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Third Week of Lent 

We are heading into the third week of Lent with the Project Compassion story of Oliva, a 22-year-old woman from Tanzania. She did not have the opportunity to go to school and was embarrassed that she was unable to read, write or count. As an adult, her business was losing money because she couldn’t add up her money and give the right change to customers.

Then Oliva enrolled in Caritas Australia’s literacy and numeracy classes. She also set up a home classroom to teach her neighbours, for free, because they were too shy to attend larger classes.

Oliva has now graduated, attendance at her classes are growing, her kiosk is thriving and she is helping her children with their homework. She aims to become a pastor and run for leadership in the next local election - to help her community to ‘Be More.’

·   Approximately 260 million children don’t have the chance to go to school 

RECONCILIATION

Please remember the children of Year Four who are celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time next week.

Nude Food Proudly Presented by 34Y

Artist Spotlight

This weeks featured Artist is Flynn O in Foundation.  Flynn drew a beautiful Mondrian Heart.  The Foundation students are learning to use a ruler and work with primary colours. Well done Flynn.

Mrs Sullivan's Heathliest Lunch Box

56C Assembly - Friday 26 February

We hope you enjoy the presentation of 56C's Assembly last Friday

Easter Eggstravaganza

Eggs are a potent symbol of life, renewal and rebirth dating back millennia. The egg was adopted by early Christians as a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter. Since chickens continue to lay eggs throughout Lent, people would hard boil the eggs, decorate them and save them for Easter.

We would like each family to create an Easter egg craft using a hard boiled egg. There are lots of suggestions on the internet.  Here are some images to inspire you. 

It can be a theme of your choosing. 

The eggs will be set out for the children to see during the final two weeks of school before the Easter break. A prize will be awarded for the most creative egg display.

Important information

• One entry per family.
• You can use more than one hard boiled egg.
• Create a stand/ diorama (a shoe box/ egg carton are perfect) so the egg/eggs can stand alone.
• Try to use as many things that you can find or make at home.
• Eggs are to be brought into school by the children in Week 8: 15th - 19th March
• Eggs will be returned home during Week 10: Tuesday the 30th or Wednesday the 31st

We hope you have an eggcellent time - have fun!