

  Dec 2019

  On 29th November, the whole of the Pre-Prep and Prep School dressed up as rock stars or numbers, to help support TTRockStars and Numbots.

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• Academic Deputy Head's Lines

  Dec 2019

  With the General Election just around the corner, it is pertinent for us to consider why we should nurture our children’s general knowledge.  The importance of general knowledge is far more than simply knowing answers to trivia and general knowledge quizzes. 

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• Superstars and Courtesy Badges

  Dec 2019

  Super Star Courtesy Badge RG Caleb Howell Ellie–Rose Jennings RE Peyton Bernard-Thorpe Theo Hennell 1L Hettie Kemsley Henry Spencer Hettie Kemsley Henry Spencer 1T Olivia Martin Evander McInulty 2MD Hugh Wilson Adele Gruzauskas Charlotte Ellaway 2C...

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• Scintillating Science!

  Dec 2019

  On my travels around the school this week, I could not help but notice the shrieking sound of excitement and joy. I just had to pop in and find out why Year 4 were so excited. It turned out that they have managed to make it rain!

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• Westminster Foundation Art Exhibition

  Dec 2019

  On 4th December, the Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation held their annual Art exhibition at the Tanya Baxter Contemporary Gallery in Chelsea. 

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• French Play

  Nov 2019

  In the Prep School on Thursday it was time for our annual French/English bilingual play for Years 5 and 6. We were also joined by the First Formers at the Senior School who study French.

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• VOCES8 With Chamber Choir

  Nov 2019

  Last Friday, two members from the a cappella octet, VOCES8 visited us to work with the Chamber Choir. Together, they practised one of the songs that they will be performing at the Foundation Concert in London, next term.

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• What a Maths Week

  Nov 2019

  This week SVPS was full of Maths! The pupils took part in many different activities designed to enrich their mathematical skills and understanding.

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• Year 4 in Stitches

  Nov 2019

  In Design and Technology, Year 4 have been focusing on Roman mosaics, the decorative, ancient artworks that told stories and imbued beauty in both Roman homes and bath houses.

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• Jelly Bean Maths

  Nov 2019

  Year 1 have had a wonderful time during Maths week, experiencing so many areas of Maths whilst having fun with jelly beans. 

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• Wildlife Photographer of the Year

  Nov 2019

  This Year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition was a hard fought contest, both in Junior and Senior categories.

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• Read All About It!

  Nov 2019

  In Year 4 , the children are learning in English about the technicalities of writing newspaper articles, including the five Ws: Who? When? What? Where? And Why?

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• Deputy Head's Lines

  Nov 2019

  As we come to the end of another busy week at SVPS, there is only a short time to take a breath before the fun continues with tomorrow’s SVPSPA Christmas Fair.

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• Curiosity Club Day

  Nov 2019

  Curiosity Club Day has been a complete triumph! Children and staff have gained so much knowledge from the excellent and thought-provoking experiences.

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• Resplendent Roosters

  Nov 2019

  “The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world.” Marc Chagall Year 6 have been inspired by the artist Marc Chagall and they have taken his words to heart.

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• Pre-Prep Winning Artists

  Nov 2019

  Today in Super Stars assembly, we had a special guest.  Mrs Savage, our Head of Art and Design Technology, joined us to share the results of our 2019 Pre-Prep Wildlife Artist competition.

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• Head of Pre-Prep's Lines

  Nov 2019

  Over the past few weeks, I am sure you have been hearing the familiar Nativity songs, sang either in the car or at the table during the family meal.

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• Superstars and Courtesy Badges

  Nov 2019

  Class Superstar Courtesy badge RE Oliver Poole Matilda Smith RG Arianna Etherington 1T Abiola Adedokun Elsa Breen 1L Alexander Todorov Yakimov Alexander Todorov Yakimov 2C Lily Martin Elliot Newton Harry Deards Dylan Taylor 2MD Cooper Goodwin-Swor...

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• Macbeth in a Day

  Nov 2019

  Year 6 had the most amazing day on Monday, when the Wise Moves Theatre Company visited to teach them how to act Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth in one day only!

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• Year 2 Charity Triathlon

  Nov 2019

  This week has seen the inaugural Year 2 Charity event, raising funds for The Big Cat Sanctuary and The Hospice in the Weald. 

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• Humanities Round Up

  Nov 2019

  In Religious Studies in Year 3, the children have been learning about Divali. 

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• Moving Moments

  Nov 2019

  Sometimes, it is the simplest things that give the most pleasure. Such was the case in the Design Technology  lesson in 3S.

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• Academic Deputy Head's Lines

  Nov 2019

  One of my roles as Academic Deputy Head is to track our children’s progress to ensure that it is moving on a positive trajectory as they move through the School. We all know that academic progress is an individual thing.

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• English and Art Erupt!

  Nov 2019

  Two powerful creative forces erupted when Year 5 children, in Mrs Savage’s English set, brought their homework in to School.

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• Pre-Prep Wildlife Artists

  Nov 2019

  Entries for the Pre-Prep Wildlife Artist Competition closed on Friday 8th November and the competition has been a huge success.

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• Factor Trees in Maths

  Nov 2019

  This week, Mrs Harrison's Year 5 Maths set have been challenging themselves by extending their knowledge and understanding of factors and prime numbers. 

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• Our ICT Learning 

  Nov 2019

  In Year 3, the children have been working on using the Shift and Caps Lock keys, as part of their word processing topic.

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• Superstars and Courtesy Badges

  Nov 2019

  8th November 2019 Class Superstar Courtesy badge RE Orla Glover Emma Poole RG Anna Lin Odin Sunde Dunni Tishe Ayrton Norton 1T Florence Rawson Whole Class 1L Summer Brown Whole class Special mention Rayleigh Bernard-Thorpe 2C Max Jacobs Oscar Turnhil...

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• Online Safety Update

  Nov 2019

  Goldilocks is a free downloadable book with an activity sheet, from Vodafone.  It is an amusing take on the Goldilocks story with a twist about responsible sharing. 

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• Head's Lines

  Nov 2019

  It was super to welcome the children back to School on Monday, following their Half Term break, although I think the sudden arrival of winter may have been a bit of a shock to our systems!

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• Year 5 Tudor Time Travellers

  Nov 2019

  Just before Half Term the Year 5 children visited Hever Castle, as part of their Humanities study of the Tudors.  The visit was a fantastic opportunity to take their learning out of the classroom and put what they had learnt this term into context.

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• Creative with Clay

  Nov 2019

  It was all hands on their clay in 5DB’s Design Technology lesson this week. Their creative journey began with a brief: To design an animal inspired bowl as a souvenir from Hever Castle’s gift shop.

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• New Learning Powers

  Nov 2019

  This Half Term we will be focusing on two new Learning Powers; Empathy and Reflection. We will be thinking about Super Hoot’s eyes in particular as we learn to look through the eyes of others, take a second look at a problem and also having a look at ourselves in the mirror.

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• Year 1 Visit the Firefighting Museum

  Nov 2019

  Year 1 visited the Kent Firefighting Museum on Monday, where they met two firemen who taught them how to stay safe in the event of a fire.

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• Challenge in PE

  Nov 2019

  This term’s PE focuses heavily on Swimming and Gymnastics. Each year group is split into two groups and they spend half a term doing each sport. However, at the beginning of the 2018 academic year we introduced Skills Tests.

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• Selfishly Super Self-Portraits!

  Oct 2019

  How many eyes can fit across your face? How wide is your neck?  How long are your ears?

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• RE Round-up

  Oct 2019

  The Year 3 children have been studying Hinduism.  First, they listened to the story of Rama and Sita, which they recreated in various ways including hot seating, ordering of main events and cartoons. 

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• Haikus For National Poetry Day

  Oct 2019

  For National Poetry Day, Year 5 explored the wonders of haiku poetry, linking it to this term’s text, Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo.

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• Head's Lines

  Oct 2019

  As you may be aware, a few weeks ago I attended the IAPS Heads’ Conference where I was fortunate enough to attend talks and seminars on a range of topical subjects, led by some excellent speakers.

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• Representing the South East

  Oct 2019

  ast Sunday, Zeb Courtney and Darren Finch attended the U11 South East England Prep Schools Football trials. A very competitive trial saw over 60 boys from the South East train and play, in an attempt to get selected into the A Squad or Development squad. 

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• Year 6 Amnesty International Talk

  Oct 2019

  This week, a representative from Amnesty International came in to talk to our Year 6 children.

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• Big Cat Day Out

  Oct 2019

  What a special treat for the Year 2 children this week, a trip to the Big Cat Sanctuary. 

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• Awesome Arts Award

  Oct 2019

  Sutton Valence Preparatory School was one of the 125 schools chosen to participate in ART UK Masterpieces in Schools, The Sculpture Project.  They worked with Maidstone Museum to bring art out of galleries and into schools so that a wider number of children were given the opportunity to appreciate f...

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• Deputy Head's Lines

  Oct 2019

  No matter what our starting point, the more often we do something, the more proficient we become.

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• Lotto

  Oct 2019

  In Year 6 French this week, lessons have been all about numbers: numbers to 100 with a focus on revising multiples of ten. An excellent way to remember numbers is by playing games, and 6S enjoyed a number of these during their French lesson. We started with an elimination game of 'Multiples of...

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• Head's Lines

  Oct 2019

  I am sure that many of you, like me, followed the rhetoric of the Labour Party Conference with increasing discomfort as you listened to the proposals and opinions with regard to independent schools, and their view that the abolition of our sector is the answer to social inequality.

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• Online Safety Update

  Oct 2019

  The latest trends and updates from the digital world from Mr Evans. Gaming – information for parents and carers ThinkUKnow (CEOP) have written a comprehensive article for parents and carers regarding gaming including chatting, risks and tips. You can view the full article here. Twitch ...

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• Monstrous Making

  Oct 2019

  In ancient times, the Greek people believed their mythical world was real. Greek storytellers would tell tales of the Greek monsters of myth.

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• It is Harvest Time

  Oct 2019

  This year’s Year 6 pupils are literally reaping the rewards from last year’s super effort, having grown a bumper crop.

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• Magnificent Maths

  Sep 2019

  Year 1 has been learning how to subtract single digits using beads, parking cars with answers to match to their sums, squishy subtraction with Play-Doh, jumping backwards on number lines and writing sums with the biggest number first. In Year 6, the pupils have been solving real-life number prob...

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• Bonjour la Classe...

  Sep 2019

  This week, Year 6 has been working independently to extend their vocabulary skills in French.

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• Swattenden Residential

  Sep 2019

  Last Thursday, the Year 4 children, very excitedly, set off for their residential trip to the Swattenden Centre. Upon arrival, we were greeted by some of the Swattenden staff and shown to our accommodation. As our aims for the trip were for the pupils to use their initiative and be independent, th...

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• A Day of Celebration

  Sep 2019

  Pre-Prep have had a wonderful day celebrating their Harvest Festival.

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• Harvest Festival

  Sep 2019

  Pre Prep went to St Michael’s Church for their Harvest Festival on Thursday. Year 2 sang Across the Field to the assembled group and we all sang The Ants Go Marching!. A super service of thanks for all our bounty and it was great to see lots of lovely produce to share with those less fortuna...

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• Cave Art Rocks!

  Sep 2019

  Year 5 has come face-to-face with art from the past. Art of the earliest kind! Art created more than 10,000 years ago! Art painted on the walls and ceilings of caves! Art that has inspired Year 5 to create cave and rock art masterpieces that celebrate the style of the amazing, ancient artists of the...

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• The Resurrection of Ancient Greek Columns

  Sep 2019

  Class 3S has risen to the challenge of being Ancient Greek architects in Design and Technology.

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• Award-Winning Eve

  Sep 2019

  Eve Garner entered the Kennel Club Dog Photographer of the Year Competition and was awarded 3rd Place in the “Young Pup” under 11 years category.

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• Exciting English

  Sep 2019

  Our English lessons are now in full swing and we are immersing ourselves in the works of new authors and exciting adventures. Year 4 is learning all about Sir Ernest Shackleton’s adventures in Antarctica, where he wanted to be the first person to walk across the Antarctic continent. The chil...

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• Rampant Readers

  Sep 2019

  Year 3 pupils have been relishing the opportunity to select their own books now, using the Accelerated Reader Scheme.

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• Exceptional Effort

  Sep 2019

  This week, some of our Year 6 children sat the Kent Test (11+). 

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• Year 1 Fun at Kent Life

  Sep 2019

  Year 1 started its topic about the Fire of London with an inspirational workshop trip to Kent Life. 

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• Being Daring in Drama

  Sep 2019

  How many times have you wanted to say something in assembly but were too afraid to put up your hand? 

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• Pre-Prep Victory!

  Sep 2019

  On Friday evening, we held our annual parents’ football match, which is always a great way to start the year.

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• Quality Mark for Early Years

  Sep 2019

  We are delighted to announce that Sutton Valence Prep School has been awarded the Quality Mark for Early Years provision.

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• Reception is up and Running

  Sep 2019

  The children in Reception have had a wonderful first week at School. 

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• Climate Change Cake

  Jun 2019

  This week, Year 4 was set a challenge in Science; to independently research an aspect of climate change and then present their findings in an interesting and inventive way. 

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• Sew Much Fun!

  Jun 2019

  In DT, Year 3 pupils have taken up their needle and thread and learnt to sew. They took to stitching, enthusiastically and had ‘sew’ much fun! Having learnt how to do running and backstitch, the children transferred their newfound skills to decorating a felt bookmark. With a rainbow of...

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• Wonderful Wind in the Willows

  Jun 2019

  This week saw the Year 6 production of Wind in the Willows based on the book by Kenneth Graham.

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• Barnardo’s Big Toddle

  Jun 2019

  What enormous fun we had raising money for Barnardo's supporting their Big Toddle.

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• Superstars and Courtesy Badges

  Jun 2019

  Congratulations to this week's winners.

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• STEM Day at the Senior School

  Jun 2019

  The Senior School welcomed Year 5 from SVPS for their annual STEM Day this week

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• First Trip for Reception

  Jun 2019

  On Monday, Reception pupils visited Tyland Barn to consolidate their topic this term, ‘Mini Beasts’.

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• Looking back...

  Jun 2019

  This week in English, Year 6 has been reflecting on their time spent at SVPS. 

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• Sports Day

  Jun 2019

  Last Saturday was one of the biggest events in the School calendar, where Year 3 to 6 pupils competed in our annual Sports Day. We were blessed with wonderful weather and the children were eager to get started. 

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• Move Up Morning

  Jun 2019

  Our much anticipated ‘Move Up Morning’ happened on Tuesday and what a wonderful experience it was!

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• Green Screen Takeover!

  Jun 2019

  This week has been a great week for trying out new things out. We had a new delivery of a professional green screen, which can be used as a resource for lessons. One child exclaimed, “Wow, it’s just like the ones YouTubers use!”. So it is already a very popular addition to the department.  

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• Deputy Head's Lines

  Jun 2019

  At a recent educational conference, I was listening to a talk by Chartered Practitioner Psychologist, Dr Anwen Whitham, exploring the impact of technology on cognition, particularly in the developing brains of children. She ended her presentation with the following quote:

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• Year 4 visit Botany Bay

  Jun 2019

  The last half of term started with a bang, as Year 4 went to visit Botany Bay on the very first day back! 

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• Year 3 at Bedgebury

  Jun 2019

  Year 3’s trip to Bedgebury Pinetum started bright and sunny, but unfortunately descended into torrential rain and many soggy humans.

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• Moving Monsters Come to Life

  Jun 2019

  Finally, the construction of Year 3’s moving monsters in DT is complete. Their designs have come to life, with their carefully assembled pneumatic systems moving eyes, tongues, eyelashes, an arm and even a baby monster. They are monstrously good examples of perseverance, hard work and new skills.

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• Practice Makes Perfect

  Jun 2019

  This week, the children in Year 5 and 6 have been busily rehearsing for the forthcoming production of Wind in the Willows. Rehearsals are where the hard work begins when putting on a production; it is when a paper script of text begins to come alive. The children follow the directions of their tea...

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• Pre-Prep Prize Giving and Sports Days

  Jun 2019

  Pre-Prep had a wonderful start to their morning with a hall full of families, congratulating the children on all their successes over the past year. The children performed a song A Wiggly Waggly Worm and then went onto the stage to receive their well-deserved prizes.

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• Year 6 in the Driver’s Seat

  Jun 2019

  “Glorious, stirring sight! The poetry of motion! The real way to travel! The only way to travel! Here today - in next week tomorrow! Villages skipped, towns and cities jumped - always somebody else's horizon! O bliss! O poop-poop! O my! O my!” -Toad, The Wind in the Willows.

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• Jungle Fever

  Jun 2019

  As temperatures turned tropical this week, the Art Room was filled with greenery.

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• Buddy Tours and Tea

  Jun 2019

  Our Year 5 pupils took their Year 2 buddies and families on a tour around the Prep building.

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• Year 6 Evacuee Day

  May 2019

  On 20th May, Year 6 went to Tenterden Station for a school trip.

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• Poetry in Motion

  May 2019

  This week in Year 3, the children have been exploring poetry; looking at stylistic features, rhyme and dramatic effect

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• Measuring up in Maths

  May 2019

  Year 6 has been revising metric and imperial units.

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• Felting Fun

  May 2019

  Year 6 became fine felters, this week when they learnt the art of Nuno felting. Sue Kimber, an experienced Nuno felter, inspired the children to create magic with wool and worms!

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• Artist Inspiration

  May 2019

  On Monday, Mrs Savage’s Art Club was imbued with inspiration and creative ideas after visiting the Marlborough House School Exhibition. Titled ‘A Sense of Place’, the exhibition featured works by local artists and the children of Marlborough House.

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• Stretching and Challenging the Curious...

  May 2019

  Last Saturday, SVPS held it's Summer Curiosity Club.  Over 50 children attended the exciting and challenging workshops, including children from local primary schools. 

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• Delancey Chess Megafinals

  May 2019

  During Chess Club last term, Jovan and Sam both achieved the qualifying standard for the Delancey UK Chess Challenge Megafinals, held in Tonbridge last Sunday

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• Measure for Measure

  May 2019

  This week, Year 6 has been using Drama in their Maths lessons as a medium to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and application of imperial and metric units of measurement.

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• Guitar and Ukulele Assembly

  May 2019

  What a lovely start to the week!  On Monday morning, Mr Tunbridge’s guitar and ukulele pupils, from Year 1 to Year 6, delighted the School with a concert stuffed full of treats. 

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• Record Breaking LAMDA Results

  May 2019

  There was great excitement in the Bates Hall as the Year 2 children had their LAMDA examination results revealed to them.

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• Grandparents' Day 2019

  May 2019

  This Tuesday, the School held its annual Grandparents' Day welcoming over 200 grandparents.

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• Mini-Impressionists

  May 2019

  Year 1 made a fantastic first impression in the Art room on Thursday. It was their first foray into the Prep Art room and they, along with Mrs Savage, were very excited! The children created artwork inspired by Impressionism and one of its founders, Claude Monet. They embraced their French focused...

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• Hog Hotel

  May 2019

  A massive thank you to all our parents for providing our guinea pigs with new accommodation! In particular, Mrs Wynne and Mrs Slaughter, who helped realise this project from the planning stage right through to the finished product.

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• Orchard Run

  May 2019

  The 2019 Orchard Run Cross Country competition was another great success, with the most competitors yet. The weather was a lot better this year with just a tiny shower at the end. The SVPS pupils set the tone for good sportsmanship and once again took control of the racing. Out of 24 medals, we won ...

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• French Animals and Insects

  May 2019

  In Pre-Prep this week, the children have been very busy during their French lessons, learning many new words and phrases through; listening to stories, singing songs;,learning finger rhymes and playing games, including a particular favourite, Jaques a dit! (Simon says!) It is Insect Week in Rece...

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• Spanish Sabias

  May 2019

  The Year 6 children have been working in pairs to research and produce a poster about an aspect of Spanish life.

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• Year 6 WaterAid Workshops

  Apr 2019

  On Wednesday, Judy Foote came to SVPS to talk to Year 6 about the charity, WaterAid.

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• Junior King’s Maths Competition

  Apr 2019

  Well done to Tom, Zach, Dulcie and Lydia who took part in the Junior King’s Maths Race in Canterbury yesterday.

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• Performing Arts Showcase

  Apr 2019

  Year 2 turned the Bates Hall into an Art gallery, displaying works of Art for their parents to enjoy.

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• Year 5 CCF Experience

  Apr 2019

  At the end of last term, Year 5 visited SVS for an afternoon with the CCF.

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• Ski Trip 2019

  Apr 2019

  Over the Easter break, a group of SVPS children in Years 3 to 6 went to the resort of Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley, Italy.

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• Foundation Concert with Voces8

  Mar 2019

  On Tuesday, the SVPS Chamber Choir travelled to London to take part in the culmination of this year’s Voces8 Project, generously funded and organised by the Foundation. 

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