Pre-Prep
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The Kindergarten children transfer into the Reception in the September following their 4th birthday and are joined by children from other local nurseries. All of them are placed into balanced classes with an appropriate mix of age, gender and ability. As the children progress through the school, they largely remain in the same class compositions. However, changes are sometimes made to enable a better balance across the classes within the year group. The children visit their new classes just before the end of the Summer term.
There are usually three Reception classes, all of which are located on the first floor of the Mulberry building in brand new, bright and spacious classrooms. The Year 1 and 2 classrooms are situated in Mulberry and the Vicarage and are also new or recently renovated, with the last phase of refurbishment in the Vicarage occurring in 2007-08. All rooms are equipped with computers and high-speed internet access. In addition, interactive whiteboards are fitted in all Pre-Prep classrooms, each with its own dedicated projector and computer. The second computer in these rooms allows for individual work on a rotational basis.
Pre-Prep pupils arrive between 8.40am and 8.55am and end their day at 3.15pm (Reception), 3.20pm (Year 1) or 3.30pm (Year 2). Reception children are given the option of having a half day on Friday until they turn five years old.
All children bring a packed lunch, which they eat together in their class or in the Church Hall, depending on the year group. This enables parents to monitor what their children eat on a day-to-day basis. We have had a ‘nut-free’ policy for a number of years to not put at risk children with nut allergies.
The children wear the blue and red Herne Hill School uniform. There are winter and summer uniforms for both boys and girls, all of which are available from Peter Jones or through the second hand uniform sales regularly organised by our parents’ association “The Friends of Herne Hill School”.