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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

CHINESE STUDENT VISITORS...
Thank you to the parents and staff who are billeting our visiting Chinese students from Huijia Private Primary School in Beijing. They arrived in January and have spent a few weeks doing an introductory program at Woodman Point before enjoying a few days in Sydney, then joining their host families at Oberthur on Saturday afternoon. The students are accompanied by their teacher whose English name is Miss Echo. Other students have come out also and are attending Bateman, Nedlands and Mount Claremont Primary Schools for seven weeks before returning to China. Our ESL, Teacher Mrs Cruthers, has been working closely with the students and they are also joining students in our senior classes for activities in the afternoons.



Here are the students with their teacher Miss Echo; Mrs Cruthers our ESL teacher; our principal Mr Bamber and Mrs McKay, our Year 6/7 teacher and coordinator for the visiting student program.



RECENT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS...
During the Christmas Break, some work has continued on the new undercover area and it is now getting very close to completion. Also during the break, the offices and a number of classes have had new carpet laid. Area 5 now has carpet for the first time, after having a tiled floor previously and I am sure Mrs Taylor will enjoy the quieter classroom. Carpet squares have been laid in the computer lab as these are easier to lay around the benches. Shade sails have been added between the undercover area and the junior block classes and the entry to the admin area paved in limestone slabs. Thanks to the hard work of Mr Bamber in bringing about these improvements and to the the P&C and parents in assisting with fundraising for them ...


















Top Row: Photos of our new extension to the Undercover Area.
Middle Row: Photos of new floor coverings in offices, classes and lab.
Bottom Row: Shade sails in the junior area and paved entry to admin.

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