Welcome Back
Dear Parents,
What an exciting start I have had to my new job! When I arrived for my first day at work back in the middle of August there seemed to be builders and workmen in every part of the building. I must admit, I had the odd moment over the following two weeks when I wondered if it would all be finished on time. Since then everyone has worked extremely hard to get things ready for the beginning of term and I have been so impressed with the efforts and the teamwork of all of the staff here. Our priority throughout the whole process has been to make things as welcoming and friendly as possible for the children on their first day back. The improvements to the IT network, the entrance area and library along with the main hall will be of lasting benefit to all of us and we are looking forward to the school year with even more than the normal level of excitement.
For you as parents, I think this sends the message that you are sending your children to a school where we all work together for a common cause and everyone here is willing to go that extra mile to provide the absolute best service we can for you and your children. Everything I have seen here from the staff and their dealings with the children would strongly reinforce that very clear message.
Meeting you and the children over the last few days has been a real pleasure and I would like to thank everybody for being so welcoming and kind to me in my first week here. I have a real appetite for taking on this new role at Crescent School and making it the very best school it can be. Of course, in the coming weeks, months and terms I will be looking at all areas of the running of the school to see where we can improve and develop, along with my senior leadership team and the excellent team of teachers that we have in place here. For now I have some more immediate priorities, such as trying to learn the children’s names, and then I am very much look forward to getting to know everybody in the Crescent community over the next few months. In the meantime I wish you a happy and restful first weekend back.
Joe Thackway
