Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students, 

During these challenging times it becomes somewhat challenging to find reasons to express gratitude. There are many benefits to expressing gratitude. Not only does expressing gratitude build on our positive emotions, it strengthens relationships between various people within a community. As a school community we are all  incredibly grateful for the work of the students, our staff and parents/carers in ensuring continuity of learning for our students at the beginning of this term. 

A lovely form of prayer meditation that supports the opportunity to be grateful is called the Examen. The Examen Prayer invites the opportunity to reflect on one’s day and look forward to tomorrow with a sense of positivity. One version of this prayer can be said as a family and involves:

1. One person names the highs and lows of his/her day.
2. After that person names the highs and lows of the day, another person in the family says a prayer for that person, thanking God for the highs and asking God to help that person with the lows.
3. Every family member gets a turn to share the highs and lows of their day, and every family member gets a turn to say a prayer for another person.
4. Close with an Our Father or other prayer.

In the days to come I invite families to take the opportunity to join together to share in this prayer together.

We are also very mindful of the wellbeing of our families. I am aware that some families may be struggling in various ways at this time. I encourage any family to reach out to the school for support. We have mechanisms in place for the pastoral care of our families. If the matter is of a personal or private nature, please email the office and ask for me or your child's teacher to call you.

Take Care

Justin Devlin

Principal