Digital PREP NEWSLETTER

23rd - 27th January Lent Term Newsletter Issue 3

Headmaster's Message

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Religious Theme

Conversion

Having worked at St Edmund’s for a little over a decade, I have never known a power outage of more than one or two minutes. Monday was an unusual blip on the ‘smooth-running’ radar and our thanks to maintenance for their work on bringing our back-up systems back online, whilst the main operating system is repaired over the next week or so The cold weather has quite a lot to answer for and I therefore use this opportunity to reassure you that in school, we have been strict with outdoor lesson timings and breaktimes as well as reminding children to wear appropriate clothing for the weather It is forecast to warm up but in case it doesn’t, please can you stress to your children, that on sports days, full tracksuits must be worn and in addition, skins/underclothes are more than welcome

During the midst of figuring out how we might teach without access to a computer (shock horror!) and whilst teachers ran for their poetry books and revised lesson plans, the children had an impromptu assembly to help warm up after the morning breaktime. Following a story, and as part of the assembly, Miss McLauchlan invited the children to perform a short piece of music or demonstrate a talent There were two brilliant moments when firstly, a student in Form Six volunteered to play a melodic piece on the piano (The Swing) and then following that, the most delightful child in Form Three offered that, if the boy should play again, she might perform a ballet piece she had just imagined Let me tell you: spontaneous moments like this – and there are more, too many to count, make me so enormously proud of St Edmund’s, of all that it strives to achieve and most importantly its amazing children

Have a great weekend with your family in all that you do and thank you for your continued support in raising these talented, hard-working, considered and considerate young people.

Avita Pro Fide, Mr S Cartwright Headmaster, St Edmund’s Prep

Open Day

The Prep looks forward to an Open Day & Easter Egg Hunt on Friday 10th March. Don’t be afraid to invite any and all you might know!

Quote

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today Have you used one to say 'thank you?

William Arthur Ward

Mr Cartwright's quiz

Q: Who built the first roads in Britain?

A: In next week's Newsletter

Last Week's answer

Q: Which chess piece can only move diagonally?

A: The Bishop