It was a short week for Hollygirt with today being Prize Giving Day, but it certainly felt like we managed five days’ worth of activity! I hope everyone is taking the opportunity for a rest.
For me, this weekend is all about the culmination of the Formula One World Championship, the season finale is this weekend and there are three drivers with the potential to take the crown. Earlier in the season, one driver looked set to take the title, racing ahead of his rival; fast-forward four months and he’s now in third place! This made me think about how easy it is to think our destiny is set very early on. It can be easy to get complacent when we have a comfortable ‘lead’, or are achieving good grades in lessons, to ease up on effort, it’s only a slow decline, imperceptible until suddenly we’re a whole grade lower than we used to be. Or the other side of this coin: to feel like we’re so far behind we’ll never catch up so why bother? As with a decline, the incline can be slow and barely perceptible, but it is there and each little gain steadily builds even if it takes a few months to really see the results. The message here? You control your destiny, and whether things are looking rosy or rotten right now, staying resilient and working hard will get you closer to the results you want. As we head into report season, please do remind children that those reports are a ‘snapshot’ of where they are now, not where they are destined to be.
Formula one isn’t particularly festive for my first December newsletter, however, I have started enjoying a few more seasonal treats this week. My highlight was story time with EYFS pupils who visited my office to hear the tale of Grumpy Gus the dog who is not a fan of Christmas. Prep and Senior pupils are preparing for a visit to Victoria Centre to sing carols and play a few Christmas classics and the building are full of sounds of rehearsals. Preparations are also underway for the Winter Wonderland market, and I have a request on behalf of the Prefect Team:
We are raising money for our Prom and will be running a tombola stall at the Winter Wonderland Market. We’d be very grateful if you were able to donate a small item or two for prizes, these can be dropped at the main school reception. Thank you so much for supporting us! – Ruby (Deputy Head Prefect).
Ever Onward and Upward
Ms Purdy