Mrs Michelle McDonnell - Principal
It seems strange that only 4 weeks ago, we were celebrating with our whole school community, the many talents of our students and staff as we staged our musical, Matilda Junior. While the late changes to audience numbers was a precursor of what was to come, we certainly made the most of Week 10 - an unprecedented 6 performances by our fabulous cast.
Fast forward only 24 hours and we were faced with a holiday at home - perhaps not the holiday that we had planned, but hopefully still a time for families to be together, gaining some rest and relaxation following what had been a very busy term. I'm sure many, like me, explored their local area on their daily exercise outings.
Our current time of Off Campus Learning has us spread far and wide in our homes around the Macarthur area - but still very much connected. The Zoom check-ins have been a highlight of the day in each class, students are learning and demonstrating this in many and varied ways, and teachers are giving valuable feedback to students about their learning.
Meanwhile, we are still planning many events for our students, both for while they are at home and when they return.
Today during the Junior Primary Zoom calls, Kindergarten - Year 2 teachers announced the class award winners who would have received awards at Assembly today - congratulations to those students who have received an award. These will be physically given to students as soon as we are able, however, we were excited to be able to celebrate your efforts today. Our Primary class awards will be announced next week during Years 3 - 6 Zoom calls.
Our Kindergarten students will celebrate 100 Days of Kindergarten on Tuesday. At this time, the party isn't quite as originally planned, however, our fabulous Administration Team have ensured that a special parcel of goodies is making its way to our Kindergarten homes as we speak. Our Kindergarten classes will celebrate their 100 days over Zoom with their teacher and friends (and we might just have to have a second celebration at school, once we are all back together again).
Our school photos planned for this week and next have been postponed - we are excited that we have been able to secure alternative dates later in the year with the photographers so that families will still have their record of school at St Peter's in 2021.
Later this term, we will celebrate Father's Day. While we are not sure what exactly our events for this will look like, we have begun purchasing and wrapping gifts so our students can go shopping for their Dads or other special people who play this role in their lives.
I encourage you to keep an eye on our newsletter for information regarding these and other special events still to come throughout this term and beyond. I know I speak for all the staff at St Peter's when I say, "we can't wait to be back together again soon"!