The big news today is that I have had to close the school so
as I am sat here typing this at school everyone else is at home or staying with
relatives or friends. I am sorry for the late notice but I had trouble getting
to school myself because of flooded roads (as did other members of staff) and
so was slightly late getting into school. I was then presented with the news
that the boiler room was flooded and we had no heating or hot water. The school was not too cold so I thought I
could still stay open but when I rang county for advice about the boiler I was
told that I should close the school immediately as there was a danger all the
electrics could blow and cause an explosion. We now have 3 days to sort the
problem so hopefully we will be open on Monday but if there are any problems we
will let you know as soon as possible.
Anyhow, let us hope all is well next week as we do have a
lot happening in school. On Monday the
Parents’ Council is a holding a meeting at 7.30pm to which all parents are
invited to attend. If you can make it they would love to see you because the
more parents that engage with them the more representative they will be of all
the parents’ views. On Wednesday we are
holding our half termly Open Evening for parents to look at their children’s
books – this will be from 3.00pm-4.30pm. On the same evening the PTA are also
holding Valentine Discos for the children. The Foundation/KS1 disco is from
5.00pm – 6.00pm and the KS2 disco is from 6.15 – 7.15pm -you will have already
received details about these.
Last night we held our first ‘Family Maths Night’ which was
designed for Foundation/KS1 children although older siblings were allowed to come.
All those who attended said what a very enjoyable evening it was and I would
like to thank all the staff and Year 6 who attended for their support with the
event. I would especially like to thank
Mrs Sarah Hopkins who organised the whole event. There is another one planned
for March 20th but this time the activities are designed for KS2
children although younger siblings will be able to attend.
I am glad to say that some parents have been taking
advantage of our system to be able to e-mail the teachers (and me) directly but
unfortunately it has come to my attention that our system has been not working
properly and a couple of e-mails have not be getting through to us. In recent
months county did switch our e-mail provider and I know of a quite a few
schools that have had some issues with the system which county have been
working on. I have let them know that some of our e-mails have not been getting
through so hopefully it will be sorted. However, in the meantime, if you do
e-mail the school and you do not get a response please do contact us because it
could be that we have not received it and you may need to send it to us again.
Once again I am sorry for having to close the school. I know
the children will be delighted at having an extra day off but as a working
parent I do know how inconvenient these disruptions are. Hopefully I will see
you all again on Monday.
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