Devotion – Blessed to be a blessing

I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you (John 13:15).

If I knew I was going to die in a week, I imagine I wouldn’t just waste the time away. I’d think that I’d take care of some really important things. I’d probably prioritise my time and use it in the most effective way I could.

On the night before Jesus died, he knew his time was coming to an end. Death was only a few hours away for him. So, he did what was most important to him. He spent time with his friends. St John takes four chapters to record what Jesus said to his disciples. He taught, encouraged, comforted, made promises, warned, gave them hope, and prayed for them.

And he began all this by serving them – getting on his knees and washing their feet.

What a great example for our lives and service as God’s people. What better model could we have than that of Jesus, serving; the Lord and King of the universe, getting down on his knees and washing people’s feet.

We can all learn a lesson from that. We can all be challenged to live and serve in that way, putting others before ourselves in importance, giving of ourselves in self-sacrifice, and putting ourselves out for the sake of others. But if all that Jesus left us was an example to follow, then we’d have a model to imitate but not a Saviour to pick us up when we fail him.

We need more than a model person to follow. We need more than a set of rules to follow. We need more than a person who gives us instructions and shows us how we should live. We need Jesus to come and wash our feet. And he does. He comes to serve us, touch our lives, wash us clean, renew and refresh us, forgive us, heal us, and equip and inspire us for service in his kingdom.

He comes to us so that we can be absolutely confident about his love for us, his promises to us and his presence with us.

Thank you, Lord Jesus, that you have come to minister to us. We stand in awe of your humble, gracious acts of service. Fill us with your Spirit so that we can reflect your love in our lives. Renew us each day, and give us joy in living for you. In your holy name, we pray. Amen

Prayer Points

We ask God to bless us this term, especially the Year 6 students as they undertake their last term at SCS

We pray for the Phan, Cheng & Rengthlang families

Micah Award

To Rebekah for showing service and courage.

Child Safety – Child Safe Policy

The Student Representative Council (SRC) has been working hard on producing a child friendly version of the school’s Child Safe Policy. The council members have determined the content of the policy and are now working on different ways to present this to the student body. We look forward to publishing their hard work later this term.

Child Safety – Morning drop-off

A reminder that the school gates open at 8.15am each morning. After that time the students may enter the school grounds as they will be supervised by staff. It is the responsibility of parents to supervise their own children before the gates open for the students to come in.

Child Safety - Thunderstorm asthma season

During October to December, when there is an increase in grass pollen levels, there is also an increased risk of seasonal asthma, hay fever and epidemic thunderstorm asthma. People with a history of asthma, undiagnosed asthma or hay fever are at an increased risk under these conditions. The best way to reduce and prevent symptoms of asthma or hay fever and reduce unnecessary absences from school is to follow an up-to-date asthma action plan or hay fever treatment plan, provided by a general practitioner (GP) or specialist.

Please visit the Better Health page here Epidemic thunderstorm asthma to learn more about how to protect yourself and your children.

Prep

In the Prep classroom we have been learning about the +, - and = symbols and how to use them when writing number equations.

You can ask us how we ‘balance’ both sides of our sum!

Year 1/2

In the Year 1/2 classroom we are learning how to extract data from graphs. The students constructed their own graphs on various topics. You can help by asking them about their graphs and the data they have learnt.

Year 3/4

In the Year 3/4 classroom we have been learning about Procedural texts. We are learning how to write a procedure text to tell someone ‘How To’ do something. Ask us about the language we need to use in order to give instructions.

Year 5/6

In the Year 5/6 classroom we conducted an activity that explored different average incomes from Australia and its neighbouring countries. The results shocked us! Ask us about what we found out.