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Dear Parents and Caregivers, As we reach the halfway mark of the term, the students can reflect on five weeks of excellent effort and most pleasing results in their classwork and in their assessments. It goes without saying that talent and ability can only take one so far, but that hard work inevitably produces results. Whether in their cultural activities, out on the sports fields, or in their academic endeavours, achievement comes on the back of plenty of effort. And effort isn’t always easy. Hours may be spent on a single piece of music to be played at the Instrumental Competition Finals, or countless revisions made to a composition for the Vocal Finals, as each note is fine-tuned. All of this for a couple of minutes of performance in front of an appreciative audience. In the same way, the final lunge at the cross country finish line comes after hours of gruelling effort and training, and the winning goal only materialises when all the members of a team combine to make the goal possible. As we all know through personal experience, these moments of success and celebration are made all the sweeter when we know that we have committed ourselves to the effort to make them possible. Some people have put forward the idea that true success comes only after 10 000 hours of practice. While I’m not suggesting that so many hours are required for each task at a school level, the principle is just as valid – practice makes perfect. For this reason, the Year 3-6 students have already been hard at work alongside their teachers to prepare for the mid-year exams. From the time that they received their Revision booklets, the students have shown commendable focus and a determination to show off what they have learned this year. In the lead-up to the exams, and throughout Revision Week, the teachers will help to prepare the students, so that they can approach them with confidence.
The Reddam House Primary School Newsletter
Volume 22 Issue 5 Friday 3 June 2022
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