New Year, New School...
Milly has started in Year One this year!
We decided to move her from Tagai Primary to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH), the Catholic Primary school on T.I.
Here she is with Evy on her first day...
There is a music, PE & culture specialist who provides the specialist lessons & Milly is doing swimming lessons as part of her school work, every Friday in term 1 for 1 hour. The students attend services in the church on the school grounds several times per term & do religion & Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) as part of their weekly curriculum with their class teacher.
There is a personal development / sex ed program visiting all classes in March to present videos & information on conception, birth, babies & puberty - different information for different age groups, of course!
Milly borrows books from the school library once a week to bring home & read with us & the tuckshop is open everyday for morning tea & lunch. The uniform shirts cost $28. The students wear a light blue shirt Monday - Thursday & a yellow shirt on Friday with their sporting house name & picture on it. Children must wear shoes to school & keep them on all day & the 'no hat - no play' policy is enforced.
The atmosphere in the school is calm & respectful. The bell is music rather than an alarm!
Milly is enjoying the school very much & we are feel happy that we've made a good decision as parents.
