Message from Michele Marquet
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been busy in the Junior School this week! We welcomed many current Kindergarten families to a workshop conducted by our wonderful Kindergarten Team on how parents can assist children to learn to read. It was a great session. Enormous thanks to the teachers who presented an engaging and helpful session. Last Tuesday, our Year 3 families enjoyed the opportunity to see their children involved in the compulsory instrumentalist programme and it is Year 2’s turn tomorrow. These programmes are overseen by our superb Head of Strings, Martyn Hentschel, and our inspiring Head of Woodwind, Brass & Percussion, Chris Hayles.
Yesterday and today, there was much excitement as we welcomed K’25 students for an observation morning. The sessions were well attended and the Year 6 students were thrilled to welcome these young people to our campus.
Tomorrow, we will celebrate International Women’s Day with our staff, highlighting the significant contribution women bring to the educational sphere, here and across the world. We thank all our staff for their unstinting care and work with our Cranbrook students, but tomorrow, we particularly focus on the women and want to express our gratitude. We are in awe of their expertise, creativity and passion. Our students benefit enormously from all they do!
Our annual Easter Service is coming up shortly and we warmly invite all our parents to join us, particularly parents of students in Voices and the Chamber Choir, who will be performing as part of the service. Our Easter Service will be held on Wednesday, 27 March commencing at 2:15pm in the Junior School Gym.
CETOP & CSPA Family Fun Day – Sunday, 17 March 10am – 2pm
We look forward to welcoming many Junior School families to this wonderful family event on Sunday, 17 March at Dangar.
There will be lots of games (wacky hoops; mini golf; human whack a mole; duck pond dip); competitions and races (pet judging; art comp; soccer skills tester; egg & spoon races; potato sack races), as well as stalls for art & craft and food & drink. I have sneaking suspicion the most popular stall will be ‘Dunk the Teacher’! Please follow this link to see the poster and access the QR code to book a family ticket which gives access to most of the games and races. All proceeds are going toward CETOP and the work we do in Nepal and Ladakh. Many of our Year 6 students will be heading over to Nepal with one parent in the upcoming holidays. They will participate in dental clinics, school visits and other service work, as well as enjoy trekking in the beautiful countryside. Please follow the links to view the schedule for the day and a map.
If you haven’t already booked your tickets, now is the time!
Grandparents’ Day – Wednesday, 3 April
Shortly, our families will receive an Operoo form with information about our Grandparents’ Day planned for Wednesday, 3 April. Please save the date now. We are looking forward to welcoming these very special people in the lives of our students!
We are aware that our families might like some more detail about the school’s responses provided to the Four Corners programme. Please follow this link to see the responses. If families would like to speak with me about these matters, my door is always open and I am happy to talk with you. You can email me at jsheadea@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au or ring Reception on 9327 9100 and I will get in touch.
Kind wishes,
Michele Marquet