Unto myself I must be true

And when my tasks I rightly do,

Then God, from my own will, the world with light is filling.

Though sometimes I feel weak and small,

I'm linked with love unto the All.

And I grow stronger when to do God's work I'm willing.

Dear GHSS Families,

We have certainly been busy since our last newsletter.  One of the major goals we have been working towards for the last six months has been Re-registration of our school with the Education Department.  The auditing process was carried out at the beginning of term and the team were very pleased with the progress being made by the school.  They have provided us with some tasks to complete over twelve weeks and I am happy to report that they have awarded us with a maximum registration period of five years.  Many thanks to the staff and Board for their support in assisting us to achieve this goal.

This week is National Reconciliation Week.  The 2023 theme is 'Be a Voice for Generations'.  Classes will be spending time during the week discussing what reconciliation means.  Next week we have the pleasure of hosting a visit from Aunty Eliza Woods to share her story about growing up and to enhance their learning in relation to reconciliation.

We are very excited to be upgrading our playground equipment.  Weather permitting, our upgrade should be complete by the end of term.

Denmark Festival of Voice is on this long weekend and we are once again able to be a part of the Schools Concert that will take place at the Civic Centre on Friday, 3.30pm.  This is a free event and seats will be limited so ensure you get along in time to get a seat to watch our Class 4-7 students perform.

Many of our students and alumni recently performed in the Albany Eisteddfod.  I had the opportunity to see Iris Miller, Jayden Collyer, Poppyanna Fisken and Evie Francis play and I also know Sienna Collyer performed earlier in the week.  Between them I know they received a number of first and second awards in their sections.

The current students that participated in the Albany Eisteddfod, performed in one or more categories and a number of them in the group perfomance.  As a result they all managed to secure a 1st or Highly Commended in at least one of their perfomances.  Congratulations to Beatrix Allen, River Duggan, Heidi Dusenberg, Verity Hamblin, Michael Perella, Mason Wybenga and Sophie Wybenga. 

Enjoy the upcoming long weekend! 

Jacqui Hollingworth

Principal