Pre-Prep Reflections Week 28 May 2025

Dear parents,

Summer is well and truly with us and everyone has been enjoying the gorgeous weather this week. It was lovely to return to school today and hear all about what the children have been up to while I have been away, notably the arrival of some smart new play tractors for the Early Years outdoor area! Thank you to Ms Richards and the team for taking such good care of the school in my absence.

Assemblies

On Tuesday, Mrs Lawrence-Jones spoke to the children about our new pre-prep pupil code, which links to the school virtues and reminds children how they can be a good Exonian. The school council have been helping me develop the wording, layout and design for some time and we are looking forward to having it displayed in all classrooms this term. On Wednesday, Ms Richards continued our series of British Values assemblies with a focus on how we can show tolerance at school and in the wider community.

Year 1 trip

This morning, Year 1 set off excitedly in the minibuses on their trip to World of Country Life in Exmouth. The visit was linked to the children’s learning in history and science, with the highlight being a deer train safari! As always, the children represented the school brilliantly with their excellent behaviour and manners.

New uniform

As you will be aware, we are introducing a new uniform across all parts of Exeter School in September, supplied by a new online provider called Schoolblazer. We have now put together a uniform guide and an ordering information guide for parents that can be viewed below. While the current pre-prep uniform will no longer be available to purchase from Thomas Moore from this summer, please remember that children can continue to wear these items until September 2028.

Click here to view the new uniform guide  Click here to view the Schoolblazer ordering information

Sun safety

Now that the warmer weather is with us, please may I remind parents that it is helpful for children to come to school with sun cream already applied. Children are welcome to bring their own sun cream in, should they need to top-up, but they need to be able to apply this themselves and we therefore recommend the roll-on products. All children should also have a named sun hat (of any design) in school to wear outside, please. As the children are removing their jumpers more frequently, please can you double-check that they are named, so that we can return them to the right owner.

Next week

A reminder that the school is closed on Monday for the bank holiday. Next Thursday evening, I will be at Exeter School for their summer open evening, which starts at 5.30pm. Please do come and say hello if you are coming along for a tour.

I hope you enjoy the long weekend and look forward to seeing everyone back in school on Tuesday.