Further Information

Starting school is an exciting time for both students and parents, but there is a lot of new information to get familiar with. The below will help familiarise yourself with various aspects of Glendower and will hopefully answer any questions you may have.

Lunch

Lunch takes place at 12.00 every day in the Dining Room. A cooked lunch is provided (please see an example menu here) and girls line up to select one of two options (including a vegetarian choice). They will then sit at tables with their classmates and eat their lunch, supervised by members of staff. We expect all girls to be able to use a knife and fork, but staff will assist in the first few weeks if necessary. If your daughter has any dietary requirements, these must be clearly communicated to the school via the Pupil Profile, and your daughter will be given a lanyard to wear so the kitchen team can identify what foods she cannot have.

Assemblies

Each week, the Lower School meet for various assemblies. On Mondays, these assemblies are usually held by the Head of Lower School or a visiting speaker to discuss various topics of interest. On Thursdays, each class will perform either a music assembly organised by the Music department, or a class assembly that parents are invited to. These assemblies are based on a theme the girls have been studying in the classroom and each girl gets a chance to perform and take part. Celebration assemblies take place on Fridays, where class prizes are announced for following the Golden Rules (see page 12) and for achievement and effort in classwork.

Head’s Breakfast

On occasion, your daughter may be nominated to attend Head’s Breakfast for an especially outstanding piece of work or great effort in one of her lessons. This is an opportunity to have breakfast with Mrs Kingsmill Moore in her study with a small group of girls. Further details will be communicated when your daughter has been nominated.

Absences

If your daughter is unwell and unable to attend school, please email her form teacher and the Office to ensure our records are kept up to date. If you would like to request an absence for a reason such as a family celebration or bereavement, you must email absences@glendowerprep.org and Mrs Kingsmill Moore will be in touch stating if the absence has been authorised. If your daughter is absent for school and no reason has been given, this will be marked as unauthorised.

Medication

If your daughter requires medication to be kept in school for an ongoing condition, such as an inhaler or epi pen, this must be disclosed on the Pupil Profile and handed to the Office on the first day of school in a clearly named container. If your daughter requires ad-hoc medication, such as Calpol or antibiotics, this must be brought to the Office and a form completed stating the dosage instructions. The Office staff are happy to ad-minister any medication once the relevant paperwork has been completed.

Communication

Every Friday, the school send out The Whitehouse - the weekly school newsletter. This provides parents with an overview of the week’s activities and also provides important information and messages that parents should be aware of. The Lower School also receive The Week Ahead where each year group states what your daughter will be learning in the upcoming week. This also includes important information specific to each year group, such as when to bring in assembly costumes and materials required for art projects.

Extra-Curricular Activities

Glendower are very proud of the wonderful extra-curricular programme we offer the students. Clubs run termly and parents will receive the list of clubs available towards the end of the Summer holidays. At Glendower, there are internal clubs (run by Glendower staff) and external clubs (run by outside companies). All clubs should be booked via SchoolCloud, which you will receive login details for before the start of term. This plat-form is also used to book Parents’ Evening appointments. Whilst there is a wide range of activities available for Reception students to enjoy before and after school, we recommend younger girls only take part in a couple of clubs per week to give them enough downtime to relax and play after a busy day at school.

Online Platforms

Reception use the online platform SeeSaw; more information will be given in due course.

Homework and Reading

Homework in Reception is reading and learning ‘Rainbow Words’. More information on both of these will be given at the Reception Parent Talk taking place on Thursday 15th September.

Houses

All girls at Glendower are allocated to a house; Gordon, Wellington or Marlborough. Each house has a specific colour that girls wear at house events, such as Sports Day.

Gordon: Green

Wellington: Red Marlborough: Yellow

Each term, the individual houses meet for an assembly led by the Year Six House Captains to discuss various charity initiatives, house competitions and events that are coming up.

You should have been informed of your daughter’s house already, but if you have any questions, please contact Mr Callaghan, the Registrar, via admissions@glendowerprep.org.

Golden Rules

Students in the Lower School should follow Glendower’s Golden Rules; these are:

• Always treat everyone with respect.

• Always be your best self.

• Always be a good listener.

• Always look after the school and everything in it.

• Always move around the school safely and sensibly.