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News from the Head of Prep
28 February 2025
It has been wonderful to welcome the girls back to school, well-rested after the half term break. This week has been jam-packed and the girls have been making the most of every opportunity. I am most grateful to our parents for their support with making our International Mother Language Day on Tuesday such a success. The day was a chance for us to celebrate British Values and to learn from other’s beliefs and traditions. Tolerance is a fundamental British value that means accepting and respecting others’ beliefs and traditions even if they are different from your own. What I noticed over the course of the day, was the curiosity demonstrated by our girls and the pride with which the girls talked about their individual heritage. In our assembly on Tuesday, I shared my family Coat of Arms and explained that I was able to trace my family back to 1457! Britain has certainly changed a lot since then, but I feel privileged to have grown up in a country rich in a diverse mix of different cultures. So, it was with great pride that I watched my remarkable pupils embrace the chance to immerse themselves in Mother Language Day – sharing their own family’s heritage and finding out about their peers.
A highlight for me this week was my first experience of the Prep Musician of the Year final. This was a highly anticipated event, with every girl from Year Three to Year Six having been involved in auditioning for the competition. The final was of an extraordinarily high standard with a range of performances from different instruments including voice, guitar, piano, violin, flute and GhuZheng! I am always astonished at the confidence with which our girls take to the stage and, on Wednesday evening, I was not disappointed. All of the girls performing demonstrated courage, aspiration and perseverance. For our winners, it was a joyous occasion...but for those who did not receive the longed-for accolade, it was somewhat more of a challenge. So, to all of those girls who made it to the final, I would like to thank you for making me so proud. Your courage and creativity was astonishing.
Mrs Hobson
CELEBRATING SUCCESS
This week, it has been lovely to see our girls demonstrating EHS Values across every aspect of school. Congratulations to the pupils who have particularly shone.
Kindergarten
Aminah Suffian for taking responsibility in completing lots of independent learning outside of school.
Inayah for showing courage and improvement in swimming.
Reception
Falak for demonstrating aspiration, always trying to work to the best of her ability.
Hannah for her perseverance with number work to complete addition calculations!
Year One
Huda for perseverance with her Typing Club skills.
Maryam for demonstrating aspiration, doing her best in all the activities on Mother Language Day.
Year Two
Parisa for demonstrating excellence in Science.
Jolie for demonstrating perseverance by keeping trying in Mathematics and by the end of the lesson she understood the concept of adding near multiples of
10.
Year Three
Maisie for demonstrating perseverance when completing her animation.
Ranye for demonstrating aspiration to learn as much as she can about the Polar Regions for our Geography topic.
Year Four
Mila for demonstrating inclusivity and always working well with others in the classroom.
Amber for her creativity when taking her time to create a design and a clay tile for Islamic tiles.
Year Five
Rose for inclusivity, embracing different cultures and languages and sharing her heritage with such pride.
Gurbani for showing wonderful inclusivity during Mother Language Day by explaining the meaning of a Bindi and sharing one with the whole class.
Esme for showing perseverance in Mathematics with partitioning multiplication methods.
Year Six
Coco for demonstrating courage and resilience in adapting to a new school and language.
Khulthum for showing responsibility when representing the school in her role as Language Ambassador.
Zaria for demonstrating excellence when writing a detailed newspaper report about a fire at school.
News from the Head of Prep
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