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Sorry everyone, this is a long one.  Every blog I think that I haven't done anything interesting in the last couple of weeks, but then ……..here it is!!!! Casey and I headed out into the Great Sandy Desert/Tanami Desert for an adventure and a picnic. Lots of wild horses.  The locals go out and try to catch these horses.  Every now and then we will see a foal in the community.  The horses are completely wild and thirsty!!!! Yes, there is a lot of nothing out there!  We searched for this moderately shady spot near a dry creek.  It was a lovely spot to have our picnic. My teaching is more boring than I thought.  The boy in the top of the picture is actually asleep sitting up.  The other one was just getting in on the act.  Of ten the children come to school with very little sleep. Culture in Term 3.  Our topic this term was 'Healthy Strong Spirit' A visit to the Art Centre.  The locals find the Art...

Thanks Girton, I use the RULER program in my classroom.  The children enjoy plotting their feelings each morning. A few of us headed out to Halls Creek for a long weekend.  Due to being in a remote location we are given a 4 day weekend after week 5.  It is so nice to go to the 'Big Smoke'...Halls Creek for some R and R.  We had a lovely tea at the Kimberley Hotel.  It was here that I met this lovely lady called Jennifer.  Her story was so sad, but her resilience and positivity made her a very strong woman.  Some of the stories I hear are heart breaking but the spirit of these people give me hope. This white rock formation is called 'The Great Wall of China'.  Having seen and walked on the real Great Wall, I can say this is nothing like it, but beautiful in its own right. This is a little oasis in the desert.  It is called Palm Springs, and at 35 it was a nice swimming spot......free of crocs!! Our poor litt...

My class headed out to the desert just behind my house to walk along the dry creek.  We do Culture each Monday afternoon and this term we are looking at Strong Spirit.  The children love to walk around the desert where they feel at home in their bare feet.  Here they are showing the sap they collected from some of the dry shrubs.  It is like a mine field though, with the spinifex which is reeeeallllyyyy spikey!. In language they call the sap Murdiwah.  They take it home and add water and sugar.  It can also be added to eucalyptus leaves and hot water as a vapour to help with a head cold. The kids found part of an old motor bike and had a bit of fun.  Having a 'selfie' outside the church.  The children are sitting on the old alter, that was used before the church was constructed.  We had a mass for the Assentation of Mary I went out with 3 of the local ladies to help with their craft work.  They like to make seed neck...