This morning the school grounds were coated with a fresh covering of snow. Beautiful, but with it many challenges! Clearing the paths, salting, providing safe pathways, negotiating icy roads, slow traffic and the urge to throw a snowball was I am sure strong in many minds. 
But the paths were cleared and the vast majority made it to school and the grounds looked stunning as they always do when the artistry of winter puts a different slant on everything. 
Sadly the snow is not of the quality to build snowmen, which means our fields will not be decorated with a range of imaginative creations as they have been in previous years. But if the weather holds, a brief spell of enjoying this gift of winter may be possible at lunch time.
