Today begins Term 4 in NSW and for our Normanhurst Public School. It's the last term of the school year and my son's last term in primary school. After all the negatively, cruelness and attempts at intimidating of last term I'm hoping that this new one can be a fresh start.
Our little school has so many wonderful things going for it. It has a real sense of community to it and in my 5 years here I've always felt that the parents really do care about all the kids and the teachers. As far as the teachers go, Normanhurst has some of the best I've encountered on two continents. I hope they know how appreciated and wanted they are for our kids. I've always been proud to say that my kids(and my money) go to Normo!
So lets hope that this term we can move on from the past. No more Mommy Mafia. No more I'm a better parent than you. No more mean-spirited anonymous txt messages and certainly no more I'm more important than you attitudes. As adults we all have learned that we don't have to like each other in order to behave civilally to each other. Isn't that a lessen we have all been trying to teach our kids? It's one I believe in strongly. Let's make pick up and drop off areas a Neutral Zone (my little geek reference) - a safe harbor for all parents to feel welcome to greet their children; not just the "good" ones.
Welcome back to school kids. It's a great place we have here.
