Catholic Life & Reflection
There are many reasons why I am a teacher. I love learning, I love kids, I love the chaos (yes really!).
The thing I love the most is the relationships that are created in the time we have together. You see, after all this time of being a teacher, almost 25 years, I am still connected to many of my students and families.
It is a joy to see them grow, finish school and create their own lives and families. Really, teaching is all about connections to each other. Remote learning has had an impact on many little people, and I am not surprised. No screen can share the wonder of learning, the crazy jokes or the love we have for our students.
When new prac students come to school I always say to them if you don’t love this job right now, you need to do something else because you can’t do this job if you don’t love it.
We are so happy to have all our students back and to be building our community again. Jesus was all about building community, no one left out and everyone loved. Our mission “To be on Earth the Heart of God” is definitely guiding us right now.
Liturgical Year
Sister Margret Mary Alaocque in the 1600’s was blessed with visions of Jesus. She was asked by him to establish a Feast day for the Sacred Heart. It occurs every year 19 Days after Pentecost which means it always fall on a Friday but moves each year. In fact the entire month of June is devoted to the Sacred Heart.
Understood in the light of the Scriptures, the term "Sacred Heart of Jesus" denotes the entire mystery of Christ, the totality of his being, and his person considered in its most intimate essential: Son of God, uncreated wisdom; infinite charity, principal of the salvation and sanctification of mankind. The "Sacred Heart" is Christ, the Word Incarnate, Saviour, intrinsically containing, in the Spirit, an infinite divine-human love for the Father and for his brothers.
Excerpted from the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy
As we move towards our Feast Day on the 19th of June our Year Six students are helping to prepare our celebrations. They will look a little bit different this year as we are unable to celebrate Mass together.
What are we learning about?
This week Clare, our Youth Minister, has visited Kinder, Year One and Year Two. She spent about half an hour with each grade reconnecting them with their “I am statement”. She really enjoyed working with the students and can’t wait to go into Year 3 and 4 next week.
Our focus on the "I am statements" is to help all students and staff see and understand that Jesus is present to us in all aspects of our lives. As shepherd, as gate, as vine, as truth, as bread, as light and as resurrection. At different times in our lives we relate to and understand each image differently. My hope is that the children always maintain a connection to the scripture they have worked with this year.
God bless,
Steph StewartReligious Education Coordinator
