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Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
There’s a very old traditional hymn of the church that has in its chorus the line: ‘My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus. All other ground is sinking sand.’
23 July 2020
Together again!
A message from the Deputy Head of Junior School Donvale.
The campus is alive! The sound of children’s voices is ringing through the corridors and in classrooms once again! Smiling...
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
I love this analogy: You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, causing you to spill coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee?
18 June 2020
We can control our attitude with positive self-talk
A message from the Head of Carey Donvale.
‘Try to adopt an attitude of gratitude.’
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
When three different people send you the same link to listen to, you’ve got to take the hint that this is something you need to hear. For me, it was this message by life coach Ben Crowe as...
21 May 2020
Keeping our children’s brains ready for learning
A message from the Head of Carey Donvale.
As educators, we are acutely aware that a child’s social...
Chaplain's Corner – Junior School
One of the activities the students like to do the most in CARE classes is complete ‘warm fuzzies’. Everyone writes their name on a piece of paper, then passes it around the class so everyone...
23 April 2020
With children, there will always be magic
A message from the Head of Carey Donvale. Amongst the rapid changes of the past couple of weeks that have at times seemed overwhelming, there have been some amazing... 27 March 2020Carey staff making a difference
At the moment, it feels like there isn’t a lot of good news around, so I want to share an example from our own backyard with you! My husband works for Anglicare in homelessness. He runs two...
27 March 2020
If you snooze, you lose!
A message from the Deputy Head of Carey Donvale.
So the old saying goes, but in the case of securing a good night’s sleep, the reverse is true. Getting enough sleep for children...