Primary 2 have their class assembly this afternoon. The boys and girls are looking forward to welcoming family and friends to see their presentation at 2.00pm, followed by a small reception in their classroom afterwards where there’ll be tea and biscuits for their guests.

There will be a rare solar eclipse in the UK this morning, beginning at around 8.30am. The Moon will slowly pass across the Sun over the course of an hour until the sun is 98% covered by 9.34am. It will then take about another hour for things to return to normal.

Looking directly at the sun can cause serious permanent damage to the eyes, so we’ll be unable to go outside as a whole school to witness the eclipse. However, we will spend a bit of time learning about eclipses during assembly this morning and also make a point of pausing at 9.34am to experience the eclipse at its darkest point.

There may be some parents who wish to keep their child at home to view the eclipse safely through specialist glasses. There is absolutely no problem with this; please just phone the school office to let us know your child will be arriving slightly late.