11th September 2012 Reflection A Prayer in Spring Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today; and give us not to think so far away as the uncertain harvest; keep us here all simply in the springing of the year. Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white, like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night; and make us happy in the happy bees, the swarm dilating round the perfect trees. And make us happy in the darting bird that suddenly above the bees is heard, the meteor that thrusts in with needle bill, and off a blossom in mid air stands still. For this is love and nothing else is love, the which it is reserved for God above to sanctify to what far ends He will, but which it only needs that we fulfil. (Robert Frost)
As Term 3 draws to a close it is a good opportunity to acknowledge all the achievements and activities our students have been involved in this term. There are many opportunities for students to be involved in a range of extra curricular activities across the school. Last week the school community presented Cabaret, it was my first time and I was so impressed and amazed by the commitment of the students and staff. Everyone is to be congratulated for putting together the show, the preparation, cooking and serving of the food. Students who spent hours in rehearsals and in the food technology rooms in the lead up to the shows, in whatever capacity and involvement , all did a great job. On the 11th of August CRC sent 6 of our best distance runners and 4 staff to join with 85,000 runners in the world’s biggest community run. Sydney’s fourteen kilometre City to Surf Race. Kaitlyn Staindl, Jordan Morrison, Lincoln Gardner, Nick Benca, Jessica Borysiak and Ally James along with Mrs Clinton, Ms Wright, Ms Brown and Mr McCann all took part in the run. The report below is from Mr McCann: All trips come with their share of excitement, setbacks and challenges. This trip was no exception! From the moment we found out our plane was delayed on Saturday due to storms along the east coast of Australia, to missing our ground transport in Sydney, to substandard accommodation in Bondi, freezing weather conditions and noisy backpackers in our hotel Saturday was a day to we will all never forget! It shall forever be known as Shocking Saturday!
After a less than good nights sleep we all awoke to Super Sunday. A day that will be forever in our memories as a truly wonderful day! After a light breakfast we caught the bus into Sydney. The conversation revolved around the times that we were going to run, the steepness of Heartbreak Hill, getting lost in the crowd and who would beat whom across the finish line. After a few last instructions and wishes of good luck we all headed off to our start areas. The start is always amazing! Having to watch where you run, people cutting you off, some trying to charge through the pack and others just trying to find some clear space the first 3 kilometres just fly past. So much goes on throughout the race that you forget that you are actually running. Once you settle in you start to take in the atmosphere! Bands were playing all along the course, Smurfs were giving out high fives and there were so many little kids cheering their mums and dads while being looked after by their Grandparents, and there were drink stations every 2 kilometres with people cheering on the runners. Just so much to take in that it was easy to forget your number one goal: pass as many other CRC runners as possible! Before you know it Heartbreak Hill has come and gone and you are heading for Bondi to be cheered on by thousands of people as you complete that last 2 kms. Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews A reminder that Thursday 13th September will be a student free day.