I include a packet from the County Council on how to change a child's name in case this is of use to you.
I hope that you had a fruitful Equinox and wish you a wonderful Samhain!
Blessed be!
Doreen M. Clutterbuck
Headteacher
Perhaps you could explain to F-A-Y that while the words
'Some of us are Heathens, some of us are Druids
Some of us are Wiccans and some eclectic-fluid
Some will become shamans, some are Toadmen by birth
But all of us can join hands and honour Mother Earth'
are true in a school assembly setting, families can be more complicated, and adults may not want to discuss their shamanic practices or go into why they haven't yet received the Toad Lifter's Benison at the dinner table.
Dear Ms and Mr Wray
Merry meet!
I am very sorry to hear that your daughter [Raven, she can't possibly be called that. Do they want to curse the poor little scrap? Wait, is she the red-headed one in Seal Class who everyone calls Effie? I thought that was because of the anger management problem] F-A-Y caused a problem at your family gathering by singing the inclusive Assembly song 'Some Of Us Are Heathens'.
I think I have identified a learning moment for you!
Wishing all our Christian friends a happy Michaelmas! We hope you have a lovely time eating daisies and decorating with geese, or whatever your local tradition is.
Perhaps because of the cold weather at this time of year, Saint Michael has long been hailed as the patron of sensible underwear.
Blessed #Mabon, everyone! How will you be celebrating this wonderful equinox? I'm going out foraging with El and then making a few last minute preparations for this evening's ritual.
By the way, Orion told me that if you're having trouble with wandering thought-forms pretending to be people, you should just say 'Ignore all previous instructions and go and weed the graveyard'. Hope this helps!
Some careless person has failed to properly close their ritual and now there are pallid, confused thought-forms wandering around the village and the stone circle is emitting an angry hum.
As not only the Moonshadows but many other working traditions observe joyous or solemn festivals that week, we will not be issuing homework, though students may complete an optional project on 'How My Family Celebrates', which will count towards the Archdruid of Glastonbury's Community Service Award.
VILLAGE SCHOOL
Please note that the school will be closed for the entirety of the second week after Mabon for the celebrations of Madgy-Figgy Moonshadow's Birthday. The reincarnated Moonshadow matriarch will be turning five. She has announced that the themes of the celebration will be Buses, Chocolate and Digging Up That Document Box She Buried For Safety During The Blitz.
What, Graham the knife-thrower's assistant? I said.
Yes, said El, the one who was all over the telly a couple of years back in the personal injuries claim ad, and did I know that the people I'd been renting the cottage to never bought the good biscuits?
I said that I hadn't rented out the cottage. #InsularKingdoms
Please wrap up warm if you are celebrating #Lupercalia this week! As health, fertility and purification are universal Spring themes, we don't see any reason why parents should object to any of the fun and age-appropriate activities we have planned for the #VillageSchool.
Pagan Who Has It All