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West Road Concert

5 July 2010

Last week the University concert hall at West Road hosted two performances of our annual Prep Concert.

Centenary Ball

3 July 2010

Last Saturday night the Centenary Ball was a wonderful occasion that brought together parents, friends and staff of all three schools.

3 Aleph's impressions of their first year

25 June 2010

3 Aleph led an assembly recently and told the rest of the school about their first year at The Prep.

Carnegie and Greenaway shadowing

21 June 2010

Here at the Prep, we are thoroughly enjoying our annual shadowing of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal Awards.

Year 6 visit to the Imperial War Museum Duxford

18 June 2010

Year 6 recently visited the Imperial War Museum Duxford for the STEMTEAM Primary Science Day.

Year 5 geographical activity day

15 June 2010

Year 5 Prep students spent a day taking part in geographical activities with staff and students from the Upper. We investigated the flow of the stream at Nine Wells and undertook some pond dipping.

Year 3 go pond dipping

3 June 2010

Each Year 3 class had a wonderful half day at the RSPB nature reserve at Fowlmere, when they went pond dipping.

Year 6 residential trip to West Runton

1 June 2010

Year 6 have recently travelled to West Runton for their annual activity holiday. Please see below for a report of the trip written by Year 6 pupil, Patrick Bevan.

West Runton Photos

1 June 2010

Year 6 went on our residential trip to West Runton and we spent 4 days there doing lots of exciting activities - you can see our photographs to prove it!

New Perse Prep Sports Kit

27 May 2010

The new sports kit will now be supplied by an online company.

Year 6 race their own vehicles

19 May 2010

Year 6 have been studying 'Controllable Vehicles' in Design Technology, a project focused on pulley systems and motors.

Inspectors conclude The Perse offers an outstanding education

18 May 2010

Today, the Perse Upper School, the Perse Prep School and the Perse Pelican School are delighted to announce the outcome of the recent inspection carried out by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). The inspectors concluded that all three schools offer an outstanding education, and indeed, for each of the key inspection criteria the schools each received the highest grading which means provision is excellent, outstanding or exceptional.

Year 6 Visit Wandlebury

17 May 2010

As an introduction to their work in Natural Science for the Summer Term Year 6 spent a day at Wandlebury Country Park.

Coronation Celebration

13 May 2010

This Wednesday we had another of our special decade days as part of our centenary celebrations, and we had the chance to travel back to the 1950's to the coronation of Elizabeth II. It was one of the most memorable events of the twentieth century, bringing some much needed glamour after the tough war years.

Centenary Dress Up Days

7 May 2010

The Easter term ended on a great note with the three special history days to help celebrate our Centenary this year. We all took part in Edwardian Day, WW2 Day and a 2010 Day! The children and staff all really entered into the spirit of the days.

2010 Day and the Prep X Factor!

6 May 2010

Our final centenary celebration of the Easter term was a 2010 day.

Year 5's trip to France

4 May 2010

Year 5 had a great trip to Chateau de Broutel, France. They enjoyed a range of activities including Chateau Olympics, shopping at the market, the aquarium, a chocolate factory, Thiepval Memorial and making mayonnaise. Compliments were made by locals and staff at the chateau about the children's excellent manners and French. Some of the students said "It was funny at the market when I accidently called myself a pair of shoes!" and "I enjoyed it, especially the disco on the last night." Bravo!

SuperCamps at the Prep

30 April 2010

SuperCamps will be holding multi-activity day camps here at the Perse Prep from 19th July to 27th August 2010. Their activity camps are a terrific way for children to have fun, exercise and meet new friends during the school holidays.

Our visit to the Anthropology Museum

28 April 2010

Last week all Year 5 pupils visited the Anthropology Museum in Cambridge to collect information for their next Art project.

Celebrating National Science Week

1 April 2010

Science week at The Prep always includes some special activities, but this year has been a bumper event for all involved. Our pupils have had a wonderful time carrying out experiments and hearing fascinating talks, all of which have focussed on some of the great scientific advancements of the twentieth century.

Oliver!

31 March 2010

Last week, Year 6 pupils performed one of the greatest musicals ever, and it was a resounding success!

Year 6 and 7 ski trip to Aprica, Italy

30 March 2010

Very early on Saturday morning, 40 students and 6 staff members set off on the annual Year 6 and 7 ski trip to Aprica, Italy.

SuperCamps at the Prep

24 March 2010

SuperCamps will be holding multi-activity day camps here at the Perse Prep from 6th - 16th April 2010. Their activity camps are a terrific way for children to have fun, exercise and meet new friends during the school holidays.

Year 3 spend a day as Saxons!

19 March 2010

Year 3 enjoyed Saxon Day with ‘History Off the Page’ on Friday 12 March. We had fun dressing up, discovered many facts about Anglo-Saxon life and had the chance to learn some authentic crafts.

World Book Day

15 March 2010

We had a wonderful dress up day for World Book Day. Each year we ask pupils to come in costume of their favourite book character and have great fun! You can see that some of the staff also entered into the spirit of things.

Year 6 girls win 'most united team'

12 March 2010

Our Year 6 girls did extremely well when they finished as runners up in a local prep school sports tournament.

Year 6 Boys’ Football Tour to Chester

12 March 2010

Last Friday a group of budding Prep footballers, led by Mr Jelley and Mr Dickinson, left Cambridge bound for the North West.

Tony de Saulles inspires artists

11 March 2010

We had a great time on Friday with Tony de Saulles’ visit. His talk was really special, because as he spoke, he actually got all Prep pupils to follow his drawings, inspiring many a budding cartoonist.

Cross-country event in London

9 March 2010

Two under-11 and two under-9 teams, consisting of pupils from all year groups, represented the school in the annual Keble School cross-country event in Trent Park, North London recently.

Perse Summer School

9 March 2010

will take place at the Upper from Monday 26th July to Friday 30th July.

Year 6 - 'Skies in Paintings'

3 March 2010

This week all year 6 pupils went to the Fitzwilliam Museum as part of their project on ‘Skies in Paintings.’

Tony de Saulles at the Prep!

2 March 2010

We are looking forward to welcoming award-winning illustrator, Tony de Saulles, to the Prep on Friday.

Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell visit the Prep

16 February 2010

We had a wonderful afternoon with author and illustrator Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell last week. They gave us an insight into the way they work together, as they have for 18 years now, with Paul building the storylines around the images Chris creates.

Chinese New Year

15 February 2010

We had a wonderful assembly last Friday which celebrated the Chinese New Year.

Year 4 enjoy a day in Tudor times

9 February 2010

Last Thursday Year 4 all went back in time to the reign of Henry VIII – when England was celebrating the birth of Prince Edward.

Three days of fun!

8 February 2010

Year 3 had a wonderful three days while the 7+ Entrance Tests were taking place. Activities included visits from Linton Zoo and STEM as well as some dance and drama.

Year 5 Egyptian Day

1 February 2010

Year 5 travelled back in time to the 14th century BC, when they celebrated the Festival of the Nile.

Haiti Fundraising

1 February 2010

The events in Haiti have shocked the world. News coverage has given us vivid accounts of the devastation and the enormity of the crisis.

Under 8s at Twickenham

11 December 2009

Twelve Year 3 Perse Prep boys went to Twickenham to represent Cambridge in the Varsity curtain raiser.

National Maths Challenge

11 December 2009

Twenty eight pupils were chosen to take part in this year's National Maths challenge, and what a tough competition it was with some high scoring!

Centenary Celebrations!

9 November 2009

2010 marks the centenary of The Perse Prep School and throughout the academic year 2009-2010 we will be marking this significant milestone in the school’s history with a series of special events.

Author Joe Craig delights pupils

16 October 2009

Girls and boys at The Perse Prep were delighted by a special talk from author Joe Craig on Thursday.

Year 6 watch performance by Bonachela Dance Company

16 October 2009

A group of Year 6 girls visited the Junction to see a contemporary dance performance by the Bonachela Dance Company called The Land of Yes and The Land of No.

Space Project Winners

13 October 2009

Last term Year 4 were asked to produce a holiday brochure - My Trip of a Lifetime into Space when I Retire! Some of the children also chose to offer an environmentally friendlier holiday to a rainforest. The winners were :- Overall Lower School Project Cup: Claudia Rae Rainforest prizewinners : Charlotte Benton & Abigail Callaghan Space prizewinners: Stanley Reynolds & Ceri Richardson; Kassim Mughal & Lara Phillips; Oliver Sutcliffe & Elizabeth Townsend; Congratulations to all!

Year 2 Taster Morning

7 October 2009

This popular occasion is designed specifically for children who are currently in Year 2.

Library News - Lucy Hawking Event at Heffers

30 September 2009

Eleven fans of the Lucy Hawking ‘George’ books written by Lucy and Stephen Hawking took part in a special event at Heffer’s book shop after school on Thursday 17th September.

Decade Dress Up Day

30 September 2009

As the first of our Centenary Celebrations, children and staff alike came dressed in a costume from any decade between 1910-2010.

Cambridge 800 Writing Competition

29 June 2009

Congratulations to all those who entered this term’s writing competition!

Year 3 Viking Day

29 June 2009

Thorulf Hammrsson, Viking Adventurer, visited the Perse Prep last Monday.

Year 6 Microsoft Trip

23 June 2009

Year 6 had the most amazing trip to Microsoft Research where Professor Chris Bishop gave them a special lecture about future developments in computer technology.

East of England Athletics Championships

16 June 2009

27 schools took part in this year’s championships at the university track in Cambridge

Children’s Laureate news

15 June 2009

The sixth Children's Laureate has been announced as Anthony Browne. Mrs Castle has been introducing us to his work.

Year 6 Maths Challenge

8 June 2009

Four boys in Year 6 competed in the local Maths Challenge at St Faiths.

Victorian Day

21 May 2009

On 7th May Year 5 had a very memorable Victorian Day, as part of their current History topic on the Victorians.

Library News

8 May 2009

The Perse Prep page on the Carnegie Greenaway website has been updated. Have a look at it and read our latest reviews.

Prep Writing Competition Summer 09

5 May 2009

This term’s competition gives girls and boys the chance to flex their writing muscles as poets, short storywriters, diarists, playwrights…and even…ladies and gentlemen of letters.

Year 5 French Trip

1 May 2009

Year 5 enjoyed an action packed 4 day visit to France.

Library News

1 May 2009

Mrs Castle has been very busy this week. The shortlists of the prestigious Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards have been announced! They acknowledge, respectively, the most outstanding writing and illustration in a book for children and young adults and are highly regarded in the children’s book world.

Korky Paul at the Prep

17 April 2009

Korky Paul is the well-respected illustrator of such favourite as ‘Winnie the Witch’, ‘Aesop’s Funky Fables’, ‘The Dog that Dug’ and ‘The Duck that had no Luck’ He is so in demand for visits that it took us two years to get him to come!

Anglo Saxon Day

2 April 2009

On Monday 2nd March, Year 3 had a very exciting day going back in time. Wulfric came to visit the Prep and explained to the children why the early Saxons came to these shores and how our country became England.

Prep Science Week

25 March 2009

During Science Week girls and boys at The Perse Prep School were visited by the Cambridge University Eco Racing (CUER) team.

Year 4 Tudor Day

24 March 2009

On Wednesday 4th March hundreds of years had disappeared, and Year 4 ended up back in the sixteenth century being Tudors!

Lent Term Writing Competition Winners

20 March 2009

This term the Year 3 and 4 children were challenged to write and illustrate their own comic strip stories - just like Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul!  Further up the school, the Year 5 and 6 pupils’ technological skills were tested with our visual PowerPoint science fiction story competition. Limited to between 12 and 20 slides, the entrants had to include a reference to some kind of ‘promise’.

Question Time at The Prep

13 March 2009

Year 6 pupils at The Perse Prep quizzed Andrew Lansley, MP for South Cambridgeshire, on some key political issues when he officially opened the school’s new teaching block earlier today.

The Perse Prep's Book of Remembrance

2 March 2009

At The Perse Prep we held two special assemblies to mark the 90th Anniversary of the end of the First World War. Lots of the children had family members who had been involved in the First and Second World Wars, and they have produced booklets about their involvement.

Greek Day

13 February 2009

As part of their History project on Ancient Greece, Year 6 got transported back in time to the year 490BC...

Year 3 & 4 Comic Story Competition

12 February 2009

Years 3 and 4 are invited to write their own comic story! All entries will be displayed in school and winning entries will be reproduced in a special edition of the Perse Prep Paper. Small prizes for the winning comic strips!

Year 5 & 6 'Visual' Science Fiction Writing Competition

11 February 2009

Years 5 & 6 are invited to create a 'visual' PowerPoint science fiction story! Winning entries will be displayed in school and will be included on the school website. There will be small prizes for the winning visual stories!

Book Reviews

16 January 2009

There are two great new books in stock at the Prep library, both contenders for the Whitbread / Costa Children's Book of the Year. Read reviews for them written by our students.

Junk Orchestra

16 January 2009

Wednesday was "junk orchestra" day in Year 3. Thank you to the many parents who helped provide raw materials for the amazing instruments that the children produced.

Netball

16 January 2009

An historic event has taken place at the Prep – our girls have played their first netball match. We are delighted to report that they won and they are to be warmly congratulated on their fine success. We were treated to a match report with a difference in Assembly this morning as the girls recounted their victory with the help of pom–poms!

Persey Pelican visits Switzerland

15 January 2009

Over the Christmas holidays Persey visited Switzerland with one of our students.

Adventure Writing Competition

16 December 2008

Christmas Production

8 December 2008

Last week, Years 3 and 4 presented their Christmas Production.

Puppeteers at the Prep

5 December 2008

On Thursday 4th December the puppeteers came to the Perse Prep.

Year 5 Egyptian Day

2 December 2008

On Thursday, 27th November, Year 5 all participated in an exciting Egyptian Day, as part of their History project on Ancient Egypt.

Operation Christmas Child

24 November 2008

Thank you to everyone who packed boxes for Operation Christmas Child over the last month. On Tuesday, eighty-eight colourful parcels began the first stage of their journey, to the Upper School, from where they’ll be collected by volunteers from Samaritan’s Purse.

Act of Remembrance

11 November 2008

Today the Prep School marked the 90th Anniversary of the end of the First World War with an Act of Remembrance at 11.00am.

Library News and the Book Fair

3 November 2008

Thank you all so much for making the Book Fair such a success last week. Nearly £1200 was spent which gave us lots of books for school, as well as book rewards for the 54 children who took part in the Summer Reading Challenge.

Artist in Residence

24 October 2008

Rebecca Harvey, a ceramicist, started work as Artist in Residence this term. She has been working with all pupils & over the coming weeks they will produce work to be displayed in New School. Rebecca will continue her own work whilst she is with us, so Prep pupils will have plenty of opportunities to see her expertise in action in the Art Room. Her presence has had a huge impact on our artistic life & the ceramic work that she has been working on with all our boys and girls is looking stunning.

Harvest Festival (Water Week) Celebration

13 October 2008

For our Harvest Festival this year we supported Water Aid, an international charity that aims to overcome poverty by enabling the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education (www.wateraid.org/uk).

Geography Competition

9 October 2008

Mrs Bousfield held a Geography competition over the holidays. She challenged pupils to take an interesting photo of their holidays.

New School

2 October 2008

Many of you have already commented on the excellence of the improvements completed over the summer and all are agreed that New School is stunning.

Visit from Mark Robson

29 September 2008

Thank you so much for supporting our author who visited on 25th September. Mark Robson was kept very busy with all his book signing.

Year 6 Time Capsules

23 September 2008

Year 6 are currently studying Ancient Greece in History. In class they discussed how much of what we know about this period is from the discoveries of archaeologists. Year 6 were then asked to imagine that they buried a time capsule that would stay buried for hundreds of years, before being dug up by a future archaeologist!

Year 4 Space Projects

17 September 2008

Last term, pupils in Year 4 designed brochures advertising trips into space so that Mrs Swain could choose a holiday for when she retires.

Summer Art Competition

15 September 2008

The Perse Prep welcomes girls at 9+

9 September 2008

9+ Applications Update

Change of Telephone Numbers

4 August 2008

Prep Poetry Competition

4 July 2008

The winning poems from the ‘Happy Times’ and ‘New Beginnings’ poetry competition along with some MP3 recordings.

Year 6 Wandlebury Outing

9 May 2008

Year 5 French Trip

2 May 2008

The Year 5s had a very successful trip to France last weekend. There were 45 boys in total and we were thrilled to welcome Isa Hajee back for the weekend. The sun shone down on us and there wasn’t a moment wasted.

Gallery: Year 6 DT

21 March 2008

Pulley Systems: The pupils were asked to design and make a model to transport a Play Mobil figure over a distance of 25cms using a pulley system. The pupils worked in pairs and developed a wide range of individual ideas and designs. Please note: These video clips are hosted on Google Videos...if any of them do not display try refreshing the page.

Hard-working Perse pupils raise money to protect Turbo the tortoise

19 March 2008

Location Writing Competition

14 March 2008

Well done to all those who entered this term's 'Location Writing Competition'. The judges were very impressed by the variety of writing which included poetry, letter writing and short stories.

Poet Paul Cookson celebrates World Book Day at Prep

13 March 2008

We were delighted to welcome poet Paul Cookson to the school as part of our celebrations for World Book Day.

World Book Day

6 March 2008

World Book Day at the Prep is always met with excitement and enthusiasm. Today we dressed up as characters from our favourite books!

Author MG Harris visited the Prep

5 March 2008

To help us celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 6th March we invited MG Harris to talk to Years 5 & 6 about her exciting book "The Joshua Files: Invisible City".

Thank you from CLAPA

4 March 2008

This year the Perse Prep Christmas Fair raised £2782! Our Charity was CLAPA (Cleft Lip and Palate Association) who have recently written to us to say a big thank you!

Prep girls sponsor a Galapagos tortoise egg!

21 February 2008

During our weekly form times in 3 Aleph we have all sorts of chats and discussions. One of our favourite topics has been animals / pets. Out of one discussion came a request for the form to sponsor a Galapagos tortoise egg! (It turns out to be a hot topic because the Galapagos Conservation Trust is about to launch an Easter campaign asking people to sponsor a Giant Galapagos tortoise egg as an alternative to buying Easter eggs. See information below.)

Centre Stage Photographs

12 February 2008

Those of you who attended the performances of the Centre Stage production will have marvelled at the acting abilities and comic timing of our boys. It was a great production and warmest congratulations and thanks to all who took part, on stage and backstage. Here are a selection of photographs from "Three Murders, A Suicide and a Near Miss".

Perse Prep raises over £2,700 for CLAPA

8 February 2008

The annual Prep Christmas Charity Fair, held at the end of last term, certainly launched the run-up to the festive season. Thanks must go to all parents, pupils, staff and friends for their most generous support of the Fair - we raised an amazing £2,700!

Flooded Out!

8 January 2008

The Year 3 and 4 production of Flooded Out, a musical based on the story of Noah, was a tremendous success. Enthusiastic singing, excellent acting and a good deal of humour were the hallmarks of the performances which played to audiences of over one hundred and sixty each night. Well done all!

Hard to say but fun to play on...

29 November 2007

Egyptian Day

28 November 2007

Whist yesterdays weather was decidedly British - the atmosphere at School was Egyptian. Year 5 had the most wonderful day learning about this remarkable civilisation and we are enormously grateful to the kind mothers who bedecked themselves in an array of amazing garments and joined in the fun.

7 a side tournament

28 November 2007

The Perse Prep U11 7-a-side Football Tournament took place last Saturday.

Darren Shan's visit to the Prep 12th June 2007

4 October 2007

Girls arrive at The Perse Prep - a year early !

28 September 2007