A Merry Christmas to all from Auckland Park Preparatory

Whether one is having fun or not, time seems to come and go so quickly.

If anything, the festive season encourages one to reflect on the year that was, taking stock of all the successes achieved and challenges bravely faced.

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Doing exactly this is Auckland Park Preparatory School headmistress Chantel Jarvis who shares good tidings and hopes for better.

Here is what she had to share…

Time does fly, the festive season is upon us and the end of year is nearing. When reflecting on the past 11 months, it is strange to even begin to think of us wearing masks. We entered 2022 wearing masks, and we exit 2022 without them.

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We started the year with Covid-19 protocols in place. Some of us were still working from home, social distancing was in place, the wearing of masks mandatory and there was some anxiety around what the future impact of this dreaded virus would have on all of us.

Little did we know that the disruption of Covid-19 would be long gone, however, a war would break out between Russia and the Ukraine, having an impact on some of the necessities for our daily living. Even though we can reflect and perhaps say as a global place, we have had major successes and joyful moments along the way.

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The time of the festive season is often a time when we express our deep gratitude to those around us. It is a time for unity, a time to bond as a family and a time to make everlasting memories.

As the Auckland Park Preparatory community, we would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a blessed festive season and may you experience the love, joy and peace it offers.

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