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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24 Feb 2026
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Last Tuesday we celebrated SHROVE TUESDAY! The day before Ash Wednesday - a day to get ready for LENT! A huge thank you to the parent group for giving our kids the opportunity to have some yummy pancakes to celebrate! 💛🥞💛🥞💛🥞💛🥞💛🥞
23 Feb 2026
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Last week I had to shift my support to the NRL because we had the Parramatta Eels come out to school to talk about positive wellbeing and of course promote the game of Rugby League. While I’m not an Eels fan we certainly had a few fans around and I loved listening to the players and the positive advice they had for our students!!! BTW our kids asked some pretty AMAZING questions - we were so proud of them!!! 💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙
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24 Feb 2026
From Facebook
Last Tuesday we celebrated SHROVE TUESDAY! The day before Ash Wednesday - a day to get ready for LENT! A huge thank you to the parent group for giving our kids the opportunity to have some yummy pancakes to celebrate! 💛🥞💛🥞💛🥞💛🥞💛🥞
23 Feb 2026
From Facebook
Last week I had to shift my support to the NRL because we had the Parramatta Eels come out to school to talk about positive wellbeing and of course promote the game of Rugby League. While I’m not an Eels fan we certainly had a few fans around and I loved listening to the players and the positive advice they had for our students!!! BTW our kids asked some pretty AMAZING questions - we were so proud of them!!! 💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙
19 Feb 2026
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Last week our Year 6 Mission & FIAT Leaders were invited to attend the CSPD Project Compassion Launch!! They were blessed to not only join other students from Parramatta but also to hear from Bishop Vincent and Mr Jack de Groot. We can not wait to see how these young people share their learning with us and lead us during our time of Lent and Project Compassion. 💛✝️💛✝️💛✝️💛✝️💛✝️
19 Feb 2026
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Our WELCOME BBQ was small in number but big in energy and enjoyment!! Thanks to the Parent Group for the free sausage sizzle; to the staff who had so much fun; and to all our families who attended. It was a lovely way to relax and get to know each other a little better while the kids all had some fun!!! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
18 Feb 2026
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A HUGE shout out to this fabulous little athlete!! Jack won first place in High Jump in his regional championships with a huge PB!!! This now means he progresses to the State Little Athletics Championships next month! We can’t wait to hear how you go!!! 💛🥇💛🥇💛🥇💛🥇💛🥇
18 Feb 2026
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A HUGE THANK YOU to all our parents, aunties, uncles, grandparents and friends who joined us for our Opening School Mass and picnic lunch afterwards. There were plenty of smiles all round and the weather held out which was fabulous. We love it when we can all come together like this!! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
17 Feb 2026
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Stage 3 have wasted no time getting busy in their first Stage 3 Leadership Meeting. Our Captains, Vice Captains & SRC worked with Mrs B; the Sport Team worked with Miss Callanta; the Mission FIAT Team worked with Mrs Stone & Mrs Brothers; while the Community Team worked with Mrs Chand; and the Environment Team worked with Miss Leonardo. I am expecting big things from these dynamite teams stay posted!!! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
17 Feb 2026
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At our OPENING School Mass we also acknowledged our Stage 3 Leadership Teams, including our School Captains & Vice Captains! These teams have already shown their spirit and dedication to our community through their work as Kindy Buddies. We are so proud of each student and excited to see them flourish and use their voices to help our school shine!! ✨ 💛🙏🏻✨💛🙏🏻✨💛🙏🏻
16 Feb 2026
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There is no wasting time at St Bernadette’s classes were straight into the learning. Just look at Years 1 & 2 getting stuck into reading groups and sharing their amazing writing with each other. There is going to be a lot of growing this year that’s for sure!!! 💛📖💛📖💛📖💛📖💛📖
16 Feb 2026
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What a beautiful way to start the year and officially launch our Year of GROWTH!!! Our OPENING School Mass was a lovely celebration of our community in which we welcomed our new Kindy cohort, students in other year groups and new staff. We are growing in number, so let’s focus on growing in FAITH, LEARNING, KINDNESS & LOVE! 💛🙏🏻💛🙏🏻💛🙏🏻💛🙏🏻
13 Feb 2026
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Our first ‘Beehive’ jigsaw puzzle for the year has begun!! Let’s see how long it takes us!! 💛🧩💛🧩💛🧩💛🧩
12 Feb 2026
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Our beautiful Kindies mixing it with all the Infants students at Lunch Time!! They were AMAZING! They even discovered the bubblers!!! So much to learn and they are taking on every challenge with a smile and positivity!! Primary are also enjoying their play areas, especially Year 3!!! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛 💛😀💛😀💛😀💛😀