YEAR 9 TRINITY PROGRAM

During our online Trinity lesson, 9 Barton were asked to go outside capture specific images and write a small reflection. I would like to share some of these with our community. 

Mr Younan.

Students were asked to create a 'poster of hope' and leave it in a spot where many people will pass by and see their message. 

They then collect interesting flowers, and other items from nature.

While sitting in their backyard, students were asked to close their eyes for one minute and identify what they could smell, hear, feel and think...

I am sitting on a metal park bench. The rays of the sun shining down on the top of my head. I can feel my body warnimg up and it's definitely irritating. I can hear the birds chirping behind me as I close my eyes. To squawk and sound almost like a ringtone. I can feel my shoulders dropping as I start to relax. Funny moments from school are popping into my head and all I can think about is the thought of going back. The air is clean as I breathe in through my nose and out through my mouth. I start to think of what tomorrow will bring. Will it be a good day? Will I get work done? Different thoughts pass through my mind like cars speeding down a highway. The sun continues to glare at me, urging me to leave. 

I can smell the garden of grass and plants in my yard. I can also smell trees in my neighbourhood. I can hear the birds around me and wind blowing leaves, blowing plants in my garden as well. I can feel the wind as it blows around me with air. I also can feel the concrete beneath me, where I am sitting. I am thinking about the music that I frequently hear every night and morning on my audio player whenever I fall sleep and wake up. 

HEALTHY EATING

EAT THE RAINBOW to keep healthy everyday!

Much like a rainbow, vegetables come in a range of beautiful vibrant colours.

These colours are created by all the different vitamins, phytochemicals and other nutrients that are in vegetables. These wonderful colours are nutrients that keep us healthy and disease free.

Dark-green colours as found in spinach and broccoli are rich in chlorophyll, which purifies the blood and balances your metabolism.                                              

The yellow-orange colour in vegetables comes from beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, xanthophyll, cryptoxanthin and related carotenoids; carotenoids are helpful for protecting vision and combating cellular damage, which may reduce the likelihood of cardiovascular events and eye disease. 

Richly coloured purple foods are everywhere: purple carrots, red cabbage, red onion, eggplant (aubergine), purple corn, purple potatoes, purple broccoli and purple cauliflower. Purple foods harbour some of the most amazing nutritional benefits possible. They are high in anthocyanin – for instance, purple carrots have up to 28 times more anthocyanins than orange carrots. 

In contrast, beetroot’s deep purple colour comes from plant chemicals called betalains. Like anthocyanins, betalains have antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties. Beetroots that are especially rich in them, are considered to be powerful antioxidants that guard the body’s fragile cells from the destructive effects of free radicals that cause certain cancers. These should all be included in your 5-a-day diet to protect against chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration and certain cancers. They also reduce your risk of Diabetes Type 2 and obesity.

So always try to eat a rainbow of colourful vegetables – greens, yellows, oranges, purples and reds. This ensures you get a wide variety of different nutrients.