Last week we acknowledged Remembrance Day as a school. Year 6 led us in the minute silence and the reciting of the Ode. The whole school were very reverent and respectful.Mia in 6M read out the John McCrae poem.

In Flanders Fields

BY JOHN MCCRAE

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,    

That mark our place; and in the sky    

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below. 

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,    

Loved and were loved, and now we lie,        

In Flanders fields. 

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw    

The torch; be yours to hold it high.    

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow        

In Flanders fields.

Catholic Life and Reflection

I love this time of year. My class and I are in a 'sweet spot'. We can have times where we laugh and be silly and then get straight back to work. At the moment 4 Maroon’s favourite thing to do, for a quick brain break between learning, is to play a brief game on the oval. First, they lie down in row. Then they begin to roll together. After a few meters the one who is on the end jumps up and runs to the other end. It is like a never ending roll of children!! I love watching them work together. Sure, there are a few students who feel that it is their worst nightmare to roll in the grass, but they stand nearby and coordinate or cheer.  It's times like this you realise that you don’t “get” a class, you create one.

As a Catholic school we also create a community. It is what we are asked to do. It doesn’t mean that it is always smooth sailing but negotiating the tricky parts draws us closer and grows us. Being part of a community means that we are on earth the heart of God.

God bless,

Stephanie Stewart

Religous Education Coordinator

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