Laudato si
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In Term 3 we have been learning about the Living Church. In this strand we were taught about the Pope and his encyclical. An encyclical is a letter that the Pope writes and sends all over the world. In May 2015, Pope Francis wrote his encyclical called Laudato Si; Our Common Home. It is 184 pages long. The letter talks about how he wants our world to change to make it a better place for all of us.
“Our world is turning into a pile of filth!” Says Pope Francis. “We need to only have our fair share of the world!” “Climate change is one of the biggest challenges people face today; but it’s the poorest communities who suffer the most!”, he said |
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Watties Can Challenge
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Early this term our school chose to do the Watties challenge. This challenge was making something out of cans preferably Wattie's cans. Then last Friday students from St Joseph's school came to school with cans and put them in a box at the front gate. At lunch the Special character committee gathered all the cans and made a picture with them; we decided to make our school logo, we took a photo and sent it to Watties. Doesn’t it look cool?
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Term 3 Virtues
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Term 2 virtues
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Seder Meal
In week 10 our year 3-8 students participated in a Seder Meal Celebration. This is a Jewish meal that represents the Israelites and their slavery. We sampled many foods; celery, parsley, flat wrap bread and eggs. These were all to show a time or situation in Egypt when the Pharaoh was leading the Israelites. This was when Moses came to free the slaves.
A big thank you to everyone who helped set up, spoke and organised all of the food and more!! It was a big success and couldn’t have been done without your help! Everyone will be excited for next year's celebration.
A big thank you to everyone who helped set up, spoke and organised all of the food and more!! It was a big success and couldn’t have been done without your help! Everyone will be excited for next year's celebration.
What is Special Character in our School
When I think about Special Character at St Joseph’s school , I think about the wonderful opportunities that being a school of special character offers to our students. Our students are given many experiences that enable them to grow and develop in their own Catholic faith . They are given the opportunity to learn about God and develop a deeper relationship with God and they are encouraged to live their faith by being the hands and voice of Jesus.
Mrs Blacklow
Mrs Blacklow
In our School we have many Committees, one is called the Special Character Committee. We organise prayers for the school, fundraisers, meet elderly people to keep them company and much more!
Our school thinks Special Character is about prayer through the Church and School community. The Special Character Committee is all about living in Jesus’ footsteps. This is said in our vision; “To Learn to Grow and to be the Hands and Voice of Jesus!” This means that we have to be like Jesus through our actions by showing our School Virtues. We focus on two Virtues per term. One of our virtues is “Respect.” The Golden Rule is; “To Treat others the way YOU want to be Treated.” This has been a main focus in our school which encourages younger students to be kind to one another.
Special Character Committee
Our school thinks Special Character is about prayer through the Church and School community. The Special Character Committee is all about living in Jesus’ footsteps. This is said in our vision; “To Learn to Grow and to be the Hands and Voice of Jesus!” This means that we have to be like Jesus through our actions by showing our School Virtues. We focus on two Virtues per term. One of our virtues is “Respect.” The Golden Rule is; “To Treat others the way YOU want to be Treated.” This has been a main focus in our school which encourages younger students to be kind to one another.
Special Character Committee
Term 1 virtues
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