My newsletter is quite pictorial today. This last fortnight has all been about getting back to normal. It is surprising how quickly we established a new “normal” in operating under COVID restrictions. This fortnight has been about getting back to some old playground ways of doing, and I have had some fun spending up big on the school credit card.

Last week we did a deep dive into the Sports’ Shed and dragged out equipment that we haven’t used in a long while. Handball and soccer are huge draw cards but sometimes the children just want to do something different. Tennis has had a resurgence of interest and each week we will be finding other equipment to introduce to give the children a little more choice of activity on the playground.

Next, we attacked the school “kitchen” and gave it a little overhaul.  It was looking a little tired.  Some of the Year 2 girls were very helpful in unpacking and setting up the kitchen. There has been lots of interest. And surprisingly it is immaculately tidy after each recess, I suspect there are some very active elves.

Lastly, after much planning and deliberation, a crew of Year 4 girls helped establish our new Art Club. It runs every Tuesday and Thursday (there is no way we are competing with Mrs Ballard’s arty/crafty lunch club – too much competition!). Children signed up for Art Club to either free draw, colour in or follow along and learn how to draw.... well, this week it was a wombat. Thank heavens for art4kidshub! We also had some takers in the hall for board and card games.... we are yet to build up our supplies here, and need to think of containers that will safely store all the bits and pieces!

God Bless

Kim Hogan

Assistant Principal