| DECEMBER 2005 |
Dear Parents, |
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I would like to start my introduction to this newsletter by thanking staff for coping so well with the disruption caused by our heating failure. On the coldest day of the year we lost all heat to the old part of the school. The flue had collapsed and cut off the electrical supply to the three boilers. The 'temporary' repairs which we have had done will suffice until a permanent solution is found. We protected the exam years as well as we could but inevitably some students missed three days of education. My apologies for this. Despite these problems we have had an excellent autumn term and this newsletter will give a flavour of the splendid work being done both in and out of the classroom. We want students to enjoy all that Priesthorpe has to offer. Staff give unstintingly of their time and I know your sons and daughters appreciate the opportunities they are given. In the New Year I will be seeking to appoint two Parent Governors. Mr Nash's term of office has come to an end but he has expressed an interest in putting himself forward for a further four-year period. Mrs Mawson has resigned owing to the pressure of work. I would like to thank both of them for their contribution on behalf of all Priesthorpe parents. I will circulate the whole parent body in January re the process for election. Finally, as you are aware, Mr Hardaker leaves us on Friday after 33 years and 1 term (100 terms!) at Priesthorpe. He will be missed, but he does seem to have exciting plans for his 'retirement'. He is going skiing in Canada, taking flying lessons and seeking to improve on his marathon times. We wish him well. As a consequence of Mr Hardaker's leaving, we have restructured
the Leadership team. Mrs Lane, a former Deputy Head at Parklands
and more recently the Quality Assurance Advisor with the LEA,
will be the new Deputy Head with effect from April 2006. |
| DATES FOR YOUR DIARY January 2005 Tues 3rd: Staff only (Training Day) Wed 4th: All students return to school February 2005 |
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