St Cuthbert Mayne
Hello to any St Cuthbert Mayne children reading this. I had such a great day with you yesterday. When I walked into your hall in the morning and saw your brilliant Arts Week displays, my mind started buzzing with all the links to stories I know. The display about bees? That reminded me of the riddle: ‘What does a person have in his eye if he has a bee in his hand? ‘ You gave some fantastic answers – a tear, a sting, a reflection of the bee etc. And I really loved telling you the answer – ‘Beauty, for beauty is in the eye of the beholder.’ Then there were the elephants …I loved telling the Ganesh story in one of our sessions (was that Year 4?) and showing you my book called Elephant Luck. So many stories …Shemi stories, the Chinese Fan story, the African story of Kabebe going to find out where the sun goes to bed and coming back with a loaf of Sun Bread. There was the story of my mug going to Italy (Forgetful Francesco and Mug Man were my favourite titles you gave it). In all the Year groups, we had such fun. Special thanks to Year 6 children who said such lovely things to me about my telling of The Magic Tapestry story. One of you said that when the tapestry came to life in the story, it was like it was coming to life in the hall where we were. You all listened so deeply, it made my day feel tremendously worthwhile. It convinces me that stories are vital.
And thanks too to all the staff who made my day so welcoming and especially Mrs Bance for inviting me and looking after me all day long.