Dear Parents,
I have just made it to my desk after witnessing a very exciting afternoon of sport. The senior girls’ hockey squad played a 6-a-side match against Uplands – and over four quarters emerged with a 10-9 win. It was a fantastic effort and, as their coach, I was immensely proud of what they achieved especially as some of the girls hadn’t picked up a stick in nearly a year.
This bodes really well for the season ahead and I am looking forward to taking them to more matches in the coming months. Congratulations must also be extended to Mr Mercer and his football teams who have made excellent starts to the term – with a win / loss ratio of 4:1 in our favour so far.
Also on the sporting front – I hugely enjoyed my visit to the Prep School for the charity ‘Race for Life’ in aid of Cancer Research. It was a lovely family occasion and dozens of children were faced with the daunting challenge of running round as many laps of the Prep fields as possible within the hour. I was there with my 2 year old son Henry and was hugely impressed when he managed to complete 7 laps unaided – 3 more than me!
The FOBAS Cheese and Wine Evening was an equally special occasion and I was grateful to have been able to meet with a good number of new parents. I am greatly indebted to FOBAS for their wholehearted support of the school and for their efforts in bringing parents, staff and pupils together.
Finally, I hope that you managed to receive a copy of the 2013 Battle Abbey School magazine and I would like to take this opportunity to thank both James Dennett and Jo Simpson for producing such a fantastic publication that gives a real insight into the many aspects of the school and its very talented students.
Best wishes
David Clark
Friday, 27 September 2013
Friday, 13 September 2013
David Clark, Headmaster of Battle Abbey School - Blog, 13th Sept 2013.
Dear Parents,
I would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to you all as we return to School for the academic year 2013-14. It seems like only yesterday that I went through the interview process for the headship of BAS – and yet here we are, already two weeks into the Autumn term and so much that is good has already taken place.
We have been joined by a very impressive group of new pupils from a range of different schools and countries and I would like to wish them well as they settle into the very special rhythms and routines of life at Battle Abbey. Equally, I would like to salute the achievements of our existing students and particularly, to commend those who did so well in their public examinations last Summer. Furthermore, several talented new teachers have made their marks already in different aspects of School life and more information about them will be included in future newsletters.
We have experienced a very positive and purposeful start at the School and the student body seems refreshed by its Summer break and ready to take on the challenges ahead. This was evident only last Friday when we held the Activities Fair and there was a fantastic buzz in the Abbot’s Hall and Library as a host of sporting, dramatic, musical and cultural clubs and societies enticed the students to join their ranks. The extra-curricular life of the School is a great strength of BAS and we are working hard to widen the opportunities that are open to students. For example, we are keen to resurrect the Archery Club and some promising tentative steps have been made on that front – watch this space for a progress report.
I am so pleased to have been able to make contact with a large number of parents so soon into my tenure at the school. The new pupil’s tea party was a huge success and I very much appreciated the efforts that parents made to come along to the ‘Meet the Head’ sessions in the Library. If I haven’t been able to meet you yet, please rest assured that I will make every effort to do so in the coming weeks – be that at the front of School for drop off or pick up or at future Parent Consultation Evenings.
Finally, I would like to express my thanks to all those – staff, parents and pupils – who have made my first few weeks so enjoyable and who have offered so much help and support as I get to grips with this exciting challenge.
Best wishes
David Clark
I would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to you all as we return to School for the academic year 2013-14. It seems like only yesterday that I went through the interview process for the headship of BAS – and yet here we are, already two weeks into the Autumn term and so much that is good has already taken place.
We have been joined by a very impressive group of new pupils from a range of different schools and countries and I would like to wish them well as they settle into the very special rhythms and routines of life at Battle Abbey. Equally, I would like to salute the achievements of our existing students and particularly, to commend those who did so well in their public examinations last Summer. Furthermore, several talented new teachers have made their marks already in different aspects of School life and more information about them will be included in future newsletters.
We have experienced a very positive and purposeful start at the School and the student body seems refreshed by its Summer break and ready to take on the challenges ahead. This was evident only last Friday when we held the Activities Fair and there was a fantastic buzz in the Abbot’s Hall and Library as a host of sporting, dramatic, musical and cultural clubs and societies enticed the students to join their ranks. The extra-curricular life of the School is a great strength of BAS and we are working hard to widen the opportunities that are open to students. For example, we are keen to resurrect the Archery Club and some promising tentative steps have been made on that front – watch this space for a progress report.
I am so pleased to have been able to make contact with a large number of parents so soon into my tenure at the school. The new pupil’s tea party was a huge success and I very much appreciated the efforts that parents made to come along to the ‘Meet the Head’ sessions in the Library. If I haven’t been able to meet you yet, please rest assured that I will make every effort to do so in the coming weeks – be that at the front of School for drop off or pick up or at future Parent Consultation Evenings.
Finally, I would like to express my thanks to all those – staff, parents and pupils – who have made my first few weeks so enjoyable and who have offered so much help and support as I get to grips with this exciting challenge.
Best wishes
David Clark
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