Snapshot of learning in RE

At St Simon’s every student is encouraged to develop as a whole person, with Catholic ethos as the foundation of all learning. The Religious Education program endeavours to enhance students’ knowledge of God within the Catholic principles and beliefs, while acknowledging the cultural diversity of students and their families. We recognise that the parents are the primary educators in Faith as we continue to ‘Grow together, in faith, for the future’.

Our Aims:

To model the Catholic faith, tradition, principles, beliefs in our daily lives
To celebrate and encourage a supportive relationship between parish, school and the wider community.
To be proactive towards social justice issues by living out the Gospel values of love, compassion, justice and truth, where the dignity of the human person is respected
To continue to foster links between home and school
To support the students so that their behaviours reflect the Gospel values
To support each individual’s Faith journey
To expose the students, mostly through story, to the ways in which spirit-filled people live and have lived
To engage the students through contemporary learning and teaching practices.

Last Friday the 14th of February was our first whole school mass. We gathered to celebrate our new school year and to invite God to journey with us. We look forward to our new beginning with anticipation, hope and enthusiasm. Thank you to Mrs Phil Solari, our school Religious Education Leader for all your effort in organising this mass.

At the end of the mass our Grade 6 Leaders were presented their badges once they had been blessed with holy water. We looked forward to seeing our Grade 6 showcasing their skills throughout the year.

Monica Rayner