Dear Parents,

Welcome to the newsletter for Week 2!

A busy start to the term

It is certainly safe to say that Term 2 has kicked off with a bang, with the prospect of teaching and learning for this term generating much excitement among students and teachers. While taking some parents and their children on prospective enrolment tours today, it became evident just how productive we are!

Along with the great work that happens with teachers and students, we are always pleased to welcome our external contractors into school to assist in specialty areas. Three particular contractors are working with us in the fields of Dance, Science and Technology and integrating indigenous perspectives across the curriculum.

Dance Fever have joined us yet again to share the magic of Dance with students from Kindergarten to Year 6. After having cut short our Dance Fever experience in 2020, our students are keen to begin learning their moves again. You can see Year 5 perfecting their moves with the help of our instructors.

Scope IT are another group to join us for another year. This term, the students are engaged in a number of different projects integrated into their learning within Science and Technology. Students from Years 4, 5 and 6 as well as KGold will participate in Coding this term, with Years 1, 2 and 3 as well as KBlue participating next term. As you can see in the photos of 4Gold, our students very much enjoy the content, but also working collaboratively on their projects.

We also welcome Mr David Harrington from Stone and Bones as we begin construction on our sustainable garden, which will be taking shape behind the Art Room in the coming weeks with the help of many groups of students.

An update from Mrs Caldwell

As many of you will now be aware, Mrs Julie Caldwell will be caring for her husband as he recovers from a short, unexpected and serious illness. The teachers and students have been thinking of Mr and Mrs Caldwell until her return in Term 3.

I have been informed that a relieving Acting Principal will look after the school for the remainder of the term. Until such time that someone is appointed into the role, I will be Interim Acting Principal, while Mrs Sam Edwards will be Interim Acting Assistant Principal.

Thanks for your continued support of myself, our teachers and staff and importantly, your children (our students).

Mr Nick Brierley

Acting Principal

ANZAC Day Liturgy

Thank you to our Year Six students who led the school in our ANZAC Day Liturgy on Monday, 26th April. They led our Liturgy with the utmost reverence and respect. The rest of the school participated reflectively and respectfully.

Ever-living God,

We remember those whom you have gathered 

through the storm of war,

into the peace of your presence;

May that same peace calm our fears,

bring justice to all peoples

and establish harmony among the nations.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

Miss Kristen Jackson

Religious Education Coordinator

Wellbeing tip of the week - Reading, a new journey in every book

How often do you daydream? Those moments where you are looking out at the rolling hills on a road trip and imagine a great battle taking place there, or looking up at the sky and imagining someone (or you) flying through the sky at incredible speeds. Or even those times that start with the phrase, “When I am an adult im going to…(fill in with really cool ideas).” As an adult, I still do this. Not about being an adult, but more about the things I am reading. What if I was a wizard student in Hogwarts? Would I be on the Quidditch team? What if I was destined to drop the One Ring into a volcano? Would I be up to the task?

Reading has become a great love of mine. For someone who did not read as a student, I have a real pleasure of it now. Going on crazy adventures! Being part of unreal journeys full of mystery and suspense! Reading for me is a way to wind down for the day. To calm myself before sleep, to be lost in another world only for a short period of time. A pastime that I always make the effort for.

“But I don’t like reading!” Now is it that you don’t like reading, or you haven’t found the one for you yet?

Fruit of the Week - Watermelon

This week, I’ve been really getting into Watermelon! Watermelon, which is called Citrullus lanatus in Latin, is a flowering vine plant originating in Africa. It has a distinct hard, green outer layer that protects it’s red and sweet inside of red deliciousness! Watermelon is one of my favourite fruits! The crispness when you bite into it and it's oh-so refreshing on a summer’s day. But who’s stopping you having it on a cold night for a little dessert snack?

Watermelon has lots of vitamins and minerals. Especially the ones that give you energy and boost your immune system. So just before you have your training, a quick bite of Watermelon may just do the drick. It is also great for skin and hair health. But most importantly, it tastes amazing! So what are you waiting for? Get some of that Watermelon into you!

COMPASS: