Friday 20 July 2018

Dear Parents

Although the last day of the school year is eagerly welcomed, it is always tinged with real sadness as we say goodbye to our Year 6 children. Every class is different and each leaves us with different memories but our present Year 6 have always been very special to us. We are incredibly proud of them all. They have not only excelled academically but they have also grown and matured into lovely young people who are well equipped to take the next step in life. We wish them all the very best of luck and happiness as they move on to the next stage of their education, they will be very much missed. Thank you children for being such wonderful role models to our younger children and also for being such a lovely class to teach from the day you all started at St Wulstan's.

We also say a sad goodbye today to Mrs Warnett and Mrs Harris who leave us for a very well deserved rest before the birth of their babies over the summer. I would like to thank them both personally for the massive amount of extra work they have done to ensure a smooth transition as other staff take on their roles in the school. We wish them and their families much happiness for the future. They will be missed by us all but we look forward to meeting the new arrivals.

Thank you to all those parents who accompanied us on our whole school trip to the Cotswold Wildlife Park last week. There are not many schools who attempt the logistical exercise involved in taking nearly 200 children on a school trip but it couldn't be achieved without the support of so many parents. We had a brilliant day at the park and were blessed with lovely weather. Thank you all, it is a privilege to spend time with your children who are always polite and well behaved whilst also showing great enthusiasm.

Sports day this week was extremely well organized and ran so smoothly under the direction of the Year 6 sports and house captains. With four houses now the children were able to take part in more races and clearly enjoyed the whole morning. Thanks to Mr Tasker and Mrs Harris for all their organization and hard work. Well done St Teresa's house on great sportsmanship and winning overall.

We have all enjoyed the many recent celebrations at school, not least the KS2 Play, Showcase Assemblies and sports day. Can I just remind parents that any photographs taken in a school context should be for personal use. In the interests of child protection and safeguarding photographs or videos taken at school events, with other children in, are not to be published publically on social media. Thank you for your support in keeping our children safe.

In September, just for the first few mornings, teaching staff will join me in the playground when the doors are opened at 8.50 with teaching assistants waiting in classrooms. This will ensure any children who may feel slightly apprehensive about coming into their new classrooms are reassured by seeing their teacher as soon as they arrive at school. Thank you for all your support.

It is hard to believe we are at the end of another academic year. As ever looking back it is astonishing how much happens and how much is achieved in a school year. As we look through the children's books, take down displays of work and write reports we see how they have grown over the year - physically, academically, spiritually and in maturity. They are all growing as lovely young people and a credit to you, their families. I would like to thank all the children and parents for their support this year and also for the very generous gifts, cards and words of thanks you have given to the staff. These mean a great deal and are very much appreciated, thank you. I have enclosed a picture for Year 2 and Year 4 parents whose thoughtfulness was so greatly appreciated by Mr and Mrs Tasker.

School closes today for the summer break and we will welcome you back on Tuesday 4 September.

On behalf of the staff I wish you a really lovely summer holiday with your children.

Best wishes

K E Savage

Emmaus CMAC
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