The Courier

Dear Parents

It has been a busy week in school with sports events, parents’ consultation evenings, a drama showcase and Pre-Prep movie night all going on after normal school hours. All of these important events form an important part of the rich tapestry of school life and I am pleased to say they have all gone smoothly this week. It was lovely to meet up with many parents face to face having had such limited contact over the last two years.

Today of course was our non-uniform day raising money for the Disaster Emergency Committee for the Ukraine and it was great to see all the children taking part, with so many very generous donations made. Next Wednesday we are asking for donations of non-perishable goods that will be taken to the Ukrainian border with Hungary. Ms Forth has written an important article in this week’s Courier giving you further details on drop off arrangements for this, both in terms  of what to bring and where to bring it. Please do read this carefully if you intend to bring along a donation on the day.

In our messages to the children, we have focused on the humanitarian aid that is being given and the generosity and kindness shown by the local people. It is hard to tally acts of war with the messages we normally give the children around being good friends, good learners and good citizens but at least in the kindness of strangers we can see a ray of hope.

One highlight for me this week was planting trees in the new and expanded Forest School with the Year 6 children. They divided into groups of four and we managed to plant 30 new saplings, with a combination of beech, willow, crab apple, field maple and rowan. It will take time for these new trees to develop and take over but already the space is coming together nicely. In our outdoor learning activities next term all the children should have a good chance to access the space and this is something we are all looking forward to.

I hope you have a great weekend.

Joe Thackway
Headmaster