Drawn out into the sheen, the shine, the glisten and the gleam,

It would be easy to be lost into a dream.

So I must rouse myself and start

To conjure forces of the heart,

Which live within me truly and will bring

The strength and majesty that make me like a king!

Amidst the glory of the sense-world, everywhere displayed,

In sunlit grove and glen and leafy glade,

It is the human heart that rules and reigns supreme!

Dear GHSS Families,

We are now half way through term and beginning to see change to the warmer weather.  Our Bush School Nowanup Family Camp was a big hit, Class 6 have returned from an amazing camp in Margaret River, Class 3 enjoyed a wonderful sleepover and Class 4 head off at the end of this week for their camp, so this term has certainly been the travel term.  i would like to acknowledge the staff and famiies that were a part of organising and attending these events.  They are such wonderful learning experiences for the children and the additional work to prepare these events and the time away from their families that staff and parent helpers sacrifice is geatly appreciated.  Many thanks to you all!

The vaccine mandate is likely to have an impact on our staffing for next year, albeit not a huge one.  School admin and the staff are working together to minimise the impact as much as possible on the smooth running of the school and are working together to offer the best outcome possible in support of staff, no matter what decision they make.  We ask that the community continues to respect the right to privacy of all staff as to the personal decisions being made, as they can be quite an emotive issue for all concerned.

We have yet to be issued with directives around the implementaton of the Public Health Order.  These are due to be released in early December.  The school will run a Listening Circle in Week 8 of term, the first week of December, so that the school community can meet together and have their concerns heard.  More details will be released closer to the date in relation to time and location.

Each Wednesday evening, there is a study group being held in the staffroom from 7pm to 8pm where we are working through a short book written by Judith von Halle called The Coronavirus Pandemic: Anthroposophical Perspectives.  We began last Wednesday, however it was an introductory session where we read the Preface and the first page or two of the first chapter.  Copies are available at the front office should you wish to catch up and then join us this Wednesday.  You could equally join us this Wednesday and follow on from where we left off without much difficulty. 

And to end today, a reminder that, "In a world where you can choose to be anything you want, choose to be kind." 

Jacqui Hollingworth

Principal