frayne news volume 31 issue 11 / week 2 …...their book, “the mommy myth” (2005), susan douglas...

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Vinnies Food Collec on

Next week, Vinnies are holding a COVID‐19 drive‐by food collec on to help out those in need. Ursula Frayne will be suppor ng this by collec ng food at both the Balmoral and Duncan Street Campuses. Vinnies are looking for dry goods like cereal, pasta, rice and noodles as well as nned goods and long‐life milk and cream. If possible, we are asking students to bring a dona on in and leave it in the collec on box at recep on when they arrive. We understand that not all Frayne students will be back by next week but hopefully this will give those who are back at school a meaningful way to contribute and see the posi ves in our community. God bless and thank you for your support. Frayne Ministry Team

From the Principal

Dear Parents, Students and Friends of Ursula Frayne Catholic College,

A MOTHER’S DAY REFLECTION

Many of us will be preparing for a very different Mother’s Day this year, missing the usual hugs and get‐togethers. However, it is s ll important that we take me to honour and remember all the rela onships we have with the women in our lives who are important to us, both young and old, alive and dead. It is in this spirit that I offer the following reflec on about ‘mothering’. On the wall of the museum at the Dachau concentra on camp is a large and moving photo‐graph of a mother and her li le girl standing in the line of people on their way to the gas chamber. The child, who is walking in front of her mother, does not know where she is going. The mother, who walks behind, does know but is helpless to stop the tragedy. In her helpless‐ness she performs the only act of love le to her. She places her hands over her child’s eyes to lessen the impact of the horror that is to come. Probably, nothing could be more removed from the expecta ons that a mother would have for her newborn child, than the fate of the mother and her girl portrayed in the photograph. How‐ever, motherhood has never been a place of perfec on where childbirth is the beginning of everyone living happily ever a er. This certainly was not the case for Mary a er the birth of Jesus. We can only imagine that, ini ally, it must have been very exci ng for Mary. The Angel Gabriel appears to her and announces that she is to have a son who will be the long‐awaited Messiah. What a privilege, what an honour. Surely, with the Son of God as her offspring her life would be joyous, peaceful, secure, successful and totally rewarding. But that’s not how it played out.

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FRAYNE NEWS VOLUME 31 ISSUE 11 / WEEK 2 TERM 2 / 8 MAY 2020

From the Archives : 2015 Current Year 12 students celebra ng Mother’s

Day morning tea when they were in Year 7

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There was that uncomfortable and inconvenient journey to Bethlehem when Mary was in her ninth month of pregnancy. Then, there was the circumstance of the birth itself: in a manger, with the poor, the disenfranchised, the outcasts. This was followed by the need to become a refugee and to flee into Egypt to escape the madness of King Herod. And then the news that many newborn children had been killed on Herod’s orders. Mary’s story does not get any easier. For 30 years she lived the ordinariness of daily life wondering if the angel so long ago had been telling the truth, if the wise men had perhaps made a mistake. The ul mate experience somewhat mirrored the Dachau concentra‐on camp photo: Mary beneath the cross, a witness to the humilia ng execu on of her Son.

Motherhood, no ma er what me in history, has never been an easy voca on, though a empts have been made to make it appear so. In their book, “The Mommy Myth” (2005), Susan Douglas and Meredith Nichols react strongly to the pressures that the media place on mothers:

“From the moment we get up to the moment we collapse into bed at night the media are out there calling at us, yelling, ‘Hey, you! Yes, you! Are you really raising your children correctly? Are you a sensi ve mother? Is your child ea ng enough? Is your child normal? Are you familiar with Fi een ways to Stress‐proof your Child? or Boost your Child’s Brainpower in just 25 minutes? or Be er Behaviour in just 21 days or Overnight Discipline Makeover? ... Mothers are subjected to an onslaught of beauty imagery, roman c fantasies, self‐righteous preaching, psychological warnings and totally unrealis c advice about how to be the most perfect and revered mother in the whole neighbourhood, even the whole country!’”

So, what can we do about all that? Well, if we were to regard mothering, at its best, to be the crea on of an expansive circle of love that meets others where they are and then provides the space that allows them to grow into their fullness, then maybe we could all step in and take a share in the mothering role. Mothering is something we can all do if we view the essence of mothering as loving and caring for others. What a great gi to give our mother: to share the love role she strives to maintain and to provide space for mum to live her own life.

Apart But Together!

We love our mums. While we think we should celebrate our mums every single day, Mother’s Day gives us the chance to really show mums our apprecia on. This also includes the soon‐to‐be mums, the mums we’ve lost along the way and all the people who have stood in as mums when we’ve needed them.

However, like other occasions in the midst of the COVID‐19 pandemic, Mother’s Day will be very different with no extended family get togethers or ou ngs to restaurants on the agenda. But that doesn’t mean it can’t s ll be just as special for our Frayne mums. Thank you to Pauline Bourke (Head of Middle School) and her helpers for ‘thinking outside of the box’ to ensure that students in the Middle School can celebrate with their mums on their special day even though we have not been able to conduct our tradi onal Mother’s Day Liturgy and Morning Tea.

While we haven’t been able to conduct our usual Mother’s Day and Family Day celebra ons on campus this year, it is important to remind each other that much of our sense of loving and being loved happens when we’re not in the physical presence of our loved ones, but when we’re apart. So, whether or not the women in our lives are close or far away, we can s ll honour the love and gra tude within us.

H M ’ D ‐ M ! ‐ M ! ‐ G !

With regards and best wishes.

Mr Geoff Mills, Principal

From the Principal cont...

Just a reminder that school photos for 2020 have been postposed to Term 3. This year, to comply with social distancing, individual photos will be taken of each student and then a composite Class/Form photo will be made up. This will be in place of the tradi onal Class/Form group photo. Please note that discussions are s ll to be held in rela on to the Year 12 Gradua on photo.

NEW DATES

Balmoral Campus Main Photo Day : Wednesday 26 August Catch‐Up Day : Friday 28 August

Duncan Campus Main Photo Day : Tuesday 15 September Catch‐Up Day : Friday 18 September Ms Mary McGonigle, Community and Events Officer

2020 School Photos - Change of Dates Example of how a composite photo will look

Name Name Name Name Name



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MOTHER’S DAY

This coming Sunday is Mother's Day and whilst this year it is being celebrated in challenging circum‐stances, we offer a prayer for all mothers and we give thanks for the love that they give us. We especially pray for all the mothers that are no longer with us, for mothers‐to‐be, for Godmothers and all who play a maternal role in our lives. We also remember Mary, Mother of Jesus and our Mother, who encourages all her children to care for one another. Pope Francis said: "A world that looks to the future without a mother’s gaze is short‐sighted. It may well increase its profits, but it will no longer see others as children. It will make money, but not for everyone. We will all dwell in the same house, but not as brothers and sisters. The human family is built upon mothers. A world in which maternal tenderness is dismissed as mere sen ment may be rich materially, but poor where the future is concerned. In today’s fragmented world, where we risk losing our bearings, a Mother’s embrace is essen al. How much dispersion and solitude there is all around us! The world is completely connected, yet seems increasingly disjointed. We need to entrust ourselves to our Mother. In the Scriptures, Our Lady embraces any number of concrete situa ons; she is present wher‐ever she is needed. She visits her cousin Elizabeth; she comes to the aid of the newlyweds in Cana; she encourages the disciples in the Upper Room…Mary is a cure for solitude and dispersion. She is the Mother of consola on: she stands “with” those who are “alone”. She knows that words are not enough to console; presence is needed, and she is present as a mother. Let us allow her to embrace our lives." Let’s honour and pray for our mothers that God will con nue filling their hearts with love, compassion and strength and that we, their children, will always help them and give them the best gi we can give to them: ourselves. Of course, we can show our apprecia on with other gi s but never forge ng all the other days of the year and every opportunity we have to tell them how important they are for us and how much we love them. Happy Mother’s Day to all our mothers! Fr Jesus Bello, College Chaplain, Duncan Street Campus

Chaplain’s Reflection

Welcome back to Term Two! It has been wonderful to see the students that have been able to return to school this Term and to observe the students online through vari‐ous Classroom Online Learning Lessons. It was certainly not the way I expected to return a er my Long Service Leave! To acknowledge the wonderful effort that our teachers have put into the preparing of work and the teaching and learning opportuni es for the students over the last month, the Junior School staff dressed up as “Superheroes” today. Across the world, people have applauded the ‘Essen al Workers’ who have con nued to provide their services during these stressful mes. It is important that as we begin to transi on out of lockdown, that we con nue this sign of apprecia on and work together to support our community. We will con nue to use the Balmoral Street Kiss and Drive zone for all pick‐up and drop‐off mes for Week Three. With the increase in num‐bers, it is vital that all parents respect the safety measures when using this system. If you need to get out of your vehicle to help a small child with their seat belt, please use the Purple Bays at the bo om of the hill. When using the Kiss and Drop zone, ALWAYS remain in your vehicle and have the children enter and exit the vehicle from the kerb side. There have been several near misses as students go onto the road and a car comes rapidly down the hill close by. Parents are also reminded not to use our neighbours’ property to park up and walk across to collect their children. Thank you to all our parents who follow these rules and try to maintain social distancing expecta ons outside school. If you would prefer your child to walk to Fraser Park or another loca on a er school, please email their classroom teacher to allow this to occur. There have been several parents who have contacted the school about dropping their child off before 8:15am and finding that the gates are closed. Parents are reminded that staff are not on duty before this me and there is no supervision. No student should be entering the school before 8:15am, regardless of parents’ work commitments. With the Government’s free childcare for the next five months, there are many before school care givers in the area which are available to supervise your children before 8:15am. It is great to be back at school and part of the amazing community here at Frayne. We look forward to working closely with our families as we exit lockdown and students return to con nue their learning at school. If any parents have any concerns with their child’s learning or need support in any way, please contact your child’s teacher or myself directly, we are here to help. As the weather changes, students are reminded that they can wear their winter uniform as we transi on. Take care and enjoy the clear weather on the weekend. Mr Andy Dalton, Head of Junior School

Junior School News

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Friends of Frayne

This Sunday we celebrate all Mothers and the special place they hold in our lives. Whether in person or in our memories, Friends of Frayne wish you a beau ful day of celebra on and reflec on.

SCHOLASTICS BOOK CLUB

Don’t forget that online orders are due by Monday 18 May. To view this catalogue please click on the following link: h ps://scholas c.com.au/book‐club/virtual‐catalogue‐1/ Further details on mode of delivery of online orders will be advised closer to delivery date.

WANT TO KNOW MORE OR GET IN TOUCH?

EMAIL: [email protected] Or find us on Facebook: friendsoffrayne Or on the College website: www.ufcc.wa.edu.au/friends‐of‐frayne Next mee ng: Tuesday 12 May, 7pm, Duncan Street Campus. The mode of the mee ng will be a combina on of Zoom and in person, adher‐ing to social distancing. If you wish to a end via Zoom, please contact Friends of Frayne for the Zoom code. Friends of Frayne

Middle School Mums Some of our Middle School mums enjoying me with their child/ren a er receiving their Mother’s Day pack in the mail.

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