The Courier

Dear Parents

Our non-uniform day today has been a great way to finish a successful half term in school. The children have enjoyed a colourful day in school with some additional fund-raising activities that you can read about elsewhere in the Courier.

We started the day today with a bumper addition of our Good News assembly. This included a flute performance from a Year 6 pupil which added a delightful musical element. I was also pleased to announce our first School Promise award winners of the year, as well as those good citizens who made it to our lunchtime ‘top table’ to celebrate their exemplary behaviour during mealtimes.

There has been so much to celebrate this half term as we have managed to maintain a community feeling in the school whilst keeping to all the additional safety measures we have had to adopt. I think I can speak for all of the staff here to say how delighted we have been to see the children back and happy in their school and getting on with their friendships and their learning. Many thanks to you at home as well for supporting what we are doing by checking for symptoms, getting tests when they are needed and wearing your masks on the school grounds.

We enjoyed a wonderful harvest service on Thursday, relayed to all of the classrooms via their interactive screens. Harvest is always a good time to remember those less fortunate than ourselves and this years charity is especially meaningful for our children as it is both a local good cause and it supports homeless people as we head towards the longer nights and colder weather of winter. I hope you will also enjoy watching the children's efforts in the service and the Vimeo format will enable you to share this with your broader family.

I do hope you enjoy the half term break. A two week break can seem like a bit of a luxury, but we find it really pays dividends in what is the longest term of the year It allows the children to perform at their best for longer and make that vital progress that we all love to see. We do look forward to seeing the children return healthy, refreshed and ready to learn in November.

With my best wishes.

Joe Thackway
Headmaster