RE News: Meaghan Younger
Religious Education Curriculum
3/4 & 5/6 begin to work with Scripture
3/4A and 5/6K have begun to explore the first story in Genesis to consider how it supports our understanding of our theme this year, Knowing & Growing in the Spirit as Stewards of God’s Creation. Did you know that the first story in Genesis was written during the time of the Babylonian Exile in the 6th Century BCE? Ask 5/6 about the Babylonians (and don’t hum By the Rivers of Babylon…).










Religious Life of St Michael’s School Community
Prayer Bags
Prayer bags are coming home to support family prayer time. Enjoy the opportunity to contribute your own family traditions or special prayers to our books of prayers and reflect on those already in the books. Please return these at the end of the week so others can join in this activity.
Shrove Tuesday (on a Monday…)
Yum! The warm smell of pancakes cooking on Monday was delicious and very tempting. Thank you to Amanda, Anthony, Edith, Cristina, Enza, Casey, Serae, Lisa, Amelia and Gianni who supported us to prepare these special treats to celebrate before the ritual fasting and abstinence of Lent.






Ash Wednesday & Lent
Today (Ash Wednesday) marks the beginning of Lent for 2020. As a whole school community we celebrated the beginning of this solemn season with Mass and by being marked with ashes. In classes children have spoken about the importance of Lent as a time of preparation – making ourselves ready for Jesus’ death and resurrection at Easter. I encourage you to continue this discussion in your homes. How will your family prepare during Lent? How will you nurture your faith just that little bit more in this season of preparation? What small sacrifices can you make to help out others?
Project Compassion
With the beginning of Lent children are bringing home Project Compassion money boxes from Caritas. These are an invitation for your family to support the excellent missionary work done by Caritas in Australia and around the world. Please consider ways you could donate to this worthy charity and return the filled boxes in Week 10 of this term. If you are interested in the work done by Caritas please see this link:
https://lent.caritas.org.au/#blank