The Courier

Dear Parents

I expect you, like me, spent time on Monday watching the magnificent but sombre events marking the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. This will be a landmark moment in the children's lives as they look back on a number of historical events in very recent times. Our own memory wall for the Queen’s life has taken shape nicely in the corridor, with lots of beautiful comments and reflections shared by the children.

These events meant for a four-day school week which kicked off with a really interesting assembly from Mr Webb concerning our plans to refresh and renew the School Promise over the next term. All the children will be involved, brainstorming their thoughts about what makes a good friend, a good learner and a good citizen and sharing these ideas in form times and school council meetings. I very much look forward to the children’s input and this will be shared with all the parents fully as the term goes on.

There has been plenty of sport to enjoy over the last three weeks and we were able to say at the end of last week that all the children in the upper school had taken part in a competitive fixture representing the school. It is one of the beauties of a small school that sport is accessible to everybody and that is most certainly the case here. Win, lose or draw, there is so much to be learned and gained from collective endeavour, be it good manners, sportsmanship or camaraderie. With the School Promise in mind, sport has an enormous part to play in enriching the children’s education in the broadest sense.

I wish you all a peaceful weekend with your families.

Joe Thackway
Headmaster