What does success look like to you? How do you measure success? As we have travelled 2021 together as a school community, the answers to these questions will vary greatly. Success can be looked at from an individual perspective, as well as from a community one. It may look like amazing accomplishments, or it may look like just making it across the finish line.
Our students have much they can be proud of in 2021. Every one of them has experienced success - they have learned something new, developed new skills, they have persevered through the difficulty of getting started on a task and they have enjoyed the success of a new accomplishment. For our youngest students the success is measured in learning just one new sound, or the next number. As students progress through school, it may be measured in the number of notes that can now be played on a band instrument, or success in understanding a new concept or idea. For all of our students there has been academic growth, and this, even in the tiniest steps is success. Our students have taken risks, pushed themselves that little bit further than before, fallen down, and got back up, always working towards their end goal.
Likewise, our school community can be proud of the success that is 2021. This might seem a strange thing to say, when we have all endured significant periods of lockdown, Off Campus Learning and missing out on spending time with friends and family. However, looking back on the year that has passed, as a school community, we have grown in strength and in support of one another. We have learnt not to take the routine of daily school life for granted. 2021 has seen the decision of the Schools’ Council to add Secondary to the offerings of St Peter’s, as well as St Peter’s Heart. The opportunity to build our school community in these ways is something to be celebrated.
We acknowledge our Year 6 students as they leave their Primary years behind. We are looking forward to celebrating with them at the Year 6 Graduation and Valedictory dinner next Friday evening. We congratulate those who have won scholarships to St Peter’s Anglican Grammar and other Secondary Schools in our local area, and to those who have gained acceptance into Selective High Schools. Year 6 - you have had two very unusual years in Senior Primary, and throughout this, you have led your school admirably. We can’t wait to see what you accomplish next!
As always at this time of year, we come together to celebrate the learning of our students in more formal ways, through our Presentation Events and Assemblies. We are so pleased that restrictions have eased, allowing parents onsite for these occasions - to celebrate with us the success of every student in our school. Each student has grown in so many ways and we are very proud of each and every one of them.
