Message from Grant Andrews, Acting Head of Junior School

Dear Parents and Carers,

I would like to thank everyone involved for making Mother’s Day last Friday so special. We were extremely lucky with the weather. It was a heartwarming celebration that beautifully united the Cranbrook community. Special thanks to the fathers who assisted on the day. The answers to the Y6 Mother’s Day Challenge can be found here.

Rose Bay Community Garden Visit
A big thank you to Mrs Paulette O’Hara who organised for our Community Service Leaders and Environmental Leaders to meet Michelle Rose from Woollahra Council during a visit to the Rose Bay Community Garden. This garden is adjacent to our School and it is home to a number of honeybee hives, as well as vegetable patches. They even have some resident chickens! Lindsay, a bee specialist, gave our students a presentation on the life cycle and political structure of the bee community. She talked about the bees and how to care for them. The Community Service Leaders have absorbed greater knowledge to share with the School on World Bee Day on 20 May. Our Y6 Leaders are now assessing the viability of having a hive or two on campus and researching the best location for the hives.

Well done to Xavier Mancuso, Henry Canning-Smith and Charlie Roberts for attending the CIS Rugby League trials earlier this week. Congratulations to Hughie White, who has been selected to join the NSWCIS representative team – an amazing achievement!

Grant Andrews
Acting Head of Junior School