October is Mission Month and traditionally at St Kevin’s we have had enormous support from our extended community to raise money to support CARITAS efforts overseas.  Over the years we have created a number of fun activities and stalls, with our Year 5/6 students coordinating, to raise awareness and money for those less fortunate than ourselves.  Our day has always either commenced or concluded with a liturgy with Mr Richard Cootes.  This year things, necessarily, have to be very different. 

In Term 4 our Mini Vinnies students, together with our senior class, will work together to promote our Socktober social justice action. WHAT is Socktober? Socktober invites our school to engage with mission in a holistic way within the head, heart, hands model: encouraging a learning mind, an open heart and hands for action.

Through experiencing how their brothers and sisters around the world play the game of soccer, our students can learn about life in mission countries and be moved to act in solidarity. Socktober provides children with the opportunity to lead in mission by sharing their story of support with their family and friends.  In Term 4, we’ll have a chance to come together at our school’s Socktober Event Day, Friday 30th October, 2020,  where the children will be able to kick goals for kids in need around the world. This is a fun and educational day which you might like to get involved in if you are able.

One of the most popular elements of Socktober encourages children to create their own recycled ‘sockball’ – a replica of the type of ball thousands of children around the world play with each day. As part of this program, we’ll be engaging with the Socktober Challenge, a learning program with activities and resources designed to be delivered in the classroom and also enjoyed at home. Following COVID-19 restrictions, we will also host a Socktober Event Day at our school. Students will interact with stories of mission from this year’s focus country, Cambodia, and shoot goals with handmade ‘sockballs’.

REGISTRATION

Please register your child at the Socktober website below. Should you choose, please consider helping your child set a target and fundraise for vulnerable children around the world to access food, education, healthcare, and pastoral support. Once registered, students can ask their friends and families to sponsor them as they complete the activities in the Socktober Challenge and shoot goals on the Event Day. Below are some examples of what our sponsorship money can provide for children in Cambodia.

Please register your child/ren at our school’s Socktober page here:

http://www.socktober.org.au/fundraising/schools/st-kevins-primary-cardiff

Then, simply share the page and encourage family and friends to get behind your child/ren’s Socktober journey. Socktober involves children completing activities in school and at home, like making their own sockball from recycled materials. To gain access to these activities it is essential that you register your child.

SOCKTOBER DAY AT ST KEVIN’S

Students will wear free dress on the day and bring a gold coin donation. They may choose to wear football socks or other colourful socks with runners for the Socktober event day.  Apart from the gold coin donation and  the sponsorship your child receives for kicking their goals, their will be no further monies brought in (as in previous years).  We will celebrate a liturgy and have some fun activities organised for each class to participate in after their goal kick challenge.

We are very excited about our mission journey with the children. We will keep you updated as we continue to build momentum towards our Socktober Event Day Friday 30th October, 2020. Thank you for your support and for helping your child/ren ‘sock it to poverty!’

Kim Hogan

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