Lancing Prep WorthingA Lancing College Preparatory School

News Bulletin

13 December 2019

Year 4 go GreekYear 4 were visited by Mike AKA ‘Mikos’ from Portals to the Past, who

is an expert in Ancient Greek history. Their learning from History lessons was extended with activities including a Greek quiz, Greek games and an Archimedes puzzle. They learned about Greek gods, democracy and famous battles. However, the best and most enjoyable activity was surely the Greek theatre, acting out the story of Jason and the Argonauts; the pupils really embraced it and got into character, helped by their outstanding costumes!

Reception Superheroes on a Mission to Make People SmileWhat amazing superheroes we

had in Reception on Superhero Day!

The children have really understood that real people, including themselves, can behave like superheroes and this was certainly reflected in some of the choice of costumes. Throughout this topic we have stressed to the

children that their biggest super power is that of kindness and the children went on a ‘Mission to Make People Smile’ around the school by committing an act of kindness and giving each member of staff a special message about what an amazing job they are doing. These messages certainly raised many smiles and the children thoroughly

enjoyed carrying out their mission, which for most of them was their favourite part of the day.

On our return to the classroom the children said that doing something kind and making someone smile made them feel ‘happy’ and ‘glad’.

Several members of staff have emailed messages of thanks to

the children which has made the children smile too.

For PE we kept fit and worked on our super strength with Jump Start Johnny routines which the children loved. We have also read some superhero stories.

Super Teacher and Super TA are proud to have such a super class!

Panto Fun for our younger pupilsNursery, Pre-Prep and Years 3

and 4 had a fantastic time (Oh yes they did!) watching the pantomime of Jack and the Beanstalk. They saw Jack and his mum Dolly save Blossom the cow from the giant and his evil henchman Slinky Macready. The children participated beautifully, cheering, shouting and booing with gusto! Thank you to the LPWA for funding this event for the children.

Year 5 visit Berkeley LodgeYear 5 visited Berkeley Lodge care home to sing carols and perform

music and drama pieces to the residents. The students were wonderful, their singing and performances were appreciated by all there and we were very proud of them.

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Head for the DayLouis B won the chance to be Head

for the Day as a prize at the summer fair. He spoke in assembly introducing and thanking our guest speaker, drank coffee in Mrs Beeby’s office while she literally took the opportunity to ‘Take a Break’, and he gave out Headteacher’s awards in the Pre-Prep Celebration Assembly.

Louis also held a senior management meeting with his friends, fortified by chocolate.

He loved every minute of it!

House Treat for CeltsThe Celts enjoyed their well

deserved House Treat this week, when they gathered in the school cinema (AKA the hall) dressed in PJs and onesies and armed with pillows to eat popcorn and watch a Hollywood blockbuster. The movie was pupil (and staff) favourite Aladdin so there were plenty of opportunities to sing and dance along to the well-known songs. Well done Celts!

Years 5 and 6 experience NarniaThe pupils in Years 5 and 6 have been studying classic authors as

part of their English studies and embarked upon a journey to the Bridge Theatre in London to see the critically acclaimed The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It was stunning! From visuals, to acting, to costumes, to songs it was spellbinding from start to finish. The pupils (and staff) gasped as favourites were turned to stone and the lion was shaved and then killed. They clapped and cheered [Spoiler alert!] as he came back to life and the children were crowned kings and queens of Narnia – there wasn’t a face which wasn’t lit with a smile. On the journey back, spirits were high and the adults were treated to hours of carols – often different carols at the same time, but carols all the same! It was a wonderful day, which left all with a warm Christmassy glow!

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News Bulletin Nursery & Pre-Prep Christmas CelebrationsNursery children got their parents and families into the spirit of the season with their Christmas Performance with their wonderful singing, retelling the story of the First Christmas.

The Pre-Prep delighted their parents with their story of The Grumpy Landlord whose sleep was constantly interrupted by visitors to his stables! The children had all worked extremely hard to learn their lines and produced a wonderful Nativity!

Week ending 29 11 19

ReceptionChloe for use of excellent vocabularyIsla for her super menuMaisie for super readingZoya for fabulous superhero PEYear 1Autumn for always working very hardCameron for very expressive readingDamian for putting extra effort into his sentence writing

Dylan for persevering with his handwriting

Elodie for being an excellent collaboratorYear 2Olivia for excellent pronoun workRiley for brilliant examples of how to be a Resourceful RangerSkantha for adding extra ingredients to her friendship soupVivian for her marvellous Monday maths

Week ending 06 12 19

Reception Chloe for working so hard on the eco-bricks Clementine for lovely, controlled handwriting Freddie for super reading Zoya for an act of kindness towards another child Year 1

Amalie for super storyboard work

Emily for good estimating in maths Hattie for listening carefully to instructions Jasper for super storyboard work Rose for excellent use of exclamation marks in her story Year 2

Beau for showing resilience in a maths game Theo for thinking about others first Thomas for good timing as a narrator in the Christmas Play

Pre-Prep Head Teacher Awards

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Final totals for this term! Normans 2,922 Saxons 2,587 Britons 2,407 Celts 2,232

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Up to 9 12 19Year 3Fraser S for showing empathy to another child when he could

see they were in needJonathan C for being self-aware by displaying an act of kindness

towards a member of staffYear 4Amelie C for being self-aware and showing maturity when

learning new topics Mairead C (1) for always being a fantastic class member - working

collaboratively and showing kindness(2) for crafting an outstanding map of France for her Delving Deeper work in French

Tianna M (1) for consistently working hard on all tasks and showing persistence when completing tasks(2) for being resourceful and inquisitive in her Delving Deeper work in French

Yuvraj S for being methodical and linking his learning when solving maths problems

Year 5Oliver S for working so hard and being very resourceful in his

translation of a mini book in FrenchPhoebe H for working so hard on her translation and presenting

so well her Delving Deeper work in FrenchYear 6Joshua E for showing persistence and independence in

researching the town of PompeiiOliver R for crafting a fantastic spontaneous presentation on the

Battle of JutlandYear 7Hugo D for being resourceful and reflective in his French

speaking assessmentIsabella B for being resourceful and reflective in her French

speaking assessmentIsobel G for being resourceful and reflective in her French

speaking assessmentPiper S for being resourceful and reflective in her French

speaking assessmentSammy S for being resourceful and reflective in her French

speaking assessmentThomas V for being resourceful and reflective in his French

speaking assessmentYear 8

Alexander P for displaying bravery and resilience as well as musicality at the Winter Soirée

Emily B for being resourceful and reflective in her French speaking assessment

George C for being resourceful and reflective in his French speaking assessment

Gracie G for being resourceful and reflective in her French speaking assessment

Phillip C for being resourceful and reflective in his French speaking assessment

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Week ending 22 11 19

Reception Arthur for tracing his name so carefully in the mornings Hennie for asking good questions at the fire station Max for his positive attitude to his reading Year 1

Ben for super resilience in Maths

Eithne for her kindness and thoughtfulness Hunter for super shape work in Maths Mathilda for super resilience in Maths Millie for super resilience in Maths Year 2

Charlotte for working on her stage presence for the play Felix for his fabulous Maths story Leah for improved handwriting

LPWA Christmas FairThis year’s Christmas Fair was a very happy event, where we welcomed

some fabulous new stall holders and internal stalls alongside some of our traditional favourites. Father Christmas joined us and was as wonderful as ever.

The LPWA would like to thank everyone for their valued support which has helped to raise just over £2,000!