At Holy Family we see the results of our wonderful teaching in our older Year 5/6 students in the school. We really do teach the children to grow into inspirational, independent, positive, leading, supporting, kind and empathic people and the Year 5/6 students are walking proof of that.

Last year, I (Mrs Feher) taught a group of wonderful Year Fours who now as Year Fives visit me and 2EF often to say ‘hi’. Recently, I began to ask them to extend their stays and apply their leadership skills to support, guide, model to and teach the Year Twos.

It has been amazing and wonderful seeing these relationships develop between the younger and older students.

Today Jacob and Joshua, two Year Five students from my class last year, read to 2EF before we continued the lesson with Independent Reading.

Throughout the last few weeks, Gurnoor, Matthew, Felix, Yianni and Myla who were also in my class last year have been supporting 2EF as well.

Additionally, we have had support from Year 6 girls, TCross, and Winnie.

We are very grateful to have these wonderful role models in our school, which the younger children look up to.

We are excited for what the rest of the year has in store for these blossoming relationships.

It is beautiful to think that one day all of the Year Twos in 2EF will be the older Year 5/6 students applying their leadership skills and supporting the younger students.