Nerae Preece Principal From the Principal Yesterday I had a really interesting conversation with one of our fabulous grade 6 students and Andy Moore. The student was making a poster to share around the school around equality for girls and being treated with respect. Our grade 6 student talked of a time that she played cricket and how the boys asked her why did she play, and that sports like cricket weren’t for girls. This determined human kept playing in spite of these harsh words, and by the end of the season, when the team had to be [...]

Nerae Preece Principal From the Principal This week, it was more apparent than any other how much we need to make sure we look after ourselves. It has been an extremely busy week at Badger, and to families it looked like a pretty normal week, but behind the scenes there was a lot of juggling and making sure all the jobs were getting done. You do this everyday as you run your household or you lead groups that you work with. It can be mentally and physically exhausting. So how do you care for yourself? It’s not elaborate [...]

Nerae Preece Principal From the Principal Isn’t it crazy to believe that we have 3 weeks left of school for this term? It’s usually by this week that there are complaints about being tired and I would love a dollar for every time I hear that Mr 8 doesn’t want to go to school today. Once he is there, of course its fine. This is what I define as the not so morning person. But what happens when this is a constant battle everyday met with tears and worries and arguments? It can sometimes lead to school refusal. [...]

Nerae Preece Principal From the Principal There have been some questions asked about helping our kids pick books to read. Believe it or not there is a fairly simple way to support your child in being independent in choosing books to read. I guess it all starts with Goldilocks and the 3 bears. Remember how the papa bears chair was too hard, mamma bears chair was too soft and the baby bears chair was just right? The Goldilocks principle is one that our teachers are forever trying to work out for each child in their class for all [...]