Under 8’s Week reminded us all to celebrate play! Prep, year one and year two students enjoyed a morning creating, imagining, problem solving and moving. Developing our children’s curiosity and pro-social behaviours, alongside the strong foundations of literacy and numeracy remain our priority in the early years at Windsor. Thank you to the many parents, grandparents and kindy kids, who came along to share in the morning. As Bandit would say, a person never has the chance to be young again..

Last year we swapped our eating and playing routines during lunch breaks to ensure that all children were encouraged to play. As we now reflect on this change, staff can easily see the positive impact on children. The priority was socialisation and movement followed by eating consciously, calmly (and fully.) We have noted a reduction in playground challenges, more food eaten and a much calmer return to the classroom, with a readiness to learn. Along with less food being thrown in the bin by those students who were previously in a hurry to play, students are also learning to manage their own bodies by eating earlier if they are hungry. Thank you to students and staff for embracing this change and tweaking timings where necessary for individual students. Mid- morning fruit break or ‘crunch’ remains a priority across the school, particularly for those students who are up early for breakfast.

We have hit the half way mark of term two, and how better to celebrate than with a  disco tonight! Agan, these after school hours events are opportunities for our children to connect through fun.

Speaking of fun, I want to again recognise Kara and Rhona, two fabulous Windsor mums, who put together a very special event at the Palais, Cloudland for over 170 mums. This annual Mother's Day event just keeps growing and is a great way for our commuity of families to stay connected. 

Yours in Education