Faith & Wellbeing
WELLBEING
Special Friends Day
Special Friends Day will be celebrated this Friday 28th October. All students are asked to invite a special friend to St James to visit them in their classroom and to stay for morning tea.
9am Arrive through St James main entrance and Welcome in the Library
9.15am Special Friends taken to classrooms
9.30-10.30am Time in the classroom with students
10.30-11am Morning Tea (provided) in the Project Space
The students are very much looking forward to welcoming all their Special Friends to their school which they are so proud of.
Foundation 2023 Orientation Sessions
Last Friday we welcomed the new 2023 Foundation students. Students arrived at 9.30am and spent 30 mins in the playroom colouring in, building blocks and using their imaginations with the many fun toys. This enabled some connections to begin and allowed students to get to know the space and each other. Miss Slater who will be the Foundation teacher in 2023 read the students a book about starting school.
The students then moved to the hall for some fun PMP with the St James Occupational Therapist, Ashley. The Foundation 2023 students will attend their second orientation session this Thursday at 9.30am. We look forward to welcoming them again this week.
Mrs Georgia McNamara
Students Wellbeing Leader
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
ST JAMES SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM
CONFIRMATION
We thank all the families that attended the Faith night last Tuesday. It was a lovely opportunity to come together in faith, and be in dialogue with each other in strengthening our understanding of the sacrament of Confirmation.
As the Year 6 students continue to prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation in class, we ask all families to keep them in their prayers. Next Friday the students will participate in a reflection day in final preparation for the sacrament on Thursday 17th of November. We will also welcome Bishop Tony who will talk to the students about the importance of Confirmation.
CONFIRMATION CHOIR
We are very excited to start up again, the St James Choir to sing at the Sacrament of Confirmation and we invite all students in Year 3 to 5 to join the choir.
This requires students to attend the Sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday 17th of November at St Joan of Arc. Students are to be dropped off at 5:40pm in their full school uniform and be collected at 7pm.
We will meet each week on a Monday and Friday during the first half of lunch in the Library.
GEN BRYANT
We are very excited to Welcome Gen Bryant to the school Next Friday, the 4th of November to run a full day incursion with the students. Each level will engage in a session with Gen where they will explore our faith through song and reflection.
At 2:45pm the whole school will gather to share what we have done and we invite all families to come.
Prayer/Reflection Group
Last Friday we held our first prayer reflection session in the Library led by our school Chaplain, Corey Payton. This is a beautiful opportunity to gather in reflective prayer and meditation, to take a moment in our busy lives and invite God to be by our side.
We will hold our next session on Friday 18th of November at 2:45pm in the Library. We look forward to seeing you then.
IMPORTANT DATES
Term 4
All Saints Day Liturgy - Tuesday 1st of November, 10:40am (in classrooms)
Gen Bryant and Confirmation Reflection Day - Friday 4th of November (all day)
Sacrament of Confirmation Mass - Thursday 17th of November, St Joan of Arc at 6pm
Prayer/Reflection Group - Friday 18th of November at 2:45pm in the Library
End of Year School Mass - (TBC)
Graduation Mass - Thursday 15th of December at St Joan of Arc 4:30pm
SECONDARY ENROLMENTS
If there are any parents that require dates or a letter confirming sacraments, please email eherbert@stjamesbrighton.catholic.edu.au and I will be able to provide that information for you.
Emma Herbert
RE Leader / STEM & Sustainability / Learning Diversity Leader
eherbert@stjamesbrighton.catholic.edu.au
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