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Building Update
Even though construction has been paused for 2 weeks there was plenty completed before this. The site is secure and we are still able to access all that is needed. The photos below will show you just how it looks at the moment.
Olympic Fun Day
As I mentioned in my video message, tomorrow we are holding an Olympic Fun Day! We look forward to seing what you come up with at home. There are plenty of fun things panned for the kids and they are encouraged to dress up in their house colours and be creative! We look forward to seeing what they can come up with. May the best house win.
Mrs Belinda Hughes - Principal
Andrew Chinn: Christmas Concert
Thursday 2nd December, 2021.
On Thursday the 2nd of December, Andrew Chinn will be coming to Thirroul to run Christmas workshops for our students during the day, which will culminate in an evening Christmas Concert on our school grounds that families and friends will be invited to attend. More details in terms of timing will come in following correspondence.
Since 2001, Andrew has regularly toured schools and parishes around Australia, New Zealand and in more recent times, North America. His concerts and workshops are celebrations of faith and fun through singing, actions and a bit of comedy as well. Children are very much encouraged to be active participants, rather than spectators.
This event will be dependent on Covid restrictions at the time.
Pupil Free Day and Staff Spirituality Day - Monday September 6
Monday September 6 will be a Pupil Free Day for students as staff will be involved in their annual Spirituality Day. The Staff Spiritual Formation Retreat Day will focus on the theme: Ritual. We are called to be People of Ritual with an understanding of sacramentality and a valuing of reverence in all relationships. Ritual is fundamental to the meaning-making of human beings and is found in both sacred and secular contexts. In the Catholic tradition, ritual is most evident in liturgy – the formal prayer of the Church. But ritual is also evident in much simpler actions and attitudes. All Catholic ritual is founded on the belief that God is present and revealed in the world and, in a particular and powerful way, through Jesus. This means that God is revealed and encountered in the real and tangible moments of everyday life, particularly in our interactions with other people. When we understand this, we cannot help but see the world and each other with eyes of reverence.
Spiritual Reflection
The Walk to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) – Part 1, Making Sense
In Luke’s Gospel, we hear a story which recounts a journey for two people who are feeling bewildered and scared, are heading away from Jerusalem and for all intents and purposes have abandoned their part in Jesus’ mission.
They begin this journey reflecting on their experience and trying to make sense of the death and rumoured resurrection. Whilst walking a man whom they do not recognise approaches them "but their eyes were kept from recognizing him” (Luke 24:16). This stranger invites them to tell the story of what has happened. “What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?” (Luke 24:17) It is here that he models meeting them where they are, as they are and then invites them to share their story and in turn, He listens deeply and becomes engaged in their reality. They share their story of sadness and loss of hope. They are unable to see that through Jesus’ death he had accomplished all that was required. They lament that God seems so far away in the midst of this experience and they don’t know where to turn.
We too can often find ourselves in this situation. We can fail to see the extraordinary in the ordinary or the hand of God holding us as we journey. Something has not gone right and we can be so absorbed in what is happening around us that we fail to recognise our Christ who is walking behind us, beside us and with us. It is vital, during these uncertain times we find ourselves living in, that we recognise and remember that we are never alone.
Reflection Questions
Have we met someone where they were at this week?
Have we engaged and listened deeply to someone else’s story?
Where have you recognised Christ walking with you this week?
Miss Emma Groves - Religious Edication Co ordinator
SCHOOL GARDEN - IT IS AMAZING!
Our wonderful garden is coming along beautifully. Thank you to the Term 2 Garden Club for their amazing effort they put in last term - they spent every Friday weeding, planting and watering our garden at lunch time. This is definitely the reason the garden is looking the way it is at the moment. Here are photos of the vegetables and herbs:
Mrs Katie Kelly WEN - Wollongong Environment Network Contact
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Kindergarten Celebration of Learning
Kindergarten have been doing excellent work during remote learning. I have been so impressed with the quality work they have been submitting to Seesaw. This has consisted of a combination of written and verbal responses to their learning.
Thank you to the parents for their wonderful support throughout this learning period.
I am so proud of Kindergarten - they constantly put a smile on my face! They are enthusiastic and excited to see what they are learning each day and they like to share this by adding a voice over to their daily wellbeing check in activity.
We had our first whole class zoom session today and we all enjoyed seeing each other.
In our zoom session we were able to dance and sing to our morning song together.
Keep up the great work Kindergarten!
Mrs Katie Kelly - Kindergarten Teacher
Fruit & Veg Month 2021
Monday 23 August to Friday 17 September 2021.
Fruit & Veg Month is a free health promotion event for NSW primary schools that puts a positive focus on fruit and vegetables. Each year Fruit & Veg Month has a special theme to inspire kids to get interested in eating, enjoying and learning about fruit and veg, and all schools that register receive a fantastic resource pack full of classroom materials, posters, stickers and more. The event is funded by NSW Health.