My will is filled with fire and might;

As days grow shorter, it burns bright!

I face the world; I have no fear.

And many things become more clear.

For though there's much that I don't understand as yet,

I seek for light.

Dear GHSS Families,

Welcome to Term 2 and a return to classrooms, mask free!

Knowing Nullaki Festival Our term began with an amazing opportunity to engage with Artist in Residence, Angela Rossen, who spent a week exploring the flora and fauna diversity of the Nullaki with the children.  It began with an excursion to the inlet and then for the rest of the week the children worked in small groups to paint a range of animal species from the local area onto a mural that will contribute towards the centrepiece of the Knowing Nullaki Exhibition at the Butter Factory.  Wednesday saw us welcome Noongar elder, Vernice Gillies and Noongar educator, Larry Blight, to the school to present a cultural perspective of the biodiversity of the Nullaki.

There are a number of free community events for families to participate in over the next few weeks.  Check out the program at the end of the newsletter and mark your calendars.  Be sure to include a visit to the exhibition!  At the conclusion of the festival the mural will take pride of place in our hall for families to admire for years to come.

Many thanks to Angela Rossen and Louise Duxbury for bringing together this amazing community event! 

Assembly We can finally return to holding assemblies and invite families to join us on Friday morning in the hall.  Classes are excited to share what they have been learning in their main lessons!

Free RAT Distribution The coordination of the delivery of over 10 million RAT's directly to schools is currently under way.  We will have 20 tests per student available for distribution once we receive our delivery.  We shall keep families informed of when we expect to take delivery and the distribution method once we have the information to hand.

Many thanks to those of you who are keeping us informed of when their children are testing positive.  Children who are negative but are a household contact of a positive member are still able to attend school provided they return a negative RAT test each morning and are asymptomatic.  A positive RAT and/or a symptomatic child must remain home.  We really appreciate the support we have had from all our families as we have had some cases trickle through our school community.  

Hats for Terms 2 & 3 Staff recently discussed the need to review our policy on hat wearing in terms 2 & 3.  It was decided that our policy for Terms 2 and 3 will be that children are to wear headgear when outdoors - either a hat, to guard against the sun on good weather days, or a beanie when winter truly sets in.  Children who are not a fan of wearing beanies can continue with hats on winter days in Terms 2 & 3.  We ask that parents please support the school in this change by supplying children with hats to wear at school for Terms 2 & 3, as you do in Terms 1 & 4.  Many thanks. 

Board AGM All parents are welcome to attend our Board AGM on Monday May 16, in the staffroom, starting at 3.15pm.  A light afternoon tea will follow the end of the meeting.  Any parents interested in joining the board are encouraged to collect an information pack and nomination form from the front office.  You are also encouraged and welcome to speak with the current Board Chair, David Stockdale or Principal, Jacqui Hollingworth if you would like further information. 

NAPLAN begins tomorrow for children in classes 3 & 5.  

Stay safe and well! 

Kind regards,

Jacqui Hollingworth

Principal

Ollie Robertson wearing the Yongka (Kangaroo) cape