Hello Everyone,
This week we have been doing drawings of when we were babies and of ourselves as we are now. We have also been talking about what we’ve learnt since birth and also about the things we don’t like doing.
On Monday night, Pat Price, an ex-Currambena student, who is now a teacher, gave a presentation on his organisation The Centre for Learning and Children’s Rights Incorporated and what it has achieved in Nepal in the past six months. Pat showed us photos of the school he has bought, where he has begun changing the way Nepalese children learn, so that they get a rich education, experience in conflict resolution and life skills. It was so interesting to see the children at Heartland Children’s Academy and know these are the children that Currambena has a direct connection with. The school is in Kathmandu and has 200 pupils from preschool to Year 10. Thanks to Mustang Nepalese restaurant for donating delicious nibbles, and to Fran and Chris for hosting the evening.
We will be holding a stall to raise money for Heartland Children’s Academy to buy books. At the moment their library is just a disorganised corner with only 50 books. They hope to relocate and organise the library in the very near future and we hope to be able to raise enough money for them to fill their shelves with books! Please start sorting through your house and collecting books, toys and other things to sell at the stall, which will be held on Wednesday 17th September 2008.
The excursion to the Crows Nest Fire Station is next Thursday 21st August 2008. We need a few people to drive us to the fire station at about 10.00 am and return us to school at about 11.30 am. You need to have a back seat with a seat belt for each child you transport. Write your name on the list on the window above the sign-on table if you can do this. We are also planning the Aquarium visit and information about the details for this will be in next week’s newsletter.
Thanks to Rizgar for the DELICIOUS pizzas he made with preschool on Friday and thank you to everyone who does our never-ending bags of washing. Thanks to Lyn and her team of helpers for accessioning and covering all the beautiful new library books. The job is just about done. Thanks, Chris, for selecting and buying the books.
Love from
Sue, Chris and Soojin.
