{"id":87416,"date":"2023-01-27T04:56:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T17:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/?p=87416"},"modified":"2023-01-24T13:03:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T02:03:00","slug":"schools-back-in-almost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/news\/schools-back-in-almost\/","title":{"rendered":"School\u2019s back in, almost!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WHILE Heathcote\u2019s kids were still firmly in holiday mode last week, teachers at Heathcote Primary School went back into the classroom to prepare for the year ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Everything is now ready to welcome this year\u2019s batch of eager learners and staff members are looking forward to the start of term.<\/p>\n<p>Art teacher Larissa Skipper said she enjoys meeting new students and getting stuck into some fun, creative art works with them.<\/p>\n<p>While for grade 4\/5 teacher Kristy Balic, it\u2019s all about settling into school life with a new class.<\/p>\n<p>Concetta Sergi said her role in the library means she gets to know students through the books they love, and grade 5\/6 teacher Rebecca Somerville said watching the growth of new leaders was always rewarding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHILE Heathcote\u2019s kids were still firmly in holiday mode last week, teachers at Heathcote Primary School went back into the classroom to prepare for the year ahead. 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