Our Schools First Christmas Carols Evening

We had a HUGE day yesterday. It was the official opening of our school. It opened in Feb this year and has been such a great school. So yesterday all the official VIP's turned up in their lovely frocks and suits and spent an hour telling us how lucky we are to have our beautiful new school.

Well, they were right - we are lucky. The teachers are excellent, the classrooms are state-of-the-art (as you would expect with a new school), the children are really welcoming & seem to watch out for each other. We haven't had any of the problems we've encountered over the previous 2 years so we're very happy.

So, the VIP's came. Everyone was on their best behaviour and the kids all sang their brand new school song that one of the teachers had penned, and our musical guru (who seems to channel Peter Allen he is THAT GOOD) wrote the music. I have to say I had a wee tear in my eye, thank goodness for sunnies.

Then the VIP's left (after a grand tour of the school) and we stayed on until 6pm when the last assembly for the year took place (by this stage we had been at school for 4 hours - that's dedication for you). The teachers were awarding their class book awards and that was followed by Christmas by Candlelight (or battery operated candles as the case was). I have to say that was the most fun of the evening. Listening to 300 kids singing their little hearts out to Silent Night, Holy Night - and Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer was just about the best thing a parent can ask for at this time of the year. Oh, and my favourite was Aussie Jingle Bells
http://www.jaybees.com.au/carols/ausjinglebells.html

We were home by 7.30pm and the kids were in bed by 7.35.

Now, the following evening, we have 3 very grumpy children who are on their way to bed at 6.30.