Message from Michele Marquet

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to Term 2! It has been a joy to see all our students return from their holidays, eager to learn and ready to meet up with their friends once again. The term has started smoothly, with our students settling back into routines and classes quickly.

Mr Andrews, Mr Noble and some of our Year 6 boys did a superb job leading our Junior School’s ANZAC Day Service yesterday morning. Jansen Jiang, Jamie Petsoglou and Marcus Retboell led the service with a genuine appreciation of the importance of the commemoration. Ethan Sweeney, Henry Wittig and Jacob Kaddour managed the lowering and raising of our flags as part of the service with suitable solemnity. We were delighted to be joined by ex-Junior School student, Angus Malcolm, who play the trumpet for us.

Staff News

This term, we have warmly welcomed back to the Junior School, 6R Class Teacher, Mrs Lara Fleetwood (nee Myers), who returns from maternity leave and Mrs Liz de Wit, who has been on extended leave during to Term 1. This week, Junior School staff have welcomed two new babies: Scott Wells (6W Class Teacher & Year Level Coordinator) and his partner, Dionne (St Michael’s Pre-school Teacher), welcomed their first child, Alfred Carter Wells, on ANZAC Day and Laura-Jo Thorpe (Class Teacher & iCentre Team) and her partner, Keiran, welcomed their first child, Otis River Cook. Everyone is doing well!

At the end of next week, we farewell Mrs Rosie Heckes (Year 1 Team) who commences her maternity leave, awaiting the birth of her second child. Rosie and Laura-Jo will return to us in 2024. We wish all these staff the very best!

Kind wishes,

Michele Marquet