Headmaster's Welcome
Dear Parents
This week we have seen a turn in the weather and the leaves. A sure sign that Autumn is upon us and Harvest celebrations are just around the corner. Mrs Jackson-Mayne has arranged for a local food bank to receive this year’s collection of donated food so I do hope that we are able to provide a good selection for the charity.
Whilst on the subject of charities, I was delighted to be informed that the grand total raised last Friday was £736.77 which the PTA have now donated to Macmillan Cancer Support. An incredible achievement considering that they were unable to sell cakes or coffee. Thank you so much for your generosity. I know that other students including Olivia in J4 and Daiya in J2 held their own cake sales which also generated funds for the Charity. Well, done everyone!
This week we encountered a surprise visit from the local fire brigade which I am sure the children have told you about. The children (and staff) were all incredibly calm exiting the school building and very pleased to see the two fire engines arrive on site. They will return again, in different circumstances, to tell children all about working for the fire service.
I would like to thank Mrs Edkins and the class teachers for ensuring that the school photographs ran smoothly on Wednesday despite the break for the fire evacuation. Photographs will be available to order shortly.
Parent Consultation Evenings can now be booked online and will be held during the week commencing 12 October from 4.00pm; they will be conducted via Teams. To book an appointment, please log on to the My School Portal and select Parent Evenings. This will allow you to book available appointments, focusing primarily on how your child has settled into school life since their return in September and on their approach and involvement in each school day. Please note, appointments will be with your child’s class teacher and will last for 10 minutes. Should you require longer to discuss any relevant matter, please arrange a further, more specific appointment at your earliest convenience. Junior 6, 5 and 2 appointments will be held on Monday and Tuesday. Junior 4, 3, 1 and Reception will be on Wednesday and Thursday. Ms Ellis will be contacting parents separately for her departmental appointments.
At this stage, and as allowed by current government regulations, Holiday Club will be operating from 8.30am - 4.00pm each week day during half term. If you would like to book a place, please use the link later in this edition. Bubbles will be in place to ensure we keep children as safe as possible, however, these will not be in year groups – they will be in phases (eg Rec, J1 and J2 together). If there are insufficient numbers to run the club on a specific day, the school office will advise you at the earliest opportunity.
Congratulations to our stars of the week: George, Fiorella, Hector, Nieve, Diya, Fraser, Beatrice, James, Theo, Olivia, George, Francesca and Alyx. The RE Book of the week was awarded to Chloe in Junior 4 – well done to her!
I’d like to remind parents that we will not be holding our open day on 8 October, as advertised.
Thank you so much to everyone for helping us with our Covid-19 adjusted logistical arrangements. Staff and parents are facing the changes with good grace and a sense of teamwork and camaraderie. The children are certainly benefitting, so thank you!
Please could I ask that parents remain in their cars and stay socially distant and, most importantly, please switch off all car engines when parking on site. Please also be considerate of our neighbours and switch off any engines when parking/waiting on the local estates. Thank you, also, for your good humour and co-operation in car-line; I am quite anxious whenever the line reaches the main road between Kenilworth and Coventry, so I will be asking people to move in closer and to keep the line moving at critical times.
Despite the weather, I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
God bless,
Mr Duigan
