A message from the Principal

As I write this, we are one day away from my favourite event of the school year at SKiPPS - 'Celebration of the Arts'.

The students have spent this week busily working with Michael and their class teachers, rehearsing their musical and dance performances and it has been wonderful to see the hard work, talent and perseverance on display as these are fine-tuned ready for the stage tomorrow night. 

Similarly, Chantel has been working non-stop for the last week to create an art show in the Performing Arts space that showcases the amazing projects that have been worked on in Visual Arts classes for the last term. 

I want to sincerely thank Michael and Chantel, our Arts teachers, for the incredible vision, untold (and unpaid) hours and sheer effort that they have put into the evening - we are so lucky to have such talented staff members willing to go so far above and beyond for our students.

Everything on display tomorrow night is based around the theme of 'Luminoso' ('light' in Italian).

I am really proud that COTA is an opportunity for every single child in the school to shine - sharing their artwork and performing alongside their classmates. The night demonstrates our school's commitment to the Arts and the immense learning and magical things that happen when we take risks and engage artistically.

All that remains now is to come along and enjoy the night (and perhaps volunteer on the BBQ and bake some cakes - see the next page for the final calls for help) and take pride in the learning and achievements of your children. 

We can't wait to share it with you all.

Neil Scott

Principal