From the School Leadership Team

Special Person's Afternoon

A reminder that Special Person's Afternoon is  coming up on Friday 20 September and we would love to welcome grandparents and special people to visit the school on the day for a concert, followed by classroom visits and afternoon tea.

The students will have an early lunch on the day, and Special Person's Afternoon will commence with our whole school concert in the Worship Centre at 1.00pm.

From there, our special visitors will have an opportunity to visit classrooms and have afternoon tea.

From 1.30pm - 2.00pm, families with surnames A - M will be able to visit classrooms, whilst families with surnames N - Z will be able to

enjoy afternoon tea.

From 2:15 – 2:45pm, families with surnames N - Z will be able to visit classrooms, whilst families with surnames A - M will be able to enjoy afternoon tea.

Please refer to the invitation that was sent home earlier this term for additional details regarding Special Person's Afternoon. 

A few reminders 

Please be reminded of some of our key events coming up over the next few weeks. 

• Friday 20 September - Special Person's Afternoon (please note this is now one week later due to clash with SACSA AFL on Friday 13 September) 
• Friday 27 September - Closing Service

Will Wallace

Principal

When my kids were younger, I hoped they would do certain things as they grew up. 

I wanted my son to be a footballer and follow in the family traditions. I was an ok footballer but my dad played league SANFL football so I hoped my son would gain some family sporting genes. While I was hopeful, unfortunately, after a couple years he realised that football wasn’t for him. I realised that he needed to choose and do the things he wanted to do and for me as a parent to support that. 

Over the past 3 years, I have called myself a cheer dad (by the way I love it). Lots of trips to cheer each week and over the last months there have been lots of weekend cheer competitions. Years ago, I never would have thought this. My daughter loves cheer and strives hard to be the best she can be at it (and yes, she is very good). It is therefore my job as a parent to support her however I can.

While it can be obvious for some, many of you may not know exactly what interests and directions your children will follow.

What we know is that as parents it is our job to support, encourage and help our children to be the best they can be. We can’t make decisions for them or tell them what to say, think or do. As your child grows up be a listener and supporter and not the person who stands in front, makes their decisions and does it all for them. While there have been times where I would have loved my kids to have followed certain paths, I know that they need to follow their own passions.

I hope you enjoy the article by Justin this week that talks about ‘the quest for independence and identity’.

Tim Kriewaldt

Deputy Principal