The Courier

Dear Parents

By a strange coincidence, my assembly earlier in the week focused on the story of ‘Jesus and the storm’. We talked about how his disciples were rocked around in a boat on the stormy waters, feeling scared and anxious until Jesus finally awoke and asked them to stay quiet and be still. This led to into my promise message of the week which was to be ‘calm and sensible’. This is especially good advice if you find yourself in an argument with a friend that starts to get out of hand. Little did we know at that point that this would prove quite prophetic, given the storms we have had today.

Overnight, we took the decision to keep children away from the outdoor spaces throughout the day to ensure their safety inside the building. We also ended up having our bake sale indoors this morning, which actually worked really well and it is possibly something we can repeat in the future. The children all enjoyed the opportunity to buy a lovely looking cake or sweet and this brightened up a day of indoor break times.

I would also make a special mention today of the history workshop earlier in the week. It was wonderful to see the children in Year 3 and 4 looking so authentic in their costumes and enjoying a day of discovery and fun. Many thanks indeed to Mrs Yates in particular for setting this day up and well done to all of the families for finding such excellent costumes.

I do hope the weather conditions haven't hampered people's travel arrangements today or over the weekend. It would not be a good day to be on a ferry across the English Channel for example (I think they have just cancelled all sailings). Whatever you do have planned for next week I hope it goes well and you can spend some time relaxing with your families.

With my very best wishes for the half term break.

Best wishes

Joe Thackway
Headmaster