St Gregory's College Newsletter

Junior School News

Religious Education in the Junior School

Welcome back to another term of faith and learning. I hope you continue to have a blessed Easter season with your families. 

 

Online Learning 

The students at St Gregory’s Junior School have been working incredibly hard with their online learning.

 

The teachers have seen some wonderful work completed by the students and we praise their efforts, especially with adapting so quickly to the change in learning. 

 

Kindergarten is learning that Jesus is the light of the world. They have learnt that after Jesus died on the cross He rose again, just like a sunrise. 

 

Year 1 have been learning about Mary during the month of May and celebrating her life and all of the wonderful things that she did. The students have also been creating wonderful Easter prayer spaces at home.

 

 Year 2 have been very creative in finding ways to represent parts of the Easter story through art and by using LEGO.

 

 

Year 3 were asked to order and label images of Christ during the events of Holy Week.

 

Year 4 students have illustrated Good Friday through using natural materials and have created Easter prayer spaces using different symbols.

 

 

Year 5 were asked to think about a time when they have sensed a feeling of ‘spirit’ in a place, event or person and were required to write about what ‘spirit’ means to them.

 

 

 

Year 6 have been learning about Mary, the faithful disciple. They were asked to identify women who are models of faith and courage and describe how they lived their faith in God. Charbel recognised Mother Teresa as someone who he sees as a role model.

 

During the month of May, we are encouraged to pray the Rosary, as a way of celebrating Mary. This is a wonderful opportunity to gather as a family in prayer. For families with younger children, this is an opportunity for your children to learn the Catholic tradition by saying a decade of the Rosary each night. 

 

Let us keep praying for each other through this challenging time as we look forward to seeing all of our students back at school.

 

God bless,

 

Mrs Ashley Mazzo

Junior School Religious Education Coordinator

 

COVID- 19 A Prayer of Solidarity 

For all who have contracted coronavirus, We pray for care and healing. 

For those who are particularly vulnerable, We pray for safety and protection. 

For all who experience fear or anxiety, We pray for peace of mind and spirit. 

For affected families who are facing difficult decisions between food on the table or public safety, We pray for policies that recognize their plight. 

For those who do not have adequate health insurance, We pray that no family will face financial burdens alone. 

For those who are afraid to access care due to immigration status, We pray for recognition of the God-given dignity of all. 

For our brothers and sisters around the world, We pray for shared solidarity. 

For public officials and decision makers, We pray for wisdom and guidance. 

Father, during this time may your Church be a sign of hope, comfort and love to all. 

Grant peace, Grant comfort, Grant healing, Be with us Lord. 

 

Amen. 

Rules Updated for Premier's Reading challenge 2020

Like everything, the Premier’s Reading Challenge team have had to modify their rules to enable as many students as possible to read enough books to meet the Challenge, in an environment where they don’t have access to school libraries, nor Public Libraries.

 

They have updated their rules to increase the number of free choice books (books not on the Challenge Booklists) from five to ten. The first five free choice books are entered as usual by choosing ‘Add a free choice book’ on the Student Experience website. However, the additional 6-10 books are added by selecting “Bonus 2020 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5”. The title of these books does not need to be added to the log.

 

They will also be extending the Challenge to Year 10 students in 2021, so that students who are unable to complete the Challenge this year are not disadvantaged. This also means that consecutive year awards such as the Platinum and Gold Certificates and the Medal will still be awarded if a student does not complete the Challenge this year.

 

It is great to see the PRC Team also allowing ALL students to add stories that have been read collaboratively as a class, in person or online with their teacher, or at home with their parents/carers.

 

The PRC Team has also provided some tips for extra reading sources here: https://prcsupport.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/24000053005

 

Rachael Cosentino 

Teacher Librarian | Literacy Specialist

Reading High Achievers!

Although we are only halfway through the Premier’s Reading Challenge, with three more months to go, we already have 50 students who have completed the Challenge and are reading more and more books along the way.

Congratulations to these students for completing the Challenge (as of 6th May 2020):

  1. KB: Benjamin Mumford, Ethan Paterson, Harper Stassen
  2. KM: Abigail Delaney, James Hardiman-Stone, Sophia Murialdo, Amelia Nguyen
  3. 1B: Emilia Balan, Arabella Green, Zachary Luszczynski, Aliana Montebello, Emily Scott-Glassock
  4. 1M: Tyler Cummins, Ava Haddad, Jessica Ruksens, Georgie Wilson
  5. 2B: Siena Austin, Ryan Delaney, Mitchell Hayes, Georgia Murialdo Gabriel Yousseph
  6. 2M: Cara Jones, Polly McGovern, Max Miguelez, William Mumford, Lilijana Risteski
  7. 3B: William Spencer, Zachary Zorbas
  8. 3M: Hudson Buckley, Lachlan Zorbas
  9. 4B: Micaela De Almeida, Ruby Isbister, Ivy Quig, Baxter Snushall
  10. 4M: Nicola Blyton, Chloe Carino, Isaac Haddad
  11. 5M: Hannah Tabrett, Max Whalan, Michael Yousseph
  12. 6B: MAssimo Murdocca, Cameron Newell, Lee Ombina, Jake Sebastian
  13. 6M: Kaleb Belak, Harry Hoyle, Daniel Russo, Thomas Scott-Glassock

 

Rachael Cosentino 

Teacher Librarian | Literacy Specialist

 

Read ebooks and audiobooks from our school collection on Sora

Read ebooks and audiobooks from our school collection on Sora

Don’t forget that we also have access to ebooks and audiobooks through the Sora app on your computer at https://soraapp.com/home or the app store or Google Play. We have the K-12 selection:

To borrow:

  1. Go to your app store
  2. Search for 'Sora' and install Sora, by OverDrive (you will see the cute image above)
  3. Open the app and click 'Find my school'
  4. Go to 'My school isn't listed' then type in 'St Gregory's College' and agree 'This is my school'
  5. 'Sign into your school' by selecting St Greg's from the drop down menu and sign in with your usual username (not email address) and password and you are in. You only have to do this log in process once and it will remember you.

Search for a book in the search panel or go to the 'Explore' tab to see a range of books and audio-books. Browse or search by one of the subject headings like 'Classic Literature' or 'Young Adult Fiction'. Download the Sora app on multiple devices and if you swap devices you can bookmark so you can pick up where you left off.

 

Happy reading!

 

Rachael Cosentino 

Teacher Librarian | Literacy Specialist

PRC Class Challenge

As of 6th May, we have three classes coming in first place with five students completing the Challenge in each of their classes.

  • 1st Place: 1B, 2B, 2M
  • 2nd Place: 6M
  • 3rd Place: KM, 1M, 6B
  • 4th Place: 5M
  • 5th Place: 4M
  • 6th Place: KB
  • 7th Place: 3M
  • 8th Place: 3B
  • 9th Place: 4B
  • 10th Place: 5B

 

Rachael Cosentino 

Teacher Librarian | Literacy Specialist