We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers.
We remember before our God and Father,
your work produced by faith,
your labour prompted by love,
and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:2,3
On World Teacher’s Day, let’s take this opportunity to recognise and thank our teaching staff for who they are and for all that they do every day.
I love this verse that Paul wrote to the Thessalonians found in 1 Thessalonians. For me, it also captures what we are so thankful for that we see in all our staff here at Shire Christian School.
Firstly, their work produced by faith in our Lord Jesus. We thank God for their faithfulness to God, their dedication to the mission of our school, the time, care and steadfastness they constantly show.
Secondly, We thank them for their labour prompted by love. Our staff love God, and reflect this love towards our students and one another every day. As we see in Philippians 2, emulating Jesus is best shown when we sacrifice ourselves for others. This is what I see so often. Staff who often put their own self aside to show love and care towards others. Encouraging and helping students outside of lesson times, supporting students in times of distress or need, working alongside parents to nurture and teach their children.
Thirdly for their endurance prompted by the hope we have in Jesus. Encouraged by our hope in Jesus, they strive to persevere through the busy and difficult times, willingly putting in extra time for the benefit of their students.
This is a busy term with many learning and collaborative activities and opportunities for our students. I encourage parents to attend the Learning Together Event on Wednesday 6 November and to continue to participate and partner with us in Term 4 as we finish 2024 together.
Mr Paul Carter
Acting Principal
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