This week has been a wonderful celebration of literacy and I would like to thank all involved, particularly our librarians, Ms Louise and Ms Terri. In one of the photos below, you can see Ms Louise and Mr Joe talking to parents about how to improve literacy across the curriculum and at home. 

We also had a book fair and I promise that the photo below was not staged! It is simply wonderful to see our students so engaged. I have spoken to many classes this week and have actually been impressed by just how many of our students are reading books at home. This habit should be maintained throughout their school lives, with less time spent on mobile phone ‘doom scrolling’, which we all know is not healthy or cognitively beneficial. To hear how many students enjoy their reading is heartening and we will do all we can to encourage from the school perspective.

On the subject of literacy, I presented Demid M (G5) with a commendation today. Demid has shown such a love of reading and writing, in English and Russian, and has even had his own book published in Russia. This is an amazing piece of work, complete with illustrations, and I wish Demid the best for his literary career!

This weeks ‘Pot Luck’ event was for Grade 1 parents. Many thanks to Ms. Niamh and team for organizing. We all enjoyed the delicious food on offer.

Finally, the annual GEMS survey for parents will launch on Monday, January 20th. We greatly value your time in completing it and hope you feel confident recommending our school to others. Your feedback—both positive and constructive—is always welcome and helps us enhance our offerings. I’m pleased to share that our last survey saw a record number of promoters, highlighting the strength of our partnership with the parent community. As shown in the graphic below, a score of 9 or 10 on the key question indicates you’re a promoter, ready to recommend us!

I wish you a good weekend.

Kind regards,