Dear Parents
“Exciting, talented, enthusiastic, dynamic, committed” – not adjectives that I am anticipating to describe my performance in the Dads v Lads match this Sunday but those I would use to describe the performance of “Joseph” last night. There was a cast of 31 Year 9 and below – many of whom are new to the school this year. Jessica Condon, also brand new this year, directed with great skill, ably abetted by Judith Colman in her first full-time year in the school as Choral Director. They in turn were supported by John Langridge and Tony Payton with the music and by Linda Hopkins.
A major production requires hours and hours of rehearsal and massive input from all sorts of people. Thus the team was supported by costume makers and drama technicians and make-up ladies and set designers, by the office staff and by the many parents who supported the weekend rehearsals and provided the parental taxi service to enable their children to participate.
BUT IT WAS ALL WORTHWHILE. It was wonderful to be there.
I spent a delightful hour yesterday showing my 13 month old grandson the school. I suspect my memory of that event will be deeper than his. William seemed much more interested in his rice cake than in what I was telling him about the history of the Abbott’s Hall!
Everything at the moment seems to be a series of lasts. Tonight will be the last school production and I have had my last FOBAS meeting, my last Full Court meeting, my last parents’ evening and many more. Two weeks and a day until Speech Day and many farewells and lots and lots of thanks to all the wonderful people I have been privileged to know and work with. Fortunately there is so much going on that I will have precious little time to reflect on the meaning of it all.
Best wishes
Roger Clark
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