This week during staff prayer, Mrs Love and Mrs Stevenson have shared reflections on St Mary McKillop. As educators we have a deep connection to her mission to educate all.  Her courage and determination continue to inspire.

You can see our prayer for this week and next here.

Catholic Life and Reflection

Over the past four weeks a few staff members including myself have participated in a short course at Latrobe University entitled SOLAR.

It stands for the Science of Language and Reading.  It has been a very interesting experience. One the the questions they asked in the last session was “How did you learn how to read?” I honestly couldn’t remember.

Oddly, I came across this photo the morning after thinking about reading in my youth. I think I am doing a school reader; my little brother Daniel is following along.  I was lucky enough to have not struggled with reading (spelling was a whole other ball game!).

I read everything I could get my hands on. Anything by Roald Dahl, Enid Blyton or LM Montgomery was stacked up next to my bed and continue to be. I also devoured our prized set of encyclopedias that contained colour plates of the human body and internal combustion engine. Fascinating!

The words brought me comfort and made me wonder about far away lands, pixies, crazy inventions and how the world works. It is no wonder that words continue to have an impact of my life and faith. I love to read things that touch my soul. The simple and the complex. The well known and the new.  I love to help children discover the joy of reading.

Scripture continues to fascinate and challenge me. 

Luke 4:16

¹⁶ When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,