Welcome to our Week 7 newsletter for Term 3. We have been putting a great deal of thought into how we can manage our school events or what students will be doing to celebrate a year of learning, even though this year has flowed in a very different way. Fortunately we are able to enjoy most of our school activities without restriction. The biggest challenge will be how parents can enjoy these celebrations. We are continuing to work on our plans with a great deal of care and creativity to ensure that we take into account learning, safety, health and celebration. Thank you in advance for your understanding as things are adapted to our current restrictions. 

Next Friday, 11^th September we have a Pupil Free day and so we have staff but no students at school. OSHC will be open for bookings.

Last week our Student Representative Council (SRC) held a PJ/Casual clothes day. Thank you for your support of this fun day. They were able to meet their goal of purchasing a giant chess set to be set up in the yard. This was a student initiative that they were able to lead and follow through. It is excellent to see students learning these important skills in a meaningful way. I would encourage you to find ways to give leadership opportunities to your children in age appropriate ways. Responsibility is developed as we are trusted to lead and allowed to learn through our own mistakes. Many of the things that we now know are due to the mistakes we have made and learnt from throughout our lives. Reflection and feedback are essential elements of learning. It is in the conversations that you have with your children reflecting of their learning, that will help them to see the value of these learning opportunities.

Jump Rope for Heart is coming up soon and it has been awesome to see so many students choosing to skip during play times. Skipping is a wonderful aerobic activity that builds fitness. This fundraiser is another way that we can be a blessing to others.

This week we are holding our Father’s Day stall at school during school time. This enables us to serve the children in class groups throughout the day as a way to bless the dads in our school community. Please see the advertisement further down for more information.

I have reminded the students this week about the importance of maintaining good hygiene practices, particularly washing hands. There are some students with colds and flus and we ask that you keep them home to rest in order to keep the school community healthy. We understand the inconvenience this can cause and really appreciate your diligence in this matter.

I pray that you have a restful weekend and enjoy the sunny days that are becoming more frequent.

God bless,

Wendy Matear
Principal

Memory Verse

Don't just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

Romans 12: 9