I’m pretty sure I was as shocked as most people when I heard that Ash Barty had retired earlier this week.It’s not often that a champion athlete decides to retire when they are at the top of their game and still…
At university I majored in Education but also Anthropology. I thoroughly enjoyed investigating, learning about and discovering why different cultures and civilisations lived the way they did. Margaret Mead was a famous Anthropologist that was asked once what she thought…
When I was growing up, I remember my friends and I having different ways to connect with each other and show that we were ‘in the group.’ In my primary school years, it was all about the secret handshake: a confusing…
A lot is said about love in the world today. In nearly every song today the word is mentioned. Thinking back to when I was young, and I am being reminded of it through people enjoying a retro phase of their…
The 17 February this year marked the 40th Anniversary of the opening of Parkes Christian School. The School started with 47 students and three classes. Chris Cohen taught K-2, Heather Moss taught Years 3 and 4 and Wes Slade taught Years…
For those of you who regularly read my newsletter articles, you might recall a camping trip to Tumut last year and my pursuit of a big rainbow trout. Whilst fishing from the bank I watched a charter boat catch an…
Schools are designed to ensure students have the tools they need to survive. We spend thirteen years building on skills to read, write and count, as well as think, create, appreciate, design, analyse and so much more. A lot of…
Animal documentaries are one of my favourite things to watch – seeing the intricate detailed abilities of diverse creatures, the life cycles and how animals harmoniously work together in their species, or with other species, to thrive in their environment is…
Welcome back for another year! I can’t believe it’s only the start of the second week of school; so much has already happened. The staff have all been working hard, getting ready for the year ahead. We’ve moved into our brand…
A warm welcome to all of you to another year at PCS! The grass is mown, classrooms set up, chromebooks polished and staff are excitedly counting down the days until our first day with students on Thursday! I hope you…
