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Good morning parents, Welcome to the week in 3DEL!  I honestly can't believe how quickly the term is flying by...we have been working super hard in class and it has been really nice to settle in and refresh on some of our class routines. It was so lovely last week to walk down to the Church to celebrate mass as a 3-6 cohort.  The students were very respectful and had a great time chatting with their buddies as we walked. Character Strength - Week 4 -  As I mentioned in our last post, we will be looking at a new strength each week. Our character strength for this week is Creativity.  Creativity is thinking of new ways to do things. It involves producing ideas or behaviours that are original.  However, originality is not enough: whatever is created, whether an idea or a product, must also be useful or adaptable.   A creative individual generates ideas or behaviours that are novel or unusual and these make a positive contribution to the individual's ...

Good afternoon parents, Welcome to Week 3, I am very much looking forward to the coming week. Whilst swimming was a great way to spend some time each day, it will be great to get into the swing of our new routine! Character Strength of the Week... A rather timely one this! In class this week we will be discussing times where we can show the character strength of BRAVERY.  Each Monday I will spend time with the students discussing what each strength means and how we can use it and also notice it in others. The word bravery is defined as 'courageous behaviour or character' St Oscar Romero is someone who when challenged with the decision between what was popular and what was right, chose to stand up for thousands of persecuted people, even at the risk of his own life.  We can ask ourselves: Do you speak up for what’s right?  Do you embrace fear?  Do you enjoy challenges?  I have seen many examples of this particular strength in our c lass over the last tw...

Hi everyone,  Welcome to the 2023 parent information night for Year Three. This year we are back to presenting face to face now that the COVID restrictions have been lifted. We understand that in previous years, it might have been a bit difficult for some people to attend due to other commitments, so we are very privileged to be able to present this to you all in an through the link on the blog AND in person on Monday 13th February at 6:30pm in the Year three classrooms. Our part of the evening will begin at 6pm in the hall with a short chat from Amie and Eugene. From there we will head over to year three for a short presentation on how the year will run. We are so excited to teach your children and have already had such a great two weeks getting to know everyone. We would love for you to have a look through the presentation so you are informed about the ins and outs of Year Three. Please find below the link to access the PowerPoint presentation: Year 3 Presentation Night We want ...

Good morning 3DEL parents, I hope you are enjoying the start to the weekend and your tired kiddies slept in a little this morning! We hit the ground running and the students were absolute troopers!  There was a lot of new information to absorb and things to remember as well as the independence of getting ourselves ready for swimming each day...they all did so great! I would also like to thank you all very much for all your hard work in getting your children ready for the term to start, it has been such a pleasure being able to meet so many of you face to face and I am working on matching parents to children! My apologies if I am not quite there...I'm working on it! As I have mentioned before, I appreciate everyone has is super busy. Through my weekly blog I will work hard to make sure you know what we are up to through the week, any important dates and any requests...I will also try to make it enjoyable for you to read as well! Reminders... Tissues - A huge thanks to those of ...