Pre-Prep Reflections Week 12 December 2024
Dear parents,
Pre-Prep Disco
The highlight of this week was definitely our first ever school disco! Organised and run by the Family Society, the event was a huge success with almost every child in the school coming along to bust some moves and play party games. Thank you all for your support. Will from Sporty Stars did a brilliant job as DJ and MC, and the hall was transformed into a glow-in-the-dark extravaganza with UV lights and fluorescent face paints! Special thanks to Leigh Farmer and Sarah Saunders for all their hard work on what is sure to become an annual event.
Staff news
I am delighted to share the happy news that Mrs Wannell is expecting a baby. Many congratulations to Chloe and family. The children were told in assembly this morning and wanted to know what the baby would be called – I feel a naming competition coming on! Mrs Wannell is due in June and we will begin the recruitment process in the new year for an Early Years practitioner to cover her maternity leave.
Sickness
As usual at this time of year, there are a few bugs going around and we have had lots of children off sick this week. Please may we remind parents that any case of vomiting or diarrhoea requires children to stay at home for 48 hours after they are clear. This is to ensure that they are well enough to return to school, as well as to reduce the spread of infection to others. Fingers crossed that we can get everyone into school for the nativity performances next week!
Spring Term Clubs
Thanks to Ms AJ for organising the after school club bookings for next term. All requests have been met and you should have received an email from her confirming this. All clubs are due to start on the first day of the spring term, Monday 6 January 2025.
Next week
A reminder that Mrs Lawrence-Jones will be out of school all day on Monday to attend a training course. Mrs Smyth will be covering her teaching for the day. On Tuesday, we will be holding our first parent drop-in afternoon of the year; this is an informal event that we hold every term. Please head directly to your childโs classroom at the earlier time of 3pm if you would like to view some of your childโs work with them. The Christmas nativity performances will take place on Thursday and Friday from 2pm in the hall – please see the full details in the article below.
Storm Darragh is set to bring strong winds and heavy rain across the UK from tonight, so batten down the hatches and take care this weekend!
