Day One

Welcome back!

A special welcome to Fynn, Peter, Oliver, Scarlett, Toby, Olivia, Julia and Biddi who join us for the first time today!

It was a great start to the day with the chance to catch up with everybody as they were arriving. Everyone was abuzz with excitement and pleased to be back, including the parents. Having left Rachel's class full of parents and children chatting away, I went to Val's and even though it was 10 past 9,  it was full of parents with no children in sight. Moira's class was the same as Rachel's, full of parents and children catching up. It was a lovely atmosphere in the school and a nice way to start the year. (But if anyone is talking to Hekia, we started sharp at 9 with a busy maths lesson).

There was also the added dimension of a new teacher. Talking to the students at lunchtime, words like cool, awesome, really nice, friendly and such like were the norm when asked about what the new teacher was like. Rachel has really enjoyed her start to the year and agrees with what what we have been telling her all along; that she has a wonderful class.

It's great to see so many new faces among the old ones. Talking to the new arrivals over the course of the day, everyone feels welcomed and is enjoying their new school and of course that's just what we'd expect.

A wonderful start to what I'm sure will be a wonderful year.