Assembly Awards May 12

• FRF - William for working very hard at forming letters and numerals correctly. Sensational work!

• FRF - Ivy for recording the sounds she hears in unknown words. Amazing writing!

• FRZ - Connor Read for showing outstanding effort in Maths, especially in making different numbers using the tens frame.

• FRZ - Alyssa for confidently having a go and recording the sounds she hears in unknown words. Well done!

• JSE - Sophia for partitioning two digit numbers correctly into tens and ones. 

• JSE - Jack for accurately labelling the materials used to make a telephone.

• JMR - Ava for ordering 3 digits numbers from smallest to largest. 

• JMR - Issy for always offering a helping hand to anyone that needs it.

• JTA - Elise for showing great effort to improve her skills in place value activities.

• JTA - Max for rounding numbers to the nearest ten and hundred with accuracy and confidence. Well done!"

• JDB - Declan for gaining more confidence when approaching new and challenging tasks.

• JDB - Amber for beginning to add more detail to her sentences in her writing.

• MNG - Rishona for listening attentively and using your problem solving skills during our robotics incursion.

• MNG - Aoife for working diligently during our electronics incursion and challenging yourself with creating tricky circuits.

• MSM - Fiona for engaging in our “Book Club” program with a positive attitude.

• MSM - Cooper for always following instructions and setting an example for the class. 

• MLR - Erika for always following instructions and being ready for learning

• MLR - Hunter for making his writing more descriptive by including interesting verbs.

• MYK - Pedro for a great start to the term, accepting challenges and displaying a higher standard of work.

• MYK - Oscar W for trying hard to be more organized with his learning tools so he is ready to begin.

• SLN - Shenaya for the way she interacts with her peers in a caring and inclusive manner.

• SLN - Ruby for the way she strives for excellence and embraces challenges, especially in Maths.

• STC - Chase for his consistent hard work and commitment to completing daily tasks.

• STC - Onyx for the way he strives for excellence and his enthusiasm for tackling challenges, particularly in Mathematics.

• SWD - Maisy for being courageous in a challenging situation. Keep it up Maisy!

• SWD - Aavani, for organizing, preparing and presenting the homily for our class Liturgy

• SHJ - Shem- for staying really focused during lessons and always giving your best effort.

• SHJ - Storm- For showing a strong understanding of what you read and explaining your thoughts about the text clearly and confidently.

SHJ celebrated their Liturgy of the Word

 (Fifth Sunday of Easter)

This Thursday 15th May, SHJ (Year 5/6)  participated in the Liturgy of the Word. 

The following is their reflection and prayers:

In today’s Gospel, Jesus has a very important message for his disciples, and for all who believe in him. Jesus asks us to love one another as he loves us. 

As a class we read and discussed the following scripture verse.

“I give you a new command: Love each other. You must love each other as I have loved you. All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.”

Jesus isn’t just saying, “Be nice to people”—He’s challenging us to love others deeply, to give of ourselves, and to do it without expecting anything in return, just like He did.

As a class, we explored what true love looks like, sounds like and feels like.

• We thought of a time when someone showed you love in a meaningful way and how they did it.

• We discussed how we could show love like Jesus today—to a friend, classmate, or even someone you find difficult.

• What might change in our school, our family or the world if everyone lived by this command?

• This week, choose one intentional act of love. It could be helping someone who’s left out, forgiving someone who hurt you, or speaking kindly when it's hard.

• We then created a “Love Each Other” heart, with a quote or drawing showing what this command looks like in real life. 

Prayers of the Faithful:

Loving God, we pray for world leaders: that they may follow Jesus’ example and show special care for people who are poor, sick, alone or afraid. Lord hear us.

Loving God, we pray for our new Pope Leo XIV, that he leads our universal church like Jesus our Good Shepherd. Lord hear us. 

Dear God, may we pray for all children around the world: that they are loved and cared for and have hope for the future. Lord, hear us.

Loving God, we pray for our Church, family and friends: that we may love one another as Jesus loves us. Lord hear us. 

Sport News

Division Cross Country 

Last Friday, our school Cross Country Trials were held. Well done to all the children who participated. 

The Frankston District Cross Country Trials will be held at Flinders Christian College next Tuesday, 20th May. 

The qualifying children have been sent an eForm via Operoo.

The children are reminded to carry a packed lunch and their water bottle.

All children must wear their sport uniform and carry a waterproof rain jacket in case of inclement weather.

Health and Safety: All children who suffer from asthma must carry their puffer on them throughout the race and report to a staff member on the track or at the base if they feel unwell. 

We will leave school at 11:15am and return to school by 3pm. Good luck to the St Joachim’s Cross Country Team. 

Thanks so much to Genevieve for taking the beautiful Mother's Day Photos. 

View them all here.