Do You Know Why Christ Was Born?

The Feast of Christmas and the Epiphany

Advent Is A Time Of Preparation

Learning Outcomes:

Recognize that Advent is a time when people prepare to celebrate Christ's coming as a

real event in history

1. Identify how Christ comes in the Church now through the celebration of every liturgy
2. Explain how people can strive to grow more like Christ Te Karaiti

"For unto you is BORN this day in the city of DAVID a saviour which is Christ the LORD"

Advent means coming and this is understood in many different ways. Christ has already
come into the world. Christ's coming was a real event in history. He lived in 1st century Palestine,
and there are references to his life in historical records of this time. You can research the writing of
historians such as Tacitus and Josephus for more information about this. Jesus' life is recorded in the
New Testament according to the faith and experience of his first followers. It tells how Jesus came to
teach people about God and to build the kingdom or reign of God 'on earth as it is in heaven'.

Advent is a time for people to prepare for Christ to come again. Where we prepare for the second
coming of Christ. This season starts on the second of December and ends on the 24th of December.
A time to rest for the new beginning. We celebrate by lighting a candle each Sunday and each candle
represents hope, love, joy, and peace.

1. Christ's first and second coming are inseparably linked
2. Jesus first came into the world to build God's kingdom of justice peace and love
3. Christ's second coming will come again at the end of time and fulfill God's kingdom
4. Now the Church continues to help build God's reign on earth through its loving service to others
5. The Church waits in hope for Jesus to complete God's Kingdom that Jesus came to establish

The traffic reminds me of Advent because it's a time where people rush to do shopping
and prepares for Christ to come. During Advent, people change by being more active in
decorating houses and rooms.

The prophets of the Old Testament are called to the people to change and prepare
for the coming of Christ and its fullness of God's Kingdom. - Te Tino Rangatiratanga.

Why did the prophets talk to the people about conversion and remind them to change their ways?
Why do the Scripture readings in Advent, include the readings from the Old Testament prophets?

So people can realize the connection….

The message that Pope Francis gave about Advent is about opening our hearts, to
focus on what is coming which is Christ. A  time for us ask concrete questions about
how our lives have been. It is a new beginning, which brings the newness of God.
We can  find ways where we can help the people who are in need, because there are many
ways. We can open our hearts by giving what is unneeded but is needed for others. For us to be active in love for others, to see what is coming ahead of us.

This is a time for us to pray to God and to spend time with our Family, because the most
important thing to me is my family and my community.

(The first Sunday of Advent is a time for us to 'look up, and raise your head).

Today I analyze message from Pope Francis about Advent. Above is my interpretation.

Help Those Who Are Poor

These words are the words that explain the Mission Charism of St Patrick's School.

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Sacraments

The Sacrament Of Holy Orders

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What Is You're Interpretation Of The Church Being Apostolic?

Where Would You Go ?

The name of the place that I want to visit in the future is the Niagara Falls. This is venue
in North America. The size of Niagara Falls 51 meters. Niagara Falls is a collective name
for three waterfalls that straddle the international broader between the Canadian province of
the Ontario and the American state of New York. They form the southern end of the Niagara Gorge.

From my interpretation, I think that I should visit this place because it is so beautiful and
it looks like a good place to take photos. If I ever visit this place, I think I might like it
because its so lovely and it looks like a place where I can relax.

Do you feel sorry for Tessa ?

I feel you, Tessa😔

One day there was a girl named Tessa, she was excited to go to school because it was a
opportunity for her to sign up for ballet classes. She wanted to do ballet because it was her dream,
and she'd been practising her whole life. She was SUPER excited to go to school, so she packed all her
lunch and went out the door to wait for her mum to drop her off to school. Tessa was very lucky because
she was the only child.

As they pulled up into parking lot of the school, Tessa got out and ran to her classroom. That was how excited
she was. When she sat down on her desk, before the day started, Mrs Tumbler was explaining the information
about ballet classes. Tessa was really excited, and as Mrs Tumbler was explaining, the big day of The Ballet Recital
was the day that Tessa and her family were planning to go out of town to visit their Grandma.

Later on that day, Tessa went home feeling sad. She was thinking about how mum and dad would react. And
when she got home, she went upstairs to her room and changed from her uniform. Tessa was thinking of ways
to tell her parents that The Ballet Recital  was on the day that they were planning to go to visit grandma out of town.
She found a way, so she went and told her mum and her mum was thinking about what they should do.

The next day when Tessa came back from school, her mum made a decision that she wasn't allowed to go to t
he Ballet Recital because they needed to go and see grandma because she was sick. Mum felt very sorry for Tessa,
but there was no choice because they had already promised Grandma that they will meet on that day. Tessa went
upstairs to her room and cried. Everyday from now on, when Tessa went to school she felt sad. When she went to
school one day feeling sad, she told her teacher that she can't be in ballet because on the big day, she will be
gone to see her sick grandma out of town. Her teacher said,

"Oh poor you, you know what, you can still take ballet classes."

"OMG, thank you thank you thank you so much." Tessa said with excitement.

Tessa went back home very excited and happy.When she got home she told her mum that she can take
ballet classes and doesn't need to attend the Ballet Recital. Her mum was very happy too now that she can
still learn something that she has been waiting and dreaming for.

Every week from now and then, Tessa went to ballet classes. When it was time for them to go to visit
grandma out of town, Tessa would still practise so that she could achieve her goals. Whenever she was free,
she would practise what she was taught at school. But some days she had to go with her grandma to go around
because they haven't been together since Tessa was 3 years old. So they all decided that they can all go out for a day
before it was time they leave. They all hopped in the car and went around town, to the park, movies and to the sea
world park. It was an exhausting day for them that they came back and had a great big rest. To end the day, they
decided to have a movie night at home, so they did.

The next day, it was time that they leave. It was so sad and tearing becauses grandma didn't want them
to leave and they didn't want to leave. But it was time they had to get back because of school and work.
Anyways, they planned to go back to grandma at the end of the year and spend Christmas and New Years with her.

Meanwhile they were all settled into their everyday doings. From now and then, Tessa would call grandma
to see how she is. Grandma would be so happy that they called because she really misses them. But now,
Tessa still takes ballet classes even tho the Ballet Recital has finished. Tessa was so grateful everyday because
she would learn new skills and dances at school.

By: Justice Nafetalai

Are You Making The Right Choices ?

The Church : We Are One And Holy.

Learning Intention:

1. Identify what it means to be a disciple of Jesus including entering

into a lifelong relationship with him, living according to his

values and worshipping Te Atua

2. Explain what is meant by the term Community of Disciples

3. Explain how the church is to be a community of disciples

that makes Christ visible in the World today.

"We believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church"

John 17 : 20 - 23

How many times did Jesus say we are one? In this reference,
Jesus prayed that the believers (disciples and apostles)  'Are to be One"
seven times. He prayed to God to bring them to be one. He explained to God how they
are one, and was begging to God to bring them closer so that they can all be one. Jesus
said to Jesus that they may be in them so they can believe that God had sent Jesus with
the glory to that he had given him so that they can be one just as Jesus himself and God are one.
God had chosen Jesus to bring the people to be one so they may be brought to be a complete unity.
And told God that the world will now know that he sent him and have loved them evenly just as he
loves Jesus.

From my interpretation, Jesus was saying that we all are to be one.

"We are called to work towards this unity"

Photo - Garden of Gethsemani

Apostles' Creed:

I believe in one God the father almighty, creator of heaven and earth

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son of our Lord who was conceived by
the Holy Spirit and was incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate was crucified, died and was buried.

He descended into hell and on the third day he rose again from the death.

He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the father almighty,
he will come again in glory to judge the living and the death and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, the Communion of
Saints the Forgiveness of Sins and the Resurrection of the Body and Life Everlasting.

Amen

The Church is ONE and HOLY

HOLY

because Te Wairua tapu dwells in each person. Our body is the body of the temple.
If we break our body we are breaking the Holy spirit in us.

We are not perfectly Holy

because of the choice and obstacles that we make, we are still
journeying towards the fullness of Christ. We are still on that pilgrim
journey and that is not perfectly holy.

"We believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church"

Are you ignoring God?

Do You Know What Needs To Be In A Narrative ?

Features of a Narrative :

1. When we write a narrative, we first of all start by planning our writing: Planning

our writing is when we plan what are focus is going to be or what the subject will be.

Part of planning is what each paragraph will be focused on and organizing what you

will be writing about that paragraph so you wouldn't have to repeat it.

1. Second of all, we prepare ourselves to write a complication so that people

can read more so they can find out what and how the resolution will be.

This will also set off the setting and events that will be sequenced.

1. Then you start writing what happened in each sequence.

Each paragraph should only have one focus. Each sequence will explain

how the complication gets solved.

1. When you have written what happened in each paragraph,

you have come to an end where you should have already written

the resolution and then the end will be called a conclusion. The

conclusion is where you write the ending about the story. How the

characters felt or giving suggestions on the complication and resolution.

1. Orientation - The setting which will be the who, what, where,

why and how which will give a hint to the audience so they know what the story will be about.

1. Dilemma - Complication - this is the problem that will be sequenced in each paragraph.
2. Resolution - this is the resolution which will be towards the end so

people know how the problem was solved and how the characters felt.

1. Conclusion - the conclusion is the ending where you write all the gathered information to a ending.

Where Would You Journey To?

The Church Imaged As Pilgrim People.

A Pilgrim is someone who journeys to a spiritual place
for finding out more about your religion. They would
normally pilgrim to a Holy Place to pray, have time
with God to places like St Patrick's Cathedral, Bethlehem,
so they can be in the place where Jesus was born or to
draw themselves closer to God. We all journey to Church,
which is another way of drawing ourselves to God.

There are many people who go on a pilgrimage
because they want to find out more about their
religion or to check out the importance of Jesus'
life. The place they choose to go might be the The
National Shrine of Divine Mercy or The Church of
The Beatitude. Examples of Holy Places are The
Cathedral, Jerusalem, or to The places where Jesus
walked so we know if we feel the same way Christ felt.

"We are not perfect but are journeying towards the
fullness of life in God's Kingdom". When our life
comes to an end, it is time for us to enter God's Kingdom, heaven.

If I was to go on a pilgrimage, I would want to
journey to St Peter's Basilica because it is
another Holy Place and it is where the Pope
Lives. The reason why I want to visit the Pope
is because his quotes are helpful and it makes
me believe more and draw myself closer to God.

Learning Intention:

1. Recognise how the Church as a pilgrim people is journeying to the fullness of God's Kingdom -

Te Tino Rangatiratanga

- Image : The Church Of The Beatitude

Did You Learn Something ?

Photos retrieved from Google Images
Information retrieved from : https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/brooke-fraser
Learning Intention ; We are learning to identify the important features of a biography.

Do You Think This Was Easy ?

Learning Intention ; We are learning how to solve a mixed fraction and turn it into a improper fraction.

C'mon NZ Music Awards...induct them!

L.I. create a presentation to convince the NZ Music Awards to induct Nesian Mystik into the Hall Of Fame.

One group collaborated to use their research skills and critical thinking to create the following presentation:

Nesian Mystik Presentation

What A Great Life Nelson Has Had … WOW !

Nelson Mandela is former and first black president of South Africa. He was born in Mvezo, South Africa on the 18 of July 1918, and died on the 5 of December 2013. He has 4 daughters and 2 sons which equal to 6 children. Nelson's occupation is being a writer and a president. The Nobel Peace Prize was won by Nelson Mandela in 1993. He took the education from Wesleyan College, Clarkebury Boarding Institute, University of London, University College of Fort Hare, University of Witwatersrand, and Johannesburg. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, is his full name and his middle name which is his forename has the definition of troublemaker.

The early life and family career of Nelson Mandela  was having the education at the college of Fort Hare and Wesleyan College with Oliver Tambo. Nelson Mandela was very good and focused when he was at school and during college. He enjoyed boxing and running. At Fort Hare University Nelson studied law and had left university at 1939 and after student protests about the way it was run. When Nelson's father had passed away, Nelson was still young at the age of 9 years old. To whom this may offend but Mandela had married three times, which the first ended in 1957 and the second which was divorced in 1996 and the last at the age of 81 with Grace Machel. He retired from being a president because he wanted quiet and time to take off for family gatherings and time. He was baptised as a methodist.

As you may have heard, but before Mandela was a president, he was put into jail for 27 years as known for a major reason. The reason why Mandela was in jail was facing the government that was committing egregious human abuses against South Africans. He had been released from prison in the year of 1990 and went to lead the way for the abolition of apartheid in 1994. He was elected as South Africa's first black president the same year which was 1994.The most and best outstanding accomplishment after suffering years of abuse as he was in jail. When Nelson was set free, de Klerk agreed that there would be no more fighting which Nelson agreed to and was free from prison.

In 1991, Mandela became leader of the ANC. In the 1994 elections, all black people in South Africa were able to vote for the first time and the ANC won the election and a new government took over. In the month of May 1994, Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black president. It was not until 1990 that Mandela was released. Shortly after his release from prison Nelson Mandela became ANC President. When black Africans were allowed to vote the ANC Mandela led party won the election and Nelson Mandela became the first black President of South Africa.Through and with Nelson Mandela, ANC finally won the victory they had envisaged for so long. When Mandela stepped down from the presidency in 1999 it was to ANC president Thabo Mbeki.

Nelson Mandela has lived for many years and went through many lifetime stories that were important to himself and his family. Nelson Mandela was the first and foremost black South African president.

With the help and guideline of -

1. https://www.biography.com/people/nelson-mandela-9397017
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/nelson_mandela/
3. http://nelsonmandelas.com/ANC-mandela

Justice

What An Awesome Group !

These Are Very Hard !

The Statue Of Liberty !

Standing over 45 meters tall, the colossal statue is situated on a
miniscule island in New York harbour.

Constructed of copper and garbed in Grecian Style  robes the
statue holds ignited torch in he raised right hand. Resting on a pedestal,
this famous lady is depicted stepping towards freedom from a fractured chain at her feet.

A lift is a available to transport visitors to the top of the pedestal. From
there they can ascend a spiral staircase of one hundred and sixty eight
steps to reach the interior of her head.

A gift to the United States of America from France, the Statue of Liberty
has been a welcoming symbol since it was erected in 1884.

Repositioned Words:

• Built - Constructed
• Enormous - colossal
• Inside - Interior
• Greek - like - Grecian Style
• Flaming - Ignited
• Base - Pedestal
• Tiny - miniscule
• Put Up - Erected
• Dressed - Garbed
• Climb - Ascend
• Broken - Fractured
• Shown - Depicted

Learning Intention : Use clues within text to understand
unfamiliar words