DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - Lize Privitera
SACRAMENT OF FIRST RECONCILIATION PARENT AND CHILD WORKSHOPS
Parent/s and their child must attend one of these workshops. Attendance at one of these workshops is a mandatory requirement as part of the preparation to receive the Sacrament.
Final session TODAY! Thursday 10th March 2022 5:00PM OR 7:00PM
Second Sunday of Lent, Cycle C
Sunday, March 13, 2022
In next Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus takes three disciples with him to a quiet place to pray. Something very important happens. While Jesus was praying, Peter, John, and James fell asleep. They nearly missed something very important! When they woke up, they saw Jesus in glory and Moses and Elijah with him.
Lent is a time for us to stay awake and listen. We slow down and pay attention. We notice that Jesus loves us and is always with us. We can notice Jesus’ presence by praying in silence.
Can you think of some other ways we can notice Jesus is with us?
Parent Education
A WEBINAR FOR PARENTS
Dr Jodi Richardson -Anxiety and wellbeing speaker, author, educator presents: Building lasting happiness in children.
When: Wednesday 23 March 2022 8:00pm - 9:00pm AEDT
Key learning and discussion points include:
- A new definition of happiness
- What stands in the way of happiness
- Why the science says “more stuff” doesn’t make us happier, and what to do instead
- The skills of happiness - quantifiable, helpful areas of output for parents to nurture in their children
- Evidence-based strategies to increase happiness
Through our membership with Parenting Ideas, our entire school community can attend this webinar at no charge. There's no limit to how many people at our school can attend, just as long as you register by the listed expiry date. It's as easy as that!
The webinar is valued at $39 per person. Refer to the PDF for further instructions on how to access the webinar:
Please also see the attached articles:
Helping kids build lasting happiness
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Explaining scary world events to our children
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Child Safety and Wellbeing
At Mary MacKillop Primary School, we believe that ensuring the safety of the students in our care is an integral part of who we are as a Catholic faith community. We adhere to Victorian Child Safe Standards and Ministerial Order No. 870. We embed a culture of child safety and the matter is taken very seriously.
“Children are the future of the human family: all of us are expected to promote their growth, health and tranquillity,” Pope Francis 2021
Bravehearts a leading education and training organisation in child protection facilitated a 2 hour online zoom workshop for teaching staff during yesterday’s meeting time. This annual professional learning activity ensures our staff are well informed of child safety and protection in accordance with our Child Protection and Safety Policy. A range of educational resources will be utilised during the year for the teaching of personal safety to our students.
OLHC Parish
Mary MacKillop Primary School is one of the three Parish Primary Schools belonging to the Parish of Our Lady Help of Christians, Narre Warren within the Diocese of Sale. Fr Brendan Hogan is our Parish Priest and Fr Ajin Albarnas is our Assistant Priest. We are grateful for their ongoing prayers, involvement and support of the students, families and staff of Mary MacKillop School.
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