Pre-Prep Reflections Week 23 2024

Diary Dates

Spring Term 2024

Wednesday 20 March 4.00-7.30pm – Parents’ Evening

Monday 25/Tuesday 26 March – Charity Fun Run

Wednesday 27 March – Easter Theme Day

Thursday 28 March to Tuesday 16 April – Easter holidays

Summer Term 2024

Wednesday 17 April – Summer term begins

Monday 22 April – Head’s coffee morning

Tuesday 23 April – Year 1 and Year 2 RE trip

Friday 26 April – Whole school theatre trip (afternoon)

Thursday 9 May – Exeter School open evening

Thursday 16 May – Open morning for prospective families

Saturday 18 May – Devon County Show

Friday 24 May – Staff INSET day (school closed)

Monday 27 to Friday 31 May – Half term

Saturday 15 June 1.00-4.00pm – Family Society summer fayre

Wednesday 19 June – Transition Day (TBC)

Friday 21 June – Sports Day (TBC)

Wednesday 3 July – Year 1 fire station trip

Monday 8 July 3.00pm – Parent drop-in

Tuesday 9 July 2.30pm – Summer showcase

Wednesday 10 July – Summer term ends at 3.30pm

A list of term dates for the academic year 2024-25 is now available on the school website.

Spotlight on Year 2

In English, we have been learning all about instructions through the book ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’. The children particularly enjoyed performing as part of a class cookery show and creating recipes for disgusting sandwiches. In mathematics, we have been learning about position and direction and the children enjoyed using positional vocabulary to navigate a map of a zoo. The children have really been fascinated with our ‘Toys’ history topic. So far, it has included researching the history of LEGO; using an iPad to create a fact file; comparing modern day toys with older toys; and learning about the toys that children played with during Victorian times. In our computing lessons, we have continued to learn about how we can display data using computers. This week we learnt how to tally objects using a common attribute and present the data in the form of a pictogram. In DT, we have been focusing on which part of a picture in a story could move; we used sliders and levers to make the Gingerbread Man run as fast as he could!

Ms Richards, Mrs Goodwill and Mrs Titchin

Easter Theme Day Reminder

On Wednesday 27 March, the last day of the spring term, the children will spend the whole day off-timetable, taking part in Easter-themed activities. We would like to invite parents to come in at 3.00pm for a special Easter assembly, where the children will share some of their learning with you. This will be followed by a tea party in the hall in honour of Mrs Martin, as this will be her final day at Exeter Pre-Prep School. There is no need to book. We hope you will be able to join us and, if you would like to bring a nut-free cake, please feel free!

Charity Fun Run

In the final week of term, we are planning to hold a charity fun run event to raise further money for our friends at Westbank in Exminster. Our children seem to be very keen on running lately and so we thought we would try to run a marathon collectively, with all children and staff running laps of the school grounds on 25 or 26 March, weather permitting! Children could either be sponsored per lap or for the total distance they accumulate. Forms have been sent home today so that the children can approach family and friends for sponsorship – please check your child’s bookbag. We will then aim to collect the money after the Easter break. Thank you for your support.

Mrs Wannell

Charities co-ordinator

House Points

The children are doing so well showing our school character virtues and earning their house point tokens.  They are counted every two weeks and the winner was announced in today’s celebration assembly. Here are the totals:

Bideford (Blue): 166

Devonport (Red): 160

Bridgwater (Green): 157

Brixham (Yellow): 153

Congratulations to Bideford!