Dear Families

This week has been all about people and things that inspire us and ignite our imaginations.

Our grade 5/6 V students were inspired by a visit to the school of a former student, Emma Eaton, who went onto University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science and is now a Neuroscientist. Emma talked about her learning journey, overcoming challenges, setting goals and how she stayed focused on her education.  Her message was clear. We are not defined by our postcodes.

We also have been inspired by our athletes participating in the Olympic Games who showed us the importance of teamwork, determination, resilience, setting personal goals and always striving to improve.

I am inspired by our staff every day and their commitment to provide extra activities and experiences for students many of these undertaken after school hours, such as Futsal, Net Set Go, Children’s University and all the sports providers, clubs and players offered during HPE.

As Book Week approaches, we think about where books can take us and how reading books can inspire our imaginations. The theme of book week is “Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds”. Books and reading spark the imagination.  They encourage curiosity and visual thinking. This provides the child with a drive to keep learning and the creativity to try new things and problem solve. Imagination and the willingness to try new ways of doing things helps children develop critical thinking skills. Without imagination, people wouldn’t be able to come up with new inventions and new ideas that help advance society.

Albert Einstein said “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.”

Speaking of imagination and creativity, I am looking forward to seeing the incredible costumes students and staff create for our annual Book Week Parade next Friday. Come dressed as a character from your favourite book – remember the important thing is imagination and creativity not an expensive costume. It’s amazing how far cereal boxes, tin foil and sticky tape will go in creating an amazing costume!

Carolyn Brown, Principal