Nerae Preece Principal From the Principal Have you seen or have you been told about our proactive behaviour chart? Maybe you have heard that your child got to True Leader? These are the words that we use to help support our students to be the best learners they can be. This week I would like to take a little moment to share with you how we manage behaviour at our school. This might help make some consistent language for you to use at home too. Everyday, we begin at Ready to Learn at 9 am. It is [...]

Nerae Preece Principal From the Principal  A few years ago I read The Resilience Project by Hugh van Cuylenburg. It really resonated with me (as some of you would know I love a good self-help book, especially those that are evidence based). Hugh talks about 3 predictors that help with resilience, gratitude, empathy and mindfulness. When these are a part of your daily life, it provides perspective, which helps you through the rough times. Today I wanted to share the things that we do at school to support this in our wellbeing work. We have worked for many [...]

Nerae Preece Principal From the Principal  We have reached the end of week 2 and it’s been great to see so much learning happening. With Smart Spelling up and running in classes, the readers and writers workshop and all of our specialist subjects starting our students have really hit the ground running. I am hoping you can mark a day in your diary. Monday the 21st of February. There are a few things going on that day. The first event for that day is the Welcome Morning Tea for our families (particularly our prep and new families), this [...]

Nerae Preece Principal From the principal  A big welcome back to a new school year. I’m not sure about you, but that break was just what the doctor ordered. An opportunity to catch up with family, eat lots of yummy food and read. Perfect! In fact I used the time to get well started on my 20 book reading challenge for the year. I enjoyed Dave Grohl’s autobiography, James Clear’s Atomic Habits, Klara and the Sun and at the moment I have borrowed a book from a friend called Fully Human by Steven Biddulph. I have also started [...]