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The range of activities in the Pre- Prep provide
the children with opportunities and experiences, enabling them to
progress through the stepping stones and achieve the early learning
goals of the foundation stage and grow to their full potential.
Through our topics, the children broaden their
knowledge and become familiar with people in their local environment. We
have welcomed the community policeman, local firemen with their fire
engine, a dentist, a nurse, a road safety officer and a potter who
worked with the children to make clay tiles.
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To give the children first
hand experience and extend the learning process, school visits are
arranged to Colchester Zoo, Marsh Farm, Tropical Wings and Butterfly
Gardens and the Southend Royal Mail Sorting Office. Theatre trips are
also arranged annually.
To develop respect for other cultures
and to enable the children to reflect upon our diversity, guest speakers
talk about their religious celebrations and festivals, incorporating
‘artefacts’ such as food, household items, music, dance and traditional
clothing.
In the Autumn Term, the children take
part in our Harvest Festival, collecting food for the Westcliff Homeless
Centre.
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The Pre Prep supports Dr. Barnardos providing
Christmas boxes for children in need and there are fund raising events for ‘Jeans for Genes Day’,
Children in Need and Comic Relief.
At the end of the Autumn Term, the Pre-Prep perform
in a Christmas Concert at the Westcliff Site with a variety of themes
and costumes. The children thoroughly enjoy performing in front of their
parents and the school hall is always full to capacity with very proud
families. The term ends with the Christmas Lunch and Party with
entertainment and Father Christmas.
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The Thorpe Bay Site hosts the outside Summer
activities, e.g. Sports' Day, Teddy Bears' Picnic and visits from owls and
horses!
Both Pre- Prep sites have outdoor play areas with a
range of equipment for the development of physical skills and gardens
with opportunities for growing plants and vegetables. This stimulates
curiosity, observation and an awareness and understanding of their
world.
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