Jenaya's Story

I would like to share this story with you with Jenaya's permission. We are learning in class that our families have diverse cultural backgrounds and this story is a rich example of this.

My great nana lived in a country called Sri Lanka. She lived on a tea plantation. Tea grows on the side of hills. People pick the top leaves to make tea. My great nan had 12 brothers and sisters. Her Dad was a doctor who looked after everyone there. My great-nan had lots of pets. She had 12 dogs, 6 cats and a monkey. Lots of elephants lived near my great nan's house. By Jenaya

Well, Show Day has come and gone and I predict another successful fundraiser for our school. A huge thank you to those parents and students who worked tirelessly on our very busy drinks stall. The children were very keen to work their rostered duty and the parents were so great that I even had time this year to check out the Haunted House - I didn't stay long because it was very, very ,very, very scary!!!
I would like to make a special thank you to Noah's Mum and Dad Samantha and Craig who donated several boxes of juice to our stall which will assist with our profits immensely. Once again thank you to everyone who assisted in making this a great day!
Michelle Bird

I trust you all had a restful weekend and enjoyed the extra day as I did. We had a jam packed week last week so the extra day came at a good time. We have had a number of guest speakers over the past two weeks talking about the country of their birth so the children were able to compare customs with how they do things here. We have looked at 'What is an Australian?' and the influences of other cultures in our everyday lives. Our mascots will be coming home this week. Each child will have it for one night or over the weekend and they will be required to write about what they did with their mascot for that evening.
Show Day is next Wednesday 17th March and JSB will be selling drinks. If you are able to be rostered on to help could you please let me know ASAP. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you Michelle Bird