Thought and prayers with all members of 4M who will be receiving their First Communion in the coming weeks, beginning with Masses this weekend. We wish every blessing on them and their families as they take this next important step in their faith journey.
The final part of the ‘Read Like a Demon’ program for 2014, the Gala Day will be held on Wednesday August 13th from 1.30-2.30pm at Casey Fields. All children have been given a parent letter and permission form – the form needs to be signed and returned to school ASAP.
Families requiring a replacement form can find the necessary documents on the ‘Notices and Permission Forms’ page of the Middle Unit blog where the letter and form are saved in PDF format.
Next Wednesday, July 23rd, we will be visiting the Cranbourne Library as part of the ‘Read Like a Demon’ program. The visit will take place from 1.30-2.30pm. ALL children must have a signed permission returned to school to be able to attend. The visit will consist of a Library tour, sharing of book reviews, discussion about the importance of reading as a life skill and interaction with players from the Melbourne Football Club.
A copy of the parent letter and the permission form can be found on the ‘Notices and Permission Forms’ page of the Middle Unit blog.
The program to prepare for the Sacrament of First Communion begins with a Parent Information Session next Tuesday, July 22nd at 7.30pm. Attendance at this session is compulsory for all parents/carers of children wishing to take part in the program and receive the Sacrament in 2014.
A document containing all the dates and times associated with the program can be found on our ‘RE and Sacraments’ page.
Wednesday July 24th is the date for the Middle School production entitled ‘Count Back’. The performance will be held at 7.00pm in the Hall and is a wonderful opportunity for the children to showcase the work they have been doing in Performing Arts. A notice outling arrangements, costuming and the procedure for buying tickets went home earlier this week, a copy can be found on the ‘Notices and Permission Forms’ page of the Middle Unit blog.
On Friday June 13th we celebrated National Buddy Day – this day is an opportunity for us to take a stand against bullying and show we are people who value getting along with others. It was also a great opportunity to share our learning with 1P: we shared our knowledge and learning about iPads while they enjoyed interacting with the technology. We look forward to more opportunities to share our learning with them.
One of the biggest threats to our planet is littering. I hope my exposition helps you to understand the consequences of littering and why everyone should make an effort to not litter.
The litter we drop goes through drains and then goes in to the ocean. It can then kill many different parts of marine life such as fish and small sharks or dolphins. It can kill them because of things like a fish looking for food in a plastic bag the fish will probably get caught, suffocate and die. If we continue to endanger these animals in future they may not even exist.
When we litter our world seems much more dirty and who would like to live in a dirty enviroment? If we continue to live like this future children might never know how beautiful this world once was.
As we all know littering causes germs and bacteria. These could cause more sicknesses and diseases. Doctor’s could take a fair amount of time to discover a cure for these sicknesses and diseases. When we already have the solution to stop littering!!!!!
In conclusion, I belive that if everyone makes a small effort we can save our marine life, wild life our enviroment and our future.
Next Monday, April 28th, we will be taking part in a walkathon in support of Caritas and the wonderful work that they do. We will be covering a 5km course around the local streets and all children will be appropriately supervised during this time.
Children are encouraged to wear their sports uniform and have a water bottle to carry with them. Coats may be necessary if the weather is forecast to be cooler.
All children need to have their signed permission form back to school by Thursday April 24th. Any parents who are able to help on the day, please fill out the appropriate form and return it to school ASAP.
If you have any queries or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask.
During Lent and our preparation for the season of Easter, we have been talking about those people who live and act in the way that Jesus would want us to. We talked about how these people do or say things to make life easier or better for those around them. On our window we created a cross that shows some of the people in our lives that we believe show the face of Christ.
Congratulations to Alex, Tamiah, Alyssa and Hayley for receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time. 4M are proud of the commitment that you showed in preparing for this important step in your faith journey.