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Mar 2010
10 Mar	Scholastic Book Sale
Thank you to all those who came to the Book Sale on Wednesday. Due to your generous support Staines Prep will receive £886 worth of books to be used in the Libra...
05 Mar	Staines Prep Raising Money for Sports Relief
Over 350 children from Staines Prep took part in a sponsored ‘Exercise to Music’ event on Friday 5 March, to help raise funds for Sport Relief 2010. In t...
Feb 2010
05 Feb	We love our Mummies!
As part of their History studies on ancient Egypt, Year 3 children learnt the skills involved in mummification. Stanley A volunteered to become a Pharaoh and his...
03 Feb	Year 5 - Cat's Grin Theatre
As part of their work in English on Myths and Fables, Year 5 recently enjoyed a visit from the Cat’s Grin Theatre Group. They had a wonderful time, both joinin...
Jan 2010
22 Jan	Fire Service Talk - Years 2 & 5
On Friday 22nd January Charly Kemp from Surrey Fire and Rescue Service came to talk to Year 2 about being responsible around fire. The children were shown how to...
14 Jan	Business as Usual for Staines Prep School
Despite the recent heavy snowfall and reports of thousands of school closures across the country, it was business as usual for Staines Prep. With only one day of ...
Dec 2009
14 Dec	Christmas has truly arrived at Staines Prep
During the last week of the Autumn Term, current parents were treated to a furore of six different Christmas Presentations: Sunflowers Nursery = Little Bo-Peep, R...
11 Dec	Sunflowers experience an invasion of super heroes and princesses
Friday 11th December saw an invasion of super heroes and princesses in the Nursery as Sunflowers children enjoyed their Christmas Party, being royally entertained...
09 Dec	Reception experience the magic of Peter Pan
On Wednesday 9th December all the Reception children went to the theatre at South Hill Park in Bracknell. The pantomime this year was Peter Pan; the children were...
08 Dec	SPS welcomes the Mayor of Spelthorne
We were delighted to welcome the Mayor of Spelthorne, Councillor Caroline Spencer, to Staines Prep School on Tuesday morning. Having been entertained by the Schoo...
07 Dec	Carols by Candlelight
Christmas started in earnest on Monday evening when the Carols by Candlelight Service took place at St Peter’s Church. The children, and in particular the Choi...
01 Dec	Staines Prep Celebrates National Tree Week and its Gold Award from the Woodland Trust
For several years now Staines Prep School pupils have planted saplings to the school by the Woodland Trust. This year pupils from Year Four were out planting the ...
Nov 2009
25 Nov	Year 6 - Primary Mathematics Challenge 2009
Year 6 recently took part in the Mathematics Association’s Primary Maths Challenge 2009. Every child attempted the paper, which is full of problem-solving ...
11 Nov	Image Theatre - Beauty and the Beast
Year 1 and 2 children were enthralled by the Image Theatre’s production of Beauty and the Beast on Wednesday. The cast of four actors played several parts each...
07 Nov	Fireworks Spectacular Evening
A window of clear black sky provided a back drop to a spectacular firework display in the grounds of Staines Preparatory School, on Saturday 7th November 2010. ...
Sep 2009
29 Sep	Friends of Staines Prep Celebrate 20th Anniversary
A celebration of twenty years of fundraising by The Friends of Staines Prep School took place on Tuesday 29 September at the school in Gresham Road, Staines, wher...
14 Sep	Junior Citizen Scheme Encourages Safety Awareness in Staines Prep Pupils
Pupils from Staines Prep School attended an action packed afternoon at the British Airways Community Learning Centre in Harmondsworth on 14th September, where Spe...
Jul 2009
08 Jul	Staines Prep’s Dracula Show Rocks Shepperton
Staines Prep School’s Year 6 this week transformed the John Crook Theatre at Halliford School, Shepperton, for a musical horror-crime drama, the Dracula Rock Sh...
Jun 2009
27 Jun	SPS Chamber Choir Concert
On Saturday 27th June the School Chamber Choir joined forces with Woking Choral Society to put on a very exciting and varied concert. Having rehearsed in the...
20 Jun	Charity Fund Raiser Success for Staines Prep School
A fun-filled afternoon at Staines Prep School’s Summer Fayre on Saturday (20th June) has raised in excess of £3,000 for the school’s charity, Friends of Stai...
20 Jun	New Environmental Area Now Open at Staines Prep School
A miniature wildlife sanctuary, providing a haven for all kinds of creatures from insects to frogs and foxes, was officially opened on Saturday (20th June) by Mik...
13 Jun	Upper School Sports’ Day
The weather was fine for the Annual Upper School Sports’ Day last Saturday. All of the children had worked hard in the practices and there were some exciting f...
09 Jun	SPS presented their cheque to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Marion Jones (from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home) visited the School on Tuesday 9th June to receive a cheque from the Raleigh House Captains. She showed the children...
May 2009
20 May	SPS Toddlers make a big difference with the Big Toddle!
Sunflowers Nursery helped to make a big difference to other little children, by taking part in the Barnardo's Big Toddle 2009, supported by Fairy Non Bio Gel. ...
20 May	Lessons in Life as Staines Prep Children Hatch Eggs
Science lessons at Staines Prep this week revealed nature’s living, breathing wonders to pupils looking into the life-cycle of animals, culminating in the hatch...
13 May	Staines Pupils Discover the Secrets of Roman Britain
Ancient crocks, skulls and clothing brought Roman Britain to life for Staines Prep School’s Year 4 pupils, staff and parents last week, on a day out at the Veru...
11 May	Staines Prep Pupils Take Spelthorne French Twin Town Trip
Fourteen pupils represented Staines Prep School as part of the annual 'Semaine Européenne' in Spelthorne’s French twin town Melun, from the 3rd to 11th May wit...
Mar 2009
28 Mar	Staines Prep Pupils take to the slopes ...
The Staines Prep Ski Trip to Morgins, home town of Swiss World Cup skier Didier Défago, winner of the major Downhill Races in Wengen and Kitzbühel in January, w...
18 Mar	Year 1 pupils enjoyed a fun packed day where they learnt all about 'The Easter Story'.
On Tuesday 17th March Year 1 enjoyed a fun packed day led by Simon Shutt from FACT (Faith Awareness in Children Trust). The aim of the day was to teach the Eas...
14 Mar	Spelthorne Borough Junior Chess Championships 2009
The first SPBJCC comprised three age groups (U9, U11 & U14) and were held over five rounds on Saturday 14th March at Staines Preparatory School. The prizes were p...
14 Mar	LVS Netball Tournament
The U11s had five qualifying matches and started the tournament full of confidence winning their first game 10 - 0. They continued their winning streak for the n...
13 Mar	Famous Inventor Fuels Interest for Young Scientists at Staines Prep
A famous inventor, an airline pilot and a physics expert joined in with talented pupils to celebrate National Science and Engineering Week (6-15 March) at Staines...
13 Mar	Brigidine U11 Netball Tournament
Wow, what an amazing day of netball! The girls had a super time and played fantastically, all working together showing that hard work and determination eventuall...
02 Mar	Year 6 - Japanese Workshop
Marina Ishido Kidd came in to the school from the Japan Foundation on Monday March 2nd to teach the Year 6 pupils some Japanese. We were amazed at how much the c...
02 Mar	Year 3’s Edible Classroom Is About To Take Root
“I was flabbergasted when I saw our outdoor classroom on Monday morning”. “I’m really excited about being able to grow lots of things to eat”. “Fant...
Feb 2009
28 Feb	Staines Prep Catwalk Kids Strike A Pose to Raise Money
While London last week celebrated its annual international Fashion Week, sixty children from Staines Prep School were strutting down their own catwalk on Saturday...
24 Feb	Staines Winners in Create & Wait Portrait Competition
Three pupils at Staines Prep School are the proud winners of the ‘Portraits of People' competition held by online children's gallery Create & Wait. The Wint...
13 Feb	Circus Workshop Excites Young Scientists at Staines Prep School
The children learnt in their science class this week that pushing, pulling and balancing were not simply childhood antics. Instead of taking a ringside view, Yea...
Jan 2009
26 Jan	Restaurant's cleanliness ratings are published online
What have Staines Prep School, Bronzefield Prison and a snack bar in Staines High Street got in common? They all have got top ratings on a new food hygiene websit...
01 Jan	Staines Prep School Boy Joins National Children’s Orchestra
Musically gifted Staines Prep School pupil Dylan P. has recently accepted a place in the Under 11 National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain. The NCO gives ta...
Dec 2008
09 Dec	Creative Teacher Celebrates Global Success with Children’s Art Competition
Is your child a Picasso or Van Gogh in the making or simply keen on drawing and painting? Create&Wait, the free educational online service designed to encourage ...
08 Dec	Candlelit Carols Bring Festive Cheer for Staines Pupils
Christmas started in earnest for Staines Prep School on Monday evening as children from Years 4, 5 and 6 enjoyed their annual Carols by Candlelight service in the...
Nov 2008
29 Nov	Christmas Event Brought Fun & Fresh Funds to Staines Prep
The figures are in and Staines Prep delightedly reported to parents this week that its recent Christmas Fayre raised more than £2,300, which will go towards buyi...
16 Nov	Sunday Times - Parent Power
Whilst Staines Prep are pleased to feature prominently in the Top 250 Preparatory Schools at 108=, and happy this reaffirms the high academic standards at the Sch...
08 Nov	Staines Prep has a Devilish Good Time at Firework Spectacular
A successful combination of indoor and outdoor events ensured that the Autumnal weather did not dampen the ‘spirits’ of the 200 plus adults and children who w...
Oct 2008
13 Oct	Five Stars for Staines Prep Caterers
Congratulations must go to Cathy Owen, our Catering Manager, and her team on being awarded a Five Star (excellent) rating in Spelthorne's 'Scores on the Doors' Sc...
09 Oct	EastEnders Nina Gets in on the Act for Book Week at Staines Prep
EastEnders actress and local resident Nina Wadia helped Staines Prep School to celebrate the pleasures of the written word during National Children's Book Week (6...
Sep 2008
26 Sep	Eurotalk Junior Language Challenge
Many congratulations from us all to Dylan P (6E), who on Tuesday at Danes Hill School came an impressive 6th out of 3,500 entrants in the semi-final of the South ...
23 Sep	Autumn Brings Bumper Potato Harvest at Staines Prep School
Pupils from Staines Prep School have been benefiting from the fruits of their labour this autumn. This week the budding horticulturists tucked into a tasty lunch ...
06 Sep	Hampton School U10 5-a-Side Tournament
There were 25 teams in the Hampton School U10 5-a-side Tournament and each team played six matches with three points for a win, one for a draw and one for every g...
03 Sep	New Term Brings New Faces ...
The new term sees three new faces on the staff of Staines Prep, the long-established, co-educational preparatory school in Gresham Road. Year 4 and 5 pupils ca...
Jul 2008
10 Jul	Nursery News
The Sunflowers Nursery children have raised a magnificent sum of over £400 on their recent Toddle. Seventy-five percent of this amount will go to the School cha...
10 Jul	The Teddy Bears Picnic
The children enjoyed time inside with their bear, playing games, watching the rain outside! They all had a picnic tea with their class and then took their bears ...
10 Jul	Year 6 Leavers' Evening
Mr Bannister, Chairman of Governors, welcomed pupils and parents to the Year 6 Leavers' Evening. The Headmaster, Deputy Head and Head of Upper School then spoke ...
09 Jul	Peter Pan
Following auditions, the whole cast began rehearsing after school and at weekends during the Spring Term. As the date drew nearer, rehearsals increased and small...
07 Jul	NURSERY NEWSFLASH!!!
We are now accepting boys and girls into Sunflowers Nursery from two and half years. Please contact the Registrar for further information.
04 Jul	Euro Talk Junior Language Challenge
Congratulations must go to Dylan P (5W) who has got through to the Semi-Final in the competition for 2008, which will take place in September at Danes Hill School...
02 Jul	Here Come the Vikings!
All of Year 4 travelled back in time to discover what it was like to be a Viking when they spent the day at Chertsey Museum. On arrival the children all dresse...
Jun 2008
27 Jun	Reception Visit to Ladyland Farm - Friday 27th June
The children visited Ladyland Farm last Friday. The farm is a family run, working farm set in 100 acres. During the morning there was hands on teaching where th...
26 Jun	Surrey Youth Games
Aidan D (6J), Nathan H (6J) and David R (6E) represented Spelthorne in the Surrey Youth Games in U11 hockey. In a tough group they went through as best second pl...
23 Jun	Spelthorne Swimming Gala
SPS took part in the annual Spelthorne Swimming Gala. All the children representing the School swam very well, with many of our children coming first or second i...
20 Jun	GIANT SLEEPOVER
Five SPS pupils were amongst twenty-seven children who took part in The Giant Sleepover 2008 on Saturday 14th June at Shepperton Cricket Club. This was a natio...
19 Jun	VISIT BY MR ARNOLD SCHWARTZMAN OBE RDI
We were delighted to welcome Mr Schwartzman along with his sister, Diana, and daughter, Hannah, to Assembly on Thursday morning. Mr Schwartzman had been evacuate...
18 Jun	Service in Memory of The Papa India Aircraft Disaster on 18th June 1972
The School Choir took part in the Commemorative Service held at St Mary’s Church for the Papa India Aircraft Disaster, which took place on that date in 1972 and...
13 Jun	Spanish Quiz
In Spanish Club this week six teams of pupils were shown 20 photographs of signs outside Spanish town landmarks, shops and buildings and scored marks for each det...
12 Jun	Summer Fayre - Saturday 7th June
We had a hugely successful Fayre and the Friends Committee would like to convey their most grateful thanks to the following: · The Year 6 children who manned ...
10 Jun	HOUSE FUND RAISING (RALEIGH)
Marion Jones, a representative from Battersea Dogs and Cats’ Home visited the School on Tuesday 10th June. She told us some interesting facts about the Home an...
04 Jun	Year 2 - Visit to Windsor
The weather just got better throughout the day for our excursion to Windsor. The children started the trip with a train journey to Windsor and Eton Riverside and...
02 Jun	Year 3 - Visit to Marwell Zoo
On Monday Year 3 enjoyed a very interesting day at the zoo to support their studies in Science (Food and Feeding) and Geography (Maps and Plans). In the Educatio...
May 2008
23 May	Year 6 - Field Trip To Derbyshire - Monday 19th - Friday 23rd May
Everyone was looking forward to the Year 6 Field Trip as the group gathered in the Leisure Centre Car Park. The journey to Derbyshire went smoothly and following...
23 May	PETER PAN
Do you believe in magic? If so, then put a note in your diary to come and see the Upper School’s magical production of Peter Pan at the end of term. Children ...
20 May	HOUSE FUNDRAISING
On Tuesday Emma Playle (the Education Officer) from the Princess Alice Hospice, Esher, spoke to the whole school assembly about the organising and work of the Hos...
15 May	The Environmental Area
The large pond is now full of water and final stages of developing it are about to begin. We will be bedding in the liner and putting in plants before stocking i...
12 May	Melun European Week 2008 - Year 5
Thank you to all the Year 5 children and parents who supported and participated in the Melun project on 'Un Monde Pour L'avenir' ('A World for Tomorrow') this yea...
09 May	My First Poem
During the Spring Term most of our children in Reception entered a poetry competition entitled My First Poem. The children were helped to write their poem by the...
Apr 2008
25 Apr	House Fundraising
A wonderful total of £141.91 was raised by Shakespeare for the Princess Alice Hospice. Many thanks to everyone who brought items in and to those who spent their...
18 Apr	Year 3 Visit to the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
Last week Year 3 enjoyed a wonderful day exploring Kew Gardens. Prior to the visit, the children had been involved in planning the route by train and tube and ha...
Mar 2008
14 Mar	HOUSE FUNDRAISING
Well done to Raleigh who made a magnificent £128 from their Cake Stall this week in aid of Battersea Dogs Home. Mrs Griffin in the Nursery was the winner of the...
13 Mar	SCIENCE & ENGINEERING WEEK
Assembly - Is There Life Out There? On Tuesday we were entertained in assembly by Gill Slater from Brigidine School who gave a colourful talk on the developmen...
06 Mar	ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Artist of the Month is Ellen P, 3H. Ellen has made her Kandinsky painting by mixing her own colours and carefully painting her circles. Well done, Ellen!
05 Mar	CHAIRMAN OF GOVERNORS
Mr John Crook retired as Chairman of the Board of Governors at the Annual AGM. Mr Crook has been a great supporter of the School since his early days as Head a...
05 Mar	Year 3 Visit to the Imperial War Museum
Year 3 had an interesting journey to the Museum as they identified many of London's famous landmarks. During their visit the children were transported back in ti...
Feb 2008
29 Feb	Kids on the Catwalk - Didnâ€™t They Do Well!
What a great time was had by all at the Kids on the Catwalk event. The models looked stunning in their outfits and strutted their stuff beautifully up and down t...
28 Feb	ART EXHIBITION A HUGE SUCCESS!
We are pleased to say that our Art Exhibition held yesterday was a great success, giving the children a wonderful opportunity to see their artwork professionally ...
28 Feb	Years 3 & 4 Inter-House Tournament
Lots of preparation and practice went into this competition and the Year 3 pupils did very well considering it was their first time. There was some very good sho...
14 Feb	NEWS OF FORMER PUPIL
The Headmaster was delighted to hear from former-parent Mr James Caulker with news of his son, Steven, who left SPS in 2003. Steven has just been offered a one...
08 Feb	Year 4 Visit to Fishbourne Roman Palace
It was a beautiful sunny morning when we left School on our long-awaited journey to visit Fishbourne Roman Palace in West Sussex. The site is the largest example...
07 Feb	Year 5 - Catâ€™s Grin Theatre
As part of their work in English on Myths and Fables, Year 5 recently enjoyed a visit from the Catâ€™s Grin Theatre Group. They had a wonderful time, both j...
04 Feb	Year 6 Visit to the Science and Natural History Museums
Year 6 had a very busy and enjoyable day at the museums in South Kensington. A passenger on the train into Richmond complimented the group on their good behaviou...
Jan 2008
31 Jan	ARTIST OF THE MONTH - JANUARY
Ellie D (4W) is Artist of the Month. She has made her book with a pop-up picture of the stable and two other pictures with moving parts. The angels appear and t...
10 Jan	MUSIC NEWS
Congratulations toâ€¦. Dylan P (5W) on passing his Grade 3 Trumpet with Distinction. And Olivia G (3P) and Ariane T (3P) on achieving their Piano Pre...
04 Jan	Reception Visit to Beck Theatre
Last Friday the Reception classes visited the Beck Theatre in Hayes to watch the pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The children and staff found this an ...
Dec 2007
03 Dec	Carols by Candlelight Service
Christmas started in earnest on Monday evening when the Carols by Candlelight Service took place at St Peterâ€™s Church. The children, and in particular the...
01 Dec	Christmas Fayre
The Friends would like to thank everyone who contributed to last Saturdayâ€™s Christmas Fayre. The event was a huge success and could not have been executed...
Nov 2007
29 Nov	ARTIST OF THE MONTH - November
Novemberâ€™s Artist of the Month is Hannah J (Rec E). Hannah created a beautiful snowman. She first painted the snowmanâ€™s body and sprinkled it with ...
17 Nov	Chess - Surrey Hundreds Chess Championship.
On Saturday 17th November Nicholas S (6E) played in the Under 11 section of the Surrey Hundreds Championships and scored 11 points out of a maximum of 15. Nichol...
15 Nov	Years 1 & 2 - Visit to the Barbican
On Thursday the children in Years 1 & 2 visited The Barbican and enjoyed a wonderful concert by the LSO entitled Down in the Jungle. Many schools attended the co...
07 Nov	Lower School Sports’ Day
We were delighted that the weather was fine on Saturday despite the unpromising forecast. The children looked very smart in their white sports’ kit and compete...
Oct 2007
31 Oct	ARTIST OF THE MONTH - October
This month Shivani K (5W) has been voted Artist of the Month for her strawberry and raspberry container. Shivani said: â€œFirst I made some observation dr...
15 Oct	CHESS NEWS
On 29th September Nicholas S (6E) finished fifth in the Under 11 section of the All Surrey Chess Championships. A marathon last round game, lasting over an hour,...
11 Oct	Staines Prep Netball Tournament
The atmosphere was electric and the air was filled with excitement and nerves last Friday afternoon. The SPS team got off to a good start beating St Davidâ€�...
05 Oct	BOOK WEEK
In the Upper School the children have enjoyed a range of activities throughout the week in connection with National Book Week. Theyâ€™ve talked about their ...
05 Oct	YOUNG WRITERS
We were delighted to be informed recently of the writing success of a number of SPS pupils who were with us in Year 6 last year. The children were challenged to ...
01 Oct	Wax Workshop
During their Science lessons on Monday Year 6 pupils participated in a workshop on candles. Mr Mike Reed from Sphere Science kept the whole year group entertaine...
Sep 2007
26 Sep	Junior Citizen Scheme
Year 6 attended the Junior Citizen Scheme on Wednesday and once again their behaviour and attitude were exemplary. Activities were offered concerning stranger da...
25 Sep	Junior Language Challenge
Congratulations to Priyan S, Shivani K and Dylan P who took part in the semi-final at Danes Hill on Tuesday. After four challenging rounds we had scored full mar...
24 Sep	Parentsâ€™ Workshop by Sue Palmer
Last Mondayâ€™s event with Sue Palmer was well attended by parents from Nursery - Year 1. Sueâ€™s talk was interesting and informative, and many parent...
20 Sep	Neil Griffiths Reads To Reception And Year 1
SPS were delighted to welcome back our friend Neil Griffiths, the childrenâ€™s author. The visit was arranged in conjunction with Waterstoneâ€™s Booksh...