These are exciting times for us all at St. Pauls Primary School. The Department
for Educations and Skills recently gave their approval for us to proceed with plans
to build a new classroom in the school grounds. Work starts shortly and is due to
reach its conclusion in August this year. We are absolutely delighted, having endured
an anxious wait.

Not only will this give us a much needed additional classroom and storage space,
but we intend to create a computer room where a whole class will be able to learn
essential Information and Technology skills together. Class teachers will lead these
sessions with the help of their own workstation and a state of the art interactive
white board. The days of chalk and blackboards are well and truly behind us!

These projects have been planned for some time now. We have been finding it hard
to deliver the Information Technology curriculum with the limited number of computers
that we currently have in a limited space. Our OFSTED inspection back in November
2000 highlighted these issues, whilst acknowledging that it would be very difficult
for us to remedy them, largely due to the financial implications of new building.
Thanks to the determination and enthusiasm of staff, governors and parents, we now
look forward to making our plans a reality.

True, the financial implications are considerable and we will need a great deal
of help through fundraising events and donations. I am confident that we will get
this, knowing how tremendously supportive local families and businesses have been
in recent years towards a variety of community projects.

There is a great deal happening in school other than the new building. The children
are busy participating in a number of sports events and activities, enjoying the
spring weather. Our Healthy schools Project continues, currently focussing on healthy
eating and physical fitness. We are preparing enthusiastically for a summer programme
of day trips, school journeys and events including, for the second successive year,
our popular Arts Week.

We are always pleased to hear from anyone with an interest in or a connection with
our school and we welcome visitors. We have a great deal to be proud of and we enjoy
sharing the childrens achievements. Lyndon Evans Headteacher