Dear Parents, Carers, Students and Staff,

I don’t know about you but these chilly winter mornings have been testing me out! To be honest, I have never been enamoured to the cold weather, and let’s face it – we haven’t even hit August yet when the blustery winds will blow us around.

It is easy to wish for the time to fly by until September first when the gift of Spring weather will be upon us. However, I remember the wise words of my late father who used to delight in telling me that we should never wish the days away and instead we should appreciate every day for what it is. In some ways, Winter can be like a practice run for Advent, where instead of waiting and preparing for the birth of Jesus we are patiently looking forward to Spring blooms and warmer weather whilst still appreciating the beauty of the winter colours in the environment and the clean, crisp air.

I hope that our Year 5 students and teachers can reflect on this as they head off to Bathurst this week where beanies, scarves and warm jackets will be the order of the day. I am sure you will join with me in wishing them a safe and happy journey and that they arrive home on Friday full of new learning.

With best wishes,

Steve Conlon

Acting Principal