September 19

Bronte School
Headmasters Newsleter 12
19th September 2014
The frst 2014-15 Parents Council meetng took place
yesterday (Thursday 18 September). This was an inital
meetng to discuss how the Council should work. The main
meetng of this term is planned to take place at 4.00pm on
Thursday 9 October.

The intenton is that the Council will operate much as last
year, actng as a channel for parental views and as a forum
where ideas can be discussed. The topics will no doubt vary
greatly, from general educatonal maters to the more day to
day, but ofen just as signifcant, issues which make their
impact on family and school life. Of course, any parent is
entrely free to contact any member of staf or me directly.
Sometmes however you may well wish to air something with
a fellow parent who is on the Council.

I am delighted to report that a very good number of parents
expressed their willingness to join, slightly more in fact than
the number of current vacancies. It is tremendously
encouraging the parents are willing to give their tme in this
way. I am most grateful to them, and will let you have details
of the Council members in next weeks newsleter.

The Autumn Parents Strategy Meetng is planned to take
place on Wednesday 12 November. All parents are welcome.
The evening starts with drinks at 6.30pm, followed by the
meetng at 7.00pm. I will give a short presentaton, and this
will be followed by general questons and discussion. The
plan is that the meetng will close at 8.00pm. Drinks will stll
be available however! You will be most welcome to linger
and contnue to talk on a more one-to-one basis.
Amendments to the patern of the school year are probably
more tactcal than strategic, but last terms plan did of course
raise a number of parental comments, more, I have to say, in
disagreement than agreement! Dates for 2015-16 remain
provisional of course, to be confrmed or modifed as
appropriate by the end of this term. The intenton is shortly
to decide about any modifcatons, and then put these
forward, so that parents can view a fnal proposal. Afer
receiving any response to that fnal proposal, the dates for
2015-16 will be published, hopefully by the end of November.

In the meantme, if you would like to comment on the
existng provisional dates, either for the frst tme or as a
supplementary, do please send me an e-mail, or call, or catch
me at the gate, by Monday 29th September if possible,
please.

Last Tuesday, the Forest School programme started up again,
with Year 1 children experiencing school in the open, away
from walls and lights and smartboards! It has been proving a
valuable and popular dimension of school life for our younger
children, as well as being fun, and a great change from rou-
tne.

By its nature I suppose, the routne of lessons, breaks,
lunches, assemblies, sports is not something which is
ofen going to feature in a news leter. Yet those daily
events form the heart of school life, when knowledge
and experience steadily build, step by step. Sufce to say
here that the routnes for the new academic year have
started well, as all the children have setled into new
classes, a bit older and a bit diferent, as they have re-
turned from the summer holidays.

Years 5 and 6 trying their hand at fencing, during last Fridays PE
session.
Finally, looking ahead to next week, can I give a hearty
plug for next Fridays (26th Sept) Macmillan Cofee
Morning/Afernoon Tea. The cofee morning part starts
at 9.30am, and the tea at 2.15pm. School Secretary June
Egan is the organiser, and I am very grateful to her for
that. Do bring in cakes and buns to the ofce, either on
the Thursday, or the Friday morning. These will be sold
on the day, proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support.
The children are also able to buy cakes at breaktme so
please send them in with cakes and/or money to spend.

Looking Ahead
Tues 23
rd
/Wed 24
th
September District Football Trials
Fri 26
th
September Macmillan Cofee
Morning and
Afernoon Tea
9.30 - 11.30am Cofee
Morning
2.15 - 3.30pm Afer-
noon Tea
All parents and guests welcome. Donatons of cakes
much appreciated. Please deliver to June Egan in the
school ofce or bring on the day. Further details next
week.

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