With the final weeks of term upon us, this is an ideal time to pause and check in with your daughter. Simple, open questions can foster meaningful reflection:
- What has challenged you this term?
- How did you respond, and what did you learn?
- What has brought you a sense of satisfaction this year?
- How do you think your teachers would describe you? How would you describe yourself as a learner?
These conversations help young people recognise growth, build self-awareness, and strengthen their sense of purpose.
As we approach Holy Week, we enter the most sacred time in the Christian calendar. Through prayer, liturgy, and reflection, we are invited to encounter the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
This is a time that calls us to the heart of the Gospel, to be a community grounded in love and respect for all. In doing so, we are formed as people of hope: bringing peace to our relationships, trust in ourselves, and faith in the goodness of humanity.
I trust your daughter returns from Sports Day beaming with her achievements, gracious in defeat, energised, proud of her team and perhaps a little hoarse from all that cheering.
Dr Helen Steele
COLLEGE PRINCIPAL
