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Dear Parents and Caregivers, With the academic year only a few weeks old, the attention of students and teachers has already started looking ahead to what will be taught in the various subjects over the coming weeks and months. The concept of knowledge being a constant building on what has already been learned, while eagerly pressing on to expand on that knowledge, is an important one. It means that each successive year at school is not just about writing an end-of-year exam and then forgetting about it, but rather a constant refining and widening of skills and knowledge from one year to the next. In the end, all education is a process of learning about learning; of challenging students to explore beyond what they know and what they can do, in the desire to expand their horizons. This is probably why so much has been written in recent years about lifelong learning – learn-
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Welcome Recital
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Student Achievements
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News from the Classrooms
ing should not be a once-off event but an inner desire which we should carry with us throughout our lives. Parents often ask me what their children can do to improve their academic results and my answer is virtually always the same – encourage them to read. While the language teachers might be overjoyed to hear this advice, reading has far wider implications than merely how they do in English, Hebrew or Mandarin. Neurologists and educationalists have long promoted reading as the single most powerful factor when it comes to predicting future academic success. As such, the earlier we can encourage our children to make reading a part of their daily activities, the more assured we may be of their academic prowess in the future, in all subjects. Because this is also wellknown – reading has an impact across the curriculum.
Upcoming Events 1 March 2023— Year 3,4,5 & 6 Cycle Test: PDH 1 March 2023— Year 1 Excursion: Taronga Zoo 2 March 2023—Primary School Swimming Carnival 2 March 2023—ASSISA Boys Football Trials
Reddam House Primary School Newsletter - Vol 23 Issue 4
24 February 2023
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