What students are learning about

This week several classes made Rosary Beads. It was quite a challenge, but all the students enjoyed themselves.  Having their own Rosary Beads has helped them to be able to pray a decade of the Rosary. Meditative Prayer is part of the curriculum for all year groups.  The Rosary is a wonderful introduction to Catholic tradition and a beautiful way to pause and pray.

Catholic Life and Reflection

Spring is really one of my favorite times of year. The longer days, the blooming flowers and the weather (yes, even the rain!).

My husband loves maple trees and we have planted our front garden bed with them. At this time of year they are truly stunning.

What I love the most is the colours they are now. They are beautiful in autumn too but I just after they uncurl their leaves for the first time each year they are so vibrant.

Teachers Allison Lock and Charlie McIver led us in staff prayer this week. Their focus was Spring. Today’s prayer was very powerful.

God, thank you for Spring and the hope of warmer, longer, brighter days. Thank you for the coming of growth and life and birth. Thank you that things are coming awake in the world. This is what our calendar says, and we do see some signs that it is real. Creator God, forgive our moments of ingratitude,

the spiritual blindness that prevents us

from appreciating the wonder that is this world,

the endless cycle of nature,

of life and death and rebirth.

Forgive us for taking without giving,

reaping without sowing.

Open our eyes to see,

our lips to praise,

our hands to share,

and may our feet tread lightly

on the road that, together, we travel.

God bless, may you find some time to enjoy the outdoors in the coming days.