It was a joy for us to see so many parents, grandparents and friends attending our Christmas production “Around the World in Time for Christmas” on Tuesday morning – evidence of a truly supportive parent body. Your children transported us to so many places through their songs and we are enormously proud of every single one. I can honestly say that we were not expecting the children to sing so clearly and loudly as they did and the confidence that they exhibited was astounding! To have 64 mainly three year olds performing in front of almost 200 people in the way they did is a credit to each and every one of them. As always I am indebted to my staff who care so much for the children and support them in everything they do. The costumes you provided looked wonderful, so thank you. I am looking forward to seeing it again soon when the DVD copy I have ordered arrives.

We have welcomed more new children this week, who will be joining the Nursery in January, and they are delightful. I feel certain that your children will very quickly be talking about their new friends.

Thank you to those who contributed to our Christmas Jumper Day today for “Save the Children”. Our Department raised £62.52 for this worthy charity. Many thanks also for all the biscuits you have provided for local families in need this Christmas which will be distributed by the Salvation Army.

A big thank you goes to our catering staff who produced the most wonderful Christmas lunch for us today and for all their support at our various events.