Holy Spirit July Awardees

Congratulations to the following students for displaying ‘The Spirit Way’ for the month of July:

Photos of the awardees can be found here on our Facebook Page.

How Do Children Spell Love? T-I-M-E

Time is certainly a precious commodity and paradoxically easy and difficult to give. I have a few heroes in my life (my parents and grandparents) and I constantly look to how they live, or lived, for inspiration. When you see pictures of Mother Theresa and Pope Francis with another person, regardless of who that person is, they give them their full attention, that very moment in time. I try to do this when I speak to a child, a parent or a staff member at school. I want to savour our interaction, be grateful that they are giving me their time, and I really want that person to feel that at that very precious moment, they are the most important person. I don’t always get it right, but I’m working on it.

Rick Warren expresses it well: “Time is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it. You can make more money, but you can't make more time. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time. It is not enough to just say relationships are important; we must prove it by investing time in them. Words alone are worthless. Our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action. Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is "T-I-M-E.”

Year 5 & 6 Interschool Sport - Cancelled

The Townsville School Sport Executive met recently and unfortunately, have made the decision to cancel the anticipated reboot of Interschool Sport in Term 3. The decision was not made lightly, understanding the impact this will have on many school communities. The current restrictions and guidelines, along with working with outside agencies and venues and their individual Covid-19 plans, meant that mitigating the inherent risks involved were not possible. 

Holy Spirit Athletics Carnival – Thursday 27 and Friday 28 August

Training for track and field events has been taking place during physical education lessons and will culminate with an Athletics Carnival held on the School Oval across two days on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 August. Due to current COVID-19 restrictions this event is for students only. Students will compete in their Year Levels, although results for students will be calculated by year of birth as per Qld School Sport. Students 5-8 years will take part in track and novelty events with an emphasis on both fun and participation. Students 9-12 years will be eligible for age champions as they will compete in both track field events. Further information will be available closer to the date. 

Strength in the Spirit,

Brenton Place

Acting Assistant to the Principal – Admin