Grateful is the word that I think of as we come to the close of the school year.
I am grateful for being back in a normal rhythm of school life, without the fear and anxieties around the impact of COVID. I am so grateful being alongside of staff who have been both sacrificial and flexible in the way they have served the Thomas Hassall Community over the past year. I am grateful that students have really knuckled down and endeavoured to re-establish positive habits after a broken couple of years of learning. I am just grateful for the simple things: meeting face to face with parents, sharing a coffee at the MRK, meeting as whole groups at assemblies, year meetings and carnivals; celebrating our special events like: the College Musical (Shrek), Made for Stage, College Carnivals with all their colour and energy and the return to active Sport. I am so grateful that I got the opportunity to teach, especially in the areas of Christian Studies and Photography Digital Media. I am grateful for the daily catch up with my Pastoral Care group, 12 Lewis 1, GO LEWIS! Finally, and more than anything I am grateful that Jesus loves me so passionately. I am sorry that I struggle to love Him back with the same fervour, but I am grateful for the opportunity that His grace and mercy affords me every day.
I pray for this community over Christmas, for your safety and for God’s presence to rest upon you all with peace and kindness. Have a great break as we endeavour to ‘be on time, on task, with respect and gratitude.’
