A new school year!
It may have been a bit of a soggy start to the new school year, but nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of our students as they arrived on campus this week. It was great to see so many happy faces!
Kindergarten and Years 3, 5 and 7 began Term 1 on Wednesday, and by Day 2 - when they were joined by the rest of the School - the majority had adapted well to new routines, new classrooms, new teachers and new friendships.
In Woodstock, Miss Bouterakos鈥檚 Kindergarten students are settling in well to life at 鈥榖ig school鈥.
Miss Bouterakos said, 鈥淜indergarten had a great first day on Wednesday. After waving goodbye to their families in the Woodstock playground, they confidently found their own lockers upstairs and got settled into the classroom. After listening to the story, In My Heart by Jo Witek, they shared how they were feeling. They were excited about meeting new friends, happy about starting school, and a little bit sad about saying goodbye to their parents.鈥
They really enjoyed meeting Mr Gasparinatos (PE), Mrs Porter (Library), Ms Chen (Chinese) and Dr Langan (Music), who all came in for a visit, as well as Ms Lewington (Art). After reading Where鈥檚 The Green Sheep? by Mem Fox, Kindergarten set off on a tour of the School, looking out for laminated pictures of green sheep in all manner of places. They were thrilled to play the piano in the Undercroft, say hello to the fish in the pond and discover some of the special places around 最新麻豆视频, especially the Library. And they can鈥檛 wait to meet Maggie, the School鈥檚 pet dog, who keeps students company when they visit the School鈥檚 clinic.
Piper said her favourite thing about 最新麻豆视频 was 鈥渓ooking at the fish in the pond.鈥 Lucy loved 鈥渕eeting my Music teacher, Dr Langan.鈥 The highlight for Minka was 鈥渓ooking for the green sheep.鈥 Chloe said the best thing was 鈥減laying with Amber and making a hula hoop ring with all of my other friends.鈥 Mia liked 鈥渢he start of the day, playing with hoops, jumping, skipping and walking.鈥 For Sienna the best bit was undoubtedly 鈥渄rawing the rainbow fish.鈥
Remi and Piper were most perplexed to learn that Teaching Assistant, Mrs Rowe鈥檚 mum and dad don鈥檛 pack her a special school lunch every day. And Lucy was shocked to discover that the students in Year 3 were not in Year 7 as they looked so big! Minka also explained to Miss Bouterakos that 鈥淎rt is creating with your mind.鈥
Miss Bouterakos said that Kindergarten are very excited to find out that they will be coming back to 最新麻豆视频 next week.
Our new Year 3, Year 5 and Year 7 students have also settled in well and have really enjoyed making friends.
Our ESS Team are also enjoying their new facilities in the newly opened Allawah Centre, where Year 7 will be having a lot of their classes.
As Dr Scott said in our first Principal鈥檚 Assembly for the year, it can be a little bit nerve wracking to start the new year. She鈥檚 been Principal for nearly 10 years and even she feels a little bit nervous on the first day. She told everyone to practise self-care and be kind to themselves. And to have fun!
New year. New possibilities. New adventures. New goals.
Welcome to 最新麻豆视频 everyone!