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Junior Reflections

Junior Reflections Week 28 2024

Dear parents,

Houses

The week kicked off with house assemblies on Monday morning where the pupils met in their houses to talk about the summer term and to discuss the ways they can support each other in what is a particularly busy time of year. Each house learnt how they link to the new house system at the pre-prep school: Bridgwater, Brixham, Bideford and Devonport are the birth towns of our explorers – your child should be able to tell you more information about this. The house systems across both schools will allow for greater consistency for the pupils, especially for those joining us from the pre-prep in the future.

Learning this week

It has been a busy week in the classrooms with Upper One studying the instruments of the orchestra and their different families. They looked at the brass family, and made their very own instruments out of plastic bottles, hose pipe and duct tape! I have enjoyed hearing their musical sounds outside my window! Form One have been consolidating their learning in English and drama with some fun filled β€˜parts of speech’ raps, some of which are available to view below. Using the β€˜flip’ app has been a great way for them to share their performances with each other and to add a little extra personality to their work. We have some great musical talent in the school. The Form One pupils have also been learning about conductive materials in computer science to link to their topic all about sequences and programming. They created a human circuit with a Makey Makey controller connected to a Scratch program. When they touched the play doh, it played a different sound. They tested out Mrs Morgan’s cardboard guitar and will be making their own programmable musical instruments in their next lesson.

Club news

Our junior school librarians have got off to a great start showcasing the fantastic collection of books that have been nominated for the Carnegie award for Illustration, all of which are available to borrow from our library. This week they reviewed Erika Maza’s beautifully illustrated book: a powerfully, timely and beautifully illustrated story exploring the journey of two refugee children in search of safety. We are looking forward to seeing the masks they create in library club inspired by this wonderful book. Meanwhile, our green fingered gardening club pupils have been really enjoying the planting stage of the growing cycle. They have been deciding what to plant where, preparing the soil and carefully placing the seeds or new plants into the soil beds. So far, the pupils have planted broad bean, potato, onion and beetroot plants and tomato seeds. We can already see the plants getting bigger and taller! A huge thank you to Simon Lee, head groundsman, who has even created a fabulous sink for the pupils to wash their hands in.

Safeguarding reminder

Just a gentle reminder that when entering the junior school building, please always report to reception who will then be able to point you in the right direction with your enquiry. In line with our safeguarding policy, all visitors and parents need to be escorted around the premises by a member of the Exeter School staff.

Have a lovely long weekend.

Playground people of the week

Daniel F1H

James F1H

Lizzie L2P

Jazz Supper

Tickets are now available to purchase for our Jazz Supper on Monday 1 July at 6.30pm here at Exeter School.

This is an annual highlight in the calendar which is kindly sponsored byΒ Charles Stanley Wealth ManagersΒ and offers the opportunity for our performers to really enjoy their playing with a colourful, live-event feel. This excitement will be even stronger this year as many of the performers will depart the next day for performances on international stages which you canΒ read more about by clicking here.

Ticket prices are Adults Β£11 / Child Β£7 to include a light supper/refreshments.

Please purchase tickets here.

Noun raps

The children in Form One have been composing and performing raps that focus on the different parts of speechβ€”nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. We loved watching them and thought we would share a sample of them here for your enjoyment over the long weekend.

View Henry M F1H

View Henry T F1H

View Isabelle F1C

View Lucy N F1C

View Zara F1C

Family Society Summer Fete

If you would like your own stall at the fete, please click on this link to book.

Junior School News

Junior Sport News

Good luck to @exschsports pupils Josh, Marcus and Mo who are off to Surrey tomorrow to play in the semi-finals of U16 ECB Cup. They qualified following a thrilling win the quarter-final vs Essex bowling them out for 149 and chasing the total in less than 25 overs.

@exeterschooluk @devoncricket #countycricket #cricket #exeterschoolsport #devoncricket

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We're bringing you results from the @britishrowing Club Championships at the National Water Sports Center in Nottingham in July where Isabelle (M5) and Lisa (L5) won Gold in the Under 14 Women’s Doubles and set a new course record for the WJ14 double!

We're so proud and can't wait to see what the ladies achieve next πŸ™Œ

@exschsports #rowing #goldmedals #schoollife #aspireandflourish #newcourserecord #wj14double #u14doublesrowing #nationalwatersportscentrenottingham #independentschools #sports

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Our pupils have shone in GCSEs, with 23% of all grades being grade 9. Furthermore, 47% of grades awarded were a grade 8 or 9.

Acting Head of Exeter School, Mr Graham Bone said: β€œAs I take up the role of Acting Head, it is a privilege to share in the celebration of these fantastic results. Our Year 11 pupils have again shown themselves to be hard-working, diligent Exonians who have made the most of our outstanding teaching, top quality pastoral care, and the wide range of opportunities that Exeter School offers. We are delighted with their GCSE grades: with almost a quarter of results at the top grade of 9 and 47% at the top two grades, there is much to be proud of, and I want to thank all our staff, especially our dedicated teachers, in helping our pupils achieve these excellent outcomes."

#gcseresults2025 #resultsday #sixthformlife #endofyear11 #school #exams #celebrate #schoolexams #talkeducation #goodschoolsguide

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Eden Project 2024

Junior school Interhouse Cross Country

Open morning - Saturday 27 September 9.30-12.30pm

Come along to our biggest open morning of the year for a complete overview of our junior and senior schools.

Take part in fun activities, sampling experiences from lessons, hear from our staff and take a tour with those who know Exeter School best – our pupil ambassadors.

Click here to register your place