Year Six Camp
I would like to wish the year six students all the very best for their camp next week. The students are travelling to Camp Howqua, in the Howqua Valley next Tuesday. There is a wide range of exciting activities that will stretch the student’s comfort zone and really test their skills and nerves. They will participate in horse riding, giant water slide, the skills and fitness challenge (including the mud pit), team initiative challenges, high ropes course and the night walk amongst many other fun activities. This time away together really cements the student bonds and we get to see the students in a different light, as they navigate the week. Thank you to the teachers for all the planning and preparation that has happened so far in preparation and thank you to our parents who have volunteered to help us out.
Transition Days for 2023
We have four visits planned for our 2023 foundation students over this term. The student will be coming in in small groups to get to know their teachers and get comfortable with the classroom and out school. This will culminate on the fourth session with a parent information session.
We also provide our current students with opportunities to step up to the year group above for three mornings across the term as well. We are currently working on the class structures for 2023 and will then start allocating students to their classes. We set out to create well balanced classrooms and students will be asked to identify five of their peers who they work well with, and we make sure they have at least one match from those students.
The process is complex and often requires us to find a best fit for class dynamics. Some of you may wish to put your preference down in writing to me, I cannot guarantee that we can fulfil parent requests for specific classes. All our teachers are dedicated, and skilled professionals and they have all our student’s best interest at heart.
We encourage you to start to talk to your child about the transition that they will make at the end of the year. Often supporting the students with this information helps them to prepare mentally for the changes that they experience toward to end of the year as we move into a new school year. I encourage you to start setting up a positive narrative with your child/ren around change being an opportunity to try new things, meet new people and grow as individuals. This is a life skill and often how we frame these things with our language and mindset, positive or negative, has a big impact on how we experience things. Our role as the adults is to help shape our child’s
Sun Smart
With the beginning of the warmer weather we are back into our sun smart terms. The students must wear a hat outside if they wish to go outside and play. Please encourage your child to wear their hat. They will be asked to sit in the rotunda if they do not have a hat during play time.
Kind regards and Sampai jumpa (until next time),
Matt
