Year 1 Possums led the school beautifully in prayer on Monday morning on the theme of ‘Friendship Day’, with the take home message to, ‘love one another and be kind’.  It’s a pertinent theme in a school context, as it is here where students make a lot of their friends, who of course play such an important role in our lives. Of course, it’s not only about being kind to our “best friends” either.  It’s a great message for all of us to show love and kindness towards ALL people, although at times this can be a difficult thing to do! The message of love and kindness speaks to me as well about our school motto, ‘God in all of Life’.  If we indeed believe that God is in all of life, than we should be showing love, kindness and respect to all!

I was fortunate enough to attend NAIDOC Celebrations at Abergowrie College with the 4/5/6 Turtles last Friday.  At the event students got to watch hip-hop dancers, traditional dancers, the performers Busby Marou, as well as participate in activities which included hunting, artworks, weaving and dancing to name a few. It really was a fantastic day, where the students were immersed in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Furthermore, our students were tremendous role models for the school, and as always, we had plenty of comments about how wonderful our purple uniform looked!

It was great to see so many parents attend assembly on Monday, and I’d like to welcome all parents, family and friends to all of our assemblies.  We love having members of our community join us to celebrate prayer and the wonderful things which are taking place in our school.

Have a great week, and God bless,

Nick