Hello, and welcome to the thirteenth of my monthly Principal's blogs. 13 is proving to be a lucky number for the school, having commenced with 13 inaugural children and our official opening occurring on the 13th of March. Here is hoping some more luck is coming our way! In this post I will provide a general update of the school, including enrolments, our upcoming Family Info Night and more...
Update
Our website has recently undergone an update. Please jump on and check it out at www.richardgillschool.nsw.edu.au
We hope to have our playground installation completed in the very near future, and am confident that in our next blog I will be able to share some images of its construction and completion.
Enrolment
Enrolments for Richard Gill School are always open, and in 2022 will open to Kindergarten, Year 1, and Year 2. Our prospectus, enrolment form, parent info and fee information can be found here.
Enrol for 2022 before June 30 to receive a 25% discount off Term 1 fees!
Family Info Night
For any prospective parents, please know we are hosting a “Family Info Night” on Wednesday, May 19 at 6pm if you would like to visit the school and hear all about it. Follow the link below to register to your attendance. Visit our event page for more info here.
This event will be followed by a “Kindy for a Day” session in early June, which will be an excellent opportunity for prospective students to enjoy a day at “big school”, participate in our daily music lesson whilst meeting their peers and staff. More information to come on this soon.
Early Childhood Music
Our complimentary Early Childhood Music program commenced this Wednesday with strong attendance from the community. It is wonderful to connect with pre-school aged children and give them an enriching musical education at such an important age. There are a small number of places still available in the program. If you are interested, please visit the Early Childhood page on our website.
Donations
Thank you to Deborah Sellers for donating some early childhood play items to the school, and to Deborah Sheridan for donating her time to assist with our weekly early childhood music classes which commenced this week with great success. The kitchen donated by Deborah was an immediate hit with the children at a recent wet-weather lunchtime.
Media
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra
Tonight, we are thrilled to have the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra performing in Muswellbrook, where they are also providing an intimate workshop for our children to finish the school day. What a treat for our children and the Muswellbrook community! We hope this is the first of many performances and workshops in Muswellbrook and look forward to strengthening the ties between the school and ensemble of which Richard was so instrumental in creating. Thank you to Nicole and Rachel at ARCO, and their team, for making this a possibility.
If you would like to attend the concert at 7pm tonight at the Upper Hunter Conservatorium of Music, follow this link - Muswellbrook ARCO Concert.
Yours in Music,
Chris English – Principal, Richard Gill School