To round out the Winter festivities of last term, our Class 1 - 4 children and their families gathered at our Middle Cove campus after dark for a special lantern festival. Teachers lead our gathered community down the campus trail, holding their lanterns, towards the oval. Our parents and carers made their way through the curtains first, then each class entered onto the oval in single file. They formed a spiral with their lanterns and celebrated the longest night and the returning of the sun the following day. The children were guided by their teachers as they performed songs and verses with a motif of a whale. Inspired by the children's stories of whales our Parent Craft members have recently made felted whale artworks. This was a Winter festival event that really brought our community together to reflect and celebrate this season.