Dear Parents and Carers,

We have officially crossed the finish line! After what has felt like an exceptionally long (but rewarding) term, we have arrived at the Christmas holidays. Even by primary school standards, this final week has felt like something of a whirlwind of festivities!

Friday's Christmas dinner had barely had a chance to settle when many of us headed to St. John’s Church for the Christingle service on Sunday afternoon. Our wonderful Signing Club performed beautifully and I would like to pay tribute to both the children and Mrs. Barker for all of their hard work preparing for this in a very short space of time. As part of the service, I even had the 'honour' of dressing up as a giant Christingle! The less said about that the better...

Monday through Wednesday saw our halls filled with music and acting for our annual Christmas shows. It was incredible to see such a massive turnout from our families and I would like to thank you all for coming along to support the children. A huge thank you must also go to the staff who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make the shows a success. 

We rounded off our festivities on Thursday with our Christmas Enterprise event. A massive thank you to Miss Colyer and Miss Black for their incredible organisation at the end of a tiring term, and to all the children and staff who created such fantastic products. Seeing so many happy faces leaving the school yesterday evening made all the hard work worth it. We also are extremely grateful to our school community for supporting the school so generously at what is undoubtedly a financially challenging time of the year. We now have a dedicated plan for our recent fundraising efforts which will benefit all of our children and I am incredibly excited to share this with you in January.

As we head into the break, I want to wish you all a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones. I also want to take a moment to acknowledge that for some in our community, Christmas can be a difficult or lonely time of year. If you are missing someone special or finding this season a challenge, please know that my thoughts are with you. I hope you find moments of peace and comfort over the coming weeks.

We look forward to seeing everyone refreshed and ready for a new year in January.

Take care,

Mr. Bostock