Weekly comment from our stage coordinators

We look pretty set for Open Day:  stalls and stands are going up, classrooms are almost ready and rich with wonderful work, and the forecast for Sunday seems propitious for a wonderful day.  Now we need the people &..Please be very mindful where you park.  We have informed close neighbours of the event, but respecting the access to their homes is paramount.

We have been very lucky this term to have had the assistance of two bright young things from the U.K.:   Joy Mendes da Costa has already been with us since mid-year 2013 and has made herself almost indispensable!  Joy went to St. James School in London, our mother school , and when she leaves Australia early next month, she will firstly be going to Geneva to undertake an intensive 3-week French language course.  After that she will be a volunteer pancake maker at Art in Action , a large and very successful annual event staged by the School of Philosophy (School of Economic Science in England) to host a wide range of artists who demonstrate their art and sell their wares.  This event attracts around 45,000 from the U.K. and Europe.   She ll be an expert pancake maker by the end of it!   Joy will then will go to the University of York to complete a four-year course in Education.
Olivia Jones came at the beginning of Term 2, fresh from a month of volunteering at a school in Thailand, and before that, from four months as a nanny in the Cinque Terre, Italy.  Olivia went to Bury Grammar School in Greater Manchester.   In October this year she will begin her studies of Psychology at the University of Bristol.

They have immensely enjoyed their time in Australia, and our wonderful climate, the huge variety of landscapes so different from their own, and the richness and extent of what Sydney has to offer its residents and visitors.  They found Australians to be open, friendly, generous and hospitable, and we won t be too surprised if they return.

We mustn t fail to mention that we have also been blessed with the presence this term of two Education students from Notre Dame University who are here for Professional Experience:  Taylor Carmichael and Kristen Wilde.  They too have been of great support and help, and hopefully are learning new skills on the job.  Taylor and Kristen will be with us till the end of Term 2. Good wishes to all for Open Day:  especially the teachers, the children performing and the P&F organisers.