Category: Life Education

28 March 2019

On Thursday 21 March, Reception Diamonds went exploring on the other side of Wandsworth Common to look for signs of Spring. On the way we saw trees full of blossom, buds on branches and heard the birds singing. We took our lunches and had a picnic on the grass before gazing across the ponds at…

28 March 2019

On March 14, Year 5 travelled to Southfields Academy where they were faced with a wide range of real life scenarios which required them to work as a team and to think on their feet. They worked through what they had to do if they were to attend a casualty on the street or help an…

21 March 2019

On Monday, the Year 3 Rubies had a group of unusual visitors to the classroom – creatures of all different shapes and sizes, some of which we could touch, and others that we preferred not to! Our Geography topic of Rainforests came in very useful, while our growing knowledge on invertebrates from Science helped us…

28 February 2019

On Tuesday Year 1 made the most of the warm and sunny weather at Vauxhall City Farm. The children took part in a workshop in which they met a variety of animals and discussed how to classify them. Among other things we fed the goats, and enjoyed watching the enormous and rather comical looking turkey…

18 January 2019

In Reception this week we had some very exciting visitors! Pygmy hedgehogs, lizards, meerkats and a huge royal python. We found out how they move, what they like to eat (thankfully not little children…) and we even got to stroke and hold them all. As you can see from the photos we loved every minute…

22 November 2018

Year 4CR were very excited to venture into Dolphin School’s secret garden on Wednesday. It was so wonderful to see the fantastic landscaping with the raised bedding and picnic tables there. Decked with gardening gloves and trowels, we made the most of the sunshine to master the art of planting, which included tulip bulbs in…

20 November 2018

Going from strength to strength, Dolphin School jumped up to 39th place in this year’s Sunday Times Top 100 Prep Schools list! Although we know that academic results are not the only measure of an excellent school, it is rewarding to know that our pupils flourish in all areas.  

4 October 2018

On Friday, Year 4 Emeralds led a wonderful Harvest Assembly and were able to unpack our memory verse with enthusiasm and style. It was lovely to see each of their characters shine through on stage as they became farmers, fruit, vegetables, food bank checkers and we even had an alien! Thank you to everyone who…

20 September 2018

As part of our topic on “Our Community”, Firefighters from Battersea Fire Station paid a very exciting visit to Year One. At the end of playtime the whole school watched as they drove their truck onto the Common, with lights flashing. They showed Year One all the equipment they use, and each child had a…