Religious Education
Last term, Stage 2 students wrote letters to the residents of the Aged Care facility as part of our RE unit about stewardship. Students were excited to share their term’s learning with the residents as well as an opportunity to wish them a blessed and happy Easter.
This week Stage 2 received some exciting news - a letter was sent back to one of our students from the Aged Care facility in Kings Langley. The students were extremely excited and hopefully this could be the start of a lovely pen pal relationship we can continue in the future.
Literacy
At the start of this Term, Stage 2 reflected on Anzac Day. We read the book, In Flanders Fields, a story of a soldier who was on the battlefields on Christmas Day and saves a helpless Robin.
Students wrote poems from the perspective of the soldier, identifying what they would see, hear, feel, wish and wonder using the story as their inspiration. These were published onto a poppy, one of the symbols associated with Anzac Day.
Stage 2 have also been reading the book, My Place by Nadia Wheatley. This book looks at the changes throughout the years from 1788 to 1988. The story is told by various characters who are linked throughout the story. A map is presented on each page matching the story and highlights the changes of the area over the years.
Students drew a map of their local area and wrote a personal response, much like the story, describing their ‘place’ and the surrounding features. This text has been a perfect link with our History focus, which explores how the community of Australia as a nation has changed over time.
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16 Mar 2026
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Our students had so much fun learning the Japanese words for the different parts of the body. Mrs Filan used a directed drawing lesson to integrate the Japanese language. Great drawings everyone!! 💛🇯🇵💛🇯🇵💛🇯🇵💛🇯🇵💛🇯🇵
13 Mar 2026
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Last Sunday was International Women’s Day! And I am so grateful for all the wonderful women I have had and continue to have the privilege of working alongside. The women of St Bernadette’s are strong, compassionate and dedicated women who give their absolute everything for not only our students and this community but also for each other! I am so proud of each of you and grateful that I get to travel this journey with you all!!! A special shout out to my AMAZING Leadership Team - what a team! 💛💛💛💛💛💛
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16 Mar 2026
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Our students had so much fun learning the Japanese words for the different parts of the body. Mrs Filan used a directed drawing lesson to integrate the Japanese language. Great drawings everyone!! 💛🇯🇵💛🇯🇵💛🇯🇵💛🇯🇵💛🇯🇵
13 Mar 2026
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Last Sunday was International Women’s Day! And I am so grateful for all the wonderful women I have had and continue to have the privilege of working alongside. The women of St Bernadette’s are strong, compassionate and dedicated women who give their absolute everything for not only our students and this community but also for each other! I am so proud of each of you and grateful that I get to travel this journey with you all!!! A special shout out to my AMAZING Leadership Team - what a team! 💛💛💛💛💛💛
12 Mar 2026
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We are loving our little Celebrations of Learning and last Friday was Stage 2’s opportunity to share what they have been learning this term so far. Take a look at their artwork - they are FABULOUS, so bright and colourful!!! We also loved hearing about their Religion learning - they knew so much the Eucharist! 💛✝️🎨💛✝️🎨💛✝️🎨💛✝️🎨
11 Mar 2026
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A HUGE THANK YOU to all the families who sent in Easter Eggs for our Parent Group. These will all go towards our annual Easter Raffle which is always a fabulous fund raiser for our school. The CRAZY socks were also AMAZING!!!! 🤩 💛🤩💛🤩💛🤩
10 Mar 2026
NAPLAN: What Parents Really Need to Know
Each March, families across Australia hear a lot about NAPLAN. The National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assesses students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy. But what does it really mean for your child in 2026?
09 Mar 2026
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The students of St Bernadette’s had great success in the pool this year and it just keeps coming…. CONGRATULATIONS to Hugh for receiving Runner Up Junior Champion at the Diocesan carnival! This now means Hugh will go on to compete at the MacKillop Selection carnival. Good luck, we are so proud of you! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
05 Mar 2026
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Captivate Band has begun for the year and that means Year 4 are on the drums!!! It won’t be long and they’ll have their instrument and the joyous music will ring out across the school!!! 💛🎸🥁🎹🎺🎷🪈
04 Mar 2026
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A MASSIVE Congratulations to Hugh for achieving Age Champion at the Blacktown Zone Swimming Carnival and even breaking the record for 50m freestyle in his age group. Not only has Hugh progressed to the Diocesan carnival but so has our boys relay team!! Congrats everyone. 💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙
03 Mar 2026
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A HUGE shout out to the students who competed in the Blacktown Zone Swimming Carnival last week!!! They did a wonderful job representing our school and swimming to the best of their abilities!! We had a very successful day winning a few races, breaking a record and some students going on to the Diocesan Swimming Carnival next week. Thanks to Miss Savva and Mrs Pollard for supporting them in the day. 💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙
02 Mar 2026
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ASH WEDNESDAY is always a special time in our liturgical calendar. A time that marks the start of LENT - taking the time to prepare for Easter. Time to think about how we can make a positive difference to the lives of others. Jesus sacrificed everything for us, so how can we find ways to show gratitude for his sacrifice!!! 💜✝️💜✝️💜✝️💜✝️💜✝️
28 Feb 2026
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It’s time to celebrate all our February birthdays at St Bernadette’s! This year we even have a leap year baby so he gets to choose to celebrate today or tomorrow - I wonder what he’ll choose!!! Our kids have had a great month celebrating with family and friends, eating out at restaurants, going to Luna Park & Lasor Tag; having parties at home; eating some fabulous cakes; and receiving some pretty fabulous gifts including LEGO, a new phone, even a present from their Year 6 Buddy! However they have celebrated, their smiles tell the stories!! 💛😀🎁🎂🎊🥳🎉🎈
27 Feb 2026
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Last Friday we had our very first ‘Stage 3 Celebration of Learning’. Thanks to our Stage 3 students and teachers for sharing just a little of your learning from the first 4 weeks of school! Watch out Stage 2 will be up next in Week 6!!!! 💛🙌🏻💛🙌🏻💛🙌🏻💛🙌🏻