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Nothing says the sound of summer like hearing cricket being played in the streets and in the parks or watching it live on the television. Many Australians have grown up listening to Richie Benaud’s voice on the radio, commentating matches all over our country. The sound of cricket is a comforting, familiar Australian sound that most of us appreciate, even if we’re not active cricket participants.

Yesterday, the sounds of cricket boomed across our school tennis courts with all the primary children participating in a MILO Cricket Clinic. Our session began with a warm up game of snowball tag, which got our heart rates racing. This was followed by a by a game of rapid fire. We had a blast and were stoked to walk away with a free squishy cricket ball!

What skills, both physical and interpersonal, do you think make for a good cricketer?

What sports will you play this summer?

What is a “sound of summer” that makes you happy?

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Wow… we know now who is charge around here… and it is not us!

Persistent rainfalls have resulted in widespread flooding across much of our school’s district. Many homes lost power last night and roads and bridges became impassable. Subsequently, a significant number of our students and teachers were unable to get to school today. Our thoughts are with those families – we hope that any damage is only minimal.

According to TAFCO’s Myrtleford weather station, a total of 153.6mm of rain has fallen in the last month. This is purportedly five times more than the previous year!

With so many students and teachers absent, classes combined for a fun day together. In Years 3 & 4, we painted landscapes of flooded plains, played maths games and ran our hearts out in a mega session of “Rob the Nest” with Mr Slotegraaf.

What has been your family’s experience with the floods?

Thank you to Jess for the flood images. If you have an image of the floods that you would like to be posted here, please email it to hawkes.kate.k@edumail.vic.gov.au

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