The Chronicle

Dear Parents

Tonight’s message maybe a brief one due to the fact that I will be leaving school soon to watch our talented Choral Group perform at the Kenilworth Christmas Light Switch On.  I do hope to see a few familiar faces later and that everyone is wrapped up very warm on this chilly, wintery evening.

The pace of activities at school has not slowed this week and will probably continue to gather pace as we near the end of term.  Monday saw the arrival of the Scholastic Book Fair in school which has been another huge success and will enable school to secure new books for the library and classroom use.  My thanks to all involved in arranging and staffing this event.  We were lucky to have a local author, Samuel Langley Swain, in school at the start of the Book Fair week to read his book ‘Santa’s Wish’ and I know that many of the children have purchased a signed copy of his book.  If you have not managed to secure a copy yet, there’s still time to buy the book tomorrow.

Non-uniform day on Tuesday was as popular as ever and I know that the PTA will be very pleased with the generous donations received for the Fayre tomorrow.   Amid the excitement of non-uniform day, there were also music examinations taking place and I hope that all involved achieved the results they wish for.

Our Nursery, Reception and J1 classes returned from Warwick Arts Centre this afternoon full of excitement after watching ‘Going on a Bear Hunt’.  I am sure that if your child attended this visit you will be hearing all about it later this afternoon - and probably all weekend too.

The families of the J6 children that took the Princethorpe entrance examination will now have been contacted with the results and I hope the nerves and pressures of the preparation are now a distant memory.  Well done to everyone for trying their best.

Our fantastic PTA have been exceptionally busy this week putting the final touches to the School Christmas Fayre which will take place tomorrow, Saturday, from 1.00pm until 4.00pm.  There will be something for everyone tomorrow so I hope to see you at some point during the afternoon.  Please park on the school field for this event as it reduces congestion in the residential area and also makes it much easier for you to navigate your arrival and departure.

Next week will see the start of our nativity plays and for some children it will possibly be their first time on ‘stage’.  It is a wonderful moment to witness the children immersed in the magic of this time of year whilst understanding the meaning of Christmas; I am certainly looking forward to their performances.

Congratulations to all this week’s ‘stars of the week’ – you’ve worked hard and deserve your recognition.  We were treated to an array of talented musicians and singers at this morning’s assembly – all were fantastic!  Well done and thank you to George, Stephanie, Lily, Hannah, Adelaide, Joe and Isabella.  Congratulations, also, to all other recipients of awards – please keep up the efforts and enthusiasm.

Our rugby teams played very well against Bablake, with the U/11s winning ad the U/10 losing narrowly.  The netball girls gave of their best as well but, unfortunately, were beaten on the day; we have some good players and I am sure that they will get back to winning ways very soon.

We can hopefully look forward to some good rugby this weekend as Wales take on South Africa.  This could be a close match with the Boks not at their best of late.  I was fortunate to see the Welsh play the All Blacks last weekend – I was absolutely blown away by the magnificence of the Principality Stadium and its atmosphere.  The All Blacks, on relatively average form at the moment, are still the best around and it was a pleasure to watch them play.

I hope to see many of you this evening and tomorrow.  I hope that you are able to enjoy a happy and relaxing weekend.

God Bless

Robert Duigan