Nerae Preece Principal From the Principal’s seat  We did it! We got through another lockdown… a hard one, but nevertheless we all survived. The message from the Department of Education was really clear to me the other day, and I agree, we have to be really careful over the next 2-3 weeks in the way we act. That’s why we ask that everyone wears masks inside and outside, and we are now asking any person that enters a building (even with picking up and dropping off their child) will need to contact trace on their phone. Simple steps [...]

Nerae Preece Principal From the Principal’s Desk  Thank you! I want to start my message today by saying thank you to all the families for your efforts to make learning happen for your children. It’s not easy, but I am so grateful for your efforts and your determination to keep our community safe. We look forward to being out of the lockdown so we can catch up again soon. I also want to give a shout out to the family businesses who are keeping us fed and watered at lunchtime at the moment. We are so glad that [...]

Nerae Preece Principal Hi there, That certainly wasn’t the way I was expecting the week to finish, that’s for sure. We have managed to pull together learning for the next couple of days. Where you can please make sure your child is able to access the WebEx lessons, there will be a new things we are starting. SMART spelling  After looking at our learning data from last year, we noticed something that was really affecting our learners, and that was rigour around spelling. We had been looking for an effective evidence based approach to implement across the school. [...]