Head of the Preparatory School
Calendar Updates
Week 6 – Thursday 19 November – Melanoma Day
Week 7 – Friday 27 November – Prep Picnic Day
NAIDOC Week
The NAIDOC theme Always Was, Always Will Be recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years.
NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to come together to celebrate the rich history, diverse cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the oldest continuing cultures on the planet.
In line with this theme, the Prep School have enjoyed many varied activities this week where they explored ways to celebrate the diversity of the Aboriginal and Torres Start Islanders. They read books, created new flags that represented their interpretation of country, developed their own Welcome to Country pieces and enjoyed sharing their understanding.
Move It Up Day
Last Friday, the Prep School participated, for the first time on the Junior Campus, in Move it Up day. Our learners moved up for a period of the day to their 2021 grade rooms. I must say that all our students, including our new 2021 Yrs 1 and 2 students, thoroughly enjoyed the experience and amazed the different staff members with their courage and enthusiasm. A lovely little taste for 2021!
Family Borrowing
A message from our Librarian Mrs Victoria Roberts
Thank you to all the parents who have continued to support the Lucy Hill Library this year. It is always a pleasure watching the children choose books that they want to read and share with you. It was also good to see that many of you completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge, kept up that family-reading habit and home-school partnership by requesting bags of books that were collected from the school foyer. Unfortunately, there is no borrowing over the summer school holidays and the time has come to return all Library books. The last day for borrowing will be Thursday 19 November and all books, yours and those of your children, are due back at school on Monday 23 November. I look forward to connecting with you all again in 2021.
Melanoma Awareness Day – Thursday 19 November
You may recall that back in February, we were pleased to share and promote the planned Melanoma March in Manly, an annual event to raise awareness and funds for Melanoma Institute Australia. Sadly, this event was not able to take place but we are excited to have our own Melanoma Awareness Day on campus next Thursday 19 November during National Skin Cancer Action Week.
Particularly in Australia and leading into the summer, the chance to reinforce sun safety in our school community is an important message as well as raise awareness about melanoma amongst the students and to raise money to support Melanoma Institute Australia.
On this day, students are asked to bring in a gold coin donation and to wear a ‘crazy hat’. There will be some merchandise on sale for students to buy on the day such as slap bands, UV wristbands and bandannas which will range between $1-$5 in price.
We will also have a sun cream (and zinc) stand for students to ‘slip slop slap’ at recess and lunch and hope the sun will shine down on us for the event.
Mrs Ainslie Breckenridge
Head of Preparatory School
abreckenridge@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9848