Hello everyone from CEC Miss Karenne,

The last fortnight has been busy with meet and greets with the parents of our amazing students.

Friday Damper Day is proving to be successful as any parents attending Parade are invited to come for tea/coffee and Damper. We have made several different types and the ladies from the Torres Strait have given me much advice on different types of Dampers, so far it’s the Coconut Damper that is proving to be a huge success.

Please let any parents of students who would like to attend that they are invited to share a cuppa, some damper and a chat, I am unfortunately away for the next 2 weeks but on my return I have some great plans for NAIDOC and am excited that I have the support of many of our parents who have offered their cultural expertise on the day.

Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are so involved in providing entertainment by way of Dancing and Didgeridoo playing they are practicing each week with the support of our amazing Gareth and Buddy who are considered superstars by our young boys. We have a Mens’ Business group on Thursdays and I am hoping to have a Womens’ Business group running as soon as I return.

The students are committed to sharing culture with their school mates and are becoming celebrities in the kitchen with their cooking Chow Chow for the Breakfast Club. The boys are planning on repeating this for Harmony day on the 20th March. Please if you can, come and support our deadly young students who are making a real difference, I am sure you too will enjoy their cooking.

I have to thank Miss Conway for all her longsuffering support with our ATSI boys learning to play the Didgeridoo they are all stars, and have advised me that they will be ready for their first performance with the Prep ad Year 1 students very soon.

My priority is to meet all our parents before end of Term 1 and I am privileged to be welcomed by our families.

Thank You