We have experienced a very different week this week at Roman Road.

On Wednesday, we honoured the two-minute silence to remember our lost soldiers and those affected by wartime conflicts.

The students have produced some beautiful artwork on this theme, including poppies.

Today, our blog is filled with amazing pictures of our students taking part in and fundraising for Children in Need. The bake sale, in particular, went down really well. In fact, it was a sell-out! In addition, our students have been dressed in Pudsey Bear attire and various other items of their own clothing, including pyjamas and fancy dress.

IB1 visited me this afternoon to collect their CIN Pudsey spots, which was a lovely surprise and a real highlight of the day.

It's been such a lovely day, and I want to say thank you to my dedicated team, who work so hard to make things fun for our amazing young people.

Finally, our week did end differently due to the issues around the Microsoft crash. We live in a very digital world and, today, we had to adapt and refine our day to make sure the students were occupied and safe. This crash also meant that our emails were unavailable to access, both for us and the rest of the world, so can I please ask all parents, carers and stakeholders to be patient as we catch up with information.

Next week, we have parents' evening. Please let us know if anyone has any issues regarding appointments or staff who are unavailable. We will be informing families and carers if there are staff absences, and the best way to communicate with home regarding the progress of our students.

That's it from me.

Have a fab weekend.

Stay safe.

Mrs T