Prayers to St Mary of the Cross MacKillop

St Mary of the Cross MacKillop,
You helped the poor and stood up for what's right.
Help us to be like you.
You were Australia's first Saint cannonised on October 17,
You are a great role model.
Show us how to follow God in everything we do.
help us to do our best and never see a need without doing something about it.
(Annalise)

Mary Mackillop helped many people
Even the helpless and poor.
She gave us hope.
Mary of the Cross MacKillop gave us faith and gave people strength when people needed it.
When it was difficult times for other people.
St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, pray for us.
St Christopher, pray for us.
(Elijah)

Dear God,
Please say thank you to St Mary of the Cross MacKillop for her caring for others.
Thank her for her kindness.
Amen
(Tiemika)

The Rainbow Fish and The Giving Tree

All year, students in Year 6 have been writing responses to books they have read. They have been learning how to make connections with other stories and more recently how to use quotes from the text in their responses. Below are some of the comments recently made by some of our students:

“The Giving Tree” is like the movie “The Parent Trap”. The girls give each other the chance to met their parents…. “The Rainbow Fish” is like the movie “College Road Trip” because in the end the dad lets the girl to the college she wants because he loves her so much…. I like both the books but the one that stands out the most to me is The Giving Tree because it reminds me of my mum and how she gives me everything and looks after me. (Maegan)

“….the message, in my view, is the more you give the more you will be happy. I also think the books are trying to get another message across - to be more like Jesus. Jesus always gave. For example, he fed the five thousand. He could have just kept the fish and loaves of bread for himself just like the tree and the rainbow fish could have done, but they all gave to make others happy. (Hayley)

What we could do with the bets on the Melbourne Cup…

Recently, over $6,000,000.00 was spent on bets on the Melbourne Cup. In class, we looked at the different websites of organisations that help people in need. We looked at St Vincent de Paul, Caritas, the United Nations, Oxfam and World Vision. We wondered what we could do if we had $6,000,000.00 to help others. This is what some of the students in Year 6 decided they would do with the money.

I would choose to pay for education because without it you won’t get a job. That means no money, no food or water and you’ll be homeless. Next I would choose to have clean water available because without it you would get sick. Next I would want peace because if you don’t have peace there is going to be a lot of fighting and war. If we do have peace and ran work like a family we would have a good community. (Corey)

I would give money to disaster response because it gives you everything you need in an emergency. Next I would give peace because that is what the world needs the most. (Annalise)

The gift of peace helps countries communicate and co-operate. I chose this because I wouldn’t want to be in a country with war going on all around you. The gift of food security helps stop hunger from lives around the world. I chose this because I would not want to go hungry. I would give the gift of health to treat preventable diseases. I chose this because I would like to live longer than 5. I would like to give the gift of clean water. I chose this because it would taste pretty bad if you drank dirty water. Finally, I would give the gift of education. It gives others the opportunity to go to school. I chose this because I like my education and I wouldn’t want anyone missing out. (Joseph)