Dear Parents and Guardians

Welcome back to school and I would like to wish you all a very Happy new year. It has been a few years since we have been able to start the school year without any restrictions or SoPs. This has made this week so much more exciting and positive. We are able to really focus upon learning, instead of temperatures and testing.

Going back to normal will be challenging for some people after the last three years. Equally for many students remembering what ‘normal’ looks like might be a challenge. This year we hope that all the sports and competitions can get back into full action and that our students can show their abilities on the sports field. Sport and competition is really important and teaches students teamwork, resilience, dedication and so much more. I am looking forward to seeing our students compete and to reporting our sporting success in the future.
Equally important is our ability to now have field trips and educational visits, again so much missed in the last three years. These are invaluable to put learning from the classroom into perspective.

Thank you for your patience with the online bookshop. They were taken by surprise with the quantities of uniforms being ordered but are expecting more supplies this coming week.

I started this message with wishes for a Happy new year, and at the end of next week, we have our first school holidays, in association with the lunar new year! I would like to wish all our Chinese families a healthy and prosperous Chinese New Year.

Gong xi fa cai