Pre-Prep Life

Truro School Prep celebrated The Chinese New Year with a Chinese themed lunch, which included sweet-and- sour chicken, Chinese noodle soup and chopsticks.

In Pre-prep, there were Chinese-New-Year inspired activities, including creating dragon puppets, masks and lanterns.

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children donned their fabulous, furry fun-suits for ‘Onesie Wednesday’, a reward for using our core values of the 5Cs: curiosity, compassion, courage, creativity and confidence. Children voted for their favourite activity from a choice of four.

To celebrate the start of British Science Week (11th – 20th of March, 2022) and to launch their new topic on Materials, the Year 2 classes made a trip to Truro Senior School’s Chemistry Department for some brilliant science fun. Led by Dr Brogden, the classes were helped by some Sixth Formers as they got hands-on with science.

After learning about lab safety, the Year 2’s were tasked with sorting and then burning different materials, including magnesium ribbon, burned to create a bright light like a ‘lumos’ wand from Harry Potter.

The groups then became ‘mad scientists’ by mixing a volatile mixture of hydrogen peroxide and manganese dioxide that created oxygen and water vapour, before making ‘squeaky pops’ in test tubes by lighting hydrogen they had made by combining hydrochloric acid with magnesium.

Finally, the groups were treated to two displays of pure chemical wizardry as Dr Brogden set fire to the floor (using pentane) and then created a firebomb (via a balloon of hydrogen) on the ceiling.

The squeals of delight were lovely to hear, and it was fabulous to see Chemistry being brought to life in such a dynamic and inspiring way.

The ethos of Forest School supports, encourages and inspires the individual’s learning process, allowing the child to learn at their own pace by developing curiosity in the world around them. The woodland setting promotes cooperation, communication and respect for others and the environment. Rain or shine, the children enjoy these sessions and have the opportunity to learn and develop new skills, developing a lifelong love and understanding of the natural environment.

While all of our pupils work hard and try their best every day, we like to celebrate those who go above and beyond whenever we can.

Our new rewards system has been in place this Academic Year and has been welcomed by both the staff and children at Pre-Prep. With the help of Buzz the Bee, Daphne the Dolphin, Hazel the Squirrel, Charlie the Chough and Neil the Seal, children are celebrated for displaying signs of our School Values, the 5 C’s: curiosity, confidence, compassion, creativity and courage. Children work together as a team to win rewards for everyone. By working together, pupils learn that good choices benefit the whole, not just the individual. Pupils are also recognised as individuals, for displaying perseverance, determination, resilience, kindness and other valuable characteristics during their day-to-day activities. Along with a sparkly certificate, the children are celebrated on our WOW board and invited for hot chocolate (with all the trimmings) with Miss Patterson and Ms Williams.

With the support of Mrs Sparkes, pupils have been getting hands-on with building a real racing car, thanks to Greenpower Education Trust.

A UK charity, Greenpower gets pupils excited about science and engineering by challenging them to design, build and race an electric car.

Prep’s very own car kit arrived to an enthusiastic team of pupils, who were ready to flex their curiosity and creativity as they began to research and construct their car.