Headmaster's Message
Dear Parents
I have been trying to think of a way to start this week’s newsletter without mentioning you-know-what. However, the truth is we have spent much of the week thinking and planning around what might happen and how we can maintain our service to the children in different scenarios. In fact, even as I write this I am aware that things could change before we press send on the Courier.
I must say, despite all of this uncertainty the children have continued to arrive in school in large numbers (absences this week have been around the normal level) and they have generally been showing a great deal of common sense. I began the half-term three weeks ago with an assembly about the old Blitz poster of ‘Keep Calm and Carry-On’. I didn’t fully realise just how pertinent this message would be over the next three weeks. I have been particularly impressed with the Pre-Prep children’s response to the cancellation of their spring play. They will still get to perform to some of the school next Friday and I hope the free to download film available to their parents will be of some compensation.
I would just reiterate that whatever does come our way, we will continue to provide as much support as we can for all of the children. We want to be honest and open with them, not to worry them unduly whilst encouraging them not to spread rumours without the full story. If we do need to close at any point we will provide relevant and well-planned work for the children to complete at home. You will be receiving a parent’s guide to working at home with your communications from the school today along with a full update on our extended precautionary measures.
The two parents’ evenings this week went smoothly and I was pleased to note that the new arrangements helped with the flow of appointments. As you know, we now only have two or three year groups on any one evening and that certainly seemed to help. Many thanks for all of your positive comments on this.
