APRE NEWS

Dear Parents and Carers,

August 15 is the Feast of the Assumption, a day to focus on Mary, the Mother of Jesus. While sometimes, we might tend to think of Mary as meek and mild, this does not match with the stories we have of Mary in the New Testament which include the Annunciation, Nativity, flight into Egypt, losing Jesus in the Temple, the wedding feast at Cana and being at the foot of the Cross.

These stories show a strong, noble woman who put her free will at the disposal of God’s will. The Assumption celebrates that God remained utterly faithful to Mary through death, as she was utterly faithful to him in life.

May we, this Assumption Day take the time to reflect on Mary as the Year 5 students have been doing this term as part of their RE Unit.

Hannah says," Mary was assumed into Heaven because she was special to God: she said "Yes" to carrying Jesus and gave birth to him. That's why we celebrate Mary on the 15th of August.

Thanks to Mrs Wagner and 5W for speaking to Yrs 1-6 students this morning about the significance of Mary and the Feast of the Assumption.

Happy Birthday to Miss Doljanin (4D) and Fr Hal Ranger who shared morning tea celebrations with us this week. Two very special people with a lot of wisdom between them. 

SCHOOL/ PARISH MASS: This Sunday is our Term 3 combined School/ Parish Mass to which everyone of course is welcome to attend. It would be wonderful to see lots of families and staff in attendance. I do know that weekends are often very busy with various commitments and appreciate the time that parents give to ensuring their little ones get to places. So thank you for all you do!

ARE YOU OK DAY FUNDRAISER: The College has invited our Yr 4-6 students to attend their fundraising event next Thursday during morning tea time. There will be food and novelties available for purchase with funds raised going to an organisation supporting mental health. We invite our students to bring along a few dollars to spend if possible (and they remember).

WATER WISE: This week we have had to speak to our students about being careful and not wasting water. This is something we will be continuing to promote for obvious reasons and will let you know of specific promotions and activities in the coming weeks, with a free dress/ fundraising day being discussed.

Thank you for all you do to support our school! Enjoy the rest of the week.

Judy