good morning, year 12. we hope you are keeping well. we

Message from the Year 12 Team

Good morning, Year 12. We hope you are

keeping well.

We are delighted to share more fantastic

work completed on Google Classroom over the

past few weeks. Well done to all Year 12s who

are engaging so well; you are definitely

sharpening your independent study skills which

is a fantastic foundation for Post-16 study!


Well done to Year 12 Geography pupils who are working really hard

at home.

Aoife and Niamh have consolidated theirlearning through graphic organisers and past paper questions.

While Rachel has been enhancing her essay writing skills.


More great work from Alice who has been consolidating her

learning in Science by making her own revision notes with

diagrams.


Mrs Robb has also launched an exciting transition project for Year 12 Art pupils to

prepare for Post-16 study.

The project involves documenting aspects of pupils’

lives and personalities through a combination of

drawings, paintings and text/words in a sketchbook.

Mrs Robb has shared further ideas for completing

the project on the Year 12 Art Google Classroom.

We are really looking forward to receiving updates on

how the journals are coming along!


You may also wish to explore the various careers videos that have

been uploaded to the school website.

There are a range of videos featuring

professionals who discuss what it is like to work

in their industry, including Dr. Katie Liston from

Amazing Brains who talks about teaching and

research in the field of Social Science. There are

videos from solicitors, wedding planners,

firefighters, animators and more! They are

definitely worth checking out while you consider

your options for Post-16 study and beyond!

Showing Care for Otherswith Pope Francis

In Laudato Si’ – the letter written by Pope Francis – the Pope asks

us to show care for others, to recognise that we need one another

and that we all need to encourage a ‘culture of care’. Pope Francis

calls this ‘social love’. Even making small gestures to show our

thanks to others helps to build a better world. The Covid-19

pandemic is causing us to think of others who are working to keep

our hospitals and health services open, to look after and care for

those who are ill. Pope Francis invites us ‘to seek a new beginning’

– by showing care for others.

During Social Distancing, our well-being depends on others

Look at each of the beatitudes on the previous slide

• Which beatitude best represents you?

• How are your actions during ‘social distancing’ helping others?

• Who is helping you and how are their actions helping you?

• Draw and label two other ‘beatitudes’ that you could add to thediagram.

“We must regain the connection that we need one another, that we have ashared responsibility for others ……and that being good and decent are worth it”paragraph 229

“Love, overflowing with small gestures of mutual care is also civic and politicaland makes itself felt in every action that seeks to build a better world” paragraph231

Being grateful toothers can help usto develop ‘sociallove’.

Each Thursday during our ‘social distancing’ at 8pm we share a positive gestureshowing thanks to the NHS. What other gestures are communities in Belfastmaking?

• What positive gestures can I take to show my gratitude and care to those thatI share my home with/live with?

• What positive gestures can I take to show my gratitude and care to oneperson outside my family that I depend on – this could be in school/ shops/ ormy community.

• Choose one meal today. List others who made your meal possible – start withthe growing of the food itself. Take a few minutes to say thank you.

• Write a 5-point plan of how you will put in place a habit – a ‘new beginning’ –to show how you will thank others going forward.


This Saturday 9th May is the Feast of

St. Louise

Loving and compassionate God, we

celebrate with great joy the faith and

works of St. Louise de Marillac. Instill in

us the fire of her love, the tenacity of her

belief, and the tenderness of her care for

the most abandoned. Draw us together

into the light of your presence and help

us to trust in the power of your Spirit,

leading us ever closer to you.

St Louise de Marillac,

pray for us


Deadlines

Due this week:

Single Award Science: Coordination and Control Exam

Questions and Connection Cards/Cornell revision

Business Studies Miss Mooney: Business Project 1

Drama: News Bulletin

Dance: ‘Within Her Eyes’ Quiz

English Literature: Drama Past Paper Question

English Language: Personal Writing

Remember that this Friday 8th May is a bank holiday. Make sure you have your

work uploaded and then take a little break!

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