Pre-Prep Reflections Week 35 June 2025

New school uniform

From September 2025, we are introducing an exciting new uniform and our new uniform provider is Schoolblazer. The new items are now available to order when parents register below.

Click here to go to Schoolblazer’s website

There is a 20% discount on all blazers until 30 September 2025 and free postage and packaging from 30 June – 13 July.

Diary Dates

Monday 30 June – End of year reports issued

Wednesday 2 July 1.15pm – Transition afternoon

Monday 30 June – Sports Week

Friday 4 July 1.30pm – Sports Day

Monday 7 July 3pm – Informal parent drop-in afternoon

Tuesday 8 July 2.30pm – Summer showcase

Wednesday 9 July – Term ends at 3.30pm

Please note that there will be no clubs running in the final week of term (7-9 July), with the exception of drama club. Late Room will run every day until 5.30pm as usual.

Term dates for 2024-25 and 2025-26 are available to download from the school website.

Spotlight on Reception

This week in Reception, we have been continuing our topic on holidays by reading and sharing the book Lucy and Tom at the Seaside. The children have enjoyed discussing what they can find at the seaside, and compared it to what it was like in the past. They have also thought about the journey that the snail goes on in The Snail and the Whale and have rewritten part of the story. The children had another successful swimming session this week, with most of them jumping in from the diving blocks at the deep end! They are looking forward to their final swim next week. In mathematics, we have been revisiting our number bonds to 10 and exploring the place value of numbers up to 100 using the programs on the interactive screen. This was very popular with all the children! We all thoroughly enjoyed our beach trip to Dawlish Warren today, especially beachcombing, building sandcastles and writing our names in the sand. The best part had to be the ice creams at the end!

Mrs Rickard, Mrs Smyth and Miss Adams

End of Year Events

Transition afternoon

On Wednesday 2 July, all children will be moving up to their next classroom to spend the afternoon with their new teachers and teaching assistants. Any new children due to join the school in September are also invited to this event. At the end of the day, parents are welcome to come into the classrooms for an informal ‘meet the teacher’ session, where we will provide some further information about the year ahead. If you are unable to attend, please do not worry; we will ensure the information is sent home to you. Current Year 2 pupils who are going to Exeter School next year will be transported over to the junior school for the afternoon.

Sports Day

Mrs Smyth is planning a whole week of sports events from Monday 30 June, culminating in our annual Sports Day on Friday 4 July. This event is held outside from 1.30-3.30pm and all parents are welcome to attend. There will be no football club after school, but STEM club will run in the hall. Fingers crossed for good weather!

Parent drop-in

On Monday 7 July, we will be holding our final parent drop-in of the year from 3pm. All parents are welcome to come into your child’s classroom and look at a selection of their work from this year. You will then be able to take most of their books and folders home, so please bring a strong carrier bag that can hold heavy items.

Summer showcase and prize giving

On Tuesday 8 July, all children will be taking part in our annual summer showcase in the hall, which parents are invited to attend. This starts at 2.30pm and will include performances from each class, soloists and whole school singing. We will also be presenting every child with a personalised certificate recognising their individual achievements this year, as well as saying farewell to our Year 2 pupils. This event is not to be missed!

Final day of term

The last day of term, Wednesday 9 July, will be a non-uniform day. Our drama club leader Ruth Lawrence will be running her usual end of year party for all children in the hall. We are also planning to have an outdoor disco in the afternoon, which should be lots of fun!

Please note that there will be no clubs in the final week of term (7-9 July) with the exception of drama club on Monday 7 July. However, Late Room will be running as normal until 5.30pm every evening.

Sports Week

Next week, we will be hosting our very own Sports Week! The children will be participating in a variety of fun and engaging sporting activities throughout the week, as well as meeting various sportspeople and athletes.

There will be opportunities to explore mindfulness, health, social and emotional wellbeing, as well as learning about sports science. We are fortunate to have some fun workshops for different year groups throughout the week, culminating in our annual Sports Day event on the afternoon of Friday 4 July.

We would like all children to come into school wearing their PE kit every day during Sports Week. They are also encouraged to bring in a bike or scooter from home as indicated on the timetable below.

Mrs Smyth

Click here for the timetable

End of Year Family Picnic

On the last day of term – Wednesday 9 July – we will be celebrating the end of another great year at Exeter Pre-Prep with our annual picnic. Children, parents and siblings from all years are all very welcome to stay behind on the last day when the school and grounds will be open until 5.30pm.

Please bring your own picnic and drinks. Alcohol is allowed if you’re in the mood! An ice-cream stall has been booked for the event. Parents have also organised a gift from all of the departing Year 2 families that we will present to Mr Ayling.

It has been a fun event in previous years, a lovely way for all the children to say goodbye to each other before the holidays and for the older ones to thank their teachers for their time at the school. We look forward to seeing you from 3.30-5.30pm on Wednesday 9 July.

Ralph Wopshott, Year 2 class rep