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Well done Neel and Jay.

The Pre-Prep Donkin Cup race results
	1st Max Nissim  3.25 2nd Ashwin Kalairajah  3.43 3rd Kayan Vekaria 3.47 4th Charlie Nash 3.48 5th Tom Fielden 3.52 6th Cameron Pullen 3.56 7th Ethan Gerrard 3.57 8th Samuel Buckland 4.07 9th Keshav Kedia 4.07 10th Sani Abubakar 4.09

Year 1 Kingfishers’ Butterfly release

	To complement the Kingfishers’ study of mini beasts, Year 1 Kingfishers have once again been learning about the ‘life of a butterfly’ by raising LIVE butterflies. The caterpillars took approximately three to five weeks to hatch into butterflies, the boys gave them each a name.  Names included Spike, Susie and Woody. They then said their goodbyes when they released them into the environment.

Year 2 Kingfishers cycling event

The Year 2 Kingfishers enjoyed their annual cycling event today.  The boys took part in a cycle ride in the grounds of the Pre-Prep School.  For their events they all enjoyed a lollipop treat!

Year 2 Kingfishers visit to Brighton

As part of their ‘Seaside’ topic in Geography, the Year 2 Kingfishers visited Brighton for the day.  The 36 Kingfishers along with staff and parent helpers took the train from Radlett.  They braved the wind and rain and enjoyed a visit to the pier, took shelter in the pavilion, ate fish and chips and took a very wet ride on the open top bus.   They must surely hold the Haberdashers’ record for the wettest school trip!

The Kingfishers’ Sports Day

The Kingfishers enjoyed another successful sports day in the grounds of the Main School.   Races included 80m and 200m sprint, long jump, ball throwing, relay and  fun race.  Haberdashers’ parents also got the chance to shine competing in a parents’ fun race.  Well done to all the boys who took part.

Year 2 Kingfishers visit Celtic Harmony Camp

Trip Account by Samuel 2HP

Today I went to the Celtic Harmony Camp. When the coach arrived there I took my first step out of the coach and did at least twenty more steps then I saw a Celtic Warrior! We took a long walk before we got there, we had to go through big wooden gates and the warrior said we were going back in time.  First we went to the large round house, then we went to a herb garden and looked at all the herbs, I was astonished about the amount of things they did with them.  One or two seconds later we went to collect dock leaves to make a dock leaf soup, then we had to mash our dock leaves with sticks by hitting them in a woven bowl.  It was a very unusual experience because I thought hitting them with sticks would never work, but somehow it did!!! After that we did wheat grinding, which was interesting to see the grain turn into flour.    We did lots of other things and I went to the shop and bought my own crystal kit and gemstone.   We then saw someone shoot a real bow and arrow.  The whole trip was awesome!

Trip account by Raman 2AF

Haberdashers Year 2 visited the Celtic Harmony Camp on Wednesday. It was an exciting an education trip to an Iron Age settlement.  When we arrived, we were met by a Celtic warrior called Awayne and a lady called Morgana.  They were clad in a woven tartan plaid.  Shortly afterwards they took us to a pretend time machine where we had to shout out our names before we stepped in.  I was astonished to see the woods and a beautiful herb garden inside.  As we were walking past the Celtic round houses the leader of the Celtic tribe and his wife invited us inside.  They painted faces with woad which represented different Gods.  I had a tattoo of the God of Lightning.  After this, we helped to make bread by grinding the grains into flour.

Morgana led us into a round house where she told us two fascinating tales about an owl and a fearsome warrior.  Next, we explored the herb garden and collected some leaves and herbs for soup. For lunch we sat outdoors and enjoyed our sandwiches.  We visited the Celtic Souvenir Shop where we traded our English money for Celtic coins.  The shop had some unusual and awesome things.  I had sufficient Celtic money to buy a gemstone, a wand and a bracelet.

After trading we played a trading game using fluff, pottery, wood and grains. 

The last activity of the day was hunting.  It was a challenging task of collecting as many painted mushrooms as possible in the woods.  The second task was hunting wild boars using a stick.

This trip has been a truly amazing and fascinating experience. I would like to visit this place again.

Year One Kingfishers go back to Victorian times at the Gunnersbury Museum.

They took part in an unforgettable experience in the museum’s original Victorian Kitchens, where they found dressing up as footmen and maids extremely amusing!  They were very busy pounding the sugar, beating the carpets, washing the clothes and scrubbing the floors.

 In the afternoon they had fun dressing up as wounded Crimean soldiers and doctors and helped Florence Nightingale tell her incredible story!

‘The Kingfishers’ celebrate the Royal Wedding’

The Pre-Prep School enjoyed a picnic lunch to celebrate the Royal Wedding.  The boys have also been busy making memorabilia to remember this special day.

The Easter bunny visits the Kingfishers

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The Kingfishers enjoyed their annual easter egg hunt.  The boys were given the task of finding as many easter eggs as they could that were hidden in the grounds of the Pre-Prep School.

Mothers' Day Concert

The Year 1 Kingfishers hosted a special concert for their mums today to celebrate Mothers' Day.

The mums were treated to a morning of singing, poetry and kung fu dancing! 

The boys then presented their mums with gifts that were specially made by the Kingfishers in class.

Instruments from the Orchestra

The Year 2 Kingfishers are learning about instruments from the orchestra.  They have all enjoyed playing the trumpet, trombone, violin, viola and cello.  They have also looked at the clarinet, bassoon and saxophone.

Kingfishers' Sandwich Making Skills

Today the year 2 boys had great fun making their own sandwiches.....Spreading butter was quite a new experience for many. Fillings were of their own choices, but most popular was chocolate spread on white bread!! Hopefully they will be able to put their skills to good use after leaving home.

The Happy Puzzle Company visit the Kingfishers’

The Kingfishers’ enjoyed a day of puzzle fun at the Pre-Prep School. By using their thinking, creative and team building skills the boys set to work on the challenging 3D hands-on puzzle tasks.

''Winter Workshop''

Snowman Fun

Kingfishers’ class 1VP have been enjoying the snow at the Pre-Prep today.  They have been making Haberdashers' snowmen in the classroom.

Year 1 Kingfishers – Bedford Toy Museum – Outreach Workshop

Year 1 enjoyed an Outreach Activity session at the Pre-Prep by an Education Office from Bedford Museum to support their History topic ‘Toys in the Past’.  The explored how toys from the past differ from today’s toys and had lots of fun playing with reproduced toys!

Jeans for Genes Day

The Kingfishers’ took part in the charity event ‘Jeans for Genes Day’.  They all paid £2.00 to come into school wearing MUFTI (home clothes).  They raised a grand total of £142.00 and this will be sent to the charity Jeans for Genes who raise money for children and families across the UK whose lives are affected by genetic disorders.

 Well done to all those involved.

The Kingfishers performed their End of term performance

Mini beast Madness

Extracts from the programme - The mini-beasts invite you to their siesta this afternoon. There are millipedes, crickets, bees, flies, cicadas, dung beetles, caterpillars, spiders, snails and butterflies.

The party is taking place in their own habitat and they are all having a lovely time until disaster strikes, Inspector Secticide and the Bug Squad invade.

Pre-Prep End of Term Picnic

The Kingfishers’ enjoyed their end of term picnic today.

Lego Young Town Planners

The Kingfishers’ spent the day with the Lego Young Town Planners.  Throughout the day they learnt about the basic logistics of house building, they then all constructed their own building and created their own Haberdashers’ town.  Lots of interesting buildings were created, including a Haberdashers' jail!

The Year 2 Kingfishers’ learn how to make pizzas.

Kingfisher Year 2’s spent the morning at their local Pizza Express learning how to make pizzas.

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