The Torah- Sacred Jewish Text

The Torah is the most important of the Jewish scriptures. It contains the stories of creation, Abraham's covenant with God, Moses' exodus from Egypt and the 613 mitzvah or commandments that Jewish people try and follow. The most famous of these is the Ten Commandments- Given to Moses by God at Mount Sinai.

In class St. Colemans thought about what rules it was important for people to live by today. Here are the Ten Colemans Commandments!

1. Do not slag off or insult others.
2. Do not tell lies.
3. Do not discriminate against others.
4. Do not steal other people's stuff.
5. Do not cheat on a loved one.
6. Do not bully anybody.
7. Treat other people the way you would like to be treated.
8. Do not use  violence against other people.
9. Treat other people kindly and with respect.
10. Don't be jealous of other people.

Some acrostic Torah factsheets by Chelsea, Paula, Conor and Josie

Martin Luther King- I Have a Dream

As part of their continuing 'Faith in Action' unit, third years have been learning about Martin Luther King. King fought tirelessly for basic civil rights for the black community in Deep South USA in the 1960's. On August 28th, 1963, Dr. King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech to a crowd of 250,000 people in Washington.

In class, we thought about Martin Luther King's dreams for the people of America. We wrote our own speeches focusing on our dreams for our families, our friends and for humanity.

I have a dream that some day my family will have a good, healthy life with enough money to live comfortably and to be treated equally no matter what culture they belong to. I dream they can live a peaceful and happy life together. I have a dream that all my brothers and sisters will do well in school and get a good job later. 

I have a dream that my friends won't get involved in drugs, that they will be healthy and happy, will grow and become mature. I dream that they will have a nice wife or husband and a healthy family of children. 

I have a dream for the world and environment that many of  the rain-forest animals don't become extinct, that a tree is planted for for every tree that's chopped down. I dream that there will be no more war, bombs or violence and people live together in peace.

- Andy Cash (St. Thereses)

The Jewish Patriarchs

Second years (St. Mels and St.Colemans) have been learning about the Jewish patriarchs.  Today we heard about Moses and how God sent 10 terrible plagues to Egypt. We looked at this short YouTube clip to see what a plague of locusts might have looked like devouring crops in Egypt!

We also watched the movie 'The Prince of Egypt', which is based on the story of Moses and the Exodus. It was a really enjoyable film! Watch the trailer by clicking the link below.