Goodbye and Hello

As you know, I will be retiring at the end of this term. Whilst I am very sad to go, I am also really looking forward to new freedoms, e.g. taking holidays during term time. 

Sadly, Claire in the office is also leaving. Her last day will be Wednesday 5th January. She has gained a position in a school office in West Sussex - an exciting new challenge in a bigger school as part of a larger office team. I'm sure everyone will join me in wishing Claire well in her new job. She has been at Holy Cross for quite a while and everyone will miss her calm, gentle loveliness.

As people leave, so new people join. As you already know, Mr Prest will be the Headteacher from January 2022 and I would like to extend a warm welcome to him. I'm currently tidying my office in readiness for his arrival.

There will be two other new staff joining us in January. Mrs Charlotte Grimwade will be joining Holy Cross as the Cherry Year 1 class teacher and Mrs Shopna Tayed will be joining us to jobshare with Mr Pearson in Oak Class. Both new teachers have visited the school to meet the children in their classes ahead of taking up post in January. They are both very excited to be working at Holy Cross.

Have a wonderful Christmas when it finally comes. How many sleeps do the children have left? I think from Friday, it will be 8 sleeps. The excitement mounts! I wish you all well and I would like to say a big thank you for all your support and kindness over the time I have been Headteacher here at Holy Cross.