Principal Reflections

From the Principals - Alison & Pete

Dear Parents & Friends,       

The month of October is known as the month of the Rosary. During this month, children have been studying and praying the Rosary as part of their Religious Education lessons. 

It is interesting to look at the history of the Rosary and how it developed as such a well known prayer. The Rosary has evolved as part of the long history of the Church to the form that we know today. Its origins are associated with the prayer of monks and nuns in their monasteries and convents, which involved the recitation of the psalms at various times of each day. The ordinary people wanted to pray like the nuns and monks but they were unable to read. Our Fathers or Hail Mary’s served as substitutes for the one hundred and fifty psalms.

Prayer has always been an important part of religious faith and the counting of prayers is common to most religions. Beads have often been used as prayer counters. The word ‘bead‘ comes from the old English word ‘bede’ that means ‘prayer’.

Each day during October classes will be praying the prayers from the Rosary and dedicating them to world peace. Given the devastating conflict currently playing out in the Middle East, we pray for peace between nations and reflect on how blessed we are to live in a country like Australia.   

New Outdoor Settings 

During the holidays our new outdoor picnic tables were delivered and carefully assembled by Chris Cartan. These 12 coloured picnic table and benches were purchased thanks to the amazing work of our P & F. Altogether we purchased 12 settings, 6 to be placed at the Infants and 6 at the Primary. These settings will not only be used at recess and lunchtime for eating and relaxing, they will also be used as break out areas during learning sessions for small group learning sprints and collaborative activities. We are sure you will agree they really add some colour and practicality to our outdoor areas. 

 Keep smiling,

Alison Hatton and Peter Flynn