Welcome to Bishops Pre-Prep!
Dear Parents
Welcome to Bishops Pre-Prep. We hope that you and your son will settle into the routine of our school easily and that you will feel part of our community, and very happy. Should you have any concerns please do not hesitate to raise them directly either with your son’s teacher, or with me.
We look forward to getting to know you a little better at the New Parents Reception evening which will be held in the Headmaster’s garden at the Prep school early in the new year. This will also be an opportunity to get to know other new parents and some of the teaching staff. A formal invitation will be sent out early next year.
Yours sincerely
SHARLENE GROOM
Head of Pre-Prep
Grade 1 and 2 Information
SCHOOL Times
| Start | End | |
| Grade N | 08h00 | 12h15 |
| Grade R | 08h00 | 12h30 |
| Grade 1 | 08h00 | 13h00 |
| Grade 2 | 08h00 | 13h10 |
EARLY Care
There is early care in the Pre-Prep hall each morning from 07h00.
DROPPING OFF & Collecting
Grade N and R boys enter via the small pedestrian gate on the corner of Campground and Sandown Road, at our Pre-Prep hall. This gate opens at 7am for the early care boys and closes at 8am, when school starts. Parents may walk their boys to the pedestrian gate.
After school (and sport) ends, boys will be walked to the pedestrian gate by their teachers/coaches to be met by their parents. If boys are late or if parents need to drop anything at school during the school day, they must make use of the main reception in Sandown Road.
EARLY Leavers / LATE Returns
Boys are expected to arrive in time for the official start of term and to leave at the end. Permission will only be given in exceptional circumstances involving overseas travel, or a similar “long trip”, for an early departure or late return. Permission can only be given by the Head. This is normally granted once while in Pre-Prep, and once at the Prep.
UNIFORM Requirements
Each boy will be issued with a pack of name labels when he visits his new teacher and class. If you are unable to attend this event, the labels will be kept by the class teacher or you may arrange to collect them from reception.
Please mark all clothes clearly. Shoes and takkies must also be marked.
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Summer Uniform
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Winter Uniform
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Sport Uniform
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BOOKS & Stationery
No books or stationery need to be purchased. A stationery levy is billed to your account which covers all stationery needed for the year.
HOMEWORK Books
Homework books are the most essential part of the communication between you and ourselves. Please check and sign them every day. These will be handed out in the first week of the term.
BISHOPS Email
Email is Bishops’ preferred method of communication. Therefore, please keep us informed of any change to your email address.
Please read the following document to ensure your own personal settings are set up correctly to receive mail from us, without issue.
Bishops correspondence is only sent to parents. However you may choose to auto forward your mail to another person such as an au pair.
AUTO FORWARD Emails from Bishops
WEEKLY Newsletter
Every Thursday afternoon the weekly newsletter will be sent, via email to you. It will contain all the information regarding extra-murals and events for the next week. It is imperative that this is thoroughly read and important dates or events noted. This supersedes the calendar and all changes from that will be highlighted in the Newsletter. News and general information updates will be included in this newsletter.
MUSIC
Your son will attend two class music lessons per week. The first will involve singing, movement and general music education. During the second lesson, your son’s will be given an introduction to all the orchestral instruments that the Prep offer for tuition.
Hopefully, concerts will start again in the new year and the boys will see and hear many performances on the instruments they learn about.
It is important to note, that if your son already has piano lessons outside of school, but you would like him to start at the Prep in Term 1 2021, that you give notice to your present piano teacher.
Please note that recorder groups are not offered at the Prep. However, individual tuition on the recorder may be offered at the discretion of the Music Department.
A separate letter has already been sent to Grade 2 parents regarding Grade 3 music. The boys may select piano, violin or cello. The first year is about having a happy introduction to music.
Music Letter
Stuart Scott, HOD Music may be contacted on sscott@bishops.org.za should you have any further queries regarding music.
Stuart Scott (Head of Music)
SPORT
There is a wide variety of sport offered to boys in Grade 1 and 2. The sport timetable will be available here Extra Mural Timetable Term 1 2024. If you wish to find out more about privately offered extra murals in the meantime, please contact:
Claystation: Dale on 083 651 2540 or email dale.claystation@gmail.com
Golf: Warwick on 0645065294 or for more information, please visit our website www.juniorgolfacademy.co.za
Tennis: Contact Bridget Visee on 076 567 7705 or bvts@me.com
Judo: Lilian Taylor on 021 671 2290 / 074 126 6013 or judo.lilian@gmail.com
Living Maths: 083 308 3883 / info@livingmaths.com / www.livingmaths.com
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PARENT / TEACHER Meeting
An important Parent/Teacher meeting will be held in your son’s classroom in February. Parents are urged to make every effort to attend. The date will be advised to you in the newsletter. These are sent out every week.
MONEY at School
No money should be brought to school, but where it is unavoidable it should be handed to the class teacher.
HOUSES
All boys are allocated to a House. Details of what this entails for Grade 3 will be explained at the Grade Meeting.
SCHOOL Policies
All our school policies are available on our website. Please visit this page to familiarize yourself with them.
PARENTS’ Association
Each year an annual general meeting is held at which an executive committee of six is elected. Two further members may be co-opted onto the committee. The Parents’ Association Constitution is available on the Bishops website.
CHAPEL
Each term a Family Service is held in the Memorial Chapel at College. Family and friends are always welcome and when possible, our Bishop is invited to attend at least once per year. Our Chaplain, Father Monwabisi Peter, is available at any stage. Strict confidentiality is always observed. Our Youth Pastor, Mr Jeremy Smith teaches Divinity and is also responsible for the running of Christian Youth Groups.
CONTACT Details
| Head of Pre-Prep | Sharlene Groom | sgroom@bishops.org.za |
| Pre-Prep Secretary | Babalwa Manyela | bmanyela@bishops.org.za |
| Pre-Prep Admissions | Alison Cunnold | acunnold@bishops.org.za |
| 1 Blue Teacher | Amy Fernandez | afernandez@bishops.org.za |
| 1 Green Teacher (Grade head) | Nazli Kingwill | nkingwill@bishops.org.za |
| 1 Red Teacher | Carron Merrick | cmerrick@bishops.org.za |
| 2 Blue Teacher | Cindy Anstey | canstey@bishops.org.za |
| 2 Green Teacher (HOD of Grade 1 and 2) | Liz Daames | ldaames@bishops.org.za |
| 2 Red Teacher (Grade Head) | Melody Green | mgreen@bishops.org.za |