Headmaster's Welcome
Dear Parents
The children and staff have all been fantastic in school during this first full week of the second national lockdown; thank you for continuing to support our school and the procedures we have in place to protect everyone here and in the wider community.
On Wednesday morning I held a Remembrance Assembly which was streamed to all classes so that we could all come together to participate in the 2-minute silence. Isabella from J4 joined me, at a safe distance, in my office to play the last post and Mr Luis kindly raised the flag outside school to commemorate this event. School fell silent at 11.00 am as we remembered those lost in conflict.
Thank you to all the children who submitted their artwork for the CISC Christmas card competition. I have chosen the winner and will be announcing this next week; the winning entry will also be featured on the school Christmas card this year. Everyone who entered will receive a Headmaster’s award and their designs will be on display in the Gables next week; I will share the winning art work and the runners up with you in the Chronicle.
I am pleased to let you know that both Mrs Jackson-Mayne and Mrs Lammas have returned to school this week and their children were very pleased to see them both. Mrs Jackson-Mayne will be arranging for the school time capsule to be sealed very soon, so if you have any items you would like to include, please make sure these are sent to school next week. You can read more about this later in the Chronicle.
During assembly this morning there were many celebrations including our Stars of the Week: Corin, Ashleigh, Oscar, Thomas, Grace, Isabelle, Adreena, Oliver, Amelia, Jasmine, Alfred, both Henry in Junior 6V and Henry in Junior 6H. Theo in Junior 4 was awarded RE Book of the Week. Theo was again congratulated, together with Finley in Junior 3 (History), for their excellent work which has been recognised through the award of a Junior Da Vinci each. Well done to everyone including all the students who participated in LAMDA exams, your certificates with be distributed very soon. It was exceptional that everyone who entered the LAMDA exams received a Distinction – a super effort from pupils (especially), parents who helped with the rehearsing and the staff involved.
Tonight, I will be hosting the PTA online quiz. This is the first time our annual quiz has been held online and I am very grateful to Mrs Card and the PTA for helping arrange this event and to everyone who has bought a ticket which raises funds for the PTA. It is something that you can take part in (if you have purchased the online ticket) whilst being safe and in the comfort of your own home - I look forward to seeing you this evening.
Next week we will be supporting Anti Bullying Week and all children (and staff) are encouraged to wear odd socks on Monday to celebrate their individuality and what makes them unique. You can read more about this initiative later in this edition.
I wish you all an enjoyable weekend.
God bless
Mr Duigan
