Double the fun heading back to school

Twins Manreet and Japman, 5, are ready to start their first year of school at Hume Anglican Grammar in Mickleham. (Damjan Janevski). 315824_07

2023 is double the fun for the Gill household with twins Manreet and Japman starting prep this year.

The five-year-old twins will embark on the first of many schooling years at Hume Anglican Grammar in Mickleham.

Manreet said she was very excited to start prep this year.

“I’m excited about meeting new people, playing on the play equipment, and learning new things,” she said.

The girls; mother Sandeep Gill said she shared her kids’ excitement and was looking forward to the first day.

“It’s my first two children going to school so I am very excited,” she said.

“On the first day we are going to wake up early and I will make their lunches.”

Hume Anglican Grammar assistant principal of primary at the Kalkallo campus, Kristen Smith said teachers are working hard to prepare for their new students.

“We’re excited to begin a new year and we’re looking forward to meeting the new children,” she said.

“Our teachers have already started planning beautiful learning opportunities for them.

Ms Smith said the school will welcome 84 preps this year.

“It’s really exciting to see the development you have in a prep year,” she said.

“We’re welcoming them in with various different starting points [as] they are all coming from different families, cultures, homes, and experiences.”