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ReviewSpring 2017

in this issue:

Book Week Our week of activities to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of World Book Day

School Trips Out and about with Hendon Prep.

Exam Success All the hard work has paid off British Science Week Cardboard & foil boats to straw structure, all in the name of science

Gallery A showcase of our fabulous creative work

ALso in this issue: NewFaces • NewFOR SPRING • LAMDA Club news • Upcominng Events &muchmore

From the Headmaster

S pring Termbeganwith the completion of the play-ground re-development and a new chapter in the life of the School. The significantly enhanced space has opened up, not only a larger play area, but also new opportunities for creativity and learning. I have many fond memories of the children using that space for personal freedom of expression but want to highlight three of my favourites: firstly, children and staff using the covered amphitheatre seating area for teaching and learning; secondly, the personal enjoyment I had from watching a Nursery class playing hide and seek for the very first-time, engaged as they were, exploring hidden spaces and As our pupils set-off on their spring break this allows me a slight moment to pause for reflection on yet another busy term at Hendon Prep.

thirdly, gazing through a classroomwindow to observe children engrossed in a game of chess, played, with such intensity, that it equally became compelling to watch them and even delight in their competitive spirit. Particular mention in this last regard must go to Mr Shaw, who has single-handedly revived chess-playing at Hendon Prep and taken it to new heights with lunch-time competitions taking place both indoors and out! One of the most significant developments this term has been the transformation of School sport by Mr May (Deputy Head Academic) who has raised the quality of curriculum P.E./Games provision throughout the school. On the latter point, I want to single out the support we have received from staff and senior girls, coaching hockey during Games afternoons on Fridays, which is in addition to the on-going weekly support we receive from Non Stop Action: www.nonstopaction.co.uk who continue to support our sporting development at Hendon Prep. As Headmaster, I want all our children to develop their physical literacy skills across a wider range of sporting options available

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to pupils from Nursery to Year 8. Unfortunately, Hendon Prep had forgotten the importance of sporting competition for children, so we are now re-building our traditional sporting fixture card and, at the same time, teaching the next generation of sports stars how to develop their skills in order to compete. This desire to raise the level of opportunities for pupils is equal to my ambition to significantly improve the quality of learning that a child receives at Hendon Prep. We are fully committed to deliver a personalised learning programme for every child. My staff have been working hard to change the curriculumwith the desire to develop an enquiry based learning approach to lessons. Our focus is on the quality of feed-back a child receives. In short, I want our pupils to become more self-directed in their learning and to become intellectually independent. At the same time, I want our students to be confident critical-thinkers, far less dependent on teachers for knowledge and have greater autonomy over their own learning. Ultimately, those students who develop these skills become more effective life-long learners and achievers. We have already witnessed evidence of such achievement with pupils in our NACE (www.nace.co.uk/node/24) accredited programme for our most able students led by Mrs Stirling (Deputy Head Individual Needs). These pupils exhibit learning skills and qualities we are seeking to promote throughout Hendon Prep but in particular in those who we have identified as our top performers. To that end, we invited Clifton Lodge Prep to compete in an afternoon of challenges during Science Week, most encouragingly Hendon Prep proved to be slightly more successful. On a more personal note, I was delighted to witness our young scientists sharing evidence of their research and experimentations to an audience of eager listeners during a senior prep assembly. What impressed me most about these erudite presentations is that students were confident and enjoyed displaying their newly acquired knowledge. As Headmaster, the best evidence of a school’s success is in the results the pupils achieve, in our context, this is at 11+ and 13+. I am delighted to record that our pupils continue to do exceptionally well and to receive offers from top independent and selective state schools. This is testimony to the hard work of all our pupils and to the great support they receive from the staff who work tirelessly to enable our children to fulfil their potential. This term, we have begun amore comprehensive programme of English andMathematics preparation for our 11+/Y5 students. This complements our non-verbal reasoning/critical-thinking and interview skills lessons that already exist. The ambition is not to over pressurise our pupils for the Autumn and early spring examinations but to enable children to feel better

As Headmaster, I want all our children to develop

their physical literacy skills across a wider

prepared and confident about their ability to do well. Equally, for the staff team to offer more effective guidance to parents with regard to the ‘best fit’ senior schools for each child. I want to share with parents news that I have been elected to membership of The Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS): www.iaps.uk/ This is not the first occasion that a Head at Hendon Prep has been invited to be a member of this global association of leading independent prep schools but I am the first Head since the School was acquired by Cognita Schools Group. Do take the opportunity to look at the IAPS website for more information. May I take this opportunity to say a fond farewell to all our leavers who will be moving to new schools for the start of next term,whether in theUKor abroad. Youwill begreatlymissedand remembered for enriching the School with your presence. To all our children and staff, have a restful and restorative spring break. range of sporting options available to pupils from Nursery to Year 8

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From the Headmaster

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New for Spring

Examination successes New Faces Reception start planting Chess success Charity Vistors

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BookWeek

Sport at Hendon Prep Five a day T-Zone

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Lamda Club News

Gallery

British ScienceWeek Break time snack Breakfast Club

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School Trips

Focus on: Year 3 And finally...

“I like the new chess pieces and chess board because they help to improve my knowledge and learn about chess”. Sumayyah

As you will all no doubt have noticed by now the big news at the start of the Spring Termwas the completion of our fabulous new playground. The children simply love their new space which has completely revolutionised playtimes! New For Spring:

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We are so very proud of our Year 6 girls and boys who recently sat 11 + entrance examinations. The way in which they applied themselves and remained calm during what can be a very gruelling process has been very impressive indeed. And their efforts have certainly paid off as they have received offers from some of the most selective schools in the country. Examination Success New Faces:

Spring Term also saw a number of new faces around the school as we welcomed the following teachers to Hendon Prep:

Girls

Offers

Accepted

Belmont

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Channing School

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Girls

Melanie Self, Music Teacher

Immanuel College

King Alfred’s

North Bridge House Hampstead

North London Collegiate

Northwood College South Hampstead

Jonathan Thornton, ICT Teacher

St Albans High School for girls

St Helens

St Margarets

Boys

Offers

Accepted

Aldenham Belmont

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Merchant Taylors’

Sam Chapman, Year 3 Teacher

St Albans

UCS

As for our Year 8 boys, whowill all leave us at the end of this academic year; whilst some are still considering their offers we have confirmed acceptances for boys going onto Aldenham, Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys, Mill Hill andWestminster. A very special congratulations also goes to Arun in Year 5who passed the City of London Boys 10+ examinations and so sadly (for us at least!) will also be leaving us at the end of the Summer Term. Well done to everyone, we are exceedingly proud of each and every single one of you.

Filiz Shukri, Year 3 Teacher

“It’s bigger and more beautiful”. Zeruchi

“I like the theatre because we get to act”. Lareen

“It’s bigger and more beautiful”. Zeruchi

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Reception start planting

children also planting raspberries as well. To supplement their learning the children also planted some sunflower seeds, peas and various flowers in the classroom, which they are now carefully monitoring. One week in and some seeds have already germinated. The children are particularly enjoying watching the sunflowers grow and measuring them regularly. Saho’s is currently the tallest!

Spring has finally sprung and the Reception children have started planting in their fabulous new outdoor space. They wanted to have some pretty flowers but also some yummy treats to eat for later in the year, and so they all worked together to move the soil from one part of the playground to another using a wheelbarrow. At first they were not too sure how to balance it on one wheel but they soon got the hang of it. The children planted a strawberry plant each with some of the Chess success Chess is thriving at Hendon Prep. Mr Shaw’s Thursday lunchtime drop-in is proving to be a huge success with record attendances on a weekly basis. The new giant chess pieces in the playground are also much in demand and have seen some rather tense matches developing during break times.

visit to theMulberry House School Junior Chess Tournament. Hendon came first in the tournament and brought home a new cup for our display cabinet! Many congratulations to Rebecca, Joseph, Yuuki and Lior. All the children played some great chess, winning the majority of their games. They behaved superbly and were a true credit to Hendon Prep.

The big success of the Spring Term however was the Junior chess squad’s triumphant

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Charity Support We were delighted to have supported some fabulous charities during the spring term and, as a result of the children’s significant efforts, and parents’ generous support, managed to raise the following amounts: NSPCC: £1,743 Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s charity: £112.20 Comic Relief: £311.35 Well done everyone! Visitors We are very fortunate to have a steady stream of visitors to the school to enrich our children’s learning. Nursery had a visit in February from Mrs Chen, Mrs Chen and Mrs Jin to talk to the children about Chinese New Year and how they celebrate.

Book Week This year was the 20th Anniversary of World Book Day and at Hendon Prep we celebrated with a full week of activities and events. The week started with the launch our new Buddy Reading Scheme when the senior pupils read to the younger members of the school. Both parties loved the new initiative, which is definitely here to stay! Book Week also saw the finals of the Reading Cup Competition. The standards were incredibly high this year however in the end, of course, we had to choose two winners and so huge congratulations, a book prize and those all-important house points go to ...

Later in the term they also had a visit from Jacob’s Dad, Mr Zubaida who read them the story of Curious George.

Winner Juniors: Sauren

Winner Seniors: Yusuf

Year 1 were so excited to see their visitors from Zoo 4 You. They talked about the different types of animals and what differentiates a mammal from a reptile and an insect. The children were super brave, and very gentle, when handling the animals themselves. Mrs Gopal and Mrs Rosen didn’t want to touch the snake or the rat though!

Congratulations also to the fabulous runners up; Eshan in Juniors and Dilpreet in Seniors and a massive well done too to everyone who entered.

World Book Day

The culmination of our BookWeek is always themuch loved World BookDay when children and teachers dress up as their favourite character froma book. We are always impressed by the sheer creativeness of our children (and parents) on this daywhenwe have a school full of colourful characters …andmore than a smattering of wizards!

Sport

The Spring Term saw a huge change in the way sport is delivered at Hendon Prep with the introduction of specialist sports provision fromNon Stop Action.

Street Dance

Non Stop Action have over a decade of experience in delivering high quality Physical Education in schools. They have a track record for improving both the attainment of children in Physical Education, and the confidence and competence of teachers they work with to deliver high quality outcomes that focus on developing the Physical Literacy of every child. This holistic approach to both Physical Education and school sport is being provided by Callum and Christian who, between them, have a wealth of experience working in primary and secondary schools and have worked with the full spectrum of children from grassroots through to elite level. Callum, having previously worked with the FA, is a UEFA B licensed football coach, British Gymnastics trained gymnastics teacher and is qualified through the Association for Physical Education (Level 3) in the delivery of

Physical Education and School Sport amongst many other National Governing body achievements. Similarly, Christian has a range of qualifications through the FA, including his Level 2 in football and more recently his Module 2 youth award alongside his British Gymnastics teacher qualification. The project is overseen by Non Stop Action’s Head of Physical Education, Mark Guildea, with a Master’s Degree in Sports development and experience of university teaching, who will work with the school to raise the profile of PE and school sport, providing expert advice on the attainment and assessment of pupils in PE and deliver outcomes that raise the expectation of progress for pupils.

Nursery, Reception, Years 1, 2 and 3 are simply loving their weekly Street Dance classes with Aaron. Whilst the older children have been working hard on perfecting their routines the younger children are happy to freestyle!

The group work with our Juniors in the school playground on a Friday

morning and then go off toWilf Slack in the afternoon to work with the Senior pupils.

Should you require after school care for your childrenwe have our T-Zone service from3.30pmuntil 6pm. Youmay book on an ad hoc basis for £7.50 per hour or pre-book in advance to get a reduced rate. Our T-Zone provision is generally held in the ICT suite, children are supervised at all times and givenwater and a healthy snack of fruit. Please see the office for a booking formor further details.

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Even in 5 short weeks the children benefitted enormously from these sessions

We were delighted to welcome Mark Menear and Drew Burkin fromQueenswood School to Hendon Prep during the Spring Term to support the teaching of Hockey to the pupils in Year 4 and Year 5, and also the Year 6 girls. Hockey Expertise

Five a day At Hendon Prepwe are committed to serving an appetising and nutritionally balanced lunch to our children and help them to develop healthy eating patterns. All meals are prepared on-site by Thomas Franks Ltd using fresh ingredients. We are proud of the quality of the hot school lunches provided; with ameat and vegetarian option served daily, alongside a salad bar and our ever popular wraps. Teachers work hard to instil a positive attitude towards food in their pupils, encouraging them to try new things and educating themon the importance of a balanced diet. To supplement this teachingwe invited a teamof nutritionists fromThomas Franks in to run a series of workshops for the entire school. FromReception upwards the children enjoyed numerous activities which encouraged them to consider healthy food choices.

who has coached and is currently playing National League Hockey for Southgate HC. The coaches were joined by a number of wonderful Queenswood pupils and even in 5 short weeks the children benefitted enormously from these sessions and were very sorry to say goodbye to their coaches and new friends.

Mark is Head of Hockey at Queenswood School and has played and coached at National League standard. Over the last 9 years he has worked for England Hockey as a Centrally Contracted Coach and Coach Developer he is also the lead coach at England Hockey’s Performance Centre. Mark was assisted by his colleague DrewBurkin,

Cross Country Competition

Well done to the Hendon Prep Cross Country Teamwho took part in the Lyndhurst House School Cross Country meeting in the grounds of Mill Hill School. The children did a fabulous job against very stiff competition. Special congratulations to Serhat who took home a medal for 5th place in the U13 race.

The Road to Wimbledon TheNursery children simply loved their first tennis lesson with the amazing Teddy Tennis which uses music, pictures and carefully devised games to inspire younger children to play tennis.

And Year 6 have taken over fromYear 5 in the Autumn Term and have thoroughly enjoyed their weekly tennis lessons with Coach Jonty at Brampton Tennis Club. Watch out AndyMurray and SerenaWilliams!

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LAMDA Club News

It’s been a busy period for our LAMDA club students. Congratulations to the following pupils who all performed brilliantly during their January LAMDA exams – a fantastic set of results and they should all be very proud of themselves!

Name

Year

Module

Result

Sachin

Year 6

Grade 3: Speaking in Public

Distinction

Abigail

Year 6

Grade 2: Verse & Prose

Merit

Balraj

Year 5

Grade 2: Speaking in Public

Distinction

Maira

Year 5

Grade 2: Speaking in Public

Distinction

Dilpreet

Year 5

Grade 2: Speaking in Public

Distinction

Matthew

Year 6

Grade 2: Speaking in Public

Distinction

Margarita

Year 5

Grade 1: Verse & Prose

Merit

Darina

Year 4

Grade 1: Verse & Prose

Merit

Zara

Year 4

Grade 1: Verse & Prose

Merit

Livia

Year 4

Grade 1: Verse & Prose

Merit

Marine

Year 4

Grade 1 : Verse & Prose

Merit

Aman

Year 3

Introductory 3: Poetry

Distinction

Kenshin

Year 3

Entry: Verse & Prose

Distinction

Shinji

Year 3

Entry: Verse & Prose

Distinction

Jai

Year 3

Entry: Verse & Prose

Merit

Diya

Year 3

Entry: Verse & Prose

Merit

Adam

Year 3

Entry: Verse & Prose

Distinction

Eshan

Year 3

Entry: Verse & Prose

Distinction

Sauren

Year 3

Entry: Verse & Prose

Distinction

Hinata

Year 3

Entry: Verse & Prose

Distinction

In addition, congratulations to the following students who all performed poetry fantastically at the recent public Ruislip/Watford Festivals:

Jessica (Reception)

Saachi (Year 1)

Sumayyah (Year 1)

Rayyan (Year 1)

Zeruchi (Year 1 - 3rdPlace bronzemedal)

Aarish (Year 1)

Joseph (Year 2)

Diya (Year 3)

Hinata (Year 3)

Sauren (Year 3)

Jai (Year 3)

The summer LAMDA exams are due to take place directly at the school this June. Students fromReception through to the senior school are currently working on their exam pieces – we wish everybody the best of luck! LAMDAclasses currently run atHendonPrepon aMonday, Thursday andFriday–the classes are ideal for confidencebuilding and for developing communication andperformance skills. Tofindoutmore/or to register interest thenplease contact Jo at RoughMagickeDrama [email protected]

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Gallery We have some incredibly talented artists and creative children at Hendon Prep, here are just a few examples of some of the marvellous work the they have produced during the Spring Term.

Year 1 have been finding out about different materials. They enjoyed weaving activities and made fabric cushions.

Year 2made glovepuppets and then they learnt about fabric dyes and createda ‘TechnicolourDream-coat’.

Year 3 have been looking at fabric patterns and they each designed a tie for Mr. Lloyd-Williams.

Year 5 illustrated some of their favourite stories with fabric dyes and embroidery.

Year 6hada verybusy termas they created carnivalmasks fromplaster of Paris and alsodesignedandmadepairs of slippers. 11

Year 4 found out about signs and symbols in Aboriginal Art.

British ScienceWeek is a celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths. At Hendon Prep we are so very fortunate to have teachers who embrace this initiative and created some fascinating and engaging events and activities for the children.

British Science Week

Jungle Jo

Science Challenge Afternoon Congratulations to theUnder 11 andU13 Scientistswho took part in our Science Challenge afternoon against Clifton Lodge School. During the competition, structure using straws and sellotapewhich could support a (raw) egg. Our Under 13 teamof Shun, Bhaveer, Ansh and Tobymanaged towin both their

Theweek got off to a fabulous startwith a visit fromJungle Jo anda selectionof remarkable animals. Therewere cockroaches, amillipede, a tarantula, a frog, a lizardanda snake. Anumber of children changed their preconceivedviews about these creatures and learned to respect and love them.

The first challenge

challenges. The Under 11s team;

they had towork as a team to solve two investigations. The first challengewas to build amodel of a boat using foil, cardboard and tape whichwould have to

Olivia, Han-Se, Sota andArunwon one of their challenges. Both teams displayed excellent higher order thinking

was to build a model of a boat using foil

skills and fabulous teamwork and should be incredibly proud of their efforts!

hold at least 250g of weight without sinking. Secondly the Scientists had to build a

Science Competition 2017 This Scienceweek also sawthefinals of theHendonPrepScienceCompetition. Launched last year this annual competition is open to all pupils inYears 5, 6, 7and8. The competition invites pupils todevise a science experiment or investigationof their choice. There areno restrictions onwhat the children chose todo and they are simply told to take inspiration fromtheworldaround them or something inparticularwhich interests them. The competition is designed to develop independent research techniques, creativity and imagination in science. The childrenwhoentered the competitionhave all beenworkingon their initiatives independently for thepast twomonths. They thenpresented their investigations andprojects to their peers onTuesday andWednesdayduring ScienceWeek.

OnThursday thewinnerswere announced in the SeniorAssemblywhen they alsogot the chance topresent their projects again. Huge congratulations go to the followingwinners : Under 11: YusufMahroo&Balraj Gola –Howtomake lava lamps. HanSeKendall –GrowingBacteria. RyanPashaee –GrowingCrystals. Under 13: SamConroy – Investigationof the strengthof anelectromagnet. SamDunnett –The effect of themoisture content on the tensile strengthof humanhair. Toby Levy –Howtobuildmechanical toys out of recyclingmaterial.

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Floating Garden Challenge

structure couldwithstandmoreweight before sinking. Congratulations to thewining team of Ronald, Toby andGianPaolowhose structuremanaged to 2600g.

First, they researched about howpeople build the floating gardens in Bangladesh and sketched some initial designs. They then designed their final model, taking into consideration thematerials available to them: plastic bottles, balloons, packaging trays, wood sticks... Finally, they put their ideas towork, assembling their structures throughout British ScienceWeek to be ready for the test day at the end of theweek. During the test pupils learnt very quickly that the distribution of the weight was the key to success of this challenge. Themodels with amore balanced

At the end of British ScienceWeek Years 7&8 took part in the FloatingGarden Challengewhich is a STEMChallenge that addresses how food can be grown on land that is flooded in Bangladesh The problem: as a result of climate change there ismore rain in Bangladesh than ever before. Landwhere farmers used to grow their crops is nowflooded on a regular basis. The result is families go hungry. The challenge: to design and build a model structure that will enable farmers to grow crops even in an area that may become flooded. Year 7 and 8worked hard on their floating gardens tomaximise the up-thrust andmeet the specifications.

Break time snacks Pupils are allowed to bring in a healthy snack for morning break however please remember that the school operates a very strict no nut policy. If you would like more information on this please see the school office. Breakfast Club Children from Reception upwards can join us for a healthy breakfast in the school hall from 7.30am. The children are served a selection of cereals and toast, milk and water. Once they have eaten they start there days with some quizzes and news programmes. A drop in session

Reception:

Reception also took part in British ScienceWeek and were very busy making experiments and observing the outcomes. They tried two different recipes in an attempt to make their own slime. The first one simply didn’t work however luckily the second one did. That is sometimes the way with science and experiments but the children had lots of fun anyway. RP also manged to get some frog spawn so that they can observe the lifecycle of a frog. The tadpoles have now hatched and they can see some gills. The children have told us that they will keep you informed about their progress.

costs £5 per day however reduced rates are available for pre-booked sessions please see the office for more details.

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Trips are a hugely important part of a child’s learning as experiencing something first-handwill staywith a child far longer than simply researching it on the internet.Whilst the idea of taking 20 children further than the playgroundmight send some people into amild panic attack, at Hendonwe are so fortunate to have teaching staff who are enthusiastic about planning school trips to enhance our children’s learning. Despite examseason and a busy term in the classroomour children have benefited froma number of fabulous trips during the Spring Term.

School Trips

St Albans

Visiting Kidzania

Years 5 & 6

Cathedral

Year 6

Year 6went to St Albans Cathedral.Wewere going there to learn about the Tudors andwhat lifewas like for them. Let me tell you some things that happened throughout this exciting day. At first we had a quick tour of the building. Did you know that most of it was burnt down and only themain building survived? It was astonishing howbig the cathedral was.We all got to dress up asmonks after the tour andwe all played different roles. I was a Cellarer. This means that I looked after locking things up, we all dressed up asmany characters. Toomuch

Our Year 5 and 6 group travelled toKidzania on Thursday 9thMarch.Wewere all excited. The concept of Kidzania is to experience real life jobs so that kids can decidewhat they want to bewhen they are older. You get to do all sorts of jobs like a fireman, a police officer, awindowcleaner, a football player etc. When you enter Kidzania theymake youwear awrist bandwhich has your coded details. Theway that Kidzaniaworks is that you go and look around for jobs and earningmoney in return. If you have enoughKidzos (the currency) you could go to the department store and trade them in for real life prizes. I foundKidzania so fun and enjoyable and I hope to go backwithmy family. Ashay, Year 6

Year 4

Year 4 had an exciting day at the British Library. Theworkshop they participated in was titledWhat isWriting? Bones to Bytes. Funwas had by all in the creative, hands-on workshopwhich explored the process of writing and its history. British Libary

towrite.We had our lunch and then comes the fun part. We all learnt about Tudor clothing, dance andmusic. We have the opportunity to dance as Tudors and play the instruments. Our timewas up andwe visited quickly the gift shop. It was a time that I will never forget and I will surelywant to

BritishMuseum

This termYear 2 have been learning about life inAncient Egypt and so, to support their learning, they took a trip to the BritishMuseum

visit again this place. Written byMahika

to explore the Ancient Egyptian galleries and observe thewonderful sculptures.

I thoroughly enjoyed the St Albans Cathedral visit.

We learnt about the Tudors’ jobs, the life of monks and the dissolution of themonasteries. Later on in the day, we learnt about the Tudor clothing, dancing and instruments like the Rebec. The building shows its Catholic character from the statues and the stained glass.We all enjoyed this fantastic trip! Written byAbigail

Senior Ski Trip: “I enjoyed looking at the Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, it wasmainly made fromgold, silver and stones and it was shiny” Arissa

“I enjoyed looking at the sculptures and my favouritewas the Rosetta Stone” Alexander & Joseph

“I learnt that amulets wereworn by the Egyptians to protect them from the evil spirts” Lior &Kian

Au revoir and bonne chance to the senior children who are going on the school ski trip to Auron in France during the Easter Holidays, we cannot wait to hear all about your adventures on the slopes!

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Focus on Year 3

There has been a lot of change in Year 3 this year, with two new teachers and newpupils joining the classes they have had a very busy term indeed. The children have all worked really hard though and embraced the changes that the Spring Termbrought, enjoyed some hugely creative lessons and produced some fantasticwork along theway. Year 3 started the term learning about the earth and its core. The children worked independently to create a project about the inside of the earth and produced 3Dmodels of what the inside of the corewould look like and then presented them to the rest of the school during assembly.

It was fun it took a long time but was fun. I enjoyed showing everyone in assembly - Adam It was fun, but frustrating because it took a long time, but it was worth it! - Eliora It was helpful to understandmore about the earth’s core andwhat it looks like - Shinji &Hinata

they experimentedwithdifferent surfaces and carriedout tests using toy cars, shoes and ramps. They alsoenjoyedoneof their science lessons outside in the sunshine, investigatingdifferent surfaces that effect friction. Tohelpwith their understandingof howair resistanceworks childrenmade their ownpaper helicopters and timed their descent fromdifferent heights. They then repeated the experimentwith scruncheduppieces of paper andaflat pieceof paper. Itwas important tomake it a fair test so they

InEnglish the children readFantasticMr Fox and actedout parts of thebook. They alsowrotediary entries in character and createda ‘wanted’ poster for thedastardlyMr Fox! InMaths the focus has beenonnumber operations and challenging real lifemaths problems. Oneof the challenges the children were setwas to turn the classroominto a ‘shop’. Childrenhaddifferentwordproblems to solve basedon the cost of a varietyof objects. Sciencehas beenvery exciting this termwith numerous experiments and investigations. The children found the lessons on friction andair resistance fascinating.When looking at friction,

very carefullymeasured theheight of thedrop andkept it consistent throughout. Ask your childrenwhat they discoveredduring these tests!

Science is so fun because you get to learn things for yourself - Kenshin One of Year 3’s favourite days was a Science investigationwhich involvedmaking slime. All the childrenmade predictions onwhat would happenwhen cornflower ismixedwith liquid and using prior knowledge assumed it would dissolve and turn it to liquid. Theywere amazed and astonished to find that it actually turned into slime.

which included lots of drama and tension. The ancient Greeks would have been proud!

Ancient Greece has been the history focus for the Spring Term. The children have learned all about democracy, Alexander theGreat, the Olympics and the TrojanWar. This also tied inwith one of the English themes for the termonGreekMyths. After reading several different myths, one of their favourites being Jason and the Golden Fleece, the childrenwrote their ownmagical myth. They took their time and produced detailed descriptive pieces of work Best day ever - Eshan I loved everything, but especially dressing up as a goddess - Amanya I thought theGreek foodwas really tasty and it was so fun to do pretendOlympics! - Sauren I loved the fact that we got to dress up and tell each other whowewere - Adam

And finally…… We simply love hearing fromoldHendonians and sowere delighted to receive the following email on the very last day of the Spring Term from former Head Boy, Keval Dattani: Dear Team, I hopeyouarewell andare looking forward to theupcomingEaster break. Iwaswalkinghome froma runaroundSunnyHill Parkandbumped intoa familywhohad just come fromHendon Prep. As Iwalkedpast, themother recognised mequitequickly (I left in2008!) andasked howIwas doing. Sheeven remembered Iwent toMerchant Taylors’. It remindedme that the HendonPrep family is a lifelongone - I’msure MissWoodandMrsGopal wouldagree as they both taughtme inYear 2! It’s pretty clear tome that the cultureof the school is the same as it always has beenand I

To celebrate the end of their Ancient Greek topic Year 3 had aGreekDay. They sampled someGreek food, staged their ownOlympic Games and, after some research intoGreek Theatre, made their ownmasks using a balloon and papier mache.

Finally the children simply loved studying the work of Picasso, which resulted in themdrawing abstract self-portraits in his famous cubist style. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed being creative and used vibrant colours tomake the pictures look bold and powerful.

hopeyoukeepupwhat you’redoing so it doesn’t change in the future! Best wishes, Keval Dattani

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Looking forward to Summer: The final term of the academic year promises to be just as busy as the spring termwith so much to look forward to, here are just a few of the key dates for your diary:

Thursday 25th May: Whole school photograph Thursday 22nd June: School transition day Friday 30th June: Sports Day Monday 3rd July: Inter-house music competition Friday 7th July: Reserve Sports Day Monday 10th July: Leavers’ Assembly Wednesday 12th July: Speech Day Hendon Hall Hotel

2017/2018 Termdates

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Monday 4th September Monday 16th October Monday 30th October

Friday 13th October Friday 27th October Friday 15th December

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Autumn Term

Spring Term 2018

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Spring Term

Monday 8th January Monday 12th February Monday 19th February

Friday 9th February Friday 16th February Thursday 29th March

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Spring Term

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Monday 23rd April Monday 28th May Monday 4th June

Friday 25th May Friday 1st June Friday 13th July

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