Our final assembly of the Autumn Term finished with a spirited rendition of The Twelve Days of Christmas – fast forward a couple of weeks and we find ourselves at the start of the Spring Term with memories of the happy chaos of Christmas Day beginning to fade. One of the more peaceful activities that took place at the end of last term was Reception and Year 6 children creating and writing Christmas cards to send to residents at Knowle Park Nursing Home. We were delighted to receive an email from the daughter of one of the residents who thanked the children for sending the card which her father received. Of course it is quite hard for primary school aged children to empathise with some of the older members of our local community, so it was wonderful to be able to read the email to the children in our Celebration Assembly this week.
This week we had our final Open Morning for prospective parents considering where to send their children to school in September. Our Year 6 children have done a tremendous job of showing our visitors around the school. Parents have been highly complimentary of our tour guides and how they speak about their school with immense pride – bravo Year 6!
This week I was delighted to hear that the Y6 School Council members had taken it upon themselves to speak to teachers about changes that they would like to recommend to how morning and lunch break times are organised. Clara (Y6) had prepared a fantastic presentation which she and some of her classmates delivered to teachers today. Their suggestions complement plans that we already have in place to purchase new equipment for the children to use during unstructured time.
A polite (but important) request: if your child attends breakfast club or after school club, please ensure that the gate has fully closed behind you. It is also important that everyone entering the playground uses the intercom beforehand so that staff know who is onsite – in other words if another parent / carer is waiting to enter as you are leaving they should only be admitted by school staff rather than an outgoing parent holding the gate open for them.
A reminder that Choir for children in Years 4 – 6 resumes next Monday from 3.15pm – 4pm. Please complete this form if your child would like to take part. There is no charge for this activity.
We have enjoyed some beautiful blue skies this week, but the air is decidedly crisp. Very sensibly, children have been coming to school with hats, gloves and scarves – please ensure that these are named so that we can return them to their rightful owners when they inevitably go missing.
God bless,
Thomas Hall, Head of School
