The Chronicle

Dear Parents

I hope you are able to enjoy reading this week’s Chronicle relaxing in the sunshine which is set to continue during the weekend.  This week has been a whirlwind of activities in school in terms of preparation for our Junior 6 trip to France, Crackley Hall’s first-ever art exhibition and our chamber choir singing at the ISA Headteachers’ Conference (also a first). 

Firstly, may I thank our fabulous PTA and everyone who was involved or attended the Family Fun Day on Saturday 12 May.  I hope you will all agree it was a hugely enjoyable event, we raised over £4,200, a fantastic sum and  I can guarantee it will be put to good use.  The PTA have been able to purchase several items recently including, most recently, a defibrillator but I will hopefully be able to provide you with more information on that next week.

On Wednesday we held our art exhibition in the Hall.  This wonderful occasion was expertly co-ordinated by Mrs van Zyl who has been preparing for several months to ensure that all children from Nursery to Junior 6 were able to participate in an all-inclusive exhibition.  Children have worked very hard on their personal submission, encouraged by their class teachers and Mrs van Zyl, and the results were enjoyed by all pupils when they took time out of their lessons on Wednesday to visit the exhibition and view the art work which was professionally displayed by Images Art.  I heard many complimentary comments from parents and grandparents who were able to attend in the afternoon and I hope that all our artists are justifiably proud of their achievement.  I believe that art work can still be purchased if you return the order form to school by Monday morning.

I was contacted recently by a colleague at ISA Headquarters who invited our talented youngsters to perform at the ISA Headteachers’ Conference which is currently taking place at Chesford Grange Hotel.  I was delighted to be able to take children to the event where they performed and behaved impeccably.  They were rewarded by not only a round of applause and compliments, but also a delicious spread of treats.  Thank you to Mrs Olden, Miss Kefalas, parents and children for taking the time to attend this event.  We have every reason to feel very proud of our super chamber choir!

We welcomed Father Kevin to our assembly on Thursday morning when he spoke to the whole school about saying the Rosary during May. Fr Kevin also mentioned the particular focus for each month of the year.  It is always wonderful to have Fr Kevin join us in school as he brings with him a wealth of knowledge and invaluable spiritual guidance.

Well done to all of our award recipients at this morning’s assembly – you have all done so well.  It was wonderful to see how Noah (top 4), Eden, (top 6), Andrew, Julia (2nd) and Theo did in the recent Chess Mega-final.  Our best wishes accompany Julia, Noah and Eden in the upcoming Giga-final.  Our wonderful guitar and flute ensembles opened a happy assembly this morning – they were both excellent and were followed later by Bobbie’s fantastic playing and Pippa’s equally excellent singing.  Well done and thank you for sharing your super talents with us.

As I will be accompanying the Junior 6 trip to France (from 02:30 on Sunday morning), please feel that you can contact Mr Cottrill or Ms Dyer regarding any urgent requests in my absence.

I wish you all a relaxing weekend with your families.

God bless,

Robert Duigan