Headmaster's Welcome
Dear Parents
Welcome back from half term! I hope that you and your family enjoyed a restful time. I was sorry to learn that, unfortunately, some families and staff had part of their half term disrupted by COVID which is a great shame.
I was delighted to see so much sport taking place this week. We have had teams participating in hockey, rugby and swimming fixtures, involving children across various year groups. Mr and Mrs Vaughan and Mrs Wheatley accompanied our team to the ISA Swimming competition in Walsall yesterday, where we fared very well. Results will be published shortly. Well done to everyone who took part and my thanks to all staff involved in transporting and coaching the children. There are more fixtures and tournaments next week and I look forward to hearing the results.
I have also been pleased to see so many Junior da Vinci’s awarded today for History and Science. These awards are carefully considered, and children need to meet the required criteria across 3 areas. My congratulations are extended to Sara, Alexa, Sienna, Elora, Molly and Jenson for their work in history and to Isabella, Ralph, Georgie and Penny for their science project. Certificates and badges are on their way to you.
I’d appeal to all pupils and parents to remember that being in a new school year, we can’t wear any badges that were awarded last academic year. We tend to allow leniency on this during the first half-term as some pupils receive badges very late on in the previous academic year.
In assembly this morning, Star of the Week certificates were ‘presented’ to Sebastian, May, Jessica, Lillyrose, Joshua, Thomas, Malachi, Diya, Patrick, Ben, Matilda, Alex and the whole of Junior 6. Following assembly, Isaac in Junior 4, entertained us with his wonderful performance from Oliver. Well done everyone for your super efforts this week.
I visited our Junior 6 children today to wish them well for their Princethorpe entrance examination tomorrow. The Junior 6 team have prepared the children very well and, with the excellent home support they receive, I am sure that they will perform to the best of their ability tomorrow. When they return next week, they will be able to benefit an amended timetable which includes some wonderful activities.
Next week Mrs Vaughan will be taking a hockey team to London to compete in the ISA U11 National tournament, the PTA will be supplying cakes, as one of their fundraisers on Friday and there will also be the annual Headmaster’s quiz to look forward to in the evening - I hope to see you there.
We are supporting the British Legion by way of our annual poppy sale (and other paraphernalia) to raise funds and awareness. Pupils will be able to support this charity by purchasing their item from the student council members next week. We will be holding a remembrance service outside, from 10:50 to 11:05 on Thursday next week. We remember all our loved ones, now departed, at all times and particularly in the month of November.
I should like to wish everyone a happy Diwali or Band Chhor Diwas and a happy and restful weekend. There is some interesting cricket, football and rugby being played this weekend.
God bless,
Mr Duigan
