Pre-School Information

The Pre-School class is available for girls in the year before they are due to start primary school. In the Pre-School class, learning is underpinned by the Pre- School Curriculum and incorporates the six areas of learning language.

Topics

Each month, Pre-School cover the six areas of learning through a topic based approach. Topics include; Myself, Birthdays, Autumn, Winter, World Cultures, The Circus, Spring and Nursery Rhymes.

There are strong links between Pre-School and Prep and transition to Prep 1 is smooth.

A typical Pre-School day includes play based learning, outdoor play, story and shared singing time. We also organise cookery sessions, music lessons and physical development activities. Throughout the year Pre-School join with Pre-Pre-School for shared events including a Christmas performance and Sports Day.

Pre-School also enjoy going on class trips to places of interest and these visits help to enhance the topic learning. At the end of the school year Pre-School girls enjoy a graduation celebration and an end of year trip.

Girls may arrive at Pre-School from 8am, with the option of having breakfast between 8-8.30am. The Pre-School day closes at 2pm but girls may avail of the After Hours facility which is available until 6pm daily. Activities include art and craft, healthy snacktime and games.

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