9 jun 19

e receiving them but they do; see the response from the Head of
English at Cams:
Good afternoon,
We have just had your wonderful Y6 pupils for their Transition Days at Cams, and I just wanted
to email you to express just how fantastic we found their behaviour, attitude and
boundless enthusiasm!
In the English Department we deliberately chose a Climate Change topic to write about today,
and the Wicor pupils were noticeably much more knowledgeable and passionate about it.
It is obvious just how much the passion at Wicor translates into the awesome little eco-warriors
we’ve had over here.
Some of them have even offered to bring us their poetry in September. This would be amazing
if it’s ok with you.
Thanks again for sending us such politically engaged and knowledgeable young people.
It is easy to get lost in thoughts at this stage and to allow the
emotions of endings to overwhelm. For me, it is just the same as
seeing my own children move on; happy for their next steps in life
and feeling the emptiness of missing them. But life goes on (back to
eggs again) and inside I feel the stirrings of excitement about the
new children coming to the school and seeing the next Year 6 grow
into the fine people I know they will. In the end, children drag you
back to their reality.
Child: Mr Wildman?
Me: Er, yes?
Child: Would you rather be a honey bee or a solitary bee?
Me: Hmmm. Easy, a solitary bee. I don’t like crowds and I’m a bit
anti-social. I hate parties. No, I like to be on my own.
Child: Ah…but think of the protection of the hive and all those
bees on your side. You could have help fighting off your
enemies.
Me: Good point. I do have lots of enemies. Hmmm. No – on
reflection I’d rather take my chances and live a solitary
life in peace and quiet.
Pause for thought…
Child: Ah you’d still have to mate though. (check mate – literally!)
And that is why I love working with children. You never know what
delight is waiting around the corner. It is an absolute privilege to
spend working days in the company of such wonderful people, who
love to learn. Children lift you and they ground you in equal
measure. I count myself, and always have done to be fair, as a very
lucky person.
I wish you all a safe and happy summer break and good luck and
farewell to all those leaving us this year. Bon voyage.
The Wicor Man