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In Year 3, we have been learning about what makes us all special. We discussed what different talents and abilities we all have that make us special. The children were asked to write their names in the middle of a piece of paper and everyone in the class had to write one positive thing about that person!

In Year 2 we have been working hard to finish the year with a BANG!

We have been working on our vision boards. They include our goals for the future, self portrait, reflection on the best part of Year 2 and more! 

The Year 5 classes have just completed the unit called Relationships Restored. We learnt about Jesus, God and our conscience.  We watched a video clip titled Pinocchio and Jimny Cricket – Always Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide.

Our conscience is the feeling within us that urges us to do the right thing.  We spoke about our thoughts and discussed examples of times we did the right thing, times when Jesus did the right thing or did something good to help others.
 
We learnt about the First Rite of Reconciliation and Second Rite of Reconciliation.  The priest takes the place of God when we receive the Rite of Reconciliation.  The priest absolves us from our sins.  The most important words said by the priest in the Absolution are:

       I absolve you from your sins,
       in the name of the Father
       and of the Son
       and of the Holy Spirit
 
The priest can never repeat what has been told in Reconciliation, under any circumstance.   This means that he can’t repeat whatever is told to him to anyone, including parents, teachers, other priests.  This is called The Seal of Confession.

We recalled the Act of Contrition/Prayer of Sorrow.  This prayer is said after the priest has given us our penance.  Penance can be a prayer to say or a good act to perform.

On Monday, eight Year 6 students participated in the City of Wanneroo Think Tank excursion. They joined representatives from a number of primary schools from the City of Wanneroo in imagining what Wanneroo could be like by 2050. Mayor Tracey Roberts spoke to the students about how she became interested in local government and challenged them to find ways to get involved in their community. The students prepared a slide show presentation about their vision for the future of Wanneroo and came up with some very interesting ideas. Well done to Keira Arneill, Sophie Clancy, Timothy Datta, Annmary George, Benjamin Mirshahi, Koby Ratajczak, Lachlan Swyny and Anya Vincent on their successful applications to go on this excursion.

In Year 1, we have been learning about the importance of love and forgiveness.  We were able to show our love to our families during our recent Liturgy, with the help and guidance of Father Ben. We wrote prayers of love for all of our family members and gave these to parents in a ‘Bag of Love’.

The Pre-Primaries are currently attending swimming classes and are having plenty of fun developing confidence, swimming skills and learning about water safety. With summer just around the corner, pools and beaches will need to be on the lookout for this new bunch of swimmers who will soon get their swimming qualifications.  Well done Pre-Primaries. We are very proud of you!

In Kindergarten this term, we have three focus areas in Religious Education. We first looked at the “Church” and discovered that not only is it a building we go to to celebrate Mass, but it is also the name we give to God’s people. As members of God’s family, we should strive to live more like Jesus and treat others with kindness and fairness. We read the story of Jesus visiting the temple in Jerusalem where people were treating it like a marketplace and discussed why this made Jesus so upset.
 
This week, the Kindergarten students will be looking into the differences between living and non-living things. They will be looking through magazines for things that have been made by man and things that were created by God.
 
Finally, the last focus for the year will be Christmas. The Kindergarten students will be participating in many Christmas activities and, at the same time, will be discovering the true meaning of Christmas and its traditions.

This week the Year 4s went on two excursions.  We went to Mater Dei for a Discovery Day where the students participated in science and mathematics activities.  The Year 4s had a fantastic time being on the campus with all the high school students and it was nice to see some of our past St Anthony’s students and how welcoming and well-mannered they are.  Our other excursion was to Tamala Park where we were able to take a bus down into the landfill site to see where all our general waste goes.  We also got to see some of the many options for recycling and reusing resources rather than sending them to landfill.  We learnt a lot of new things but were also able to participate well, because we already know so much about more sustainable ways to deal with waste.

The Year 5 classes have just completed the unit called Nourishing Our Goodness. We learnt about Jesus’ courage, compassion, honesty and kindness, the last supper and the meaning of the gestures of the Mass.  We watched a video clip titled No Arms, No Legs, No Excuses.  This was an amazingly inspirational video.  We enjoyed the variety of activities we got to complete.  We would like to congratulate the Year 4 children on receiving the Sacrament of Holy Communion.  Below are some photos of our work. 
 
The Church and Community is the new unit of work we are learning about.  We will be learning about the Four Pillars of Faith, various communities and society and Jesus’ commandments.