School Opening 2025

 Mission Statement:

Our school is a sanctuary for students, staff and parents. 

Our focus: 

Our school is focussed on reading. Parents, staff and students are committed to reading and literacy. 

Why? 

·         Cognitive Development: 

Reading stimulates brain development, particularly in early childhood, strengthening language skills, literacy, and social-emotional development. 

·         Imagination and Creativity: 

Books transport children to different worlds and scenarios, encouraging them to imagine possibilities and explore their creativity. 

·         Emotional Intelligence: 

Stories help children understand emotions, develop empathy, and learn to navigate social situations. 

·         Academic Success: 

Reading is fundamental to academic achievement across all subjects, improving vocabulary, comprehension, and critical thinking skills. 

·         Lifelong Learning: 

Encouraging a love of reading from a young age fosters a lifelong habit of learning and exploration. 

·         Strengthens Relationships: 

Shared reading time creates special bonding moments and strengthens the relationship between children and adults. 

·         Reduces Screen Time: 

Reading offers a healthy alternative to excessive screen time, helping children develop focus and reduce mindlessness. 

·         Cultural Literacy: 

Reading exposes children to diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences, promoting understanding and tolerance. 

I remain as committed to reading today as I did back then, before the gray hair and a couple tattoos. The biggest change in me is that I am now more experienced and over many exciting years, have gathered numerous effective strategies that I am happy to share when asked. This I will do over the course of the next few days/weeks. 

Enough already, let's do this thing!