I have many memories of my late dad. Among all the happy memories, there are a few particular funny ones that stand out, although they were not always funny at the time! It always amazed me at how my parents…
Last week I had the absolute pleasure of taking a week of long service leave and camping on Fraser Island. I’ve always wanted to visit the island and it didn’t disappoint. We had amazing weather and really got to enjoy…
A few weeks ago I spoke to our Senior students about a challenging concept. Matthew 22:39 is one of the most quoted parts of the Bible as Jesus tells us to “Love your neighbour as yourself.” I explained that this…
This year I have the pleasure of teaching my eighth year of Business Studies. It has been a consistent part of my teaching career so far and a very enjoyable subject to teach. At the moment my class of 11…
Proverbs 15:13 says ‘ A happy heart makes the face cheerful’. This week PCS has been extremely busy with the K-12 Expo, Netball Gala day, NAPLAN, House Colours day and Touch Football House challenge as well as the K-2 Dubbo…
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had some opportunities to spend some time with Year 5 and 6 students while they’ve prepared items for their class assemblies. During these times, I’ve been able to speak with them about their interests,…
Everyone’s journey is different. We all follow different paths through life and that is what makes life so interesting! My journey through PCS has been an interesting one! I started in the Primary School in 2015, teaching Year 5 alongside…
Storytelling is something that we do often at school. As a staff we tell stories over the lunchroom table of our adventures in holidays and our wins and losses. As teachers we tell stories to help students learn new concepts…
This year I have become the PCS librarian, which I like to rename as ‘the hostesses of the books’ in the PCS library with Mrs Ballantyne. I love to read and learn new information or go on adventures through the…
My role as Curriculum Coordinator involves examining the academic performance of our students, aligning that with our teaching practices, and suggesting ways that we can improve. However, there is one key aspect of student performance that is often overlooked and…
