Welcome to a wet and wild week 3; we certainly have had a very busy start to the term! Classes are well into their Term 2 religious education units. In Kindergarten, they will be exploring Old Testament stories and personal prayer. In Year 1, they will unpack the stories of Jesus and how to use the Bible. In Year 2, students will be navigating relationships, including aspects of forgiveness and understanding. In Years 3 and 4, students will draw connections between people and places, with an emphasis on creation stories from various cultures. In Years 5 and 6, we are diving into the early church in Australia and the key figures involved in its establishment. As a staff, we also continue to look for opportunities to develop our own spirituality. This week we were joined by Helen Bramanathan to lead us in Christian Meditation. Helen will be visiting classes over the next two weeks to assist in establishing Christian Meditative practices across the school.   

As we move towards the end of May, we have two mass celebrations upcoming in Week 5, our St Bede’s Feast Day and our first Parish Families Mass of Term 2. We warmly welcome all families to attend and participate in our Parish Mass on Sunday 29^th May, 9:30am at St Peter Chanel’s in Yarralumla. If you would like to be involved in the celebration of the mass as a reader, altar server or part of the choir, please contact ben.macintyre@cg.catholic.edu.au.  

Best wishes for the weeks ahead. Stay warm and dry!

Ben Macintyre

Acting Religious Education Coordinator

St Vincent de Paul are seeking donations of travel sized shampoo, conditioner, body wash and soap.  Over the course of the year, they run many camps for children who require these items but are usually not in a position to bring them along.  If you have any of those items laying around from a weekend away at a hotel or are able to purchase the travel sized bottles from a supermarket and fill them up yourself, they would be most appreciative.  All donations gratefully accepted and can be dropped at the front office.

The following students received an award in Week 3:

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

WALK IN LOVE AND PEACE AWARDS

YEAR 6

LEADERSHIP AWARDS