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Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
I love Term 3. It is a busy term in my Chaplaincy life – but an exciting one, as the CARE lessons, assemblies and chapel services focus on Social Justice. According to Wikipedia...
25 July 2019
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
I have just returned from our annual visit to Robinson River in the Northern Territory. It brings me a lot of joy to be able to introduce some of my Carey friends to my beautiful friends in the Robinson...
20 June 2019
A wonderfully musical ending to the semester
‘Where words fail, music speaks’ – Hans Christian Andersen
There have been many presentations, performances and events, and here is a snapshot of what has occurred recently...
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
I’m about to go on an adventure. As you are reading this newsletter, I will be doing my last minute packing, along with a group of Year 6 and Year 9 students and other staff, as we...
06 June 2019
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
Last week I had the wonderful privilege of spending the week at Toonallook, one of my favourite destinations, with a Year 6 class. Yes, it was hard to leave my family and other responsibilities...
23 May 2019Junior School Music Notes
‘The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.’
– Roy Ayers
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
In some of our CARE classes this week, we have been talking about the Carey Positive Learner Attribute for 2019, ‘Resilience’. We have particularly focussed on one aspect of resilience...
09 May 2019
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
Easter is the central celebration to the Christian faith and yet so often its true meaning seems to be crowded out and neglected. We rush away on holidays and outings, or concentrate on getting...
04 April 2019
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
What are you like with jigsaw puzzles? I’m not very patient with them, but I love the finished product. I usually start with the border – the pieces with the flat edges – and then move onto the...
21 March 2019
Music Notes – Junior School Kew
'If you are a chef, no matter how good a chef you are, it's not good cooking for yourself; the joy is in cooking for others – it's the same with music.' – Will.i.am
07 March 2019