Principal's Message

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Carers,

I'd like to start my section of the newsletter this week with the below prayer:

Dear God,

Spring is a metaphor for change. Some changes we eagerly await, and some we abhor. Some changes we plan and others arrive uninvited. To all these changes we ask the gift of Your perspective beckoning us to expectation, hope, and rebirth.

May the sunlight and the rain be reminders that You are at work renewing the earth. As a God of renewal, You are ever at work in our lives, too.

Open our eyes and lives to the needed changes in our lives this Spring. Awaken us to new life and perspective, for we pray in Jesus' name.

Amen.

Rev. Mark Bekkedahl

The Bored Jar

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to feel like we need to keep our children entertained 24/7. But guess what? It’s ok (and actually amazing) to let your children be bored.

Boredom is where their imagination gets to spread its wings. When there’s no screen in front of them, no structured activity, and no distractions … that’s when creativity comes alive. Whether they turn a cardboard box into a rocket, or pretend they’re explorers in the backyard jungle, those moments of boredom give them space to dream, create and grow.

So next time they say, “I’m bored”, take a deep breath and let them grab from the “bored” jar. This will allow them time to think, imagine and explore their own little world.

Sometimes the best adventures start with - “I have nothing to do”.

Bored Jar Activity List

Bake a cake
Learn to bake bread
Build a lego maze
Build the tallest tower
Clean the windows
Design a new car
Do a puzzle in record time
Create a workout program for your family
Doodle
Learn how to draw an animal
Draw a mythical creature
Draw a picture of your family
Draw a treasure map
Go bug hunting
Have a bubble bath
Have a disco
Have a paper newspaper fashion parade
Invent a new game and test it out
Wash the car
Write a poem

Invent a fun new language
Learn a new card game
Learn Auslan
Learn how to make the bed
Make a comic book
Make a card for someone
Make a tent
Make a gift for someone
Make a junk model
Make a monster collage
Make an obstacle course
Have a paper plane competition
Make a time capsule
Paint your family
Earn some pocket money
Plan an adventure
Plan a family holiday
Plan a trip to outer space
Play balloon tennis
Play a board game
Water the plants
Write someone a letter and post it

Play charades
Play hide - n - seek
Play hopscotch
Learn how to play a new game to teach your friends at school
Learn a school yard game that your mum and dad used to play
Play “I spy”
Make playdough and play with it
Press a flower
Put on a puppet show
Put on a talent show
Start a journal
Read a book
Create a magazine
Take some pictures
Tidy your room
Try birdwatching
Write an adventure story
Write a story about yourself

Mrs Maria Rose

Acting Principal

'Never see a need without doing something about it'. Mary MacKillop