So Many Reasons to Celebrate!
Tanya Vaughan - Head of Primary
The DCC Christmas trees are up, and the fairy lights are twinkling – a lovely reminder that the Christmas Season is upon us. To add to this, our delightful students in Prep to Year 2 not only entertained, but with the help of the Year 6 narrators and staff, also guided us through a musical story at the P-2 Christmas Concert last Friday.
I commend Catherine Fernihough for her vision, oversight and pulling together of the Christmas concert so beautifully. With our capable Primary music teachers, Dave and Judy, together with our supportive P-2 Staff, every student was well prepared to share the good news of Jesus. Every song, reading and reflection reminded us why Christmas is such an important time for gathering, for reflecting and for celebrating His birth.
In preparation for the year ahead, many of our Year 5 students have participated in the Student Leadership nomination process and have carefully considered the Primary Leaders for 2024. I congratulate each of the following students who will fulfil these roles next year:
| School Captains | Scarlette Goh | Noah Williamson | |
| Burrows Captains | Judah da Gama | Annabel Messer | Eden Willis |
| Cooper Captains | Noah Craig | Amelie Gill | Luke Westcott |
| Cuthbert Captains | Mitchell Cross | Genevieve Loo | Aaron Williamson |
| Flynn Captains | Jesse Churchward | Evanna Hlisic | Eternity Saunders |
| Prep Ambassadors | Isabella Morelli | Ezra Ringwaldt | |
| Year 1 Ambassadors | Berkeley Clayton | Alice Giang | |
| Year 2 Ambassadors | Lij Davies | Rosina Li | |
| Year 3 Ambassadors | Eliza Deith | Enoch Kalangie | |
| Year 4 Ambassadors | Eloise Briggs | Josiah Sortino | |
| Year 5 Ambassadors | Jola Adeosun | Claire Pepper |
As per my correspondence to all families via Schoolbox last week, the 2024 Teams are as follows:
Prep - Helen Reid, Brie Price, Katrina Martine, Sheridan Pover and Kellie Westcott
Year 1 - Su-Ann Chung, Melanie Attard, Keith Heng and Bernadette McKendry
Year 2 - Anna Starchenko, Stephanie Farren, Yin Kik Li and Michelle Wrench
Year 3 - Bryce Morgan, Felicity Morice, Hannah Simpkins and Lachlan Taylor
Year 4 - Mariah Reed, Jacob Abbott, Amy Kakkasis and Esther Oakley
Year 5 - Joshua Turnbull, Matt Dickins, Peter Evans and Sulari Nielsen
Year 6 - Harry Foster, Courtney Ayala, Brendan Deith and AnnMarie Lok
With much to celebrate and look forward to, we give thanks to God for His wisdom and blessing. As a community, as families and as individuals, we have so much to be thankful for!