AEON Issue Fourteen December 2021
CASTLECRAG K–2
Catherine Pilko Kindergarten Teacher and Senior Teacher at Castlecrag Student stitching a Mother's Day gift
Catherine Pilko leads a birthday Zoom for Little Kindy
Shining a light on Castlecrag At the end of Term 2 the Kindergarten community were fortunate to come together to celebrate a beautiful Winter Festival where we all shone our lights into the darkness and sang songs of joy and hope around our warming winter fire.
Students gathered for our Winter Festival
“I go with my little lantern, my lantern goes with me In heaven the stars are shining, on earth they shine for me My light shines bright into the night …”
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ur festival celebration felt all the more transcendent and poignant knowing that we were poised on the edge of such uncertainty as we faced yet another COVID-19 Sydney lockdown. This was the last community event that was held on Castlecrag campus during 2021 and the little lights we bravely lit at our Winter Festival shone through the darkness of Term 3 and well into Term 4 as we faced the cold reality of school closures that loomed ahead and would even impact our enchanted world at Castlecrag. So, in Term 3, Castlecrag Campus, like the rest of Glenaeon courageously embraced online learning. It is through the incredible efforts of the Kindergarten teachers, the Class 1 and 2 teachers and of all the parents of the children, that plenty of learning and connection continued to happen each day during lockdown. The Glenaeon Learning Online (GLO) Castlecrag pages uploaded PAGE
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during this time are testimony to the creativity, adaptability and resourcefulness of the teachers during this time. They are also testimony to the wonderful technical support that was provided by the school and was always available to iron out any problems that arose. As we look back to this time, it is also important to acknowledge the commitment and dedication of Campus Administrator, Melony Browell, along with various assistants and subject teachers who came each day to Castlecrag to support and supervise the small number of children who still needed to come to school. In Class 1 and Class 2, daily Zoom lessons gave children the opportunity to come together for Main Lesson with their teachers. Numerous other resources and recordings provided by class teachers brought many wonderful opportunities for learning and creative engagement during their time at home.
