Primary Newsletter
IN THIS ISSUE:
News from the Classroom
Birthdays
Student Achievements
Dear Parents and Caregivers, With only a week to go before we end what has been quite a lengthy term, there is an air of expectancy around the school as the holiday spirit energises the place. The students and their teachers certainly deserve a good rest, as it has been a full and productive term. We should not underestimate how much of an adjustment it has been for many, as we settled back into the ‘normal’ routines of schooling. One thing which is always a highlight for any teacher is to witness the moment of illumination when a student ‘gets it’ about some topic in class. There is a spark in the eyes and an excited smile, along with a new energy to put into practice what he or she has just discovered. It is perhaps such moments that inspired Socrates to pen the well-known saying that “wonder is the beginning of wisdom.” We see this is in the excited exploration among young children, because everything is new for them. The early years of education are spent immersed in play and from that play comes learning. Yet, as the years go by, many of us lose that sense of wonder – of exploring and learning simply for the adventure and not because there are marks to be obtained or a certificate to be presented at the end. It would be so good if we could instil a lifelong passion for learning and discovery in the children who now fill our school. Much of this, of course, has to do with the way we ourselves view new experiences and the opportunity to broaden ourselves or to learn more about what we encounter each day.
The Reddam House Primary School Newsletter
Volume 22 Issue 10 Friday 1 April 2022
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