Dear Parents and Guardians,
Today sees the end of the school year, and I look back at 2020 with conflicting memories.
2020 has been a challenging year for us all with long periods of learning and working from home. The lack of face to face interactions have made this year difficult in ways that we couldn't have imagined a year ago. When the students came back into school in July, their first reaction was joy to see their friends and teachers again, without having to use a computer. It was therefore so disappointing to go back into school closure in October, and then even more disappointing to finish the school year without any students in school.
In some ways 2020 has been a positive year when we have learnt a lot about ourselves and the way that we can adapt and be resilient. There have been a great many successes from this year, including the superb way that most people have adapted to using devices for learning. We have all learnt to use new software, and to work independently. We can all (teachers, students and parents) be proud of the way that we have managed and succeeded in 2020.
Our 2020 Yearbook is now ready for collection. Please come into school and collect your copy from the guard station at the front of the school. You will be asked to sign for a copy and please remember that there is one copy per student.
As this is the end of the school year, I would like to wish all our students and teachers who are leaving, all the best with their futures. I hope that looking at the above yearbook, you all leave TISKL with great memories. Please let us know what you do in the future.
The current CMCO finishes on 6th December, with the MCO period coming to an end on 31st December. At this stage we do not know what will happen next in terms of an extension but we will be in contact with you by email closer to the start of term so that we can give you the latest information. I hope to see students back in school on Thursday 7th January, if COVID allows it.
All that remains is to wish everyone a safe, and peaceful holiday. Please keep the SoP in mind with everything that you do in the coming weeks. It is all of our responsibilities to keep each other safe in this pandemic.
Peter Wells
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