RIDBC Visit

Last Friday morning I took three of our boys, Luca Russo, Ethan Barrett and Harry Bell to RIDBC (Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children) Garfield Barwick School to present the Earn and Learn coupons we collected as a community. It proved to be a significant experience for the boys as they saw first hand the excitement of students and teachers. It was wonderful to see the boys interacting with the students and to accept a large ‘Thank You’ card. Please find a report from the boys below…

Last Friday Ethan Barrett, Harry Bell and Luca went to the RIDBC school to give the Earn and Learn Woolworths coupons. Mr Wyatt drove us to the school at Parramatta. Fortunately the traffic wasn’t bad so we got there in 20 minutes. When we got there a lady introduced us to the front door and we walked around seeing the amazing people learning. We stopped off at the year 5&6 class and the teacher introduced the boys. Then after our little chat a humongous Year 6 boy called Austin introduced us to the classrooms. Then at 9.00am we went to there assembly which was in the Libary. Austin ran the Assembly, first there was a cute dance Kindy did. We were amazed how well they did considering they had a hearing impairment, then after a great performance it was time too present the coupons, Luca gave a little speech and then Ethan and Harry presented the coupons. We had 4200 coupons from all the boys. After that we got a round of applause from all the grateful boys, girls and teachers. Then a boy from Year 3 did a long presentation on his holidays with his Uncle. We were pretty envious when we heard his holiday. The certificates were next and then unfortunately it was time to go. We had a photo with the teacher for Year 5&6, the Kindy boys and the Year 5 and 6 students. Then we headed to Mr Wyatt’s car and went back to school.

Written by Luca Russo

P&F Meeting

This term’s P&F Meeting will be held next Monday afternoon in the Library from 3:00pm – 4:00pm. Mr C, Mr Weekes and Mrs Barg will be available to look after students throughout the meeting.

Parent Information Workshop

Our next Parent Workshop will be held on Wednesday 7 August at 8:30-9:30am and 6:30-8:00pm in the Library. The workshop will focus on ‘Emotional and Social Learning’. We will provide an overview of programs and initiatives that have been put in place to support our boys as they develop essential skills related to social and emotional learning. We hope that you will be able to join us for one of these sessions.

Coffee and Chat with Mr Wyatt – Tuesday 13 August

The next Coffee and Chat Morning will be held on Tuesday 13 August from 8:00-9:00am. These mornings are simply a chance to come and chat casually with me and other parents about school-related matters. I look forward to seeing you then!

Enrolments – Year 5 and Kindergarten

Due to the addition of an extra Stage 3 Class in 2014 we are in the fortunate position to have vacancies for next year. We are currently enrolling boys for Year 5 2014 as we seek to gain the necessary numbers to make the additional class a straight Year 5.

Vacancies exist in Kindergarten for next year. We are offering an ‘Experience Kindy Morning’ for prospective families on Wednesday 14 August from 9:30-10:30am.

Limited vacancies also exist in other year levels. If you know families that might be interested, please encourage them to call the School Office on 9416 4280.