This morning R/1EQ started their day with a Gratitude Liturgy. Thank you to our 4HA buddies, Mr Urdanoff and the families who attended. It was a lovely way to begin our day, sharing our gratitude for family, friends and the world.
After recess, The Village engaged in investigations. A lot of our investigations have centred around belonging this week, in celebration of Harmony Day (we will celebrate as a school on Friday 22nd March). This year marks 20 years of Harmony Day, so we have used shared reading (I’m Australian Too and Whoever You Are) in the past weeks to share a message of belonging. We have been celebrating our differences and similarities in class, through play-based learning and prayer. Today, the children created paper chains, to join with those of other classes in the school. On each piece of the chain, there is a pledge to live in harmony.
I can live in harmony by…
Being kind – Arjan
Helping people, making people strong, making food for people, garden vegetables for them – Nhial
Making everyone happy – Nahom
Helping people and making new friends and making stuff for people – Adum
Being friends – Bibi
Helping them when they’re sad and be kind to people – Charlee
Helping people to clean up – Dhyani
Being nice – Declan
Helping people and doing good stuff. Lord Jesus, thank you everyone – Zac
Being kind to people and showing respect. Helping people when they fall over, and sharing –Alexander
Making good choices, caring about people and being kind and sharing – Nyok
Playing friends and playing with buddies and having fun – Oliver
Helping my dog. Thank you for letting God be in the sky – Felipe
Being kind and doing nice stuff and doing anything that I can do to help people – Bodhi
Playing with my friends and my baby – Harper
Playing with my family – Mikayla
Helping other people to give them food and money – Irin
Playing with my friends – Charlize
Playing with my toys at home – Nelson
Spending time with my family – Daemon
Spending time with my family – Khyle
Helping my friends, sharing, making new friends and being kind to one another –Kobe
Loving everyone – Darina
Being kind, being nice and being friends by helping – Max
Being with my family – Eva
Connecting with others and making others happy – Alexa
Playing with friends and family and love – Hayley
Playing with my friends and making new friends – Emily
Saying please to caring for others – Annabelle
Living in peace – Alexia
These will be on display tomorrow at Harmony Day Assembly – 9am in the hall.
Children also engaged in a range of play-based activities, extending on the new knowledge they have gained this week. We were very lucky to be joined by R/1GC between recess and lunch.
