What students are learning about

Last week Year 6 participated in the Journey with Jesus Retreat. It was a grace filled day. The students were so engaged and responsive. They enjoyed fun games and time to reflect on scripture. The aim of the day is to have other young people talk to students about faith and show them the fun side of joining together in prayer and reflection.

Catholic Life and Reflection

This morning a Year 1 student was chatting to me about how he is saving up for a new game that was completely digital.  Then, in less than a minute, he and a few others were making shadow puppets with their hands on the side of the After School Care building and giggling. 

I was struck at the contrast of his world. In one moment, the complex digital world and in the next a game I used to play well before the internet took over. 

I love that about kids. Their capacity to be free in both spaces.  What a joy it is to seem them slip from one to another so seamlessly.  Sometimes I worry that the digital is taking over but today was evidence that kids will still play when we let them. Today there was another group having running races and still another that decided to roll a log from one end of the playground to the other. And finally, a small group that discovered a rolly polly bug and were trying to smuggle it home in their school bag!

These are the simple pleasures I get to witness on playground duty when I have time to really watch kids play and interact.  What a gift.

God bless you all, I hope you find pleasure and joy in your children this weekend.

“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were big things.”

Ecclesiastes 11:9 You who are young, be happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth.

God bless you all.

Stephanie Stewart
Religious Education Coordinator