Dreamworld

Sammy having fun on the cars at Dreamworld

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Samantha getting ready for
"spooky Monday"

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Creativity in Education

Ken Robinson talking on Changing paradigms in education. A very engaging presenter with some interesting ideas on education.

Playing with WordPress

My old mate Micky B got me looking at WordPress again after what he is doing at St Mary's.

http://maristashgrove.wordpress.com/

Samantha pretending to walk to Mater Dei

Samantha wanted to send a little message to Coogee via her website. She got a little gift at Mater Dei to carry her reading books.......

Walking to Mater Dei....singing in the yard

Sammy didn't take long to settle in.....

Sammy's orientation day at Mater Dei.

Samantha and Dad went off to Sammy's first day at Mater Dei, her new school next year to meet the teachers and all the other preppies. She met Mrs Scott and Mrs Orchard and saw Chloe Corboy singing and dancing in the church. She had a great day once she saw some of her 'old' friends from the Woods.

Mater Dei here we come.......

Halloween costumes...

 

Champagnat Week Celebrations

It has been a big few weeks planning for one of the big events on our annual calendar, Founders day celebrations and now it is all over. Things began on Thurs 3 June with whole school singing and liturgy practices and then that afternoon the Superior General and Vicar General of the Marist Brothers' dropped in to chat with about 50 keen teachers and supporters to listen. Friday was D Day - Champagant Day  with the day beginning with mass with our 2 special guests from Rome. Our theme in the year of the priest was 'Come Follow Me'. A highlight was one of our spanish speaking boys welcoming and introducing Br Emili in Brother's native language which greatly impressed him, before presenting him with a Socceroos jumper.

The day followed with games, barbeques, cross country and staff/student touch football games before finishing the day with staff drinks......but later that evening in a Brazilian restaurant (we couldn't find a french one) about 20 keen Marists gathered around the table to end the day with good food and some wine!

A great finish to a fabulous day. Onwards and upwards for planning for 2011.

'Now is the Time'

This was the catch cry and theme for our recent Joint Formation Encounter between Marist Brothers' and Lay Marists in Mittagong. In the words of Br Pau Fornells, the Director of Marist Bureau of the Laity, he said

• It is a time of thinking of the Church being born.


• It is a time of building together, as Marist Companions, the Church that Jesus spirit wants here today in Oceania.


• It is a time of listening to the call of God together again.


• Yes, it is a time of sharing our call: “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in the whole Judea and Samaria, and until the confines of the earth” (Act 1, 8).


• It is a time of being brothers and sisters in the same mission trusted by the Lord: the children and young, especially the most in need.


• It is the time of the Spirit that He wants to outpour once again on his Church.


• Yes, it is a time of making community, gathered around the same table.

Attached is the photo of the members who attended the Formation.