A rose of pure white blooms in midnight's dark hour.

The spell of the darkness is broken and torn.

In my heart there's a bursting of magical power

For the heavenly Child on earth has been born!

He is pure as the snow.  With my heart's love aglow

I shall nourish this Child, and he surely shall grow!

Dear GHSS Families,

As the heavens opened and the hail arrived on Friday night, I was so relieved that we had made the call to postpone the Makuru Festival and Winter Spiral and the universe rewarded us on Midwinter Solstice with a glorious, balmy evening to mark the longest night of the year.

Thank you to the staff for the wonderful work they did in preparing the lanterns for the children, the spiral construction in the rain on Monday, the shared stories over soup, preparing the beautiful displays along the lantern walk and the songs sung around the spiral and bonfire. 

To the parents from each class who assisted in so many ways: supplying soups and bread, laying and lighting lanterns, garnering greenery for the spiral, building the bonfire and coordinating the cleaning up afterwards, our heartfelt gratitude.

Thank you for joining us in celebrating Makuru, the walking of the Winter spiral with reverence and respect and coming together as a community.  We hope you felt as nourished by the experience as we did.

You will receive notification of when the reports are ready for collection.  Those not collected by parents from the office will be mailed out on the last day of term, so please ensure that the office has your correct postal details, and if in doubt, please phone or email us to confirm.

All families are to arrange to meet with the class teacher for an interview concerning your child's report.  These interviews will take place in the first couple of weeks back in Term 3.  Again, a link and the instructions on how to book an interview will be forwarded to parents this week.  If you are unable to have a parent attend any of the scheduled slots, please get in touch and we will see what alternative can be arranged.

We have welcomed and will continue to welcome new families to our school this and next term.  Please liaise with your class carers to assist in welcoming new families to our community.

We wish you all a restorative three week break with your families and look forward to welcoming you all back to school on Monday, July 18th. 

Kind regards,

Jacqui Hollingworth

Principal