Today is World Teacher Day and I don’t think I have enough eloquent words to be able to describe the dedication, commitment and passion that all of our teachers here at LPS demonstrate every single day. Teaching is a profession that puts us first in line to receive criticism and feedback from all areas of the community, and the majority of the work we do is unseen and after hours. I would like to personally thank every single teacher who has helped shape the future of our school, and our community. Thank you for being present and willing to show up every day, especially this year when many did so despite the ongoing challenges we have faced. You guys are all amazing!

Quite often students come down and share work with me that they are proud of. I know that I shouldn’t be, but I am often taken by surprise by the extremely high standard of work that our students are consistently producing. This is one of the more rewarding parts of my job. Today, Grade 6 student Nicholas, came down to share a video of him ‘teaching the class’ yesterday after he used his class reward points to teach a lesson on how to make ‘stop motion’. Nick’s video prompted a discussion and discovery about our shared love of Lego, and how Nick’s Dad had helped him to make some purpose built equipment to aid his growing love of making stop motion videos, along with dedicating a whole room to his Lego collection! Nicholas and I spent a good part of the afternoon watching the incredible videos he has spent hours of time at home making. I couldn’t help but share his amazing work with you, to inspire your children because this proves that if you put in the hard work and time you can achieve what ever you set your mind to. Check out Nick’s Insta Page for some of his incredible short stop motion films:

https://www.instagram.com/nl.films/

Warm regards,

Kel Innis