Wow! What a whirl wind these first few weeks have been!
Despite the long and confusing break, Crew JRI have hit the ground running and are all settling into school successfully. I have been so impressed with their maturity and readiness to start school, which is credit to them but also to their fabulous parents and guardians!
The first day seems a long time ago now but it was a fantastic chance to get to know each other and our new school. As a new member of the school myself, I knew how daunting it must be for the year 7s, but we soon settled into crew by playing games and having a good laugh. We tested teamwork by attempting to make bridges out of paper, shoutout to Louie, Lily H, Liam and Holly who Showed amazing craftsmanship and quality by making a bridge that could hold 10 pens AND 4 books!
In our crew sessions over these weeks, we have been talking about identity, diversity and the importance of accepting each other’s differences. We have had a chance to share and brainstorm all the ways in which we are different and most importantly, how we can support each other as a crew despite these differences! Some of us are sporty (Lukas and Olivia), some of us speak different languages (Nic), some of us are tech wizards (Ethan and Louie) and this is just to name a few! We have a wonderfully diverse crew!
I am so enjoying getting to know Crew JRI and I am excited to see the fantastic things this year has in store for us!
J Ridout 🙂
