With the half term upon us, I want to say to you all 'EMBRACE THE RAIN' we cannot ignore it and it won't go away. Our children don't understand that though, they will still want to go to the park, play in the garden, go for a picnic, go to the farm, feed the ducks and all the fun things that you usually do in the half term. My question is "why not still do them?" The worst thing that can happen is that you will get wet, but worry not, we are all waterproof. When I go out in the rain, I see sad miserable faces all around us, but these are just the adults, when I look at the children's faces, all I see is excitement and joy, being allowed to jump in muddy puddles and enjoy the rain. Most children love playing with water, so why do we take this joy away from them every time it rains. If you have a tent, take it with you, do you know how much fun it is having a picnic in a tent whist listening to the rain outside? Ducks get even more hungry in the rain as no one wants to go to the park to feed them. Ok, you may have a whole load of muddy boots and soggy clothes to deal with when you get back, but that is a whole lot easier to cope with compared to bored children in the house all day. So go out, have some fun, find your inner child and make ever lasting memories.

Who knows, the weather forecast man may even have got it wrong!

And finally, our positive thought of the week:

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.

If you have a parenting concern, you can contact Mrs Easty via the school office - admin@burlingtoni.org.uk