Author Archives: BridgewaterPrep

During the summer term Prep III-VI classes have focused on athletics in their PE lessons each week. The result of such a targeted drive on this sport has been an upsurge in personal bests for individuals and team successes in … Continue reading →

Radio 2 have joined forces with the RHS and NHS to launch their Big Bee Challenge. Children are asked to design a bee-friendly garden for young hospital patients, with the chance for the winning entry to see their garden built … Continue reading →

By now, your sunflowers should be proudly growing out in your gardens. We love this picture of Lachlan with his, which is nearly as tall as him! How is your sunflower doing? We’d love to see more of your photos. … Continue reading →

Prep I have really enjoyed their topic on Africa this term. They were given a homework task to choose one of the 54 countries in Africa and create a poster about that country. The posters were returned to school after … Continue reading →

This morning, Prep IV participated in a workshop to support their current Science topic – The Science of Sound. We learned all about how sounds are created and how they travel through different materials. We learned how to create our own … Continue reading →

Prep V created some beautiful Maya masks, which were decorated yesterday after weeks of planning, designing and papier-mâché – which took quite a while to complete. The balloons were significantly deflated, but had held the papier-mâché masks well! We hope … Continue reading →

The children from Prep III in the Prep Gardening Club enjoyed a ‘Sneak Peek’ visit to RHS Bridgewater today. Our select group of lucky gardeners got to experience the Learning Garden, before planting some containers that are going to go … Continue reading →

Congratulations to our new Head Boy and Head Girl team of Samuel and Ava, who were elected following a vote across all classes of the Prep department. Well done also to Maya and Raj, who were elected as their deputies. … Continue reading →

Our KS2 children were treated to a visit by author Lydia Sanders on Friday. Lydia has written the Herstories series, books detailing ‘influential, inspiring, empowering stories of women through the ages.’ Lydia gave a fascinating account of how chose her … Continue reading →

For more than 50 years Royal Mail’s Special Stamp programme has commemorated British history and achievement. Stamps have also been issued to honour the achievements of many British people. Often, the people who appear on stamps are already famous. They … Continue reading →