ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY Weekly Newsletter Ben Davis, Acting Headteacher Grassyards Rd Kilmarnock KA3 7SL 01563 526144 www.saintjosephsacademy.co.uk Twitter: @StJoAcad ISSUE 17.3 MARCH 5TH 2015 FOR PARENTS, CARERS, FAMILIES & PARISHES INSPIRE AND TRANSFORM: NURTURING FAITH-FILLED WORLD CLASS LEARNING S3 pupils make the most of the FireReach project at Kilmarnock Fire Station May’s Medal Talented S1 pupil May Stirling proved just what an amazing competitor she is last weekend when she secured the Silver Medal (pictured left) at the British Weightlifting Championships in Birmingham. This was a phenomenal effort from May in a national competition that saw her undertaking lifts of over forty kilos. Well done May! S3 pupils Justin Murphy, Kieran Orr, Andrew Gaughan, Shaun Brady and Paul Mears all spent a week with local fire crews learning the ropes and the hoses and picking up a whole range of skills and confidence in the process. According to the boys they even performed well in the traditional ‘breakfast roll eating competition.’ The boys graduated from the programme on Friday.
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ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY Weekly Newsletter
Ben Davis, Acting Headteacher
Grassyards RdKilmarnock KA3 7SL
01563 526144
www.saintjosephsacademy.co.ukTwitter: @StJoAcad
ISSUE 17.3
MARCH 5TH2015
FOR PARENTS, CARERS, FAMILIES & PARISHES
INSPIRE AND TRANSFORM:
NURTURING FAITH-FILLED WORLD CLASS LEARNING
S3 pupils make the most of the FireReach project at
Kilmarnock Fire Station
May’s Medal
Talented S1 pupil May Stirling proved just
what an amazing competitor she is last
weekend when she secured the Silver
Medal (pictured left) at the British
Weightlifting Championships in
Birmingham. This was a phenomenal
effort from May in a national competition
that saw her undertaking lifts of over
forty kilos. Well done May!
S3 pupils Justin Murphy, Kieran Orr, Andrew Gaughan, Shaun Brady and Paul Mears all
spent a week with local fire crews learning the ropes and the hoses and picking up a whole
range of skills and confidence in the process. According to the boys they even performed
well in the traditional ‘breakfast roll eating competition.’ The boys graduated from the
programme on Friday.
Charity Talent Show
S6 Personal Development pupils Alan Sneddon and Andrew Barr
pulled of a very successful and entertaining charity talent show
this week. For the past few months they have been organising,
planning and auditioning for the event as part of their certificated
Personal Development qualification. The event, which raised
hundreds of pounds for good causes, saw over 200 pupils pack
into the Assembly Hall on Friday afternoon to watch seven acts
battle it out for the big prize. Alan and Andrew compered the
show and had arranged for staff to be guest judges, chaired by
Mrs. Nutt from the School Office. The eventual winner was S3
pupil Sarah Stewart who, against stiff competition, impressed the
panel with her confidence, poise and clear voice. Well done to all
who took part and to Alan and Andrew for arranging it.
Engaged
Learners
OUR CHARITY
TALENT SHOW
Ross Szumlakowski on
drums
Donald Jessop and Conor
McNamara perform
Shannon McPartland
Katie Cameron
WINNER:
Sarah Stewart
The whole team of performers, stage crew and the
leaders, Alan and Andrew in the middle.
Morven Campbell
Gemma McIvor
Gabrielle Maberley
Abby McClelland
WEEKLY HOME ROOM REFLECTION: A DEEPER MEANING TO LENT From the time we were children, our first question for Lent was often, “What are you giving up for Lent?” Giving something up for these 40 days is a custom that, when we were younger, helped us enter into the season with a sense of purpose and a greater awareness. As we get older we might want to consider looking at Lent in a deeper way. We become settled into our behaviours and patterns of life and sometimes giving up something is where we begin -- and end -- our reflections on Lent. It can be tempting to say “I am giving up chocolate”, but without more reflection, it can become simply a way of showing willpower rather than a deeper reflection on faith. It is more about me than any conversation with God. Asking what we would like to change about ourselves this Lent requires a little reflection. What pattern of behaviour in my life needs changing? What do I need more of in my life? Patience? Unselfishness? More loving behaviour toward my family? Each of us can think of something that gets in the way of our being loving and self-sacrificing. Too often the ordinary conflicts, divisions and difficulties in our family life result from simple selfishness on our part. We choose to fight. We choose to defend our opinion. We choose to use things we know about our friends and family against them. We choose to hurt them. So perhaps one the best things we could do this Lent is not give something up, but start something: start saying,’ Sorry.’ This would bring more unity and peace to our lives. Doing this requires courage, it asks for forgiveness from others and it means that we need to think about the kind of people we are and facing up to that. We can ask: ‘what would it cost me to change my behaviour? What would it mean if I didn’t walk around my acting crabbit all the time? What if I decided to be much more loving and patient with my friends? What if I did decide to “give up” something really destructive in my life? That way Lent can mean much more than giving up chocolate. PARISH MASS TIMES St. Matthew’s: 9.30 am, Fr. Chambers St. Joseph’s: 6.00 pm (vigil), 11.00 am Fr. Latham St. Francis Xavier, Patna: 5.00 pm (vigil)St. John the Evangelist: 10.45 am, Fr. McGrattan Our Lady of Mount Carmel: 9.30 am, Fr. McGhee St. Michael’s: 4.30 pm (vigil)St. Paul’s: 11.30 am, Fr. Chambers Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Patrick: 6.00 pm (vigil), Fr. McGrattanSt. Sophia’s: 6.00 pm (vigil) Fr. Chambers St. Thomas the Apostle: 9.00 am, Fr. McGrattan