When we celebrate the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation we witness the spirit of communion as a family that shares the goods in the common home that God, in his immense love, has created for us. 
Praying for Creation has deep implications for transforming the culture of waste into a culture of care. In this way, the fight against climate change demands a radical human change. Equally, human change must be reflected in a change of habits, one of them concerning the food cycle.
Praying for the care of Creation entails an action in order to heal both the symptoms and the causes of the cry of Mother Earth and her most vulnerable and fragile children.
Simple Actions during the Season of Creation
- Admire a tree as it comes into blossom and give thanks
- Say a prayer as you travel to work for the greenery you pass by
- Admire the resilience of a small plant growing through a crack in the pavement
- Take your own ‘keep cup’ for your morning coffee (or tea)
- Explore using a lunchbox without using any gladwrap
PLAYGROUND OPENING
We will gather on Friday to open our much anticipated new playground. Here is the prayer will we use to call a blessing upon it.
Today we call upon you to look over our new playground.
We ask you all to raise your hands over our new playground.
Blessed are You, Lord our God,
Maker of all the universe: Drum
You have made the sun and moon and stars,
the earth and all who live and play in it. Drum
May you bless all who play under the great southern sky and the earth beneath their feet. Drum
May the blessing connect all who use our playground with the earth, with one another and with wonder. Drum
Bless the people of this community
and guide them in how to play together in harmony. Drum
May the playground be blessed by those who touch it and move on it and who watch others play. Drum
Praise and glory are Yours, God our Father,
for ever and ever.
In the Name of the father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Amen
Teresa Pascoe
Assistant Principal, Religious Identity and Mission
Reading in Year 5
“History tells us what people do. Historical fiction helps us imagine how they felt.”
Reading in Year 5 has taken on a ‘new look’ this term. We have had the opportunity to participate in a ‘book tasting’ where we looked at some of the brand-new texts that we would have the opportunity to read.
With the support of Mrs Grice, we have tackled ‘book clubs’ and have been reading a variety of exciting historical fiction texts. We have been digging deep into comprehension and traveling on a journey in making predictions and connections. Our historical fiction has taken us to places that we may have not been and in times that we have not known. It has helped us to imagine characters and how they felt.
In our ‘book clubs’ we have really enjoyed reading books that we would not normally have picked up on our own. We have tackled texts that are complex and worked in our groups to explain our theories and share our understanding of storyline, characters, and author’s intention.
We hope that all classes catch the reading bug as we have!
In my book club, we have been reading “The Cay” by Theodore Taylor. We have shared ideas about what we thought would happen. We learnt that historical fiction is different from normal fiction because historical fiction has a real timeline but with made up characters. – Darcie
In my book club we are reading a series of books beginning with ‘One’, by Morris Gleitzman. These books are set in World War 2 but are historical fiction. We have been focusing on theme and setting. Our group has enjoyed reading even though we may argue about our predictions. Our teachers are very supportive. Overall I think the idea of book clubs was an excellent one. – Harshal
In my book club we read “Boy Overboard” by Morris Gleitzman. It is about a boy named Jamal and his family and how they go on an adventure to get to Australia for safety. I really like this book because the characters keep going no matter what happens. I would definitely recommend this book if you are someone that likes a difficult and big adventure. In our group we dug deeper into our discussions, and we really liked that. - Saheli
Important Dates
Grand Friends Day
School Disco - P&F Event
Last Day Term 3 - 2024
Pupil Free Day
First Day Term 4 2024
Colour Fun Run
R-1 Swimming Week
Instrumental Music Recital Night
Carols Evening
End of Year Mass
Thanksgiving and Graduation
Last Day Term 4 - 2024
Pupil Free Day
Pupil Free Day
Year 7, 2027. Closing Soon
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