I think we can all agree that autumn has definitely arrived this week but I am not complaining because it is my favourite time of the year -  I could do without the rain though. It is colder now which is why I am surprised that so many children are coming to school without coats. We only keep the children inside during extreme weather conditions so they will need an outdoor garment to keep them warm during break time. I know some children do not feel the cold but they should bring in something that they can put on when they first go outside which they can then remove after they have run around for a while.

I would like to thank everyone who bought a book at our ‘Book Fair’. We sold an amazing £1234.51 worth of books which means that we are able to purchase £740.71 worth of books for the school, which is great. Without such generous and supportive parents, we would not be able to provide such rich resources for the children.

The next big event on the school calendar is our Harvest Festival Coffee Morning which is next Friday, October 11^th. This was advertised in our newsletter so you should know which time slot has been allocated for your child’s class but, as was explained in the letter, if you have more than one child in school you can bring both your children to join you in one time slot if you cannot make both. All donations of cakes can start to be brought in from Wednesday onwards and we do ask that if you are donating home baked goods that you bring them in a named container so we can return it to you. On the day of the coffee morning you make a donation for the cakes and drinks that you have and all the money raised goes to charity. This year we are supporting Water Aid which is working to ensure that all parts of the world have access to clean drinking water – a fact that we take for granted in the United Kingdom.

I hope you all have a good weekend. Let us hope that storm Lorenzo does not have too negative an impact on the weather to stop us enjoying ourselves. I look forward to seeing you all again on Monday morning.