LOCKDOWN SUPPORT

Hi again to all of our families this week. The news which will dominate our thinking this week is the extended Regional Lockdown announced yesterday. While this is not something we wanted to hear, we know we are unable to change this and work together to support each other for the next fortnight.

Today you will receive a letter with new information and reminders about Blended Learning. Much is the same, but there are a couple of new things to read about. In particular, the staffing structure onsite and a surprise that we hope our K-2 families will enjoy. Please read this note thoroughly and help us manage this time together by adhering to the Stay at Home orders still in place.

As always, please contact us if you need any assistance or reassurance. 

GOOD NEWS STORIES

If you have a good news story to share with us for this term, please send it in and with your permission we will add it. We will also try to share with you some great things that have been going on in the past week.

It was great to see some students join our impromptu dress up invitation at home and school on Thursday. This was not planned in advance, so we apologise if this caused any families concern for either missing out or feeling pressure. It was not to replace our planned Book Week celebrations which we will aim to have in Term 4. There was some excitement and fun had amongst our students at home and school, which was lovely to share.

JUST FOR FUN

Just for fun this week, as we all need this in our lives, here are some riddles for you to solve as a family or as individuals. If you think you have solved them all, check in for the answers next week, and another set to solve.

1. What has to be broken before you can use it?
2. I'm tall when I'm young, and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?
3. What month of the year has 28 days?
4. What is full of holes but still holds water?
5. What question can you never answer yes to?
6. What is always in front of you but can't be seen?
7. There's a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors,  yellow furniture. What colour are the stairs?
8. What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
9. What goes up but never comes down?
10. A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn't get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
11. What gets wet while drying?
12. What can you keep after giving to someone?
13. I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
14. You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn't a single person on board. How is this possible?
15. You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?
16. A man dies of old age on his 25th birthday. How is this possible?
17. I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
18. What can't talk but will reply when spoken to?
19. The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?