It was lovely to welcome parents and learners back this week after what I hope was an enjoyable and restful break.  

We have launched back into our sporting fixtures this week with the Year 5/6 girls cup match Vs Anlaby Primary on Friday afternoon. At the time of writing this, the match had not yet taken place so I will keep you posted on the results next week.  

Speaking of PE, previously, we have communicated that thanks to your generosity, we now have plenty of spare uniform at school (bigger sizes still welcome). However, we would be very grateful if you could donate any PE kit items that no longer fit your child (e.g. house-coloured or white t-shirts, shorts, jogging bottoms etc). Black school shoes would also be welcomed. 

Why do people go into teaching? Obviously, there are many different reasons, but I’m fairly confident that should you ask staff at Penshurst, the most common ones would be a love of spending time with children and making a difference to their lives, and a desire to support younger generations to better themselves and reach their full potential. You put your trust in us each and every day by leaving your children in our care, and it is an honour to be able to educate, nurture and support them. Daily, we reflect on our school values with the learners, and the staff work tirelessly to role-model these to them. Furthermore, we absolutely love chatting to our parents and believe that we have a positive, respectful relationship with our local community. Mutual respect is paramount in maintaining this type of relationship and staff carefully consider their approach towards parents in any difficult circumstances. We are very fortunate that in 99% of our conversations with parents, staff receive the same mutual respect back. We politely remind you that we all want the best for your children and that the only way to achieve this is to ensure mutual respect and consideration is present. Thank you.  

Enjoy the weekend and I look forward to seeing you next week.  

Mrs Preston

Head of School