Welcome to Week 8! The school is becoming busier as COVID restrictions ease. It was so nice to have parents of Year 7 2022 attend their information evening on Tuesday night in person!

Year 7 2022 thoroughly enjoyed their two day orientation day experience on Tuesday and Wednesday, tried many new activities and met their new classmates. They participated in science, cooking, woodwork, sport, art, music and the ever popular virtual reality activities. Our current Year 7 enrolments for 2022 is 83. If you know of any families who are considering Hennessy please encourage them to contact the school.

Today we hosted students from Sacred Heart, Cootamundra, who will join Hennessy for Year 11 in 2022. They met the current year 10 students and had a preview of Stage 6 subjects. A highlight of their visit was joining the Hospitality class to cook for families needing support in our community.

The last Community Council Meeting for 2021 was held last night. Some of this meeting was dedicated to adding to our new Strategic Plan for 2022 - 2024. Plans to have a walkathon in 2022 were also finalised, this will be a fundraiser as well as an opportunity for students and their parents to meet in a social setting - watch this space for further details. The Community Council also visited the new Music Room and were very impressed with this new facility. The Music Room upgrade has been possible partly due to the financial support provided by the Community Council fundraising ventures; this support is greatly appreciated by all.

Schools in NSW are still at Level 3 Covid Guidelines which means wearing masks indoors is compulsory for students and staff. Level 3 will remain in place until the end of the year.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Kathy Holding