10 Y5-Y6 Joining Booklet BEDFORD PREP SCHOOL
Beyond the Classroom Clubs and Activities The school offers an extensive and diverse range of clubs and activities. We actively encourage boys (though most need little encouragement!) to participate in a new activity each term when they join, as well as trying out things that they would not normally consider. It is an ideal way to discover new interests or hidden talents. Clubs and societies typically run at lunchtimes, after school and occasionally before school. And, with the odd exception, no charge is made. A selection of the clubs and societies typically available for boys in Year 5 and Year 6 are shown below. Academic and General Interest Academic Skills Animal Care Club Beginners Chinese Board Games Club Card Games
General Knowledge Club Historical Novels Club History Club Hungry Boys' Club Intermediate Chinese
Chess Club Climbing Club (Y6) Doodle Maths Club Design Technology Catch Up Design Technology Enrichment Gardening Club
Italian Club Maths Clinic Maths Club Enrichment Scrabble Wordshark Club
Musical Assembly Band Chapel Choir Guitar Ensemble Orchestra Prep Concert Band
Samba Band Steel Band Steel Pans The Jam Factory Theory Class
Prep Rock Group Recorder Karate /Ninjas
Wind and Brass All Stars Windpower!
Sporting In addition to the main sports on offer. Badminton Basketball (Y6) Cricket Nets Fencing Fives (Y6) Golf Squad Ice breakers (swimming) Indoor Football League Non swimmers
Running Skiing Squad Swimming Squash Swim Training Table Tennis Tennis Water Polo
Homework Homework is an important part of your son’s education, and plays a significant role in developing independent working skills and time management. Your son will be issued with a student planner on the first day of term and will be expected to record his homework on a daily basis together with the date when it is due. We also ask that parents check and sign their son’s student planner each day. In Years 5 and 6, boys are likely to receive three hours of homework each week. Year 5 Your son will be given a homework timetable which outlines what homework should be done each night. All homework should be entered into the student planner. Boys are expected to complete the homework on the day assigned to it and not the day before it is due in! If for any reason no homework has been set, then a boy should write ‘no homework’ in his book, and the time allocated should be used for revision or general reading.
