Catholic Primary School
VISION STATEMENT
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School aspires to be a welcoming community, based on Gospel values whereby the dignity and potential of each person is nurtured as we strive to live by our motto : OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA CREST The school crest is in the shape of a circle symbolising the world.
Within the world are the two greatest signs of life:
Our school name and motto around the outer edge of the circle represent the invitation to each of us to grow in love for God, for each other and for ourselves.  A CATHOLIC SCHOOL We believe that a Catholic school is a Christian community with a common vision, which is centred on the person of Jesus and his teachings. Christian values such as respect, concern, care, compassion and forgiveness, are seen in the relationships among all that make up the school community - students, staff, parents and parishioners. It is a place where staff and students participate in the sacramental and liturgical life of the school and Parish. In a Catholic school the atmosphere and the programmes provide the conditions for the faith of staff and students to be active, conscious and be continually growing. Consequently, Religious Education is explicitly taught and the total curriculum is designed and implemented within the context of Catholic values and attitudes. The curriculum of the Catholic school provides for the total growth of the child and so offers a variety of experiences, which will give the student a good educational grounding. As part of our evangelizing mission the education offered in our Catholic school prepares each student for further education and also develops in the child a personal relationship with Christ and a desire to be an active member of the Church community. In such an environment we believe each student will come to believe in his/her worth as an individual and a child of God.  |
VALUES IN ACTION
At Our Lady Star of the Sea, we as a learning community and school family, will focus on ….
- CARING: giving love and attention to people and things.
- SELF CONFIDENCE: having faith in yourself and trusting yourself.
- CONSIDERATION: being thoughtful about other people and their feelings.
- COOPERATION: working together for the good of everyone.
- COURAGE: being brave even when afraid.
- COURTESY: being polite to people and behaving with good manners.
- COMMITMENT. caring deeply about something or about someone and giving your all.
- FORGIVENESS: giving someone another chance after they have done something wrong, knowing that everyone makes mistakes.
- FRIENDLINESS: taking an interest in people and going out of your way to make others feel welcome.
- GENEROSITY: giving and sharing freely because you want to, not with the idea of receiving a reward or a gift in return.
- HELPFULNESS: being ready to be of service, as well as willing to do useful things for people.
- GOOD EXAMPLE: behaving in appropriate ways and being a positive role model to your peers and friends.
- INTEGRITY. doing what you believe is right and standing up for it.
- JOYFULNESS: being filled with happiness, a peaceful sense of well being.
- FAIRNESS: not showing any favouritism, treating people equally.
- KINDNESS: showing you care and doing some good to make life better for others.
- LOYALTY: staying true to someone and standing up for people or something you believe in.
- ORDERLINESS: being neat and organized and living with a sense of harmony.
- OPTIMISM: being hopeful and believing that good will come of things.
- PATIENCE: staying calm when there is a need to wait, or when difficult situations happen.
- PERSEVERANCE: being purposeful, sticking to your task until it's done, even when obstacles appear
- RELIABILITY: not letting people down, others can always depend on you.
- RESPECTING RULES: honouring and complying with rules that are set for the good of everyone.
- RESILIENCE: being able to bounce back and to make the most of a situation when unfortunate things happen.
- SELF DISCIPLINE: being able to control your own feelings and behaviour.
- TOLERANCE: respecting differences and not expecting others to think, look, speak or act just like you.
- TRUSTWORTHINESS: deserving the trust other people place in you, so they can count on you.
- TRUTHFULNESS: always being honest in your words and in your actions, and not telling lies.
- UNDERSTANDING: seeing things from the other person's point of view.
- UNITY: being connected to, and feeling part of the people in your group.