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News from Head of Prep
22 November 2024
It is such a privilege to lead an all-girls Prep school and to see the incredible breadth of opportunities that we offer our girls. We empower our girls to ensure they are well placed to overcome the challenges they will face in the wider world, whilst society continues to work towards equality for women. I am passionate about ensuring our girls are given the inner confidence to believe they can achieve anything they set their minds to and, so, it has been wonderful to see STEM activities in evidence in every part of the school this week from our Nursery girls to our Year Six pupils.
The Bebras Challenge introduces computational thinking to students worldwide. This exciting challenge takes place in schools, under the supervision of teachers, over a two-week period every November. Last year, over 3 million students from more than 80 countries participated! This year, Mrs Eveleigh has been at the forefront of supporting our EHS Prep girls with this challenge... and the girls have absolutely smashed it! Our Year Six pupils have come out with scores which rank them top across the West Midlands area and I am so grateful to Mrs Eveleigh for her incredible work driving forward our digital learning.
This week, we have also welcomed Audrey Pantelis, our EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity) Advisor into school. She led a thought-provoking assembly for the girls and spent time visiting classrooms and speaking with pupils and staff. Audrey has been working closely with the Senior school for the past few years and will be supporting Prep staff to develop the curriculum to ensure it is relevant for our girls in 2024 and beyond. During her assembly, Audrey talked about the importance of celebrating differences and not being afraid to ask questions. She shared the different language she uses to describe how she looks and explained to the girls the importance of respect and kindness. We are most grateful to Audrey for her time and look forward to continuing to work closely with her over the coming years.
Mrs Hobson
CELEBRATING SUCCESS
Congratulations to all of the girls who have demonstrated our EHS values across the school this week. We are celebrating:
Kindergarten
Sienna for always showing her creativity.
Amaisha for always persevering when writing her name.
Reception
Izzah for excellence with her reading and when writing her name.
Zia for excellence with her independent writing about Winter.
Year One
Ava for perseverance with her sewing.
Kainaat for aspiration, retelling the story of The Enormous Turnip in her own words with beautiful handwriting.
Year Two
Aliya for inclusivity whilst completing her own wonderful stocking, she also helped others with threading needles.
Mia for demonstrating perseverance when sewing.
Year Three
Dilara for demonstrating creativity with her dragon design in Art.
Arabella for perseverance when writing a detailed non-chronological report on keeping a pet dog.
Year Four
Kira for excellence with her fabulous shading of a pumpkin in Art.
Doris for inclusivity always supporting and helping others.
Year Five
Jessie for perseverance when thinking of creative story openers and applying these to her independent writing.
Noor for perseverance when tackling tricky inference questions in comprehension.
Ayman for perseverance with ICT animation programming.
Year Six
Talia for persevering with her English work.
Zoe for perseverance when developing skills needed to achieve success in comprehension work.
Hana for excellence when producing a diary entry in the style of Lady Macbeth using adverbial phrases.
News from Head of Prep
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