YEAR SIX CLASS NEWS “In English, we have been exploring poetry…”
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YEAR ONE CLASS NEWS “Our classrooms have turned into Zoos…” Infant Jesus School | Issue 10 | Week 2, Term 3
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IN THIS ISSUE… July
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL Assembly Sacrament of First Eucharist St Dominic and St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Parking and Pick-up Procedures Year Six Camp Around the School In Our Thoughts and Prayers From My Readings… Prayer of the Week Thought for the Week
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER Term Three Calendar Updates School Times Assembly and Merit Awards School Photos Parent PresentaJon: Cyber-Safety
IMPORTANT DATES
WE ARE CALLED 31 July
Year One Zoo Excursion
5 August
Eucharist Parent Meeting (6.00pm)
6&7 August
School Photos
Sacramental Program Parish News Readers at Mass 24:7 Morley Youth Group
CLASS NEWS Year Six Class News Year One Class News Book Club
P&F NEWS P&F MeeJng Entertainment Book Year Three Parent Dinner
PARENT & COMMUNITY NEWS Keyed Up Music Trinity College
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL Assembly Today we held the second assembly for the school year.
Sacrament of First Eucharist This term we are focusing on our Year Four students….
Dear Parents Welcome to the start of another school term. I hope all families were able to spend some Jme together over the two-week break and stay warm and dry, enjoy some family Jme and even travel around the state. It was very pleasing to see all children arriving at school happy, enthusiasJc and revitalised. No doubt, the students were eager to return to school to catch up with friends. Mums and Dads were probably just as keen! At the end of last term all students received their Semester One report. Hopefully all parents have had the opportunity to discuss these reports with their children and look for opportuniJes to affirm their child for their good work. It also presents an opportunity to look for areas of development and improvement over the next six months. As we begin a new Semester, I encourage all students to conJnue to work hard over the term, consistently applying themselves to their studies and taking pride in their school, “ExpecJng Great Things” of themselves and others. I believe that educaJon is a partnership and effecJve communicaJon is important. Research shows, that when schools and parents work closely together children are more likely to be successful. It is important that teachers and parents conJnue to work together to ensure the best outcomes for the students at our school.
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Year Six Camp Camp is an exciJng Jme for our Year Six students.
Workshop is on Wednesday 5 August at 6.00pm in the School Hall. All Year 4 children are expected to a_end this workshop with one parent.
Assembly Today we held the second assembly for the school year. The Year 4 teachers and students really rose to the occasion and presented a very entertaining and informaJve assembly that was enjoyed by all the Year 4 – 6 students. In these very different Jmes, thank you to all for adhering to the social distancing guidelines.
St Dominic and St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Saints are a well-known tradiJon in the Catholic Church. Saints are faithful people who chose to serve God by sharing the Good News with others. The saints were ordinary people who came from ordinary families. However, saints, throughout their lives persevered and never gave up and never stopped trying to do be_er. We oben reflect on the lives of the saints and the example and the inspiraJon they have given us. We honour two of these saints next week – St Dominic on Monday 3 August and St Mary of the Cross MacKillop on Saturday 8 August.
The assembly will be added to Seesaw for parents and family who were unable to a_end. The next assembly will be in Week Four which will be hosted by Year One students.
Feast of St Dominic – 3 August Dominic was a Spaniard from CasJle. He was born in Calaruega in 1170. His family were minor nobles prominent in the reconquest of Spain from the Moors. At the age of seven, Dominic went to live with an uncle, who was a priest, to learn reading, music and altar service. At twenty he studied theology and was ordained a priest at twentyfive. He found the Dominican Order of preachers. He chose a life of poverty, study and prayer. His followers have been called “Domini canes”, the watch dogs of the Lord and it is from Dominic that we have inherited our school mo_o VERITAS which means truth. In 2018/19 the Year 5s and Year 6s researched each of the saints linked with the Infant Jesus School facJons. They created prayers, illustrated and published an iBook to share this informaJon with the school and wider community.
Sacrament of First Eucharist This term we are focusing on our Year Four students and their teachers and families as the students prepare to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist in September. Receiving Jesus for the first Jme is a very significant occasion. First Holy Communion is a key step in the iniJaJon of a person into the community of the church. At this prayerful and memorable Jme the parish community celebrates with the family and welcomes the person receiving Communion. First Holy Communion is the beginning of a special journey of inJmate lifelong connecJon and friendship with Jesus. Through receiving the Eucharist we are united in a special way with Jesus and we are nourished and strengthened to live good lives and become Jesus in the world today. People live a EucharisJc life and become Jesus in the world today through their acJons, words and way of being when they: • show love for others • act with kindness • care for people in need • share with others • look aber God’s creaJon • choose to do what is right
Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop - 8 August On August 8th we celebrate the life of Mary MacKillop. Mary MacKillop was canonised by Pope Benedict XVI on 17th October 2011 and became Australia’s first saint. Mary MacKillop was born in Melbourne in 1842. Aber what was considered a challenging childhood, Mary was forced to leave home at the age of fourteen to work and provide money for her family. By the Jme she was fibeen, Mary had decided she was going to become a religious sister. She wanted to devote her life to God and to assist the poor. Mary MacKillop truly lived and passed on the Gospel values.
Next week the 2020 First Eucharist Program conJnues our Catholic faith tradiJons with preparaJon at the Parent and Child Workshop. This
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Her love, faith, trust, commitment and enthusiasm live on in our lives today. Mary is a wonderful inspiraJon and model for all. our lives today. Throughout her life Mary reflected and shared with others the presence of God and her calling to serve.
Parking and Pick-Up Procedures Before we commenced Term Three all parents received updated informaJon regarding Pick-up at the end of the school day. Our students from Pre-Primary to Year Six are not dismissed from their classrooms unJl 3.00pm so parents gepng to school earlier than this Jme has no benefit as the children are sJll in class. To date we had had very posiJve feedback from both parents and the City of Bayswater. We thank the many parents who are now leaving the ‘collecJon run’ to a li_le later, as this conJnues to provide a way of easing the flow of traffic along Smith/Russell Street and into the Basketball Court Drive-through pick-up area. For parents wishing to park and walk in to collect their children there are a few more bays in the carpark behind the Year Three classes and the church carpark is also always available.
Year Six Camp We have been fortunate (given the COVID-19 restricJons) to allow the Year Six Camp to go ahead this year. I must admit there was a Jme there where I felt this would not be happening which would have been tragic for our Year 6 students. Camp is an exciJng Jme for our Year 6 students. The students and staff will be sepng off in Week Four of this term to Woodman Point RecreaJon Camp. The purpose of this camp is fundamentally about developing the leaders of the school. The school camp builds confidence, resilience and responsibility, turning students into empowered, inspiring leaders. All children learn from the unique experience of community living; sharing, working and living as a team. Being inter-dependent with peers affords the child an opportunity to make new friends, to view each other out of the context of school, and to witness and appreciate the different talents of others. School camps expose children to different environments that they would not normally experience in daily suburban living. Out of this they build personal competencies such as self-idenJty, self-worth, self-esteem, leadership and self-respect. Camps help develop self-esteem as children learn to try different acJviJes in a supporJve and friendly environment. Professionally trained, outdoor instructors help children feel secure and capable. This will help children grow by providing a supervised, posiJve environment that has safety as a primary commitment. Students parJcipate in acJviJes they have never experienced before and are rewarded with a sense of accomplishment and self-worth. Camp is therefore a wonderful experience for all children as they learn new skills and develop a sense of autonomy and trust in their decisions. The aims of the camp are: to develop within the students their leadership skills. to build and develop new friendships. to build personal competencies such as self-idenJfy, self-worth, self-esteem and self-respect. to parJcipate in acJviJes that perhaps students have never experienced before. to develop new skills and develop a sense of autonomy and trust in their decisions. Staff members a_ending the camp: Mr Frank Colangelo, Mrs Renee Babac, Miss Sandra McMullen, Miss Kate Witkowski, Miss Yen Wong Miss, Melissa Myles, Mrs Lauren Jenkins and Mr Paul Hille.
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Around the School We are very fortunate at Infant Jesus School as we are able to provide excellent faciliJes for all our students. From the commencement of this term Pre-Primary and Kindy been enjoying another resource in the outdoor area – a boat. The boat was named St Paul’s 54 in recogniJon of when the school was established (1954) by the Dominican order. The first classes were held at St Paul’s School in Walter Road, approximately where Hungry Jack’s is now located. With the expanding number of students a_ending the school a new site was purchased on the corner of Smith Street and Russell Road where we are today. We have also installed some new carpet in the Music Room, interacJve TVs and new projectors in the early learning area and soon our Music Room. We thank the School Board for their support and sound financial planning as well as our P&F for their contribuJons to assist in improving our school.
In Our Thoughts and Prayers We extend our deepest sympathy to Mr Paul Hille and his family on the passing of his mother in law. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
From My Readings . . . Developing EmoJonal Intelligence in Children (By Michael Grose)
When your child fusses and fumes about some wrong-doing or hurt they’ve experienced, clear your mind and hear them out. Avoid trying to fix the situaJon; just show them compassion and understanding. There is no be_er feeling then being understood. Ever told a child to calm down only to see their emoJons escalate instead? Kids, like adults, need to recognise their feelings before they can regulate their emoJonal state, and that’s not easy. EmoJonal recogniJon is a complex process that takes pracJce. Even when we are good at it we don’t always get it right. Learning to recognise your feelings is a conJnuous process that’s best started when young, before the ups and downs of adolescence show up. Recently while riding on a tram I overheard a conversaJon between two girls in their late teens. Referring to an exam she was about to take, one girl simply said, “I feel crap!” She repeated this on a number of occasions with no variaJon on vocabulary. Her friend on the other hand said, “I was so anxious when I got up this morning, I felt sick! I went for a walk and felt be_er. My li_le brother kept bugging me about how this was my last exam and I’d be_er not stuff it up. That just made me feel even more nervous, he was soooo annoying. I’m not feeling too bad now…just a li_le worried, but also kind of excited. This is going to be my last exam! Whoa!” One girl gave a running commentary on her moods that morning, including their causes and the subtle shibs. The other girl couldn’t get past a vague response to sum up her emoJonal state. The second girl is clearly be_er equipped to manage her moods than the first, if indeed what I heard is a true representaJon of their emoJonal intelligence. And what a head-start she’s been given by the parents and teachers who helped her build her emoJonal smarts. They’ve given her the tools for building successful relaJonships, for maximising her earning potenJal (I kid you not) and behaving like a champ, not a chump when compeJng in sports or any other high performance acJviJes. There’s no doubt that emoJons ma_er.
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So where do we start exploring this unfamiliar emoJonal landscape, this new fronJer of parenJng? Here are five Jps to help you explore this brave new world. Listen without judgment When your child fusses and fumes about some wrong-doing or hurt they’ve experienced, clear your mind and hear them out. Avoid trying to fix the situaJon; just show them compassion and understanding. There is no be_er feeling then being understood. Contain, rather than manage, their feelings Children’s behaviour is oben tangled up in their upsets and disappointments. It can be hard to separate their acJons from their feelings. SomeJmes as a loving, caring adult, you just have to absorb their frustraJons, and give them the Jme and space to vent and soothe their own souls. We don’t have to process their emoJons for them. Know that emoJons can be pleasant and unpleasant We oben place value judgements on emoJons by portraying some emoJons as good or posiJve (happy, moJvated, energised) while some are bad or negaJve (sad, worried, sullen). Avoid passing judgements like these. Recognise that emoJons span a whole range of pleasant and unpleasant feelings, and that all emoJons are acceptable. But certain behaviours (such as hurJng someone when you are angry) are unacceptable. Build a vocabulary around emoJons Just as feelings have words, there are names and terms for emoJonally intelligent parenJng methods. For instance, I-messages* are a type of communicaJon used by parents and adults who take an emoJons-first approach. It’s worth taking the Jme to understand some of these concepts and terms and lepng them inform your parenJng approach. Help your kids recognise, then regulate emoJons EmoJonal intelligence is best learned when it becomes part of your family’s culture, or way of doing things. When it becomes part of your family’s cultural DNA then emoJonal intelligence will be passed down from generaJon to generaJon. You’ll know it’s had generaJonal impact when your children credit you as the person who taught them the skills of emoJonal intelligence. How cool is that?!
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Prayer for the Week Mary MacKillop Prayer God of the pilgrim Mary MacKillop trusted your guidance in her journey of life and deepened her conďŹ dence in your will. May we renew our trust in your Providence to lead us in hope. May we relish the sacred in the ordinariness of our lives. May we grow in the fullness of your love and the depth of your mystery. We ask this through Jesus Christ the way, the truth and the life. Amen
Thought for the Week Nothing is too li_le to be noJced (Saint Mary MacKillop 1873)
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ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ CORNER Term Three Calendar Updates Please check the Calendar online for updates.
School Times A reminder of our school Jmes: 8.30am Classes Open (children need to be at school) 8.45am School Day Begins 10.30am – 10.50am Recess 12.30pm – 1.10pm Lunch 3.00pm End of School Day It is important that parents are aware of the starJng Jme of 8.45am. Children are expected to at school by this Jme ready for the day to commence. All lessons will commence at 8.45am. Classrooms will open at 8.30am each morning. In the abernoon, teachers will supervise the departure of students at the school carpark unJl 3.20pm. Any child remaining at school aber this Jme will be required to report to the school office and stay there unJl they are collected. Please note that the office closes at 4.00pm. Thank you for co-operaJon in this ma_er. Staff are unavailable for meeJngs on Tuesday abernoons due to a whole school Staff MeeJng and Wednesday mornings as they a_end morning prayer.
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Assembly Thursday 30 July Our Year Four children this morning presented a fantasJc assembly documenJng some of the many challenges that people aboard the First Fleet experienced. Please see the a_ached YouTube link showing some of the highlights from this mornings assembly. https://youtu.be/GIc_1ie8oy0 The following children were presented with a Merit Award this morning.
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Francesco Napoli, Miranda Doudakis, Sophia Tollis Leah McManus, Vu Nguyen, Carmen De Mello Orlando Favaro, Olivia Oakley, Marcus Herrmann, Ethan Johnson India Duguid, Giacomo Tiniakos, Ria Mathew, Riley Krans Zara Ielati, Perry Papalazaros, Joanna Chung, Brigitte McMenemy Bryant Bao, Cyara Quartermaine, Alexis Chan, Austin Tutt
School Photos Our School Photos will be taken on: Thursday 6 August 2020 and Friday 7 August 2020 All children in Years One to Six are required to wear their Full School Winter Uniform including the school jumper on both Thursday and Friday. There will be no FacJon Friday on 7 August. Class Photos/Portraits • Every Student will have their photo taken, whether they are purchasing photos or not. • The school has chosen to use the online ordering system. Your child will be given an online ordering instrucJon slip and a unique student shootkey. • Log onto www.msp.com.au and follow the prompts to place your order. • If you lose your shootkey the school recepJon will have a copy to quote back to you. • The expiry date for online ordering is the 13.08.2020 Any orders received aber this date will incur a $30.00 archive fee. You can email your order request through to reorders.perth@msp.com.au or call the MSP office on 08 9240 8000 Family Photos: Please note the updated informaJon for family photos • Envelopes can be obtained from AdministraJon. • Family photos will be taken during the school day. • It is not a requirement that envelopes for Family photos be returned to school for the photographers. • The names of all families who have collected an envelope has been recorded at the Office. The photographers will be referring to this list.
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Parent Presentation: CyberSafety
h_ps://www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au/news/wpcontent/uploads/2018/05/BIO.pdf
In Term Three, our school will have the pleasure of hosJng Paul Litherland for a third Jme. Paul is a renowned cyber-safety speaker and owner of Surf Online Safe. He will be presenJng one parent session, to be held on the 16th September at 6.30pm in the Library (Week Nine). Last year parents thoroughly enjoyed this session and acknowledged the great wealth of experJse shared with them as parents.
To RSVP for this event please click the following link and register your a_endance : https://forms.office.com/Pages/ ResponsePage.aspx?id=IyFxTM2KU-zhlHaU-NeI2_eQieFKhGs26VsZBufqFUQTJHQUk2MlM 2UDRCVjQ4QkZJRjA3SUZTTS4u
Paul will share his experiences as a WA Police Officer in the Technology Crime InvesJgaJon Unit and speak about the need for students and parents to remember the impact of their digital footprint, maintain levels of privacy when using apps and apply methods to remain safe in an online environment. Paul’s parent presentaJons will cover a wide range of topics and will last between 1 to 1.5 hours depending on quesJons. Subjects covered may include: • Cyber Bullying – LegislaJon surrounding this and how it is affecJng our children. • Digital CiJzenship – Where our children are going online, the Apps they are using and the informaJon they are sharing. • Online Footprint – How easy it is to find children online and what they can do to minimise their risk. • Social Networking & Networking in general – How the systems work and how to overcome their reach. • Online Gaming and Website Use – Risks and uses. • Tips & Tricks – How to keep an eye on your children through sobware and hardware. Easy instrucJons on what we can do to keep them safe. Paul is very much in demand and has been presenJng to children and parents at a number of schools over the years. Coincidently, Paul’s family are parishioners at the Infant Jesus Parish and Paul’s grandfather helped to build the original Church and school! Please see the two a_achments which include a bio for Paul and further informaJon on Surf Online Safe. h_ps://www.infantjesus.wa.edu.au/news/wpcontent/uploads/2018/05/Cop-to-Crusader.pdf
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Sacramental Program
Readers at Mass
This term the focus of the Sacramental Program is preparaJon for First Eucharist. This preparaJon includes the Parent and Child Workshop next week which will take place in the School Hall on Wednesday 5 August commencing at 6.00pm. It is essenJal that at least one parent a_ends this workshop with their child.
The proclamaJon of the Word is one of the ways in which Jesus is present in the celebraJon of the Eucharist. You are invited to join the Proclaimers ministry in our Parish as we are always looking for people who are passionate about the Word of God and able to read with confidence during the Mass. The commitment can be as li_le or as oben as you wish and involves being on a roster with another proclaimer, to share the readings. Training will be provided. Please consider becoming part of this ministry which is so central to our liturgy. Please contact the Parish office on 92768500 if you would like to know more.
The Year Four children will also be parJcipaJng in a Retreat Day on Friday 21 August and will receive the Sacrament of ReconciliaJon (Penance) on Tuesday 1 September in preparaJon for First Eucharist.
24:7 Morley Youth Group For all youth in Years 6-12, bring along a gold coin donaJon, and friends! Every Friday, 6:30pm -8:30pm at Infant Jesus Parish hall. Call Steph 0499 547 066 or Joe 0499 038 223 for more info.
The First Eucharist Masses are on Saturday 5, 12 and 19 September at 3.00pm.
Parish News The Parish is conJnuing with the Phase Four guidelines. The a_endance register is no longer required. However, with current direcJves of 2 square metres per person and 1.5m physical distancing, our Church can accommodate up to 366 people for each Mass. Everyone can come to Mass now without the need to book first. However, we are sJll required to saniJse our hands as we enter the church and keep a safe 1.5m physical distancing from others (except family group). Infant Jesus Parish will conJnue to maintain regular cleaning and hygiene.
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CLASS NEWS
Year Six Class News Poetry
In English, we have been exploring poetry, in parJcular, ballads and limericks. We have been wriJng Ballads about our school and why it is such a great place to a_end. Here are some examples of our ballad poetry:
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Year One Class News In Year One, we have had a great start to Term Three! Our classrooms have turned into Zoo's with many animals coming to visit us from the Northern hemisphere. We are focusing on informaJve texts and are looking forward to creaJng an animal report aber our trip to the Zoo this week. In reading, we have been looking at a text and idenJfying the main idea. This can be tricky, so we try and find as many clues as possible to help us. We kicked off our MathemaJcs learning with 2D shapes. We have been busy counJng the sides and corners of regular and irregular 2D shapes, describing the sides as verJcal or horizontal. Our teachers have been having lots of fun playing the horizontal/verJcal game with us throughout the day. We now understand what each means and show this by standing verJcally or laying down horizontally during the game. Our next area of focus is recognising and ordering coins, we will use our mini-supermarkets to pracJse these skills. Making choices has been another area of focus for us. We are exploring Gospel stories to idenJfy how Jesus showed us the right way to make choices. Learning how Jesus chose his special friends, the Apostles, has helped us to understand the importance of prayer. Watch this space for more Year One news…we are looking forward to a term full of fun, acJviJes and most of all, learning!
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Book Club Catalogue has today been issued. You’ll find award-winning books and bestsellers, as well as old and new favourites. I recommend them because the books span a wide range of children’s reading levels and interests and because they are inexpensive (some books cost as li_le as $2). To order books through Book Club all families will need to use the following steps: • Parents will need to visit the Book Club LOOP pla}orm (scholasTc.com.au/LOOP or using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play) • All book orders are to be paid by your Debit/Credit Card • Your child’s order is submi_ed directly to school safe and sound and the books will be delivered to class
Owning your own books is something special! I hope that you will encourage your child to order books. Each order helps earn free books and teaching materials for our library, however there is never any obligaJon to order. I know of no be_er way to encourage reading than to allow children to choose the books they want to read. Book Club closes Monday 10 August
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P&F NEWS
Meeting Scheduled Tuesday 4 August at 7.00pm Aber a long wait, we are delighted to be holding our P&F meeJng on Tuesday 4 August at 7.00pm. We look forward to discussing what we can plan. Hope to see you there.
Entertainment Book Fully Digital Buy now to support our fundraising! PLUS you will: Save money at local restaurants, takeaway and acJviJes for your family. Save money on your weekly groceries at Woolworths and fuel at Caltex. Includes savings in the South West here in Western Australia. It’s Jme to get out and about and support our local community. Together, we're raising funds with Entertainment h_ps://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/8423y3
Year Three Parent Dinner
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PARENT & COMMUNITY NEWS
Keyed Up Music will be running piano, clarinet, ute, guitar and drum lessons during and aber school next term, cost is from $18.65 for a group of 4 lessons. To enrol, go to www.keyedupmusic.com.au/enrolment-form or ring Therese on 1300 366 243 with any quesJons.
Trinity College Trinity College warmly invites you to attend our Twilight Tour on Wednesday, 5 August 2020 to learn more about the unique TC Spirit and the vast curricular and co-curricular opportunities that the College has to offer. Our Twilight Tour will include an address from the Principal and Junior/Senior Head Prefects, student-led tours (including a sneak peek behind the scenes of the College's producJon of The Mikado), light refreshments and a Q&A with key sta, teachers and the admissions team. The tour will commence at 4:00pm. Please register your details at: h_ps://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/enrolments/college-twilighttour/
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We promote Truth and Justice in the spirit of Infant Jesus. We value the individuality of each person. We show respect and kindness to all. We work hard to be the best we can. We cooperate and engage in open communication 20with one another.