Junior Reflections

Junior Reflections Week 20 2024

Dear parents,

I hope that you all had a restful half term with your family and friends. It has been great to welcome the pupils back for the second half of the spring term. The staff had two inset days at the beginning of the week with our second education conference being held – WellFest24. It was a day of wellbeing, inspirational speakers, and workshops with guest speaker Alicia Drummond from Teen Tips. A lot of collaborative learning took place, and hearing the whole school community sing, with thanks to Mr Pete Tamblyn, was a highlight.

Fixtures and clubs

Fixtures and clubs started with a bang this week, although the weather was not always on our side. It is always great to see so many pupils involved in the wide range of clubs on offer as well as having the opportunity to represent the school. I know that this half term is going to be a very busy one, so do have a look at SOCS to see if your child is playing in any of the many fixtures.

Informal woodwind concert and New York deli style lunch

I was blown away by our junior school pupils who played in our Informal Woodwind Concert on Wednesday – they were brilliant – and clearly a lot of practise has taken place over the half term. Well done to Evie, Henry, and Sophie. The pupils were also treated to a New York deli style lunch as well, which was delicious, I hope your children enjoyed it as much as the staff. A big thank you to our catering team, who always do a fantastic job of providing a varied and nutritious lunch every day. It puts my culinary skills to shame!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.

Playground people of the week

Henry F1H

Elliot F1H

Rupert U2T

Junior Artist of the moment

The art department regularly recognises the achievements of individual pupils in the junior school through the award of the title, ‘Artist of the Moment’. Entries cover a wide range of disciplines, including drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, installation and mixed media.

Form One have enjoyed exploring the themes of friendship and family in Charlie Mackesy’s The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse. Georgina in Form One has used one of the illustrations in her beautiful sketch of the central characters, and added a very fitting quote.

Informal Woodwind Concert

The Music Hall was filled with the sounds of saxophones, flutes and a bassoon on Wednesday after school, at it was the turn of many of our woodwind players to perform in their Informal Concert. With pupils ranging in age from Form One up to Lower Sixth, a pleasing selection of repertoire was selected, with some jazzy sax numbers by Bennett and Buckland, traditional songs played on the flute, including Mockingbird Song,  Hot Cross Buns and Pease Pudding, We’re off to see the Wizard from the musical The Wizard of Oz and the classic Pink Panther. Sixth form pupils Matt, Lucia and Chi were especially inspirational to the younger players with their mature and technically impressive renditions. You can access the audio recording here.

World Book Day

Mark your calendars, everyone! On Thursday, March 7, Exeter Junior School will immerse in the enchanting world of literature for World Book Day. We are delighted to host author Sam Sedgman, who will conduct engaging workshops for each year group. We invite you to join the festivities by participating in our biennial tradition of dressing up as your favourite book character. We would like you to step into the shoes of any one of your most cherished book characters. Let’s make this World Book Day a memorable celebration of the magic found within the pages of a good book! Happy reading, Mrs Hardy.

Junior School News

Junior Sport News

Do you have an eye for marketing and keeping up with the latest social media trends?  We are hiring a 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 to commence in July 2025. Applicants should have proven experience in digital marketing and be proficient in digital analysing platforms and analytical tools.  If you, or someone you know could be a great fit for this role, please visit the link in our bio to find out more. 👆

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We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time events officer to join our school from August 2025. ✨  If you have experience planning and delivering external-facing events and would be keen to find out more, please visit the link in our bio.👆  #jobvacancy #hiringalert #eventsofficer

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See the school in action at our whole school open morning on Tuesday 17 June from 9am.  You will be able to hear from our Head, Ms Simpson, and have the opportunity to visit the junior and/or senior schools.  To find out more information and to register, please visit the link in our bio.  👆  #whatsonwednesday #exeterschools #schoolofgreatcharacter #openmorning #schoolopenevent #togetherwe

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Roman invaders in the junior school! Form One's much anticipated Roman Day included a visit from Gluteus Maximus to teach them how to be legionaries of the Roman Empire. 🏛️  Pupils learnt how to fight like a Roman soldier and took part in a whole day of themed activities; it will definitely be a day they remember for a long time to come.  #exeterschools #schoolofgreatcharacter #romanday #isca #romansoldier

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Lottie and Thea, in Middle Fifth, have been Exeter School pupils since Form One.   Take a look at our YouTube channel (link in bio👆) to hear about their involvement in cricket, their recent tour to Sri Lanka as part of the Devon U15s, and their hopes for the future. We can't wait to follow their progress! 🤩  #exeterschools #schoolofgreatcharacter #crickettour @devonwomenofficial #srilanka #devoncricketsrilankatour #devoncricket #girlsinsport

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𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲! 📅 Our summer fete is fast approaching on Saturday 7 June, 1-4pm  The junior school are gratefully accepting donations for their bottle tombola (please drop any bottles to the bursary) while senior school pupils are invited to bring donations for hampers to the Head's Reception before Wednesday 4 June.  We would love to see you there!  For more information, please visit the link in our bio👆  #WhatsOnWednesday #summerfete #exeterschools #familysociety #summerevents

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A final cricket match for a super group of boys. The U5 boys teamed up to represent the 3rd XI in one last game together before their GCSEs start. Great fun and a tasty spread put together by the boys…the scotch eggs in particular! 🏏☀️ #upperfifth #cricket #exeterschoolsport #exeterschool #friendship

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A final gala of the year against Taunton School on the 29th April. A great gala and some superb performances to conclude a memorable year of school swimming. A special mention for our U6th swimmers who have been stalwarts of the swim team for so long @exeterschooluk #swimming #swimfast #exeterschoolsport #exeterschool #schoolofgreatcharacter

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Nearly 40 @exeterschooluk pupils from 3F up to M5 competed at the Exeter Schools Athletics Trials last week. It was great to see so many pupils competing in a range of events. There were some notable performances and we await the news of those who that have qualified for the next round - the Exeter v East Devon Schools Athletics Trials on 22nd May #athletics #runjumpthrow #exeterschoolsport #exeterschool #schoolofgreatcharacter

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Great to get the cricket season started. Well done to the 1st XI who won their National School’s cup match by 31 runs this evening. @exeterschooluk #cricket #exeterschoolsport #schoolofgreatcharacter

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Mason cup winners 2025 🏆 @exeterschooluk @exeterchiefsacademy @exetercitywomensfc #winners #commited #rolemodels

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