During Week 1, the teachers began explicitly teaching the value 'acceptance', which will be our values focus for the next few weeks. At St Francis of Assisi, we value acceptance because Jesus teaches us to love one another and wants us to build a community where everyone belongs.

At St Francis of Assisi, we show that we are a community that values acceptance by:

• welcoming others into friendships
• displaying a willingness to support others,
  be an upstander
• interacting fairly in games
• co-operating and negotiating in group activities
• embracing diversity

At our Week 4 Celebration of Learning Assembly, the value award for acceptance will be presented to one student from each class. 

Year 6 Mass with the Bishop

Each year, Bishop Brian invites Year 6 students from the various schools in our diocese to join him for a special celebration of the Eucharist.  Next Tuesday, 6 August, our Year 6 students will join with Year 6 students from St John's (Dapto), SS Peter and Paul (Kiama), St Mary Star of the Sea (Milton), St Michael's (Nowra), St Patrick’s (Port Kembla), Stella Maris (Shellharbour) and Nazareth (Shellharbour City). We trust this will be a spiritually enriching experience for all involved.

Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop