Dear Parents

As we approach the end of the year we unfortunately have to say goodbye to several of our families and teaching staff. We have spent the last few weeks saying goodbye to our students in assemblies, it is always sad to see children leave, but they of course go with our best wishes for their future journey.

This is an emotional time for the school as we say goodbye to several of our colleagues; on a positive note several have taken roles within Oman and therefore we will undoubtedly stay connected to them all.

This year we have leaving our school, in no particular order: Ms. Emma, Ms. Hayley, Ms. Leanne, Ms. Eimear, Ms. Gina, Mr Scott, Ms. Kirsty and Ms. Rachel.

All the above staff have played an integral role in the school life over the last few years; apart from developing the academic progress of our children they have also developed positive wellbeing approaches that have all helped to provide a positive and vibrant environment for learning.

I would like to thank them all personally as they have all played such significant roles in the development of PDO school in the last few years. They have dedicated themselves to our whole community, offering guidance and support to students and parents.  We send them best wishes from our whole team and thank them for the commitment, dedication and care they have demonstrated to PDO school.

New Staff.

We have eight new staff arriving in August and last week we introduced the first five teachers who had completed the onboarding checks. We can now introduce 2 more this week. 

New Staff Profiles

We are on schedule for all new staff to arrive in mid August in preparation for the new school year.

We have several very experienced teachers arriving, some of whom have held positions of Headteacher and Vice Principal. All the teachers who are arriving have experience of the IC (IEYC and IPC).

HSSE

As you are aware we had a fire alarm in school yesterday caused by the extreme humidity. We received an email from the PDO fire department recognising the professional way in which the evacuation was managed.

A reminder to all parents  about the use of seat belts and car seats for younger children. Accidents can happen at any time and other road users may cause accidents. Please ensure that all your passengers are belted up, and for younger children please ensure that they have the correct sized  car seats. As parents it is important that we create a strong safety culture for our children, your support is appreciated.

End of Term

This is the busiest time of the school year with several events taking place, including new classes, reports and graduations. Hopefully, we will all be supporting the Y6 graduation car parade on Thursday.

A reminder that we finish at 12:00 next Wednesday.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support this year. This year has provided a number of challenges to our small community.

Several of our families have faced difficult decisions on their futures. As highlighted above we are seeing several of our teachers leaving the school. However, through all of the these personal trials our school staff have remained fully committed to their roles, despite the personal challenges that they all faced. As a school leader, I am extremely proud of all our staff, it is a privilege to be part of such a dedicated and committed team who go above and beyond on a daily basis.

That just leaves me to say that I hope you all have a positive and rewarding break over the summer. I hope you and your families get the chance to relax and connect with friends and family. For those of you who are leaving PDO we wish you best wishes for the future.

Tim Robinson

Headteacher

Reading books - Home levelled books and Library Books

Thank you if you have already returned levelled reading books and library books to school.

So that we can organise resources for next year,  in case you still have books at home, please return any remaining books to school on Sunday. Thank you.