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.

Mother Teresa- Putting her Faith into Action

Third year classes (St. Thereses and St. Marks) are currently doing a unit called 'Faith in Action'. Over the last week we have been learning about Mother Teresa and how her Catholic faith called her to work with the "poorest of the poor" in Calcutta. 

Play the video below to see the PowerPoint presentation we used to learn about a great woman's work.

Students retold the story of Mother Teresa's amazing life through words and pictures.

Rinalds hard at work! 

Why do we study RE?

First and second years started the year by discussing why we study RE in school. All classes came up with some great answers. 

For example: 

• We learn about God. 
• We learn about other cultures and traditions. 
• It helps us not to be prejudiced.
• We learn about other places and people in the world. 
• It helps us to understand others. 

Classes then explained to our confused alien, using comic strips or a short story, why it is that we have RE classes in school. Their work looks great up on the wall of D1. 

Classroom display of work by first and second years