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Chloe's Tomato Plant

There’s something pretty magical about watching a tiny plant become something extraordinary. Just ask Chloe.

At last year’s school Carnival, Chloe’s sister Lucy bought a tiny tomato plant from the Greenies Garden Club. It was so small it fit inside a little can. Most people probably thought it would grow a few tomatoes and that would be the end of the story. Not Chloe.

That little plant was talked to, checked on, admired, watered, encouraged, and very, very loved. And somehow, it seemed to know it.

It grew and grew and grew.

Soon, the once tiny plant was bursting with bright red tomatoes. Not just a few either. Buckets of them. Sweet, juicy, sunshine-filled tomatoes that tasted like they had come straight from a fancy country farm. This author was lucky enough to be gifted one of these legendary tomatoes and honestly…wow. It may have been the best tomato I’ve ever eaten. I’m still thinking about it.

Chloe became so proud of her thriving tomato jungle that she has now decided she wants to become a farmer when she grows up. And honestly, after seeing what she did with one tiny plant, I think the farming world should get ready.

It’s amazing what can grow from something small when it’s given time, care, and a little bit of love.

Grow Chloe, grow! 🍅

From Ms Wendy

Mother's Day celebrations - we loved having our mums and special friends visit in P-2 and Grade 6 to celebrate Mother's Day. Thanks for joining us. 

Below: Mums visiting Grade 1

Below: The beautiful artwork created by students for Mother's day in Visual Arts

Japanese Children's Day was May 5 - our students enjoyed engaging in a range of activities during Japanese studies last week to celebrate this cultural day. Well done to Kurt, as Cultural Captain, who presented at assembly about this event.

Production is coming! Students have been participating in weekly dance workshops to learn this year's level dance. You will see more updates on the production as we get closer to the big night. 

Special Edition Newsletter: Next week!

Stay tuned for our special edition newsletter, out next week in honour of Education Week. This special newsletter edition will focus on sharing in greater detail our classroom curriculum. For this week's newsletter, we share our classroom learning through pictures. 

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