Junior Reflections Week 1 September 2025
Dear parents,
A very warm (albeit wet) welcome back to the beginning of the Autumn term, it has been truly wonderful to welcome back old and new faces to our school community, and everyone is looking super smart as we start the new term, let’s hope it continues. Our first coffee morning for Lower School parents is on Monday 22 September down at the pavilion, 8:20 – 9:15am. I do hope many of you can join us; it is a great opportunity to have a cup of tea, croissant and to meet new people.
Buddies and lunch
It was truly heart-warming to see our new pupils meet their Upper Two buddies this week — a special reminder of how meaningful our buddy system is in helping children feel welcomed, supported, and connected as they settle into life in the junior school. There’s also been a real buzz around our new salad bar! I’ve loved hearing the children’s reactions: “This is so cool!”, “I wish I had this at home!” — who knows, maybe it’ll inspire a few more veggies at dinner time! A huge thank you to our catering team for the delicious and nutritious meals this week. As a parent myself, I can’t tell you how much I’ve appreciated not having to think about lunch — especially when mine never quite compares to what we have at school!
Reminders
Below are a couple of, I hope, useful reminders as I know that there is always a lot of information shared at the beginning of term:
- All pupils may come in their PE kit on the day when they have PE (this is their PE top and blue shorts).
- On Friday 26 September, there is no late room or clubs running as we have our Open Morning the following day, at which our upper school pupils will be helping with tours and classroom activities. Mr Wood will be sharing further details next week.
- We are a nut free school so please can I ask all snacks are healthy and nut free.
- Please remember to label all items as this will then ensure that any that find their way to the office can be returned to their owners and to ensure that pupils have the correct equipment in their pencil cases.
- If you wish your child to walk home at the end of the day, please can I ask that you inform the office at jsreception@exeterschool.org.uk in order that we have permissions on record.
Wishing you all a lovely weekend.
