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This year I have the pleasure of teaching my eighth year of Business Studies. It has been a consistent part of my teaching career so far and a very enjoyable subject to teach. At the moment my class of 11…
Proverbs 15:13 says ‘ A happy heart makes the face cheerful’. This week PCS has been extremely busy with the K-12 Expo, Netball Gala day, NAPLAN, House Colours day and Touch Football House challenge as well as the K-2 Dubbo…
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had some opportunities to spend some time with Year 5 and 6 students while they’ve prepared items for their class assemblies. During these times, I’ve been able to speak with them about their interests,…
Everyone’s journey is different. We all follow different paths through life and that is what makes life so interesting! My journey through PCS has been an interesting one! I started in the Primary School in 2015, teaching Year 5 alongside…
Storytelling is something that we do often at school. As a staff we tell stories over the lunchroom table of our adventures in holidays and our wins and losses. As teachers we tell stories to help students learn new concepts…
This year I have become the PCS librarian, which I like to rename as ‘the hostesses of the books’ in the PCS library with Mrs Ballantyne. I love to read and learn new information or go on adventures through the…
My role as Curriculum Coordinator involves examining the academic performance of our students, aligning that with our teaching practices, and suggesting ways that we can improve. However, there is one key aspect of student performance that is often overlooked and…
Can I extend a very warm welcome to all our students and families from all of us at Parkes Christian School. It is so great to be back at school again with all your happy faces. This year we start…
And just like that the 2022 school year comes to a close. With all that has happened, it is hard to think back to January and where it all started! It was always going to be a significant year in…
It definitely feels like summer holidays are coming. This week the weather is heating up and there is a Christmas vibe around school. One of my favourite things about this time of the year are the celebrations! So many opportunities to…
There are many things, usually getting us out of trouble, telling us what to do, making the right decisions all the time, and if it is a political leader, ensuring that people aren’t affected by decisions – pretty hard to…
This week has clearly been a very different one for the Parkes community. I have lived around the Kelly Road area for many years, having grown up there and now owning a house of my own on the street. A…
