Dear Families,

This Sunday, we celebrate the beginning of Advent. Here at school, we started this journey last week with 3 Blue leading a prayer celebration. On the first Sunday of Advent, we light the Hope candle. The lighting of this candle reminds us that with Jesus comes hope for the world knowing that the coming of our Saviour is near. This is something to remember as we start to decorate our Christmas trees and put up our Christmas lights. It can be helpful to have a talk to your children about the meaning behind some of the symbols of Christmas and ‘the reason for the season’.

Thank you for continuing to support the school in ensuring your child comes to school on time and in uniform each day. As I looked around the school, I could see that almost every student was wearing the correct uniform, well rested and ready to learn.

This time of year can be very challenging for some students. Families can become very busy with social activities and end of year events. Children can become extremely tired and this can lead them to making poor decisions. We understand that many of these events cannot be avoided and are a nice part associated with the end of the year, but it can be helpful to allow your child to rest and have some downtime wherever possible.

Last Friday the current and new members of the leadership team met to plan for 2024. We always begin this process by looking at this year, its successes and challenges, we have certainly had both! From holding our first fete for many years, to once again hosting visiting school leadership teams from around the country, to holding many wonderful community events we have a lot to be grateful for. I would like to thank Mrs Megan Thomas for looking after the school in the leadership teams absence and ensuring everything ran smoothly.

Take care and God bless