Assistant Principal's Message

Maramba Vision

Providing a caring environment where aspirations are nurtured, positive relationships grow, success is celebrated and a passion for lifelong learning is ignited.

Nurture. Innovate. Celebrate.

Dear Students, Parents, Carers and Families,

Welcome Back Everyone! 

Welcome back everyone. It is such a relief to again have our community around us, with students once again learning together. 

What a refreshing sight it was to see the student’s enthusiasm and smiles upon returning to onsite learning. The buzz was evident as students reconnected face to face with their friends and peers. Although as adults we still need to remain distanced and masked, it is wonderful to see you all within the school gates once again. 

Yard Duty has been a joy, watching the students back together again playing, enjoying the fresh air and space. The teachers have been supporting students to re-establish friendships and they are all adjusting at their own rate, which is ok. The care shown from teachers to students, between students and between teachers is helping us all as we navigate yet another transition in our lives this 2020.

Students never cease to impress me with their adaptability. Their enthusiasm has been infectious, they support any of their peers who were feeling a little apprehensive. We did anticipate that there would be mixed emotions for many children that had been learning in isolation for so long. Teachers have been focused on re-establishing classroom communities that have had to function through a screen for over three months. Moving around the school, children quickly settled and remembered the structures and routines previously established to foster increasing feelings of security and familiarity with one another. 

Last week was a significant step, but we are very mindful that children will continue to benefit from additional reassurance, and different ‘worries’ may crop up for some as time passes. Please continue to foster a strong connection with your child’s teacher at this time as we can only benefit from your insight into how your children are responding to being back at school. 

Remote Learning Congratulations 

Congratulations to all parents and students for their amazing efforts and patience during our remote learning. Everyone showed amazing resilience and personal best during our time of learning from home.

Starting School in 2021 

Our Footsteps into Foundation Transition program for children commencing Foundation in 2021 has commenced, as always it is so exciting getting to know these young learners as they prepare to join us here at Maramba. While we are not able to have them onsite, we are transferring all that we have learnt during the remote learning period, to develop a rigorous Transition Program. Many of these children will have experienced a very small amount of time at Pre-School and will benefit from lots of play based learning when they commence. 

If you or someone you know, has a child that is planning to enroll at Maramba, please be aware that the program is well underway. Please ensure that enrolment forms are delivered to school ASAP so that all children are given the opportunity to participate fully.

Kind regards,

Diane Morwood

Assistant Principal