Congratulations to everyone in our Junior School community on reaching the last week of Term 3, 2023.
Amongst the highlights of this term, our very own Assistant Chaplain Miss Georgia Beikoff travelled to Japan to compete with her team, the CommBank ParraMatildas. The CommBank ParraMatildas are Australia’s first national football team for women and girls with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury and symptoms of stroke. Miss Beikoff and her team were undefeated in their three-match series against Japan. We applaud you Miss Beikoff for your remarkable achievement and for being an inspiration to our students.
Another achievement worth highlighting is that of Samuel in Class 3R who received the 2023 Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Student Achievement Community Languages Schools from the NSW Department of Education. Samuel has been attending the Diglat Assyrian Language school since Kindergarten held every Saturday for 2 hours during the school term. Like many of our students who undertake extra activities on the weekends during school term, it takes determination and commitment to finish the task. We applaud you Samuel for your extraordinary efforts and for receiving high recognition for your learning.
Our Prep and Kindergarten students have also achieved 100 days of schooling. In concurrence with this milestone, the students participated in the annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic. Mr Whelan, Mrs Easton and I had the wonderful opportunity to read a book and bring our own teddy bears with us to the festivities. The children were filled with such delight to hear from us, and we enjoyed sharing our life moments with each of them. A special thank you to our Prep and Kindergarten staff as well as the students for hosting a fun and special occasion.
Our vision at Thomas Hassall is Growing and Nurturing Excellence in Learning, Wisdom, and Service. Term 3 has exemplified each of these components. And the wonderful fact is that this vision is not just limited to our College setting, it can be exuberated in every aspect of our individual lives.
Let me again congratulate each and everyone of our Junior School community members – teachers, support staff, parents, and College families and of course our students. As we finish this term, I wish you all a restful and safe holiday break.
'Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.' Thessalonians 5:16-18