Dear Parent/Carer,
Welcome to the first newsletter of 2011. That this is the start of my ninth year at Robin Hood gives me cause to reflect that time really does fly when you’re having fun. We’ve had a short week in school this week that began with an inspiring Training Day for teaching staff. It is a truism that good schools invest in their staff, and that is certainly the case at Robin Hood. We look forward with eager anticipation to an exciting and successful 2011.
Training Days
Our remaining Training Day this academic year is on Friday 8th July. The dates of the Training Days are regularly detailed in newsletters. Our Notice Board on the school website also carried the return to school date. We are, of course, always working to ensure that parents have all of the information they need. Please do note these rich sources of information.
Wintry Weather
Snow flurries are with us again, with snow forecast for the weekend. Please remember: Unless informed otherwise, we will be open. Please keep a close eye on the Notice Board on the school website and listen to local radio.
Uganda School Link
We are very much looking forward to the arrival on 17th January of our friend and colleague Robert Madungha from Gayaza CU Primary School, one of our partner schools in Uganda. As many of you know, Mr Simpson and I visited Uganda in March last year and were very keen to strengthen our links with our African partners and with schools around the world because they bring such immense richness to our children’s education.
Since our visit, courtesy of the kind donations from the school community, we have sent a number of packages out to Uganda for the teachers and pupils at the Gayaza schools that have included laptops, books, pencils, friendship tokens, toys and clothing. It is important to know that small donations can have a major impact upon lives and life chances. It is our hope that the school communities in Gayaza and Robin Hood are significantly richer for the experience of partnership that we continue to build.
During his week in the UK, Robert will be teaching our children about the daily life experience in Africa and about the lives of schoolchildren in Uganda. Robert will also be teaching traditional Ugandan dance.
Trusting that you had a fantastic Christmas and New Year and welcoming you to the new school year at Robin Hood,
Mr Wilson
