Dear parents,
Happy New Year! It is lovely to have the children back in school and to hear all about the excitement of the Christmas holidays. They have settled quickly and sensibly back into their routines, despite the constant rain, and we look forward to the first full week of 2024 when we return on Monday. Year 1 children were certainly very excited to have their first swimming lesson of the year this morning!
Welcome to new families
I would like to extend a warm welcome to new pupils Holly (Year 1), Ralph (Nursery), Teresa (Nursery), Nikola (Nursery) and Rose (Nursery) and their families, who join Exeter Pre-Prep School this term. We have a number of prospective pupils booked in for taster days this term and additional pupils starting after the Easter break. Our next ‘school in action’ open morning for prospective families will be held on Wednesday 7 February. As always, word of mouth through positive recommendation is our most powerful marketing tool, so please do share the date with anyone who you think may be interested in joining us.
Tree works
You will no doubt have noticed that a few of our lovely big trees didn’t fare so well in the recent stormy weather. Thankfully, the grounds team have been hard at work clearing up various branches and making everywhere safe. Two damaged trees towards the back of the site will need to be removed by tree surgeons next week. In the meantime, this area has been fenced off and, as an extra precaution, children will not be allowed on the sloped lawn until the work is complete.
Assemblies
This week in assemblies we have talked about New Year’s resolutions and our new spotlight virtue of ‘endeavour’. Today we looked at the Christian festival of Epiphany and Twelfth Night, which traditionally marks the end of Christmas – don’t forget to take your decorations down tomorrow if you haven’t already!
Next week
The nativity recording has now been edited and sent to me for approval, so I hope to be able to share this with you next week. I will also be holding my next coffee morning on Monday – see further details below. On Tuesday, I will be out of school all day to update my level 3 safeguarding and child protection training.
Have a great weekend!
