What Students are Learning About

Year Four are learning about the books of the bible and the difference between the old and new testament. 

The acheivement standard for Year 4 says, "students develop their understanding of God's Word in Scripture as they use the Bible's referencing system to locate books, people, places and things in the Bible and engage with a variety of books and text types in the Old Testament and New Testament."

Year 4 wants to let you know that we have learnt

• the 3 languages of the bible, they are Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew.
• the Legend of the Donkey and The Story of Jonah.
• that biblia means books in Greek. That is where the bible gets its name.
• how to find scripture references using chapter and verse. 

Catholic Life and Reflection

Last Sunday's gospel was Luke's Sermon on the Plain, (Luke 6:17-26). Matthew's version is often more well known but Luke has a different take. 

If you were to go down the rabbit hole of the internet and look for comparsions you would be amazed!  In the end regardless of if he went up a mountain or sat on a plain the message was the same.  

Blessings and Woes

²⁰ Then he looked up at his disciples and said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,
    for yours is the kingdom of God.
²¹ “Blessed are you who are hungry now,
    for you will be filled.
“Blessed are you who weep now,
    for you will laugh.

²² “Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you^[a] on account of the Son of Man. ²³ Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.

²⁴ “But woe to you who are rich,
    for you have received your consolation.
²⁵ “Woe to you who are full now,
    for you will be hungry.
“Woe to you who are laughing now,
    for you will mourn and weep.

²⁶ “Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.

"This scripture emphasizies humility, forgiveness, and generous care for our neighbors, Jesus encourages people to choose God’s way of love, which will eventually renew all of creation. He calls this restored world God’s Kingdom. This is a realm in which Heaven and Earth are inseparably combined, a place where life flourishes that’s free from injustice, suffering, and death."https://bibleproject.com/articles/what-is-the-sermon-on-the-mount/ 

Hmmm....generous care, what a wonderful way to live a life.  Jesus knew what we would need for millennia to come. 

God bless, may you receive generous care in the coming week.

Stephanie Stewart

Religious Education Coordinator