Religious Education Curriculum 

Across the school we have explored some very big questions and understandings this semester. All teachers have commented how engaged with the learning students have been and this is evident in their answers to the big concepts like:

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Caring for God’s Creation.
Jesus taught truths through story.

Year 1/2
God has made Covenants with people.
We are Stewards of God’s Creation.
We can create our own covenant in order to make our lives and the lives of those around us more positive and joyful. 

Year 3/4
God created all things and we must look after Creation.
Community is significant for all people - including Christians.
Different communities (including Jewish and Christian) might respond  differently to challenges and change.

Year 5/6
God created all things and we must look after Creation.
Faith is shared and strengthened in communities.
The Holy Spirit is present in the actions of people.

We’d love you to take some time in the coming week to chat with your child about their own understandings of these relevant concepts. It is from the work done and the understandings demonstrated that staff will draw the Religious Education grades for this semester.

Religious Life of St Michael’s School Community

Sleep Out @Home

This Thursday, 18June, is the CEO Sleep Out night. You are invited to join in this initiative to raise awareness of the hardships of homelessness, as well as money and Winter Woollies, to support St Vincent de Paul look after those in our own community in need. This year we will ‘Stay Safe and SleepOut@Home’. The SleepOut@Home package of activities have been uploaded to the St Michael’s Remote Learning website and they are also available in the Principal's page of this newsletter. The evening offers opportunities to find out about homelessness and to experience in a small way the hardships suffered by the homeless. All families are most welcome to take part from home this year.

There is a button on Qkr! for 'charity donations' which we are asking every family to donate at least $5. We will send these funds onto St Vincent de Paul Night Patrol to support their fabulous work in our local community. We look forward to seeing your family photos of how you become involved in this important initiative – there will be a post on our Facebook page on the Thursday for you to add to.

Mini Vinnies’ Winter Woollies PJ Day

This Friday, the 19 June, following the SleepOut@Home for many families, all students are invited to come to school in their pyjamas. Students are asked to bring in winter woollies for donating to St Vincent de Paul for this day. St Vincent de Paul tell us they are in desperate need of new warm socks, gloves, good condition pre-loved warm jumpers and jackets and warm blankets. Students can bring their donations to school and they will be collected or alternatively, they can be dropped to the Front Office to keep them in one consolidated area.