7+ Pupil and Parent booklet - Welcome to Habs

Welcome to the Prep School YEAR 3 BOOKLET- 2022/23

Contents O U R VA L U E S

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WELCOME

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Who you will meet

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T H E S C H O O L D AY

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First day Lunch PE and Games Going Home Homework Diary

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CO-CURRICULAR

Houses and Sections Clubs K E Y I N F O R M AT I O N

Uniform Equipment List Finding our Way Around Parking

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Our Values Our brand values are what we hold dear as a school, the core beliefs that we stand for. They should drive all decisions and actions.

Ambition

We set our sights high in terms of what we want to achieve as individuals and as a community, in and outside the classroom, aspiring to achieve our full potential in whatever we put our minds to.

Curiosity

In a diverse world, we believe that growth comes from not standing still.

We are driven by an unending desire to learn and improve, not standing still and having an open and enquiring mind to anything we face.

Courage

We believe in the courage to face challenge, embrace opportunity and step out of our comfort zones to grow and become our best selves, whilst also having courage in our conviction, remaining true to our moral compass and what we believe is the right thing to do.

Community

Since we were founded, we have had an inherent responsibility to our diverse internal and wider community and continue to dedicate ourselves to nurturing it and supporting each other to be our best selves.

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W E L C O M E

Welcome to the Preparatory School Dear Pupils, Parents and Guardians, We are looking forward to your child joining us in September for what will be an exciting journey in the Prep and Pre-Prep School for you and your family.

This booklet will show you what to expect from life at Habs and what you will need for the first few days at school.

We have lots of wonderful opportunities for your child: in the classroom, on the sports field, on the stage and in the music hall.

There are more than 50 clubs taking place every week and plenty of chances to try something new.

If you have any questions, please speak to your child’s Form Teacher, House Leader or any other member of staff. We are all here to help each other.

We are looking forward to meeting you again soon!

Yours sincerely, MR GARETH THOMAS ACTING HEAD OF PREP AND PRE-PREP SCHOOL

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Who you will meet

MRS BRUCE-GREEN ANDREWS HOUSE LEADER

MR BOWLEY PAT R I C K S H O U S E L E A D E R

M R S A D AT GEORGES HOUSE LEADER

MR BARNETT HEAD OF PE AND GAMES D AV I D S H O U S E L E A D E R

MRS PULLEN SENIOR TEACHER

MRS SANGHRAJKA PHASE LEADER YEARS 3 AND 4

Your Form Teacher will teach your child for most subjects.

Pupils will be taught some subjects by our specialist teachers, such as Ms Gozzard for Music, Mr Barnett for Games and Miss Brandon for Swimming.

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The School Day

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The School Day Your child must get to school between 8am and 8.30am. Please do not arrive before. During this time, they can play in the playground before going to their form room to register at 8.30am. We have whole school assemblies on Wednesdays and Fridays.

P L AY G R O U N D S U P E R V I S I O N

8AM TO 8.30AM

R E G I S T R AT I O N / A S S E M B LY

8.30AM TO 8.45AM

LESSON 0

8.45AM TO 9.15AM

LESSON 1

9.15AM TO 9.45AM

LESSON 2

9.45AM TO 10.15AM

LESSON 3

10.15AM TO 10.45AM

BREAK

1 0 . 4 5 A M T O 11 . 0 5 A M

LESSON 4

11 . 0 5 A M T O 11 . 4 0 A M

LESSON 5

11 . 4 0 A M T O 1 2 . 1 0 P M

LUNCH

12.10PM TO 1.30PM

A S S E M B LY / F O R M T I M E

1.30PM TO 1.55PM

LESSON 6

1.55PM TO 2.25PM

LESSON 7

2.45PM TO 2.55PM

TOILET/SNACK BREAK

2.55PM TO 3PM

LESSON 8

3PM TO 3.30PM

LESSON 9

3.30PM TO 4PM

Before and After School Care Before and After School Care is shared across both the Boys’ and Girls’ Schools. Breakfast is co-ordinated and hosted by the Girls’ Junior School and the After School Care Facility by the Boys’ Prep School.

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First Day On the first day, you will need to wait at the Prep Hall with your child.

Their Year 6 buddy will come to meet you and then your child’s Form Teacher will take your child to their new classroom.

Your child’s first day will involved a range of activities and chances to get to know their new classmates.

Please click here to read a letter with more information about what to expect on your child’s first day.

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Lunch Your child will have lunch with the other Prep School pupils in the Senior School dining room called The Bates. There is a wide selection of hot food, including vegetarian options, as well as sandwiches and baguettes. Teachers will be there to help your child choose lunch if necessary. They will also show your child where to find cutlery and where to sit.

When they have finished their lunch, they will be shown to the tray emptying area and how to get back to the Prep School playground.

The lunch menus are on our website and Parent Portal so that you can discuss choices with your child. Your child’s teacher will also display the menu in the classroom. If your child would like to bring a packed lunch from home, they can still eat with their friends in the dining room.

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PE and Games We see PE lessons as a way to foster a lifelong love of sport.

There is the opportunity for your child to play in local and national tournaments in a variety of sports across the age groups.

We also host sports festivals and tournaments. Developing character is a key aspect of our sports provision. Our sports values: Courage, Creativity, Leadership, Respect and Teamwork underpin everything we do.

Being selected to play in a team requires commitment and must take priority even at weekends or after school.

Your child will have two periods of games per week: one for swimming and one for PE. A variety of sports fixtures take place during term time. We send a fixture card with all the dates and events to parents at the beginning of each term. All pupils will represent the school in fixtures on a regular basis. The priority sports are rugby (Autumn Term), football (Spring Term) and cricket (Summer Term).

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Going Home Your child will go home in one of three ways: By car from the astroturf at 4pm On the school coach at 4.15pm From After School Care We know that travelling by coach might be a new experience for some of our pupils. We are here to help and make it as easy as possible. For the first couple of weeks, a member of staff will walk pupils taking the coach to the coach park to make sure they get on the right coach. After the first week, your child should start to recognise their coach bay. When your child feels ready to, they can walk down with the rest of the Prep School. There are always members of staff to help.

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Homework Diary On your child’s first day, they will be given a small yellow book which your child will need to keep in their blazer pocket. This book is for writing in any messages that their teacher gives them, as well as homework tasks and their going home arrangements.

Parents or guardians can also write messages for teachers on the special notes pages of the book. Parents and guardians must sign the homework book every day and teachers will then check it at school.

Homework Your child will not be given homework for the first couple of weeks.

There is a lot of new information to take in so when your child’s teachers feel they are ready, your child will be given homework.

There will also be reading to practise and spellings to learn. When your child does their homework, please sign it and write how long it took them.

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CoCurricular

C O - C U R R I C U L A R

Houses Your child will be put into one of the four Houses below. The colour of their school tie will show others which House they are in.

Andrews

Davids

Georges

Patricks

Each House has two Captains, two Year 6 Prefects and a House Leader.

We hold special events on the important dates of the four Patron Saints of our Houses for the school’s chosen charities.

House points are awarded for very good work, effort in academic and creative subjects as well as for inter-house activities such as sporting events and creative activities.

Any points gained could help your child’s House win the House Trophy!

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Clubs There are lots of clubs for your to join at Habs. In the first couple of weeks, we will give you a list of everything we have on offer and show your child how to sign up.

Examples of the clubs we have:

FOOTBALL RUGBY TENNIS CRICKET W O O D L A N D P L AY POLITICS CLUB FENCING PA R K O U R BOARD GAMES ROBOTICS A N I M AT I O N WELLBEING DANCE

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Key Information

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Uniform We know that it is exciting to wear a new uniform. We have different uniforms for different activities.

The uniforms look like this:

SCHOOL UNIFORM YOU CAN WEAR TROUSERS OR SHORTS

GAMES KIT WITH FOOTBALL BOOTS

PE KIT

HOUSE T-SHIRT

TRACKSUIT

THERE ARE FOUR HOUSE COLOURS: ANDREWS -

BLUE

D AV I D S - Y E L L O W GEORGES -

RED

PAT R I C K S -

GREEN

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Equipment List Please make sure your child brings the following pieces of equipment on the first day. They can keep most of these in their pencil case – just make sure to label them. Apart from the plastic wallet, the equipment will be kept in your tray.

1. FOUR HB PENCILS (HAVE SPARE ONES AT HOME) 2. BLACK PEN FOR OUTLINES E.G. A BEROL PEN 3. GREEN PEN FOR MARKING RESPONSE 4. 30CM LONG RULER 5. 15CM SHORT RULER 6. ERASER 7. SHARPENER 8. COLOURED PENCILS 9. DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS 10. GLUE STICK (CLEAR, NOT COLOURED) 11. SCISSORS 12. FELT TIPPED PENS 13. BUTTONED PLASTIC WALLET FOR HOMEWORK

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Finding your way around You might have already been around the Prep School during our Open Day or one of our Open Mornings. Your child may have explored the school with their Year 6 buddy so may recognise some of it on their first day.

Just remember, there will be lots of other new pupils and plenty of people to help your child. Most of their time will be spent in the Prep building.

Most of their lessons will take place in their own classroom. When theydo need to go to another part of the school, for swimming or music for example, a teacher will show them where to go.

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Parking The security barrier on Butterfly Lane is lowered at 5.30pm Monday to Friday. If you need access after 5.30pm then you can still enter via Butterfly Lane but will be directed around a one-way circuit to the temporary car park (next to the Astro turf ).

The routine drop-off and pick up point for pupils is the temporary car park next to the Boys’ School astro turf.

For evening events, such as parents’ evening or concerts, please park in the coach park or the temporary car park and not in the Girls’ School car park after 6pm.

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