Welcome to 2022!

Another wonderful year has begun.

As always, for the last few months of last year, I spent a great deal of time reflecting on and planning our upcoming whole school theme.  

This year we will be exploring diversity and inclusion and how we are all interconnected by reflecting on the following psalm.

Psalm 1:3: ‘That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither - whatever they do prospers’.

Our role as a Catholic School is to be a source of safety, of nourishment and of connection. Along with their own families, we are to be the stream that students draw upon to grow and bear fruit in the world. We have great aspirations for our students to ‘be on earth the heart of God’.

What students are learning about

Year 6 spent some time this week reflecting on their leadership journey so far.

In the past, at the end of each year, we have had a “Passing of the Light” ceremony to show that Year 5 are being handed the reins of leadership from Year 6. Last year we changed the focus from light to stones.  Jesus is the cornerstone of our faith and all we do. The students used large smooth stones to represent the solid foundation Jesus gives us for our lives. They placed smaller stones on top to represent how we build on those who have gone before us.

This week, as an introduction to Year 6, the students reread this scripture from Isaiah.

Isaiah 28:16, "Therefore this says the Lord God: 'Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation.'

Then they answered questions about how they see themselves as leaders and how they can “be on earth the heart of God” as a leader in 2022.  The Year 6 teachers are going to keep these and show them to the students at the end of year.

Leadership in all its forms is such an important aspect of life. Jesus led with compassion and as a servant, there is a great deal for all of us to learn from that.

So lovely to see you all,

God bless,

Stephanie Stewart

Religious Education Coordinator