Pre-Prep Reflections Week 3 September 2024
Dear parents,
The weather has been much kinder this week and we have all enjoyed spending more time outside in our beautiful grounds.
Heritage Open Day
We had a good number of visitors for Heritage Open Day last Saturday, including lots of Exminster locals who had never been inside the building before, and several stained glass window enthusiasts! We also put out a display of old photographs and artefacts from the school archives for people to look at. It is always fun to hear people’s stories about the history of the former hospital, the chapel and the school, and we hope to repeat this event next year.
Parent workshop
It was great to see so many parents at the phonics workshop on Tuesday afternoon. Thanks to Ms Richards and Mrs Rickard for preparing and delivering such an informative presentation. We hope you found it useful.
Flu vaccines
The NHS immunisation team visited yesterday morning to give nasal flu vaccines to children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. The children were all very brave and so polite! It is quite common for children to feel under the weather for a few days after the spray, but hopefully having them so early in the season will reduce the amount of illness as we head into winter. If you missed the consenting process and still wish your child to have the flu vaccine, please call the immunisation team on 01392 342 678 and they will book you into one of their community clinics. If you completed a consent form, but your child was absent from school yesterday, you will automatically receive an invitation to book into a clinic online.
Open morning
Our first open morning of the year yesterday was another successful event with several prospective families touring the school and interest in all year groups. The weather was perfect and there was a great buzz, with children out at Forest School or taking part in interactive lessons in their classrooms. The children were very welcoming to all our visitors and impressed everyone with their happy, positive approach to learning and lovely manners!
New shed
You may have noticed our smart new PE shed in the playground, which replaced our rather tired old grey shed after many years of use. We now have more space to store PE equipment and playground toys, and the children have loved playing with the new space hoppers, balance stilts and digging tools that last year’s Year 2 parents bought as leaving gifts.
Next week
Next Tuesday morning, we will be transporting all pre-prep children over to Exeter School for a whole school photograph. This is the first time we have attempted this and I’m sure it will be an exciting experience for everyone. Please could you ensure that your child arrives at school wearing smart uniform and with neat hair, and we will endeavour to keep them that way until the photo is taken – wish us luck!
