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From the Head of the Junior School
PRAYER
Last Sunday was the Feast of the Assumption.
The Feast of the Assumption commemorates the glorification of Mary, chosen by God, to be the mother of Jesus the Christ. The feast acquired a special status as a feast of Mary when Pius XII in 1950 defined the assumption as a dogma of faith. On this feast we are encouraged to affirm our humanity and work to enhance the dignity of people as daughters and sons of God.
When we reflect on Mary’s life there were many challenges supported by Mary accepting God wholeheartedly into her life.
With this in mind and remembering the beauty of creation. Please take time to click and read the Serenity Prayer.
The Serenity Prayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svGyke86kJk
The Assembly prayer last week was based on Saint Maximillian Kolbe. I led the Assembly and spoke about Maximillian’s amazing sacrifice and faith in God. He believed in praying to Mary as did Blessed Edmund Rice.
THIS WEEK
This week is Science Week and next week is Book Week. Please read Mrs Martin's section regarding Book Week. I hope the boys enjoyed listening to Dr Karl yesterday. I found him very interesting and was amazed how quickly 90 minutes passed. Today was screen free day where the boys were sent plans from their teachers with the activities centred around Science and Book Week. The other focus for the afternoon was getting out and enjoying nature/exercise.
I hope you and your families are doing well. If you have any concerns, please contact your son’s teacher or myself. I know I’m receiving a large number of emails every day so please be patient regarding reply times.
MERIT AWARDS
Congratulations to the following boys who received a Merit Award.
Joshua Hourigan, William Pile, John Huckerby, Archie Wragge, Jonas Satterthwaite, Joshua Hourigan, Harvey Nicholls, Brody Mendel, Heath Foxall, Finn Burton, Jasper Wetherill, Alex Moores, Noah Beuchat, Sam Rowe, Matari Webster, Josh Yu, Nathaniel Ho, Zach Fourie, Finn Burton, Harry Thomas, Ben Hair, Alan Pawlus, Lachlan Mirabello, Harrison Zanello, Luke McCarry, Owen Gleeson, Aren Mamigonian, Boston Bannister, Thomas Kneeshaw, Antonio Calcarao, Xavier Davidson, Bradley Newman, Emilio Righi-Clayton, Riley Atkinson, Jake Swan, Alessandro Siclari, Oscar Roberts, Luca Della-Franca, Lachlan Monico, Sam Bewley and Loughlan Diver.
MANDARIN MERIT AWARDS
Jackson Byak, Aidan Floridia, Miles Moran, Xavier Lines, Hamish Sullivan, Adrian Yip, Harry Mackinlay, Senna Mena Barreto, Liam Spatola and Logan Van Katwyk.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MERIT AWARD WINNERS
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
A special congratulations to Zachary Rapa, Marco Akdagcik, Farid Chammaa, Antonio Calcarao, Callum Koruga, Liam Cooney, Hamish Sullivan, Ben Hair, Harrison Thomas, Daniel Papastamatis, William Pile, Lachlan Mirabello, Noah Safarian and Zach Fourie who have achieved 5 Merit Awards and will be receiving a Certificate of Achievement.
A THOUGHT TO PONDER
The Fable of the Donkey in the Hole:
Watch or read: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_P9z_ZvHPQ
- One day, a donkey fell into a pit. The animal cried and whined for hours while his owner tried to figure out what to do. Finally, the farmer decided that since the animal was old, and the pit needed to be covered up anyway, he'd just bury the old donkey right there. He got a shovel and started filling in the pit. The donkey kept up its wailing, but then fell silent. After an hour of furious shovelling, the farmer paused to rest. To his amazement, he saw his old donkey jump out of the pit and trot away!
- At first, when the donkey realised what was happening, he cried even more piteously. But then the wise animal hit on a plan. As each spadeful of dirt hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step up on the growing mound of earth. Eventually, the mound grew high enough for him to jump out of the pit.
REFLECTION
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the pit is to shake it off and take a step up. We can get out of the deepest pits by not stopping and never giving up. Just shake it off and take a step up.
Thanking you for your support.
Mr Tim Long - Head of the Junior School
Junior School Sport
Mr David Reay - Cricket Convenor
From the Junior Resource Centre
This week's highlights:
Happy National Science Week 2021
It’s National Science Week and the school theme for National Science Week 2021 is Food: Different by design.
It honours the United Nations International year of Fruits and Vegetables and the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development.
STEM ED Magazine have collaborated with Museum of Australian Democracy to create a Bingo Board.
The full PDF version can be found completely free here: https://stemedmagazine.com/resources
Bookmark Competition is still on the Horizon!
So exciting Bookmark entries are coming in at a rapid pace. The competition is running until Week 7.
Be in it to win it!
CBCA Book Week 2021 dates to remain 21 - 27 August, 2021
The 75th CBCA Book of the Year Awards will be announced online next Friday 20 August at 12.00 noon AEST.
The Junior School students will watch this event on demand in their Library lessons.
Book Week Online Costume Parade. Term 3, Week 7 2021
This year our Book Week Parade will be online, and since many of us can't access shops to go costume shopping, I came up with a list of costume ideas that you can make from what you have at home. I'm sure there are many more ideas, but here is what I came up with.
Dress up in your favourite costume, take a photo and send your entry to your class teacher. A prize will be given to the best three in each class, then the finals …..three will be chosen for the overall winners of Book Week 2021. The competition is open in Week 7, so get snapping for an awesome Book Week Prize.
NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge.
How is your #nswprc reading log going? You have a few more weeks to finish entering your books – don’t forget you can count 10 choice books on your record this year!
https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html
Mrs Martin’s Book Trail: Marcus Rashford – You Are A Champion – How To Be The Best You Can Be! Written by Carl Anka
Unstoppable Manchester United star turns self-help guru for kids! “Believe in you” A great book to build/boost: self esteem, resilience, confidence, positive thinking, and much more. This book shows children how to dream big, practise hard and navigate adversity. As Marcus says in Chapter 3: “When you come up short in a challenge, it’s important not to give up and just stop there, but to look at what happened and think about how you could overcome a similar problem in the furure.” Wise words from an incredible role model during these difficult times. If you haven’t already got this book make sure you grab your self one, you won't regret it! #mrsmartinsbooktrail2021
Mrs Elena Martin – Teacher Librarian