Yesterday we celebrated our Commencement Mass and Academic Assembly.  The Student Leaders and Senior students were blessed by Fr Jim in their leadership roles this year with the following prayer.   

Lord, today you raise up leaders from within our community. 

We give thanks for those who have accepted the specific role of leader and we undertake today to give them our support. 

Guide them and bless them in their leadership. 

We give thanks, too, for all those others who show leadership in our community without the title of School Leader, especially our Year 12 students of 2020. 

Guide them, encourage them and bless them in their leadership. 

We ask this through Christ our Lord, 

Amen 

UPCOMING COURSE FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH 

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON’S EUCHARIST: SACRED MEAL, SACRIFICE, REAL PRESENCE.  

Christ is alive and fully present in the Eucharist. Join us as we delve into the “source and summit” of our Faith with Bishop Barron’s DVD-based program: Eucharist:  Sacred Meal, Sacrifice and Real Presence. This spiritual study will give you a deeper understanding of the precious gift of Christ’s body, blood, soul and divinity that you can receive at each and every Mass. On Sunday, 23 February from 5 to 6.30pm, our parish will begin this six session Eucharist program. Stay tuned for details of how to register! 

Naplan Online 

This week, Mr Cuskelly and I attended further training in the implementation of NAPLAN online.  We will conduct practice tests for students in Year 3, 5,7, 9 in Week 9 and 10 of this term.  I encourage all parents of children in these year levels to familiarise yourself with the test platform via https://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site.  Laptops will be set up before and after school next Thursday on the walkway outside the PAC (opposite Prep entry) for parents to take a look and ask questions.   

Cate Brennan

Deputy Principal Religious Education