People find out very quickly that I’m not familiar with many sports, play many sports or watch many sports. Growing up I played netball for school from Year 6 to Year 12, mainly as goal defence or wing defence and…
It was with great excitement 44 amazing Stage 3 students and their teachers set off on our much anticipated Sydney excursion. We had a quick and chilly break in Bathurst before reaching Katoomba and the beginning of the planned activities.…
This week, I was one of the fortunate teachers attending the Stage 3 Sydney excursion. For those of you who have sent your children away on this excursion, I’m pretty sure you would agree that it is one of the…
Memory Verse: 1 Timothy 4:12 Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. During the…
This week Year 1 Hawks flew into the Parkes Shire Library to explore the books and see the Waste to Art display. Our students had an amazing time searching for the perfect book to borrow and used their time to…
Like many teachers out there, I love hearing and telling stories. Growing up, many of my teacher’s most memorable moments came at the beginning of the day when they would share their stories. Those little insights into their lives and…
Public speaking is considered one of the main fears for people around the world; it unnerves so many, including myself. When I see our students stepping up and taking it on, I just can’t help but applaud and be excited…
At university I majored in Education but also Anthropology. I thoroughly enjoyed investigating, learning about and discovering why different cultures and civilisations lived the way they did. Margaret Mead was a famous Anthropologist that was asked once what she thought…
When I was growing up, I remember my friends and I having different ways to connect with each other and show that we were ‘in the group.’ In my primary school years, it was all about the secret handshake: a confusing…
Animal documentaries are one of my favourite things to watch – seeing the intricate detailed abilities of diverse creatures, the life cycles and how animals harmoniously work together in their species, or with other species, to thrive in their environment is…
It is hard to believe that the end of the 2021 school year is less than two weeks away. When I think back to the swimming carnival at the beginning of the year with all the fun, laughter and competition…
Outside of teaching, one of my favourite hobbies is running. In the warmer months, I love to get out a few afternoons a week and run for a while. Some days I’ll run shorter 5-7km tracks and other days I’ll…
