I hope you all had a good half-term. It was lovely to actually have some sunny weather and to have places to visit rather than just being stuck at home. It also looks like the warmer weather is going to be with us for a while so I think we can officially say that summer has arrived - hurray!

How the rest of the term proceeds depends on what the government decides next Monday (if they stick to that date). I know that everyone would like things to return to how they were but we still have to be careful. As some of you may know we have had another case of Covid in school and we have had some people isolating this week which is boring for the individuals involved and difficult to organise for their families. The person who has contracted Covid has also had both of their vaccines which was rather surprising although medical officials have made it very clear that the vaccine does not stop you getting Covid. The individual who has Covid is now on the mend but we do not want more families being affected by the virus which is why we still need to follow all the guidelines while restrictions are in place. As a community you have been very understanding of the modifications we have had to put in place to ensure that we can continue to run the school and I am sure that you will continue to be patient in the future if we cannot come out of restrictions as quickly as we would like.

Next week we have children going out on trips which is always exciting. Year 5 are going to the Mariners Base and Year 6 are going to be spending 2 days at the Edge Outdoor Activity Centre. We are also expecting the delivery of 2 outdoor table tennis tables for the children to play on so there is definitely lots going on in school despite the restrictions. Enjoy the sunny weather over the weekend and I look forward to seeing you all again on Monday.