Clouds and Umbrellas

“Not every cloud has a silver lining, but you can always share my umbrella”. – Sarah Barnett

Thanks for sharing our umbrella as, in the words of Bob Dylan, we “shelter from the storm”. In the face of difficulty, I appreciate the way students, parents and staff have together kept a sense of normality (and sanity) in a world turned upside down.

We don’t yet know what next term will look like. This is deliberate owing to the rate of change in external events. It does not, however, mean we haven’t planned for it. Our plans are predicated on remote learning occurring throughout Term 2. We are hoping to be back on campus sooner than that, but think it wise to plan for the worst and hope for the best.

We have sent a brief survey to Primary parents and are in the process of sending one to Secondary parents and students. Based on the feedback that we have (and will) receive, we are looking to make improvements as we enter the next phase of remote learning in Term 2. We remain convinced of the importance of connection between teachers and students, and students themselves. We are also keenly aware of the need to minimise the impact of remote learning on parents wherever possible. We acknowledge the need to keep our students moving and active. We acknowledge the importance of a balance between time working on-screen, and time working on-the-page.

In John 16:32-33 we read these words of Jesus to his disciples:

A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.

Tim Watson
Principal