It is nearing the end of Term 3 and the children have worked so
hard this term and have made so many gains in their learning, not
to mention all the busyness of additional school activities including:
excursions, Catholic Colleges Musical Festival, St James Feast Day
and activities, St Mary MacKillop Feast day, Catholic Education Week
celebrations, assemblies, school and parish Masses, ‘Say No way to
Bullying’, Friendology, STEM Week, ICAS, soccer clinic, and there is
still more to come with Book Week, the Book Fair, Athletics’
Carnival, Father’s Day, Grandparents’ Day and Parent/Teacher
interviews.
At break times, there are five areas in which the children
can play (junior playground, senior playground, the concrete area,
oval and Library; and also activities that have been organised by the
Year 6 Leaders including touch football, a chill out room, Just
Dance; and a gardening club with Mrs Prove our school chaplain. It
really has been a year of ‘Journeying Together’ as a community.
It is important that we remain grateful for all these wonderful
opportunities that our children have on offer, both in school and
extra-curricular. St James may be small but offers as many if not
more opportunities than most schools I know, and this is because
there are many people behind the scenes going the ‘extra mile’ to
make all of this happen; and we are grateful to them for their time
and energy. Thank-you to the teachers, parents, and Year 6
Leaders for all your contributions. Gratefulness is an important skill and quality as it helps us to put life into perspective when faced with
adversity and challenges.
Our journeys hold many memories, and it is the small moments that
make us who we are. These times, though busy, speak of the
sacredness of the ordinary, of the many ways that grace comes into
our world. It helps us to ‘Look back a little and see what our
good God has done for us’ (Mary MacKillop 1880).
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