PRE-RECEPTION This week has been an extremely busy week for Pre-Reception and the rest of the Prep School. It was lovely to see many of you at our Easter Service. We are sure that you were as impressed as us by the children’s singing. We were very proud of them all. We have taken part…
PRE-RECEPTION Firstly, the children have had a busy week planting and caring for their sunflowers and tomato plants. We have been sequencing pictures of a plant’s growth from a seed and thinking about what a healthy plant needs to grow. We have continued to focus on the book ‘The Tiny Seed’ by Eric Carle. The…
Announcement of the new Head of the Prep School for September 2025 Following a thorough and rigorous recruitment process, I am delighted to announce that Mr Brendan O’Keeffe has been appointed as the new Head of Farringtons Prep School with effect from 1st September 2025. In a highly competitive field of applicants, Mr O’Keeffe’s experience in…
EARLY YEARS BLOG Firstly, Easter is a time of vibrant colours, new life and most importantly, fun! Indeed, for toddlers, it is a fantastic opportunity to explore the world through their senses. Read our top tips for celebrating Easter at home and find out what we are doing in Early Years. Sensory Easter fun at…
PRE-RECEPTION This week, we have been learning more about spring. The children have learnt that the weather in spring is changeable and that we can experience warm, cold, sun and rain all in one day. We have been growing bulbs and seeds. Additionally, we have been looking at changes in the environment and hunting for…
PRE-RECEPTION It was British Science Week this week and, this year’s theme was ‘change and adapt’. In Pre-Reception we have thought about how a caterpillars change over time and have also taken part in the British Science Week ‘camouflage caterpillars’ exploration. On Thursday, dinosaurs visited us. The children had great fun playing games with Jam…
EARLY YEARS BLOG Communication is the cornerstone of our interactions, shaping relationships, academic success, and future opportunities. Therefore, as parents, we naturally want to equip our children with the tools to express themselves confidently and effectively. But how can we best support their communication development? To begin with, read some of our tips below and…
PRE-RECEPTION We have had another very busy week in Pre-Reception. We had great fun on Thursday celebrating World Book Day. The children all looked fantastic in their outfits. Our chosen book, in Pre-Reception, was ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. We have been sequencing the events, counting the fruits and creating our story jars. The children have…
PRE-RECEPTION What a busy first week back we have had! We had a busy Open Morning on Wednesday, an exciting visit from some unusual animals on Thursday, and danced through the decades on Friday with Don-Rae. The children have enjoyed learning about our new topic ‘flowers and growing.’ We have read ‘Six Dinner Sid,’ to…
PRE-RECEPTION What a busy half term we have had! PHONICS In Phonics, we have taught the children to pronounce the sound ‘e’ phoneme (sound) using the rhyme ‘Open your mouth wide; and say e e e’. MATHS In Maths the children have been learning to understand the cardinal principle. This is understanding that the final…
