Primary students always rise to every occasion and this characteristic is what makes each day working with Primary students fabulous! Whether it’s running assemblies, participating in Gala days or representing PCS on excursions in the community or afar, students rise…
Grit is not exactly the most inspiring of words. The first thing it makes me think of is annoying dirt and grime. The kind that gets in your eye and annoys you all day because it feels like it’s scratching…
I have many memories of my late dad. Among all the happy memories, there are a few particular funny ones that stand out, although they were not always funny at the time! It always amazed me at how my parents…
Last week I had the absolute pleasure of taking a week of long service leave and camping on Fraser Island. I’ve always wanted to visit the island and it didn’t disappoint. We had amazing weather and really got to enjoy…
A few weeks ago I spoke to our Senior students about a challenging concept. Matthew 22:39 is one of the most quoted parts of the Bible as Jesus tells us to “Love your neighbour as yourself.” I explained that this…
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…
