Dear Mr and Mrs Wren,
It was very good to see you at the recent parent/teacher evening and I trust we’ll meet again at the Gala Day on the 16th. My purpose in writing to you is to suggest it might be worth having a quiet word with your son, Scrub. As I may have indicated, this is a very important year in terms of both course selection and project management. Your young bloke has all the makings of a first class performer in all disciplines and I personally regard him as a friend. I hope we can ensure that when he leaves the school, he gives himself every opportunity to succeed in any career he chooses. As we tell them all, if you get the basics right and put in the effort, the sky is the limit. However, at this stage, I don’t know that Scrub quite understands how serious this year is. He is a popular fellow and bright enough but he often distracts the others from their tasks by doing things that are just silly. Frankly, he is inclined to clown. I enclose a photograph taken during a recent physics experiment designed to teach the concept of volume and its calculation by multiplying the radius by Pi by the height of the container. I’m afraid that is your boy on the right. Please feel free to call me at any time to discuss anything.
Yrs,
Avery Importantbird
Head of Things
St Expensives