Two children from King Edward’s Pre-Prep Reception Class were chosen to join Governor Winifred Thomson in cutting the ribbon at a special celebration on Friday 5^th November, to mark the launch of a new open-plan learning environment at King Edward’s Pre-Prep.

King Edward’s Pre-Prep has recently completed renovations of the Garden Level in the main building, which has transformed the whole area into a light, spacious open-plan learning environment for the Reception children; with direct adjacent access to the outside play area. The whole space has been equipped with top quality wooden furniture designed specifically for children in the Early Years.

The creation of the new ‘Garden Level’ Reception classrooms has freed up space to enable the creation of separate specialist rooms for the Library, Art, Design and Technology, Music and ICT. This is a large investment project and underlines King Edward’s commitment to providing an enabling environment that supports excellence in teaching and learning.

The grand Opening on Friday afternoon was an opportunity for us to invite current and past Governors into the school and past members of staff some of whom had not entered the building since it was known as the Park School. 

Everyone was amazed and delighted with the changes that have taken place and it was lovely to be able to say a special thank you to key people who helped make the renovations possible. 

On a mild but slightly drizzly afternoon the children released a magical balloon that took a special wish they had made to someone far away.  The balloons were biodegradable and the children had been keeping their special wish a secret all week so they were very excited to finally release it into the air. 

We were all very proud of the Year 2 children who were perfect tour guides for our special visitors.  The children took the role very seriously and did a marvellous job of explaining all the developments that have taken place.

A big thank you to Mrs Mortimer and her team for the delicious afternoon tea that we all enjoyed.