Natanya Milner – Head of Primary School

Welcome back to school. I hope you managed to enjoy a lovely break with the children. It has been wonderful to see students back at school and it sounds like the holidays were filled with many exciting and interesting adventures!

I wanted to let you know that I will be on medical leave for most of Week 2 and Week 3 of this term. It is possible that I will need another period of time later in the year. Each time I am on leave, I will appoint one of the Primary School Directors into the Acting Head of Primary position. For this upcoming leave, Katie Brody will be in this role – please feel free to contact her for anything you would usually bring to me.

Outstanding Speaker Series for Parents

It can be so challenging to find good advice about parenting and supporting students as they move through the different stages of development. Sometimes there is just so much information to access that it can be overwhelming and sometimes it can be hard to know what is the most reliable information. In order to support our community, we have developed a package with a selection of outstanding speakers who we believe are well placed to guide us. Each is highly respected in their field and all are engaging presenters. The topics cover everything from online safety through to parenting and, having heard many of these presenters before, I highly recommend that you prioritise attending. These will all take place in the evenings. We have tried to choose different days of the week and different methods of delivery (some on Zoom and some in-person) in order to accommodate as many people as possible.

We are very excited to bring you this opportunity and look forward to hearing your feedback.

I have included links below so you are able to find out more about each presenter and the areas being explored:

Wednesday 2 August 2023: 7.00 pm – 8.00 pm (on Zoom)
Leonie Smith will be presenting online about being ‘Happy and Safe Online’

Monday 21 August 2023: 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm
Grace Tame will be presenting as a part of an evening about Consent and Respect. Please see the article in this edition for more details.

Tuesday 7 November 2023: 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm
Judith Locke (author of Bonsai Child) will be presenting on campus about ‘Confident and Capable’. Judith works with families and schools to provide proven solutions to cope with the ups and downs of life.

Thursday 16 November 2023: 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm (On Zoom)
Karen Young will be presenting online about ‘Building Emotional Regulation and Self-Control in Children’. 

I look forward to seeing you at these events! Bookings can be made by clicking here.

Canteen closed for Tisha B’Av

The canteen will be closed on Thursday 27 July 2023 due to the Fast Day, Tisha B’Av. Please note that students will need to bring in any food they would like for the day.