A Friendly Hello From Chappy Anja!

Welcome back to all the students, staff, and families of OSS! And a very warm welcome to every new student and family joining our beautiful community. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday; I know I did! But I am excited to be back and really looking forward to seeing what lies in store for us at OSS this year.

I love everything about the “newness” of a new year! New opportunities for learning and growing, building or developing new friendships, new challenges to be conquered and new happy moments to cherish. I love reading and to me the new year always feel like a new book being opened, a new story being written, a new chapter to explore.

On the 31^st of December last year, my daughter found a chrysalis in our garden and excitedly brought it to me. We were all in awe of this unexpected extraordinary finding. It felt like a special gift and promise of seeing a beautiful transformation taking place – wings unfolding and soaring in the new year.

We carefully placed the chrysalis in the right position inside a container and checked on it daily. Just when we started to wonder if a butterfly would truly emerge, we had the privilege of finding the beautiful butterfly on the 5^th of January! We never saw the butterfly emerging as the process happened quietly and secretly during the night. It was a joy to watch it practising its’ wings and setting it free in the garden.

I want to encourage you this year – maybe you are experiencing a similar process of transformation – be patient. Hold on to hope. You have no idea what transformation is silently taking place in a “chrysalis period” during a time that might feel as dark as the night!

It is my heart’s desire to help your children find their wings – socially, emotionally, and spiritually!

My working days this year will be Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Notices:

• Chappy Cupcakes will be on sale Wednesday 12 February at $1 each as part of fundraising for Chaplaincy at OSS. (Please let me know if you’d like to be a baker of this much appreciated fundraising initiative – anjae@chappy.org.au)

More information to follow in the next newsletter about the Chappy Programs running this term.

Blessings,
Chappy Anja