Dear Families,

Welcome back to Term 3! I do hope that all of our children had a good break – it’s not always a break for parents and carers though so for those who have been juggling work and the kids I’m sure going back to routine is welcome.

My family enjoyed some time in Ballarat over the holidays, we went to Sovereign Hill for a day, which was good fun. The Ballarat weather lived up to its reputation and was chilly but we went prepared with our winter woollies.

The staff at school have spent the last day of term and the first day of term in Professional Learning. We worked with our RE consultant from DOSCEL on some RE Planning around scripture. All children will be focussing on The Beatitudes this term, so we looked carefully at this reading and thought about how we could use it to plan fun and engaging leaning opportunities for our students.

Yesterday, we spent the day learning about High Impact Teaching Strategies – we are always looking to improve and grow as teachers at our school. These strategies are evidence based and have a strong impact on learning. Our teachers have been working hard on this for a while – we know that our students will benefit from this learning.

There’s a few important dates coming up, so please make sure that dates are in diaries.

Parent Teacher Interviews, Grandparents’ Day, another Dad’s night will be coming up, Father’s Day activities, Book week and Footy Day all happen this term – so lots to look forward to.

Last week, it was NAIDOC week which is important for us to acknowledge as a school. We celebrate the achievements of Aboriginal and Islander peoples across our great country and we hope that our future is one where we all grow together in understanding and unity.

I found this beautiful prayer to share with our community:

Dear Lord,

We pray for a bright and just shared future for all who call Australia home.

We ask that Your grace of acceptance and compassion will guide us.

Let the Creator Spirit lead our journey with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of this land.

May we share Your Spirit more deeply; celebrate the gifts You have given us.

Help us appreciate true harmony and peace just as our Old People did;

Keep us strong, make us resilient and remember us in this time.

Now is an opportunity to change our Nation’s history for the better.

Walk with us as we write a new chapter together and may we be one in Your love.

Amen

Have a wonderful week ahead,
Sally