Dear Staff<\/p>\n
Thank you for another year.<\/p>\n
This school of ours seems to have become slightly eccentric; a bit noisy, a bit vivid, a bit wilful and bold in its ways. Perhaps it has always been this way; perhaps it is just Minch and the change I\u2019m imagining is simply us giving into the inevitable and letting the current take us. Perhaps this is how it should be. Certainly if you look at the quality of the relationships in our school community and in the community beyond; the depth of commitment, the creativity and responsiveness, then perhaps there is an inevitability to this merging, this closeness of school and community, staff and pupils. I for one am proud of what we have become.<\/p>\n
However, no one could deny that at the heart of this project is you. I potter about in my own sweet head, in my stuffy ivory tower – an appendage- but you, there at the coal face- I am in awe of you. Without you, without the quality of your interactions- your endless thinking, listening, explaining; without your many qualities- your kindness, your good humour, your courage and compassion; without your willing toil- this school would be nothing. I always maintain that children have a sixth sense for weighing up the \u2018are they there for me\u2019 question and will respond positively if they feel the answer is yes. In this school with a staff like ours I sense that positive response everywhere I go. Parents pick up on it when I take them around- it is something in the gut, something that doesn\u2019t lie. It\u2019s like watching a child break into a skip on the playground- they don\u2019t do this unless they\u2019re happy in that moment- it\u2019s almost a physical impossibility. This is the feel of the place and this is testament to you, your relationships with the children, your endeavours day in day out. It is very beautiful thing you do- dare I say it without making some of you cringe- hell- I\u2019m not in the habit of stopping- it is a thing of love.<\/p>\n
Thank you for all that bring to the table and all that you do for our children; thank you for being you.<\/p>\n
Have a glorious summer<\/p>\n
Love<\/p>\n
Nick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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