What the children are learning about.

Clare, our amazing Youth Minister has created a weekly PowerPoint “Prayer with Clare”. Each grade level chooses to use it differently. Year 6 have it up every day and journal about what Clare has chosen. Kindergarten enjoys Tuesday Tunes and often play the song throughout the week.  If you would like to see it, it is in the stream on Google Classrooms.

Clare is such a wonderful resource for our school. She has also started Youth Ministry meetings on Tuesdays.  Her first meeting was a huge hit!

She is also planning some exciting lessons for Year 5 to develop their leadership skills in the coming weeks.

What staff are learning about.

Religious Education and Faith Formation are two different aspects of our faith at St John the Apostle.  Put simply, faith formation is those activities that are part of the religious life of the school and parish.  Religious Education is a curriculum area that we assess to an achievement standard like all other areas of the Australian Curriculum.

This year has been our trial to complete our implementation of the new Brisbane Curriculum.

To facilitate this we have met in small teams, had staff meetings and attended professional development, all with a view to deepening our own understanding of the new curriculum and to ensure interesting and relevant learning for our students.

2021 will provide more opportunities to refine and adjust our understanding to ensure we keep our students engaged and learning in the curriculum area of Religious Education.

I spend a lot of time looking for inspiration for all aspects of my life. My Pinterest feed is full of quotes, scripture and crafty ideas. (See some examples below). I am talking to Year 6 at the moment about high school and how important it is to do what you love. I am so blessed that that my job allows me to be creative. Remember to embrace your passions because we are “so loved” (John 3:16).