19th April, 2016 Reflection Holy Spirit and Seat of Wisdom Holy Spirit and Seat of Wisdom, help us all to proclaim Christ and reveal the power of God and the wisdom of God hidden in His Cross. How greatly I desire to entrust to You all the difficult problems of the societies, systems, and states — problems that cannot be solved with hatred, war, and self-destruction, but only by peace, justice, and respect for the rights of people and nations. Amen.
Dear Parents and students, "If you have nothing nice to say about someone, then don't say anything at all!" Parents may remember this ‘age-old’ advice from their parents as they headed off to Primary school for the first time. The wisdom of the elders would run something like this: seek out and nurture a close set of friends at school. You won’t be friends with everyone, so understand that. Don’t say or do anything in the playground that will antagonize others who are not your close friends. I think parents today need to reinforce these eternal words of wisdom for all year levels in our school and indeed it needs to be reinforced in our community at large. Our guest speakers yesterday from Project Rockit spoke about teenagers being like ’Jekyll and Hyde’ when it comes to the use of smartphones, iPads and desktop computers. Kids are putting things in word and pictures on Social Media that they wouldn’t do in person. I would like to propose that this upcoming weekend, including Anzac Day, parents tell their children that they can only use Social Media to communicate with five close friends - not large numbers of people that they don’t really know. And as an ongoing strategy, can I suggest that students should NEVER post negative comments about other people, whether they be CRC students or members of the public. It’s not right, it’s contrary to the values of this Catholic school, and it’s, at times, illegal in Victoria. Perhaps, students could focus on their homework this weekend. Mark Sheehan Principal Parents & Friends The Parents & Friends AGM will be held on Wednesday 27th April at 7.30pm