Headteacher’s Blog

What an absolutely glorious day. I had to take my coat off because I was in such a sunny spot this morning. I have so much to be grateful for and my cup definitely felt full this morning. There is a lot in the news and on TV about covid at the moment and it is hard to believe that we are coming up to 5 years since the first lockdown. When the announcement came in 2020 I had a couple of minutes thinking that school would be locked down too then we heard that we would be open to … Read more →

It has been one of those weeks where I haven’t been as visible outside but I have been here honestly. It is such a lovely part of my day saying good morning to everyone that I really do miss it. Sometimes though I am plugged into my laptop and cannot move, on a training course or helping out inside because staff are poorly. The sun has emerged but it seems to have brought temperatures and germs. There is always something going round in school isn’t there. Year R had their first trip on a coach to Wellington Country Park and … Read more →

Life is a bit up and down at the moment and my emotions are all over the place. On the one hand I am so excited because I am going to be a grandma to a beautiful baby boy on or about the 8th September 2025. Actually he looks a bit odd rather than beautiful at the moment because I have only seen a scan thus far. On the other hand I am really not myself and whilst I know things always get better, I’m not there yet. Please don’t worry that your children are in any danger because they … Read more →

That’s what I had for lunch today but Mrs Chalcraft very kindly gave me fish fingers too just so I could make sure that the children were having a lovely lunch and indeed they were. My lunch date children were very chatty today and one little girl was telling me all about the excitement of having a new puppy and how it is breaking most things. The other young chap wished me a lovely rest of lunch time because he finished before me. What a polite young man. Today was certificate assembly as it is every Friday. A mixture of … Read more →

A lovely little boy gave me a great big hug when he arrived at school this week but when I looked at him I saw he had a very interesting nose. Being me, I squealed that I hoped he hadn’t got snot on my cardigan and offered him a tissue. The cardigan was green so nothing would have shown up but that wasn’t the point. He said thank you for the tissue then proceeded to wipe the snot across his face rather than blow. His mum and I did giggle and she proceeded to do an amazing wipe and he … Read more →

In my humble opinion it is now too late. I think I have wished Happy New Year to the world and her husband but if I have missed you off then Happy New Year. Who knows what will happen this year but whatever it does bring, we will all just have to get on with it and hopefully have fun along the way. I am almost at the end of my second week back and I must say it is like I have never been away. It is still pizza on Wednesday and no two days are the same. Everyone … Read more →

The leaves are definitely falling from the trees and Mr C is doing a marvellous job of keeping the site clear. If you would like a bag of leaves for your own garden please help yourself. Actually you can have as many bags as you like because we are always happy to share. We also have a really good autumn song called Crunching Through The Leaves and if you’d like the words so you can sing on your way to school just ask. I love this time of year even though I wish it would make up it’s mind so … Read more →

I really feel like I have lived at school this week and I have only cooked once at home. Thank goodness for lovely school lunches, meal deals and takeaway establishments because they have kept me going! An important part of my job is being accountable and not only did I have a governors meeting and governor training, I also a visit from my lovely school inspector on Thursday which is why I wasn’t at either gate. This was the first time she and I had worked together and it was honestly a pleasure. We laughed. I was so proud to … Read more →

Yesterday was a funny old day because I had a Fleet Heads meeting from 8am and after a debrief with Mrs J and the lovely ladies in the office my day was very bitty with lots of important things but I didn’t find time to blog as well. Actually I forgot about my blog until I got home then decided it could wait until today. I am sure that everyone had far better things to do with their time than read my ramblings on a Monday evening. A big decision at the moment is heating on or heating off. I … Read more →

This is going to be quite a quick blog this week because I do need to dash off tonight. If you have read my blogs thus far you will know that I can easily go off at a tangent and ramble on about anything and everything so I am going to stick to the point. The Key Stage 1 children have just completed a survey which asks them about feeling happy and safe in school amongst other things including have they heard staff talking about Achieving Happily Together. Considering the number of times that I mention our short, succinct and … Read more →

Good evening one and all. I am still at my desk because tonight is a Governors meeting and there is no point me going home. I think if I went home I wouldn’t come back! Please don’t think that I don’t enjoy the meetings but once I cross my threshold I am quite reluctant to cross back over into the world beyond. My instinct is to have a shower, get my night attire on, put my curlers in my hair and settle in front of the TV. You will be pleased to hear I am still in my frock … Read more →

What a beautiful weekend wasn’t it. I was able to sit outside with my brew and listen to The Archers on Sunday morning whilst Mr O was out on his walk. You will be pleased to hear he did find his way back but I do live in hope that one day… On Saturday I went up to London with my only child to watch Hades Town again as part of her birthday treat. Even though I lived and worked in London in my younger years I am not a fan of all the people now. It wasn’t as busy … Read more →

As always time flies when you are having fun doesn’t it and today is the second Monday back for teaching staff. Our new Year R children have their first unaccompanied visit and start full time on Wednesday. No doubt it will be like getting wasps into a jar to start off with but they will soon get into the routine of school life and it will all become second nature. If this is your first child starting big school you too will need to get used the new routines and it is emotional to begin with. I still cry when … Read more →