Dear Parents

I continue to remind myself of a prayer that resonates so powerfully for me:

As I reflect on what this prayer is telling us, I find myself asking what it is that I can find the courage to change in our current climate. What I have realised is that I can change the way I view what is happening. I can focus on what I CAN do rather than what I can’t do, who I CAN talk to rather than who I cannot visit or see, how I CAN view this time and what positive aspects I can draw from it. There are times where this is definitely more challenging than other times, however keeping this positive focus is one way of keeping sanity, joy and gratitude in the forefront of our thinking. For me, it is an important part of my role to provide a positive, forward thinking, yet understanding and supportive focus when I am interacting with our families and this prayer provides that for me. I really hope you find something helpful in this prayer too.

Please always remember that I am here, and so are our wonderful staff, to support you in any way we can. We continue to be a wonderful, supportive community and remote learning, lockdown, restrictions and a pandemic is not going to prevent us from being the community we are proud to have chosen as our own. We need this for ourselves and for our children so that they, too, can find joy, gratitude and positivity each and every day.

Wishing you all the very best for the coming week.

Kind regards,
Lisa Broeren