Pre-Prep Reflections Week 27 2024
Dear parents,
We have had a busy full week back at school and it has definitely been a bit of an adjustment for everyone, but hopefully we will all be back in the swing of things next week. It was great to catch up with some of you at my coffee morning on Monday.
Key Stage 1 Trips
On Tuesday, Years 1 and 2 went on a joint RE trip. As part of their learning on Christian places of worship, they visited St Martin’s Church in Cathedral Close, one of the oldest buildings in Exeter. They then walked over to Exeter Cathedral, where they had a guided tour and enjoyed identifying and comparing the different features of the two buildings. Thank you to Miss Lawrence and Ms Richards for organising and leading this trip, and to Mrs Goodwill and Mrs Titchin for accompanying them. Yesterday, Year 1 went on a short walk around the village of Exminster as part of their new geography topic on the local area.
Whole School Theatre Trip
This afternoon, after a picnic lunch, the whole school travelled up to Taunton by coach and minibus to watch The Lion Inside at the Brewhouse Theatre. This was a new musical stage adaptation based on the best-selling book, telling the heart-warming story of a shy little mouse who sets out on a journey to find his roar, only to discover that even the smallest creatures can have the heart of a lion. The children hugely enjoyed the performance and behaved impeccably throughout. As you can imagine, it is a huge undertaking to take 70 children aged 3-7 to the theatre! Many thanks to all the staff for their help and to our chair of governors, Mrs Helen Clark, for accompanying us on the trip.
School uniform
On Tuesday, Exeter School had a visit from Schoolblazer, our new uniform supplier, who came to meet with parents in a focus group and talk about the proposed changes to the school uniform. This was an extremely helpful discussion about a number of aspects of uniform in general and looked at some proposed changes to our uniform. We invited a wide range of parents, from across the whole school, and had good representation present in the meeting. We feel that our current uniform has not been changed for many years (probably since girls joined the school two decades ago) and with the current suppliers struggling to meet demand and offering such poor customer service, it feels the right time and opportunity to update our current offering. The meeting allowed us to consider the views of parents, and to look at some suggestions. We have not yet made any firm decisions, and we know that any changes to the uniform must take into account a range of factors; every school is unique, and we have to think about this when considering change and of course cost. What we want is for pupils to be proud of their school, and to wear their uniform smartly and with confidence. These will be the key things that we are looking to engender in any new uniform items.
IMPORTANT: Amended Diary Dates
Finally, please may I draw your attention to some rescheduled dates this term, which had previously been marked as ‘to be confirmed’. Sports Day will now be on the afternoon of Friday 28 June, to avoid clashing with the junior school. Our transition afternoon, where pupils spend time in their next classroom with their new teacher and TA, will now be held on Thursday 4 July, the same day as the junior school.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.
