Wow—our new school mural at the front of the school is coming to life, and it already looks absolutely spectacular! What makes it even more special is that every student in Years 3–6 has contributed a small part to the painting. The smiles of joy and pride throughout the process have been contagious, and we can’t wait to see the finished masterpiece in all its glory.
Yesterday, our youngest superstars achieved and celebrated their first 100 days of school, and what a celebration they had! The pride on their beaming faces, along with the work they did to prepare and their from-home creations, not only made them look spectacular but also made them feel spectacular! A massive thank you to their teachers for creating an action packed day of frivolity and learning for them, their parents for the care and support they have given their children, and us, and our Foundation students for being a delightful, hard working and energetic cohort! Happy ‘First 100 Days’ of school to everyone!
I had the opportunity and absolute pleasure yesterday to teach one of our Foundation classes for a period of time and boy, did their growth blow me away. Their ability to follow and implement routines, their concentration to complete tasks after getting themselves organised and even their understanding of language such as alliteration and syllables when completing a phonics task was extremely impressive. Their happiness to be back at school and learning was obvious through their huge smiles, and some of them were also pleasantly surprised to see people they knew when Mr Moore brought through a tour for next year.
Their progress is a credit to them, their teachers and their families for the collaborative nature of their early school experience.
Well done Foundation M. Keep up the great work!
Ms Young
Assistant Principal
One of the wonderful programs we have at Ruskin is Morning Movers which is run by one of our parents, Mel. Students run laps of the oval on a Wednesday and Thursday morning keeping a record of their progress. Certificates are given out at certain kilometre markers and it is a great way to increase fitness and stay fit. This year, a body weight strength component has been added, giving a different element to the mornings. As you can see we have a great turnout for it and I would like to thank the parents who give their time to help set up, supervise and give lap cards out to the students on each lap.
I’m looking forward to seeing the amount of kilometres run by the students over the year!
Well, they have done it again! You know that you are onto a winner when a sick child’s parent asks if they can bring their child in just for the stall. Our Family and Friends group do a magical job and they have done so once again. We are extremely grateful for them and I know there will be many parents like myself who will be thankful for the effort they have gone to to not only source great presents but turn up to sell them to our children.
Thank you. We hope all mothers have a wonderful day on Sunday.
Twilight Sports is one of our most eagerly awaited whole school events where our community comes together for a night of house competition, picnics galore and even a bit of parent/ student competition. Last Thursday night couldn’t have been a better night weather wise with the majority of our families filling the outer areas of the oval while their children participated in numerous sporting events run superbly by Miss Marshall and the teaching staff. There were smiling and often red faces galore as students tried to better the other houses and simply have fun with other students in their levels. One highlight is always the student and parent four-way tug of war which brings the competitive spirit out of many as they try to move all teams to the finish line.
I would like to thank all families for their participation and community spirit, along with Miss Marshall for her organisation and running of the night, and also to the teachers for running the events. The way everyone works together is the reason why our community is so strong!