Everyone is invited to attend our Father's Day Zoom at 10: 15 am on Friday the 3rd of September. Please click the link to join.

The vision and reports coming out of Afghanistan are bringing deep distress to many. Let us pray for all the people in Afghanistan

O God of mercy and of peace,

We hold before you the people of Afghanistan.

Be living bread to those who are hungry each day.

Be healing and wholeness to those who have no access to health care amidst the ravages of pandemic.

Be their true home to all who have been displaced.

Be open arms of loving acceptance to those who fear because of their gender, ethnicity, religious or political views.

Be peace to those engaged in armed conflict and those who live within its shadow.

Turn our hearts and minds to your ways of just and gentle peace.

Open our eyes to see you in all acts of compassionate care.

Strengthen our hearts to step out in solidarity with your suffering people and Hold us all in your unfailing love.

We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, who emptied himself of all but love in order to bring life in all its fullness.

Amen

Galilee's Got Talent is a wonderful way for our students to showcase their talents and celebrate Galilee’s Name Day on Friday the 8th October

All the students are encouraged to participate. They may wish to do a solo act or a group act. For example, students can sing a song, perform a dance routine, tell jokes, create a magic act, develop a skit, show off athletic skills, play an instrument, cook, perform aerobics, recite poetry, comedy, drama, trampoline tricks or demonstrate their own particular talent in their very own unique way.

All the students are encouraged to be creative, wear a costume and keep to a time limit of 2 mins. Please film an individual or a group performance. Then, email it to the following email address before Monday 4th October (Term 4 week 1). Feel free to email me if you have any questions.

joanna.mutwicka@syd.catholic.edu.au

If the file can’t be sent via email, please share it via Google Drive.

It is very important that we uphold copyright legislations and make sure all the music is retrieved from a reputable website. Please click the links below to access free music and acknowledge ‘Bensounds’ or ‘Epidemic Sound’ in your 2 min video.

https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/2

https://www.epidemicsound.com/commercial-subscription/

Take a look at some of the 2020 winners!

The Year 6 RE Test has been postponed to Wednesday 3rd November

Dona and I have been regularly working with the Year 6 students to help them prepare for the Year 6 RE Test. Some of the activities are listed below:

-completing a daily quiz based on questions from past Religious Education papers

-revising answers and explaining content to the students during Zoom meetings

-completing follow up activities and past papers

The students have access to digital copies of past papers, answer keys and notes. If you would like to be provided with a hard copy of past papers and answers, please send an email to dona.mccabe@syd.catholic.edu.au

Please encourage your child to keep up the great work. We are very proud of them!

Please click the link for more information

Christmas Story Art Exhibition and Competition

All the students in Stage 3 are warmly invited to participate in the 2021 Christmas Story Art Exhibition and Competition. Please click the link to access The Christmas Story Art Exhibition and Competition Site which will assist students to explore creative, artistic and reflective ability in expressing understanding of the Christmas story. A series of new instructional videos are on the site to help guide students in their artistic processes for the Christmas Story Art Competition and Exhibition. If your child would like to participate, please let me know via the following email. joanna.mutwicka@syd.catholic.edu.au

Pope Francis Award program

Congratulations to the Pope Francis students for completing a number service hours. At the moment the students are completing the following online modules. At the end of Term 4, the students will be rewarded.

Thrive Film Festival

Students are invited to enter the Thrive Film Festival, celebrating 200 years of Catholic Education in Australia. THRIVE is a short film competition with the theme 'CELEBRATE' Please see attached additional information and email me if your child would like to participate. joanna.mutwicka@syd.catholic.edu.au

2021 IMPORTANT DATES These dates are subject to change.
DATE	EVENT
Term 3
Week 8 - Mon 30 Aug - Fri 3 Sept	Wellbeing Week
Friday 3 September	Father's Day Assembly 10:15am
Friday 17 September	Term 3 concludes
Term 4
Week 1 - Wed 6 October	Year 6 RE Test
Week 2 - Tues - Wed 12-13 October	Stage 3 Canberra Camp TBC

Important Dates

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