Everyone is invited to join us next week Monday and Thursday as we recall the events of Easter. 

Kindergarten will be presenting Palm Sunday on Monday at 2.30pm.  

On Thursday, we will be presenting Holy Thursday (5/6W) in the Church at 12.45pm, followed by a walk to the hall for Good Friday (5/6 R).

The story of Easter Sunday (5/6N) will be in the hall at 2.20pm. 

 Parent Teacher Interview and 3-way Conferences

Thank you to parents who were able to join us for Parent Teacher Interviews and 3-way Conferences. We very much appreciate the opportunity to speak with you and celebrate your child/ren’s unique strengths and set goals for future growth. This working partnership is really important for your child’s success at school.

With school holidays coming up we felt this article from Parenting Ideas by Michael Grose may come in handy for parents.

 Balancing extra-curricular activities

Busyness seems to have become a way of life for modern families. The afternoons on family calendars are increasingly filling up with organised after-school activities, and in families with multiple children the logistics of keeping up with all this can be complicated. The strain of ferrying children back and forth, often in different directions, saps families of energy, resources and time.

Choosing the activities to omit from a schedule can be tricky, as your child or young person may have a different motivation for each. Here’s a good question to ask your child or young person that can make decision-making easier: ‘If all of your after-school activities were cancelled, which one(s) would you plead with me to re-enrol you in?’ 

Their answers will reveal a great deal about their commitment to each activity. Ideally, kids should be choosing extra-curricular activities that nourish them rather than cause anxiety and stress. 

Rushing to activities, late nights and stressed parents aren’t the conditions for family members to enjoy flourishing mental health. Too many organised activities detract from time to hang out with friends, to comfortably complete homework tasks, to spend time with family, to get bored and, importantly, to simply play.

Upcoming webinar

Join Dr Jodi Richardson in our upcoming webinar to understand the trend towards increasing enrolments in structured after-school activities, the benefits and the drawbacks for kids, the importance of free play for children, the implications of over scheduling on children’s mental health and how to create balance in the lives of your children.

Yours faithfully,

Anne Staines

Principal