Friday Flyer - 11th September 2026
Dear Michael Hall Community,
Welcome back to the new academic year!
I hope that everyone has had a wonderful summer, enjoying not only good weather and travels, but also some great family time as well.
Thank you to everyone who has asked about my summer break. The 10 days I had with my wife in Portugal were very restful – and very much needed after the busy summer term.
The start of any new year is always fascinating as we welcome older (and taller) versions of familiar faces, as well as welcome brand-new faces join us from different places from across the UK, and across the globe.
In school we have been preparing the school and preparing ourselves for the new rhythms and cycles which we will be working within. Taking the time to allow our existing pupils to arrive to us with a newer version of themselves, as well as holding them in a cherished way that recognises the longstanding relationship has very much been part of the conversations. Developmentally we have good guidance from our pedagogical guides, but the individual has to always be seen and met within that big picture.
The biggest rhythm change has been a shift to one lunch time for all pupils. This creates a wonderful opportunity for classes 6 to 12 to mix and mingle, building bridges across the school sections. Day one has been wonderful to see as everyone has mixed and played in a harmonious fashion.
It is the start of the Jewish new year, Rosh Hoshana, so I wish all of those marking the start of a new year blessings for the year ahead. I hope that the year brings good health and happiness.
I look forward to writing next week to share the events and musings of our first full week back as a whole school.
Have a lovely weekend.
Warm wishes,
Stuart
Stuart McWilliams
Principal
Many of you will have seen the deeply distressing news of the devastating flash floods in Nepal and the border region with Tibet, with tragic loss of life and many people still missing.page-0001.jpg)
Dear Parents,
Ways to Contribute
Following the success of the ceilidh-dance workshop with the string players towards the end of last year and the Forest Row Fiddle Summer School we will be running an intensive, three-day fiddle workshop during the October half-term.
