A couple of weeks ago, our school came together in joyful celebration of the Feast of St John Henry Newman. We began the week with a beautiful whole-school worship led by our Year 5 Prayer Council, who helped us reflect on his life and teachings as we prepared to honour his feast day.

Inspired by his message, we explored how each of us can be a strong link to others—sharing kindness, faith, and courage in our daily lives. Yellow Class took this theme to back to class, spending time thinking about what it means to be a strong link in their own lives. Their thoughtful reflections have been lovingly recorded in our Reflections Book, where they made promises to live out this message in meaningful ways.

On Thursday, our celebrations continued and we started our day with a special Mass led by Father Bill and Year 5. During the afternoon each class then spent time learning about St John Henry Newman’s life, his mission, and the values he stood for. At the end of the day, we gathered together to share our learning and reflect on what it means to be a link in the chain of our school community. We joined together to show how our faith and community links us all here at Cardinal Newman. To finish our celebrations with a smile, everyone was treated to a refreshing ice lolly!

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