APRE NEWS

We have already reached the end of Week 8 and no doubt many students are looking forward to the upcoming holidays.  Over the next 2 weeks in class, students will be learning about Lent and the Journey of Holy Week, ending with the death of Jesus on Good Friday and his Resurrection.  Of course for some students, thinking about Jesus dying on the cross can be quite traumatic, and no doubt spark many questions. As parents the question might then be, how do I talk to my children about Jesus dying on the cross?

I began looking at different responses in regards to this, and would encourage you to do so if you are finding difficulty in answering these questions.  One source I found suggested two things to focus on when approaching the subject of Jesus’ death:

1. Sacrifice - Kids might not understand death but they get sacrifice.  For kids, giving up a favourite toy is as hard as anything they’ve ever done.  Talk to your kids about the hard things they’ve had to do. Jesus loves us so much he was willing to pour Himself out, to sacrifice all of Himself for us
2. The best part about the story of Jesus’ death is not that He died, but that He came back to life!  When talking to your kids about Jesus’ death, stay on it for a minute, then keep going and talk about life.  We see death-to-life all around us and it’s easy to make comparisons, like seeds buried in the ground to bring new fruit.  The purpose of talking to our kids about Jesus’ death is so they see the miracle of new life.

Of course all of our children are different, and what might work for one, may not work for another.  You know your children best! Hopefully some of these tips might help as we move into the Easter season and students take some of these messages home.

INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING

On Monday we had a group of students represent St Benedict’s at the interschool swimming carnival.  After winning last years ‘F Schools’ carnival, we “moved up” to ‘E Schools’. Our swimmers represented us very well, with many students placing in their races.  Miss Rowe was especially impressed with how well the squad performed in the relays, showing great teamwork and sportsmanship. The squad finished the carnival in THIRD PLACE, which is a wonderful effort for our first time in E Schools.  Our students are to be commended on their efforts in the carnival, and a big thank you to Miss Rowe and Mr Daniels who assisted the students on the day.

I’ve attached some of the placing results below (all races Division 1):

Liam T - 2nd 8yr Boys

Nate H 2nd 9yr Boys

Megan B 1st 9yr Girls (Div 1)

Isabella N 1st 9yr Girls (Div 2)

Sam B 2nd 10yr Boys (Div 1)

Bilvit H 1st 10yr Boys (Div 2)

Declan M 1st 10yr Boys (Div 3)

Macy S 3rd 10yr Girls (Div 1)

Anthea C-S 2nd 10yr Girls (Div 3)

Zac S 2nd 11yr Boys (Div 1)

Alex B 2nd 11yr Boys (Div 2)

Alannah G 1st 11yr Girls (Div 1)

Ella B 1st 11yr Girls (Div 2)

Madeleine M 1st 11yr Girls (Div 3)

Jack S 3rd 12yr Boys (Div 1)

Junior Boys Relay 1st

Junior Girls Relay 1st

Senior Boys Relay 3rd

Senior Girls Relay 1st 

Have a great week and God bless,

Nick