Community

Hurst Pre-Prep is a safe, self-contained unit immediately adjacent to the Prep School and within the central hub that contains all the College’s key facilities. The children have their own well-equipped and fenced play areas and access to all College facilities that will enhance their learning and development.

• Pastoral Care
• Code of Conduct
• Parental Involvement
• Sample Menus
• Charity

Pastoral Care

This is one of most essential parts of work in the Pre-Prep. We are committed to providing the conditions and experiences of care, tolerance, security, praise and high expectations associated with clear learning goals to sustain and encourage.

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Code of Conduct

We follow 5 Golden Rules:

1. Do be honest
2. Do be kind and helpful
3. Do work hard
4. Do listen to people
5. Do look after yourself and your property

 

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Parental Involvement

Communication regularly through the Home Link Diary and use of telephone

• Letters home with information
  
• Open door policy where we encourage parents to talk to us about any concerns.
• Invitation mornings for parents to look at work with their children
  
• Parents’ Evenings in Michaelmas and Lent terms to discuss their child’s progress
  
• Helping and taking an interest in homework
  
• Support for extra curricular events
  
• Direct communication through individual meetings
  
• Twice yearly reports
  
• Support for school trips
  
• Grandparents’ Afternoon in Reception in Lent term
  
• Involvement in Sculpture morning last year
  
• Reading at home essential

 

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Sample Menus

 

To view sample menus for the pre-prep, please click here. (This will open a pdf document in a new window)

 

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Charity

• Involvement in whole school charity day in Lent term
• Jeans for Genes day
• Support Chestnut Tree House Hospice – money raised after Nativity is always donated to them
• Red nose day or Children in Need

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