Dear Families and Friends,

Today we held our Annual Athletics Day and although the sun wasn't shining, the weather was just perfect for our young super athletes.  I've included a report as part of this newsletter but can I take the opportunity to thank those who contributed to the event as well as congratulation to the Bethlehem Stars who were the overall champions on the day.

Over the past few years we have added to our Learning Enrichment Curriculum with the addition of Performing Arts:Music and Physical Education.  Providing a depth of experiences for all our children is so important and it is always interesting to which students bloom in different subjects.  Sport is the perfect opportunity to learn about having a Growth Mindset, and learning the lesson of being both a good winner as well as a good loser.  Watching our students today attempting events like High Jump clearly shows the critical importance of challenging our students in a safe and secure environment.  

Our Sports Day always gave me the opportunity to sit back and watch our staff and students interact in a different learning environment.  We are blessed to have such a highly competent staff but also a staff who are highly engaged in wanting to be a part of the school community, as well as being a staff that importantly also have a good sense of fun.  You may also claim they are also a tad competitive if you happened to watch the Staff Tug-of-War event.  We also had many staff attend today who don't normally work on a Friday which is such a positive indicator to me as their 'boss' in regards to their commitment and energy that they bring to their jobs - so to the staff I say thank you.

Finally, we have a few exciting things up ahead including School Photos, LRG Excursion and District Sports.  Please keep an eye on the newsletter and other notices etc for important information.

Wishing everyone a restful long weekend,

Dave