Hi everyone,

We were very pleased with our students going to swimming lessons this week; everyone participating to their best of their ability and representing our school very positively as we would expect. Between the swimming lessons and the humidity this week, it has made for very tired children and staff. A well earned rest is definitely warranted this weekend. 

This week we also celebrated Outdoor Classroom Day which is a growing initiative to emphasise the value of being outside, especially in natural settings wherever possible. We support this initiative wholeheartedly and recognise the value in not only being outside but also in interacting with nature. While so many of our children seem content to be inside or playing with technology these days, we inherently know how much better it is for them to be outside (being sun safe of course). I feel pretty passionate about the importance of play for children and as I hope you can agree, have ensured that we are creating inviting play spaces that promote active engagement with nature. So before the weather gets too crazy with heat, enjoy the outdoors as much as you can.

In the next couple of weeks, I’ll be meeting with Nick Christie and Berndaette Herron (our leadership team) to establish our goals and priorities for 2020. This is always a very thorough process and one where we aim to be very strategic in making plans that most benefit the needs of our students and our community. We have already been discussing some initial ideas and I think you will all be as excited as we are about how our school will progress next year.

Next week we have our Swimming Carnival at Northshore Aquatics Centre on Thursday 14 November. The P&F are hosting a sausage sizzle and would love to have as many helpers as they can so everyone can tag team to be able to watch their own children’s races etc. I look forward to seeing you there.

Cheers 

Penny