In shining majesty the mighty sun,

A king upon his chariot of gold,

Climbs higher till the heights of heaven are won

In glory streaming, blessed to behold.

And watching him, I feel a strange sense grow

That speaks of things that now I cannot see;

For only later will I truly know

How at his hour, God's Spirit of the Sun is touching me.

Dear GHSS Families,

Farewells Here we are at the end of the school year!  As we round out the end of year and all take a well-deserved break ahead of the new year, there will be some familiar faces missing from our 2023 line-up.

Kate Woodward will be travelling off on adventures with her husband next year.  We thank her for all her work as our Learning Support teacher and look forward to her updates!

Mel Trenow will be taking on a leadership role at another local school and we are all sad to see her leave but wish her all the best on her new adventure.

Lydia Kenyon and family are looking to head off on an adventure to Queensland next year!  We wish them all the best. 

After involvement with the school in many roles, most notably as the first person you meet in the front office for the past 10 years, Tegan Brown will not be returning to GHSS next year and we wish her well in her new endeavours.

And finally, Denise Bullen after an association with the Golden Hill spanning more than  2 decades - as a parent; College of Teachers Chair; staff representative on Board; and teacher - many of those years in Karri Kindergarten; - will be leaving at the end of this year.  It is with much sadness that we bid her farewell.  Her historical knowledge of, and dedicated committment to, Golden Hill and Steiner education generally, will be a loss to all. 

Reports It is that time of year again.  Reports will be available for collection by a parent at the front office on Wednesday, December 14th for Karri Kindergarten students and Thursday December 15th for all other students. 

Reports that are not collected will be posted.  Please ensure that the office has your most up-to-date mailing details to avoid having your reports go astray!  Each year we have a number returned to sender due to the office not being notified of address changes. 

Birak Festival This Friday from 1.30pm you are all invited to attend our end of year celebration.  Bring a picnic rug or folding chairs and join us under the shade of the trees in front of Classes 1 & 2 to sing the joys of the season at our concert. 

Stepping Stones Wednesday, next week, at 9.45am we will gather for a 10am start  of the Stepping Stones Ceremony in Karri Kindergarten.  Denise will farewell the K6 children from the Kindergarten and they will meet their teacher for 2023, Sarah Moriarty, who will take them on their journey into the primary school years. 

Graduation Class 6 will be graduating on the last day of school, Thursday, December 15th, at 9am.  Parents and friends of Classes 5 & 6 are invited to join us in celebrating the Class 6 students as they prepare to transition to High School.  The ceremony will conclude with a morning tea.

Edstart A reminder to families, that from next year, there will be two fee payment options available to parents - all fees paid up-front, directly to the school by January 31st to attract a 10% discount or via periodical payments through Edstart.  Please ensure you take the time to set up your Edstart account if paying periodically.  The 3% service fee is covered by the school.

Edstart also offers a range of options for helping manage fee payments, which is especially useful for families with multiple enrolments.  The staff are very friendly and obliging and ready to assist.  See the article further in the newsletter for links and other details.

2023 School Start Date & July break School returns next year on Wednesday, February 1st and our 3rd week of holidays in July will return to the week after the standard school holidays, so we will be on holidays from Saturday July 1st to Sunday July 23rd.

From all of us at Golden Hill Steiner School, we wish you and yours all the very best for Summer holidays.  Stay safe, and we look forward to welcoming many of you back in 2023!

Jacqui Hollingworth

Principal