CHAPTER THREE
4 February
Inaugural Assembly
The Inaugural Celebration is our first formal school assembly where the entire school community gathers for the beginning of a new academic year . It is an occasion when the school comes together to celebrate its sense of being a Lasallian community . Josephians gather at this assembly as a praying Lasallian community , remembering the presence of God and adoring the Will of God for SJI in the new academic year .
At this celebration , we officially welcome the newest addition to the school – our students from Years 1 and 5 , and the Year 3 Scholars , as well as members of the teaching and non-teaching staff . The school also officially acknowledges all the student leaders who have been appointed to formal leadership positions at this assembly , where they take the pledge of leadership through service before the school community .
This year , we also commemorated # 300Lasalle - the 300th death anniversary of our founder , Saint John Baptist De La Salle . 2019 has been declared a Jubilee Year , which began on 17 November 2018 with the dedication of the sanctuary of Saint John Baptist de la Salle at the Generalate in Rome , and will conclude on 31 December 2019 , the end of the Tercentenary and Year of Lasallian Vocations .
The inaugural assembly concluded with the distribution of ang-pows with a # 300Lasalle keychain to all the students and oranges to the staff before the community was dismissed for an early reunion on Chinese New Year eve .
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