Mrs Kirby and I meet regularly to discuss plans, and our first meeting at the start of the term felt really positive - a fresh start after a previous year of lockdowns and disappointment at not being able to carry on as normal! We were deluged with cakes of all sorts for the Macmillan Coffee Morning, in particular an impressive triple layer Chocolate cake which Form 1 pupil Loveday, at the tender age of 12 years, had made especially. Watch out Mary Berry, you have competition!
Chaplain’s REPORT A beautiful Indian summer greeted us at the start of the Michaelmas Term. The whole school was buzzing with excitement and it was fantastic being back together again! We had many new pupils and some new teachers joining us and a great deal of new friendships and relationships have been forged.
The Prep School Harvest Festival took place in Lake Chapel - in person! - at the start of October, with many parents attending. We also held a service for Senior School pupils and staff earlier that day. The Chapel was beautifully decorated with help from Shebbear Methodists and contributions were donated to the Bideford food bank. Later that month I attended the annual dedication service for MIST Chaplains in London, a fantastic opportunity to meet other Chaplains and share our stories of the last year and how the pandemic had affected our ministries in schools. Everything was going so well and I began planning Remembrance and Christmas services, feeling excited at the prospect of a candlelit Carol Service. However, this was not to be as after half term we had a significant increase in Covid cases within our
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