Class News
Religious Education
Foundation
This term we have been learning all about the Rosary. Our focus has been on the stories from the Joyful mysteries. We listened and discussed the stories as we prayed the Rosary. The Joyful mysteries:
- The Annunciation of the Angel Gabriel to Mary.
- The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth.
- The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.
- The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple.
- The Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
To pray the Rosary we made small decade rosary bracelets using pony beads. Each morning in October we used our Rosary bracelets to pray. The bracelets have 10 beads representing the Hail Mary prayer and 1 bead to represent the Our Father prayer. The students had a great time choosing their beads and putting them together.
We also met up with our Year 6 buddies to attend our last class Mass together. The students always love sharing time with their buddies at Mass and having their snack together afterwards. Thank you to our Year 6 buddies who have been great role models showing reverence and prayerfulness when we attended all of our Masses this year.
During the month of October we have also been learning about the work the Catholic mission does in countries around the world. We gathered with our year 1 friends to make sockballs for Socktober. The students made comparisons between our soccer balls which we love to play with at school and those of children around the world who don’t have access to such equipment. So we set about making 2 sockballs used by the children in Argentina and many other countries around the world. They learnt about a very important person who used a sockball during his childhood, Pope Francis.
As we watched the video the students weren’t sure the balls would work as they are made from recycled materials; old socks, t-shirts, plastic bags, string etc. We broke into 2 groups with the help of Mrs Dudley each group made a sockball. We then headed out to the oval to shoot goals. The 2 teams kicked off against each other to see how many sockball goals they could make. The score was very close with Pink scoring 7 & Purple 6.
It was a lovely experience for the students to reflect on their own experiences of something they love to play and the real world connection with that of other children around the world.
1/2 HB
In 1/2 HB, our focus in Religion has been on Creation. We have been reflecting on how we can be stewards of creation and what actions we can take in our community to care for the environment. We recognise our responsibility as stewards of God’s creation to care for the environment and all living things.
What does being stewards of God’s creation mean?
- Drake - when the zookeepers give food to animals at the zoo.
- Neil - leave water and food out for animals.
- Sienna - don’t hunt animals.
- Paidi - don’t cut down trees (helps to keep air clean).
- Matteo - take care of nature by not leaving things that might harm animals.
- Tex - We don’t throw litter in the ocean. We put it in the bin.
- Harvey - you have to look after the things that you have.
- Georgia - we can leave trees in Africa for the giraffes to eat.
- Isabelle - don’t pick the flowers out of the gardens.
We wrote a class prayer together.
Dear God,
Thankyou for the beautiful gardens and for the sunshine and rain that help the plants grow.
Thankyou for our pets and help us to care for them and love them.
Thankyou also for our beautiful native Australian animals.
Help us to respect, protect and care for them and keep them safe.
Thankyou for all our food, shelter, clothes and games and our friends and families.
Amen
3/4 JB
a distinct meaning that reflects devotion and connection to God. The students drew and designed their own rosary necklaces.
3/4 DK
In year 3/4DK we have been exploring the meaning behind the Holy Rosary, as October was the month of the Rosary. This included how to follow the beads to pray the Holy Rosary. In 3/4DK, students each morning engaged with praying the Holy Rosary.