Term 3 has been an extremely busy, very short term. We all have two weeks to prepare for what is generally an even busier term! Many children and staff have struggled through winter experiencing colds and flus, RSV, gastro and numerous other awful ailments. We hope the two weeks of rest will help everyone fully recover and enjoy many fun activities.
Next term includes: Colour Run, Grade 2 Sleep Over, Grade 1 Breakfast, a few Ecolinc excursions, Swimming for Prep – 2s, Prep Transition, Grade 6 Graduation and a whole lot more. Please keep an eye on the calendar to be sure you know when each event is happening.
During next term we will also be conducting routine drills to be sure our children and staff are prepared for any type of emergency. One we will do early in the term is our Shelter in Place procedure. This procedure includes instructions for parents about what to do in the unlikely event we experience a grass fire emergency. This information will be sent home during Week 2 next term.
How to get the most out of school holidays…
When thinking about the benefits children gain from doing things with their family, such as during school holidays, I was reminded of an article I read recently written by Andrew Fuller. Andrew is an engaging writer and presenter on many, many topics. I have included a link to the article I read; it includes links to more of his work and details on some of his books. The quote below describes what I see as our primary goal for our children – you as their first teachers and us as their formal educators.
“Children’s brains are like sponges soaking up all they can about the world. Learning is the best and most fun game in town. This is driven by the wonderful imagination and creativity of children. Our aim is to keep it that way.”
https://theparentswebsite.com.au/andrew-fuller-four-skills-that-will-help-your-child-succeed-at-school-and-life/
In this article Andrew describes ways parents can make very small adjustments to activities and conversations to make them even richer and deeper experiences for our children. Andrew says we have 90,000 thoughts a day (How do they even measure that?!?), I look forward to hearing how you put some of Andrew’s suggestions in place to make the endless ‘why’ or ‘what can we do’ questions go deeper.
Have a spectacular school holiday, good luck to those of you who still have a team in the finals competitions, and we will see you all in Term 4.
