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Early Years Curriculum
Early YearsThe Nursery School accepts boys and girls from the age of 2 years 9 months and has a staff ratio of one adult to eight children. In the Nursery children learn to play constructively and co-operatively as they are encouraged to take part in a variety of activities. There are plenty of opportunities for physical play in the outdoor play area. At the appropriate time, the children spend a greater proportion of the day in Pre-Prep where they receive a thorough grounding in the basics of reading, writing and number work. Each child is encouraged to develop at his or her own pace, and small groups ensure much individual attention.
Preparatory School Curriculum
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Alton Convent Prep's curriculum is about balance.
We seek to find the perfect balance between nurture and challenge. We are a warm, supportive learning community, in which the needs of all are addressed, in which each child's talents and abilities are given the opportunity to flourish, and where learning is fun. Our curriculum also seeks to challenge each child: providing new experiences, providing lessons which meet pupils where they are and then take them on to somewhere they wouldn't have reached otherwise, and providing academic, sporting or personal challenges, which encourage a sense of determination, perseverance and ultimately achievement. The nurture and support we provide enables and encourages our children to rise to these challenges.
Drama CPD
Drama | Key Stage 1 | Key Stage 2Open to teachers from other schools
Y5 to Winchester Planetarium
Physics | Year 5
Year 5 went to Intech's planetarium. First we spent some time exploring Intech for ourselves; we went on all sorts of fun things. My favourite one was the system for moving grain around: there were four things that you had to turn to make the grain go round the whole system.
At 11:30 it was time to go into the planetarium. When we went in, we were surprised to see that it was like a cinema. We sat down in the most comfortable seats and watched the show. It was funny because when the start exploded it made a big, loud bang, but in space you wouldn't hear it because there's no atmosphere. I found it very interesting.
Dear Parents,
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The new school year has started very well indeed, with children and staff returning excited about the year ahead and the many wonderful opportunities for learning which it will bring. The children now seem well settled into their new classes, and teachers have been enjoying getting to know their new pupils over these first few weeks of the term.
It’s a great joy to now have the use of the school’s splendid creative and performing arts centre, with all Mrs Ongley’s music lessons, nearly all Mrs Hillier’s drama and even some prep school art making very good use of these superb facilities. The centre has reinvigorated the arts across the prep curriculum, and there will be many opportunities to explore links between the arts and other curriculum areas in the terms ahead, as well as emphases on creativity, individuality and the pursuit of excellence in the arts and across the curriculum.
We continue to strive to be the best we can be, looking at development in every aspect of the school’s life. In Early Years we’ll be exploring ways of developing greater independence in learning, something continued further up the school as we gradually extend the support for subjects through our Moodle Virtual Learning Environment, building on last year’s successful pilot.
Y3 to Fishbourne
History | Year 3
On Monday 29th September, Year 3 went to Fisbourne Palace in Chichester. We saw a model of the palace before it burnt down. It had four wings but only the east wing is left today. We went into one of the rooms where we could write our names in roman writing.
Some of my class made mosaics in a frame of sand. I saw a model of the gardener who told us how hard it was in the olden days. His face scared me!
After we had a picnic lunch, we went to the shop and I bought a red, twirly, whirly cup and a dolphin necklace.
After the visit we went back to school on the minibus. It was a great day!
Seasons
English | Science | Year 5Autumn
Autumn is a time
when leaves fall down.
They make a crunching noise
on the ground.
The leaves turn different colours,
yellow, brown and red.
And conkers fall down
and bang me on the head.
Squirrels collecting acorns
for the winter feed.
Plants have grown very tall
from such a tiny seed.
Hannah 5B
Winter
Winter is the time when Christmas is near,
Winter is the time when it's nearly a new year.
Winter is the time when snow flakes fall,
Winter is the time when I grow tall.
Winter is the time when there's no more sun,
Winter is the time to have some fun.
Winter is the time to give love,
Winter is the time to look more above.
Winter is the time to celebrate,
Winter is the time to open a new gate.
