1. Houses

2. Earth (S - Thursday)

3. Earth (S - Thursday)
Head of House: Frances O'Leary
Deputy: Rebecca Pritchard- Howarth
Earth is often seen as life giving and nurturing. If we cultivate it well it provides us with many gifts.

4. Air (J - Wednesday)

5. Air (J - Wednesday) Head of House: Emma Brimble Deputy: Nicola Lynn
Air is often seen as a universal power or pure substance. Its significance to human life can be seen in words such as aspire, inspire, perspire and spirit, all derived from the Latin word spirare.

6. Fire (C - Monday)

7. Fire (C - Monday) Head of House: Erin Shields
Deputy: Jessica Benjelloun
Fire is often seen as the source of light and warmth.  We need light to see but also we need to be enlightened.  Similarly we need to be warm to be comfortable but we need the warmth of love and affection to be happy and fulfilled.

8. Water (H - Tuesday)

9. Water (H - Tuesday) Head of House: Anna Caffrey
Deputy: Olivia Cattrall
Water is essential to life. It quenches our thirst, enables us to be clean and is often a source of beauty.

10. Aether (U - Friday)

11. Aether (U - Friday) Head of House: Rosin Joseph
Deputy Head: Georgia Jackson
The word aether in Greek means ‘pure, fresh air’ or ‘clear sky’. In Greek mythology it was thought to be the pure essence that the gods breathed. It is associated with light, purity and clarity.

12. FCJ Mandala

13. FCJ Mandala
A mandala is a symbolic picture of the universe. It can be a painting on a wall or scroll, created in coloured sands on a table, or a visualisation in the mind. They are used in Buddhism for meditation. 20 years ago an FCJ sister painted a mandala to reflect the history and ethos of the FCJ Society

14. FCJ Mandala
If you look at the large copy of the Mandala in Reception you will see: Earth The Cross The early FCJ sisters from Amiens A river – symbolising life A sense of joy and service

15. Our Values and Our Houses
Just as our six values point the way for us to live, the five elements remind us of important aspects of creation and inspire us to explore our world and our place in it.
We need to join together as a community to bring out the best in each other and ourselves

16. Our Values and Our Houses
Marie Madeleine, our foundress, was willing to respond to God’s call to serve the people around her and to seek to know God.
Mary, the mother of Jesus, also responded to God’s call.
Like Mary when she greets her cousin, Elizabeth, we need to say, ‘and Holy is His name’

17. Mary Greets Elizabeth

18. Mary visits her cousin
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19. Concluding Prayer
Good our creator, Jesus our companion, Holy Spirit, source of wisdom: Marie Madeleine believed in your power, hoped in your promises and lived for your glory and service. We ask her to pray with us for all members of our school community. Through her prayer may your presence be shown and your name glorified. We make this prayer through Christ Our Lord Amen