News
Message from the Head
Dear Parents, Having spoken to many Year 6 parents this week, both Mr Close and I are encouraged by the positive response we are hearing about Copthorne to 16 (GCSE). We are working hard behind the scenes to provide more details of our exciting 16+ offer, in terms of strategic building plans and GCSE options….
Dancing Queens
Zara and Layney took their Grade 1 Modern Exam and they both achieved a Merit! They have both been dancing at Roshe in Felbridge since they were 2… Well done Zara and Layney!
Chess Update
The colourful and warm late spring followed by glorious weather in the summer provided many chess parents with a welcome respite from the tedium of traversing the country in pursuit of the many EPSCA National Finals, Delancey Terafinals and England final saloon qualifiers and play-off that feature so heavily in normal times as the season…
Year 2
Mrs Potgieter’s RWI group wrote their own storybooks called “My friend the Bully”. They enjoyed reading them to their friends! For their celebration topic the children have been focusing on Diwali. They either made coconut ice or acted the story of Rama and Sita, with chalk made rangoli patterns. Today was Children in Need and…
Year 1
Year 1 has had a very busy week full of lots of different activities. We spent some time making poppy collages to hold for our Remembrance Service and learnt about why we have poppies to symbolise this day. We have also put our craft skills to the test in making some Diwali lanterns for our…
Reception
We have had a very busy two weeks and have done lots of practical learning. In Maths we have learned all about patterns and continued our learning in Forest School, making leaf patterns whilst also working on the all important fine motor skills. Focus moved to finding one more (sometimes 2 more) of any number…
Nursery fun!
The nursery has had great fun learning about Africa this week and reading ‘Handa’s Surprise’. Lily spent a lot of time making her Lego House which turned out amazingly well! Acorns class made some lovely brown hedgehogs, using oak leaves to make them extra spiky!
Year 8
Year 8 are preparing to paint a canvas in Art. They had to create a mood board to get some inspiration and plan their designs. They will use the measured drawing method to make sure that their plans looked exactly like their canvas!
Year 7 Science
Year 7 used red cabbage as a pH indicator in Science this week. They cut the cabbage into small pieces, added a bit of water and crushed it until the liquid turned purple. They tested vinegar, toothpaste, shaving cream and other substances to find out how acidic they are!
Year 6 Art
Year 6 have been creating their own digital landscapes on the iPads using an app called Sketchbook. They had taken their own photos of landscapes and were challenged to draw them onto the app by layering the colours on top of each other.