88 JANUARY 2024 3 JULY 2023 SEPTEMBER 2025 Message from the Head of Prep The first full week of a new academic year is complete and the children are beginning to establish their new routines. It has been wonderful to welcome parents to our Prep information events, including last week’s settling in day for Reception and to the Tuesday evening presentations by our teaching staff. I hope that the information shared proves useful in supporting your children at home and provides an insight into what they can look forward to this year. Our first assemblies together have given us the chance to talk about our value for the year, Compassion, and what it means to act compassionately. We have also begun to celebrate some of the positions of responsibility that pupils in our Prep can enjoy. Our new House Captains looked particularly pleased to receive their badges! Our first House Meetings took place on Thursday and a sense of healthy competition has been fostered for the year ahead. Sports fixtures and clubs are already underway with our Under 11 footballers securing an impressive victory in the first round of the Surrey Cup. Our Under 8 teams are playing their first competitive fixtures against local opposition this afternoon. Outside of school, the first trips of the year will also be starting soon, with Year 3 heading off next week and Reception the week after.
We are looking forward to another busy Open Morning tomorrow. Our Year 10 pupils will be leading the tours and I know that they will be wonderful ambassadors for our school and its incredible facilities. We are also very grateful to our CPA for their support with this key event in the school calendar.
Mr Heaver