Description of Activity
- Mass to celebrate Closing of the School Year
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SMART Goal Design - Is this goal...
- Specific?
- Measurable?
- Attainable?
- Result-oriented?
- Time-bound?
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Goal/Expected Result
- The principal will work with staff, students and clergy to prepare the Eucharistic celebration to celebrate the Closing of the School Year/Graduation
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Resources
- Board Liturgical Calendar
- Living with Christ (complete
monthly edition)
- Catholic Book of Worship III
- Glory and Praise Volume I, II, III
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Relevant Catholic Theme(s)
- Faith
- Community and the Common Good
- Hope
- Dignity of the Human Person
- Mystery, Wonder and Awe
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CGE(s)
- CGE3b Creates, adapts, evaluates new ideas in light of the common good
- CGE3e Adopts a holistic approach to life by integrating learning from various subject areas and experience
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How will success be determined?
- The community will gather to celebrate the Eucharist on the designated day
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| Contributors |
Tasks |
| School Administration |
- Gather a Pastoral Team from among the staff together
to prepare the liturgy
- Invite a member of the clergy to assist Pastoral Team in preparation of liturgy and to preside at the celebration
- Ask secretary to complete related task
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School Staff:
Teachers, Education Assistants |
- Provide art to decorate the gym
- Suggest names of students to act as Ministers
of the Word
- Invite qualified staff to be Eucharistic Ministers
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| Students |
- Participate in the overall preparation of the
liturgy as determined by their teachers’ leadership
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| Process Stages |
Details and Considerations |
| Mid May |
- Gather the Pastoral Team from among the staff
together to prepare the liturgy
- Discuss the reasons that we celebrate the end
of the school year and or graduation to determine
focus for décor etc.
- Invite a member of the clergy to preside at the
liturgy
- Meet with Pastoral Team to assist with preparation
of the liturgy
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| Early June |
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| Mid June |
- Teachers to involve students in preparation of art work consistent with the liturgical season to be used in the celebration
- Teachers identify students who will be Ministers of the Word
- Eucharistic Ministers are identified
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| End June |
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Immediate preparation to include practicing music and reading
- Celebration of the End of the Year mass/graduation
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Effectiveness (degree to which goal
has been achieved)
- Teachers will engage students in a reflection on the
liturgy after it has been celebrated. The purpose of this
will be to reflect on the school year theme etc.
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Follow Up/Next Steps
- Pastoral Team meets with principal to assess liturgy
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