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News from the Head of Prep
16 May 2025
Memories of a child’s Prep School education should be one of joy, laughter, kindness, adventures and of endless days in the sunshine. This week has been no exception. We have been blessed with glorious weather and the girls have relished the opportunity to make dens, become farmers gathering hay, roll down the hill and immerse themselves in outdoor adventures. Getting outdoors offers numerous benefits for children's physical and mental well-being. These include increased physical activity, improved focus and concentration, enhanced creativity and imagination, and reduced anxiety and stress.
Children are under pressure, both academically and socially, from an increasingly young age and the importance of equipping them with the tools to navigate these pressures is ever more important. This week has been Mental Health Awareness week and in my assembly on Tuesday, we focused on ways to boost self-esteem and to strengthen your mental health.
Some of the ideas we discussed were - bringing nature into your lives, being kind, getting enough sleep, learning a new skill, eating a balanced diet, doing a quiet activity, getting active and escaping into a book. I also shared my top tips – questions for girls to think about at the end of each day, even when things are tough:
• What did I do today that I am proud of?
• What am I most thankful for?
• What do I feel was successful today?
• What can I focus on tomorrow to help my mind to grow?
As I write and reflect on this past week, which has been filled with joy both here and abroad - I feel incredibly proud of my pupils who bring beaming smiles to school every day, I am most thankful for my dedicated and diligent staff, the Year Six girls immersing themselves in French Culture on their residential trip to Château du Broutel in Northern France has been successful and tomorrow I will focus on trying to learn the final few names of the girls that I have still not quite managed to learn…yet!
Wishing you all a peaceful weekend with your families in the sunshine.
Mrs Hobson
Head of Preparatory School
CELEBRATING SUCCESS
This week, we have celebrated girls across the school for demonstrating our key EHS values. Congratulations to you all!
Kindergarten
Sienna for perseverance, working hard and creating beautiful work.
Elsie N for her creativity both inside and outside the classroom.
Reception
Yusairah for perseverance, working hard and writing several sentences independently.
Nia for perseverance with her digraph work and completing a task independently.
Year One
Georgie for demonstrating excellence with the fluency of her reading.
Maryam for inclusivity, sharing her toys in Science when a friend in 1B had forgotten to bring one in.
Year Two
Tara for demonstrating courage to answer questions in French.
Rachel for aspiring to improve her swimming.
Year Three
Prani for demonstrating aspiration by listening carefully in all lessons and always completing work to the best of her ability.
Arabella for demonstrating excellence by reading with fantastic expression
Year Four
Jashvita for demonstrating excellence with the fantastic knowledge demonstrated during a vist from Jungle Jonathan.
Isha for demonstrating excellence with her questioning during the visit from Jungle Jonathan.
Lujayne for persevering with her comprehension questions by re-reading a question until she understood and producing accurate answers.
Year Five
Yasmin for demonstrating excellence with her understanding and ability to convert between measures.
Suzannah for being courageous by joining in more readily and enthusiastically with her learning.
Aisha for demonstrating perseverance with her handwriting and presentation of school work.
Year Six
Coco for demonstrating creativity with her wonderful work inspired by Henri Matisse.
Sylvie for demonstrating courage when producing video footage as a tour guide describing Parisian landmarks.
Taniah for demonstrating excellence with her project about Parisian landmarks.
