Journeys and saying Goodbye to Reverend Gardiner

Today's church service was our final whole school service with Reverend Gardiner and the theme was aptly on journeys.Some of us have been on school trips recently, year 6 are due to go on school journey next week, some of us have holidays booked and journeys abroad, some of us like Reverend Gardiner may be moving house and starting a new job.

On behalf of the school and St Nicholas Church we would like to wish the Gardiner family good luck for the future and we wish Reverend Gardiner lots of success in her new post; you will be sorely missed by many for your enthusiasm and energy!

Reverend Gardiner was presented with a coat peg made by Mrs Endean which was made using some of the wooden flooring removed in the recent church refurbishment! In addition Reverend Gardiner  was given a filofax and pen to be used in her new post; not that we think she needs to be more organised! The children and staff also contributed to a special leaving book.

Some of the girls in year 6 wrote a special song for Reverend Gardiner which the whole school sang to her in church; the song certainly sums up how the school feels about her departure.The words are below:

You’ve been here for years

Helping at our school

You’re so very great, mm mm

You’re so very great, mm mm

We’ll miss you when you leave

But we can’t make you stay

At least that’s what teachers say

That’s what teachers say

You are our Reverend

Helped us learn religion

God and prayers and worship

In our church

Until the end of time

CHORUS:

But the school’s gonna miss your charm charm charm

So we’re all gonna wave our arms arms arms

And we’re all gonna clap our palms palms palms

Say goodbye, say goodbye

But the school’s gonna miss your charm charm charm

So we’re all gonna wave our arms arms arms

And we’re all gonna clap our palms palms palms

Say goodbye, say goodbye

You’ve been here for years

Helping at our school

You taught us how to pray mm mm

You taught us how to pray mm mm

You helped the worship group

Led assemblies

We think you’re really cool mmm

At St Nicholas School mmm

You are our Reverend

Helped us learn religion

God and prayers and worship

In our church

Until the end of time

CHORUS:

Say goodbye, say goodbye bye bye

Say goodbye, say goodbye bye bye

Say goodbye, say goodbye bye bye

Say goodbye, say goodbye bye

Please remember to join the Church and Reverend Gardiner on

Sunday 14^th June at 10 am at St Nicholas Church, Elstree

for her last church service followed by champagne and cake and a

‘Bring and Share Picnic’ in the school field if fine or church if not.

A special picture with year 6 as Reverend Gardiner wont be here for their leavers' service.