Bob Meakin, Head of Senior School / Deputy Headmaster

Dear Parents and Carers

A warm welcome back to an exciting Term 2. I trust everyone enjoyed the Easter break and the Anzac long weekend. We commenced the Term with an Anzac Remembrance Service on the Mackay Lawn. A special thanks to Rev. Rod Farraway for the service. The students were respectful and were engaged as the true meaning of Anzac Day was explained to them as we honoured the fallen. A special thanks to Nicholas Long of Year 10, who played the Last Post for the Service.

There were no less than five school tours over the holidays, which included a Football Tour to Europe, a Snowsports to Italy, an Indigenous and Cultural Tour Central Australia, an AFL Tour to the Northern Territory and a Rugby Tour to the Gold Coast. All tours were a huge success and the behaviour of all students as they represented our School was exemplary.

Rehearsals have begun in earnest for our annual Music Showcase – Sydney Town Hall Concert. Mr Anthony Pasquill can be seen here working with our Senior School choir.

A special thanks to our Year 10 parents who joined us for our Coeducational webinar last night. We hope that the information that was presented was useful to parents and students.

Parents are reminded that they are to use the internal Kiss & Drop at Senior School to drop off/pick up their children. Entry into and exit from the Kiss & Drop is to be a left in/left out movement to minimise disruption to traffic and improve traffic safety.  Parents are also reminded that their children are strongly discouraged from driving to school and parking in surrounding streets.

As you are aware, Mr Stuart Meade will be the Acting Head of School for this term, and it has been wonderful welcoming Mr Meade back to Cranbrook.

Tomorrow, our new Head of School, Dr Johnstone will be on campus to meet with both students and staff throughout the day. We look forward to her starting in Term 3.

This weekend is a full set of sporting fixtures, and we wish all teams and students well for this weekend.

Best wishes for the term ahead.

Have a great week.

Bob Meakin
Head of Senior School / Deputy Headmaster