For some people these current covid-19 times have been so challenging that hope has almost been lost. For me, and the staff at St Patrick’s we have looked to embrace the challenge and find the opportunities, the wonder, the hope. We have also worked to support our students with structure and learning experiences that help them find routines and ‘flow’ in each day. In ourselves we have worked to focus on the personal strengths of trust, resilience, courage and determination. We know as parents you too will have been working to help your children to accept what is and to find the positive each day.

Now that the light at the end of the current tunnel is shining more brightly I am sure we are all feeling a little (or a lot) lighter. Thank you for all the messages sharing how you and your children are feeling about the great news of a start for all on Monday 18^th May. I think we are going to be so excited it may well feel like the first day of school for the year!