APMI News
….experiencing FAITH in the Mercy Tradition
Dear families
At this time of year in Toowoomba, the Spring vibe is in the air! It’s such a beautiful time in our city, with many community events occurring and many opportunities to celebrate with mother nature as she showers us with beautiful and colourful blooms along with the gorgeous scents. As part of the Church’s Liturgical year, we also celebrate the Season of Creation! This year’s theme, “To hope and act with Creation”, gives us the opportunity to work with the new season by spending time with friends and family in nature, getting grounded with the land and taking in the fresh, clean environment we are so very lucky to be able to inhabit. I hope you get the chance to enjoy this time of year in our city over the holidays. It’s a time to reset, have a spring clean and get ready for a very busy Term 4!
The St Patrick’s Cathedral community welcome you to visit the Church this weekend 13th – 15th October to see the fabulous Carnival display. It’s always super impressive and so much work goes into it. A HUGE thank you to our Yr 4 teacher, Mrs Nicole Cooper for coordinating/arranging and presenting our school display. All of the classes were invited to pop over this week to see our school display. Be sure to take a look for yourself this weekend. It’s always smells incredible! Fresh flowers are the best!
A change in job title for me - from Assistant Principal: Religious Education to Assistant Principal: Mission & Identity. This change reflects the role I have to lead and support our students, teachers, school officers, leadership, groundsmen and administration, and acknowledges the changing nature of how we are living witnesses to Christ's message, as expressed in the Gospels here at St Saviour's Primary school.
Our Term 3 Mercy Value award winners and those who have been recognised for their consistent efforts throughout the term with an Encouragement award. Congratulations!
In October, we will celebrate World mission month and during the last couple of weeks, students from our Yr 6 Service Learning group have been participating in the launch of Catholic Missions’ awareness and fundraising program as part of World mission month, called “Socktober’.
We encourage everyone to celebrate World Mission Month! Together, we have the power to create change and build a more just world for people everywhere. By supporting missionaries in their work, we can create life-changing opportunities for countless children, families, and communities worldwide. Join us in making a difference for our sisters and brothers.
What is Socktober? (Term 4 Mission month)
Socktober for Mission Month cultivates the passion of students to rise up, engage their local community, and take action against poverty through the world game of soccer. It provides young people in Australia with the opportunity to lead in mission, encouraging them to think not only of what they will do to help, but why they will do it.
Each class will design and create a soccer ball by only using socks, plastic bags and string. It is a simple and creative way to bring people together through sport by sharing a simple item that represents a soccer ball. Classes will test the durability of their “sock balls” during our Mercy Day/Grandparent’s day on Thursday 10th October.
Date claimers
Term 4
Week 2 Thursday 10th October – 9.30am (NB Note the later start time) Whole school Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral to celebrate Mercy day and Grandparent’s Day with open classrooms
Week 4 Friday 25th October – Day for Daniel fundraiser – gold coin donation and wear red
Enjoy a great break from the school routine over the Spring holidays and thanks for reading.
Ann-Maree Ward
Assistant Principal – Mission & Identity