This term the students in Year Six will be participating in the Parramatta Diocese Public Speaking Competition, called the Voice of Youth, an annual competition that has been conducted within the diocese for many years.
To prepare the students for the Voice of Youth competition, we have been learning about how to write an engaging speech and all the components that help with good delivery.
The students have been watching some of the past contestants that were in the Grand Final of the competition and discussing positives aspects and challenges of each speech.
Last term, students were given some time to select a topic that fits one or more of the following purposes - to persuade, to entertain or to inform. Students were then asked to begin researching their chosen topic.
This term, students have continued to work hard on their speeches - recrafting and rehearsing the delivery of their speech based on their own self reflection and peer feedback.
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06 Aug 2026
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Congratulations to our all Year 6 students, who over the last month or two have been busily preparing and delivering their Voice of Youth speeches. Students wrote their speeches and then delivered their speeches firstly to their class and then 6 finalists delivered their speeches to all of Stage 3 and staff. It was an honour to witness how much these students had grown and developed from the last time they gave speeches when they were in Year 5 giving speeches to become school captain. After some very serious deliberation between the judges, the following students were selected as our representatives for the next stage - cluster finals of Voice of Youth!! Congratulations to all our finalists and good luck to our school representatives in the cluster final!!! ππ ππ ππ ππ ππ
06 Aug 2026
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In Religion this term, Year 2 is exploring Sacraments. During this unit they have been exploring key symbols from our Catholic faith and other faiths as well. Year 2 invited Mrs Chand as a special guest of honour to discuss how the Om symbol is significant to Hinduism and how the sacred symbol is used in celebrations. It was a lovely learning experience for both Mrs Chand and Year 2. The students enjoyed hearing from another teacher at our school whom they can also relate and connect with :) ππππππππππππ
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06 Aug 2026
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Congratulations to our all Year 6 students, who over the last month or two have been busily preparing and delivering their Voice of Youth speeches. Students wrote their speeches and then delivered their speeches firstly to their class and then 6 finalists delivered their speeches to all of Stage 3 and staff. It was an honour to witness how much these students had grown and developed from the last time they gave speeches when they were in Year 5 giving speeches to become school captain. After some very serious deliberation between the judges, the following students were selected as our representatives for the next stage - cluster finals of Voice of Youth!! Congratulations to all our finalists and good luck to our school representatives in the cluster final!!! ππ ππ ππ ππ ππ
06 Aug 2026
From Facebook
In Religion this term, Year 2 is exploring Sacraments. During this unit they have been exploring key symbols from our Catholic faith and other faiths as well. Year 2 invited Mrs Chand as a special guest of honour to discuss how the Om symbol is significant to Hinduism and how the sacred symbol is used in celebrations. It was a lovely learning experience for both Mrs Chand and Year 2. The students enjoyed hearing from another teacher at our school whom they can also relate and connect with :) ππππππππππππ
05 Aug 2026
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Stage 1 enjoyed their excursion out to Lizard Log last week to investigate pushing and pulling. What a beautiful day to get outside to do some hands on learning! It certainly looks like everyone had a fantastic day! ππππππππππππ
04 Aug 2026
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Last Thursday and Friday we had the pleasure of hosting 6 Japanese Primary school students from Sugao Gakuen School in Tokyo. The Year 5 & 6 students were brave enough to accompany their Principal and teacher from Japan all the way to Australia to put their English skills to the test. Both the Japanese students and the St Bernies students were excited to meet each other, learn from each other and play together. What an amazing experience for everyone! Thanks also to some of our families who took the students into their homes to immerse them in Australian living. ππ―π΅ππ―π΅ππ―π΅ππ―π΅ππ―π΅
04 Aug 2026
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Happy happy birthday to all our JULY BIRTHDAYS! They have had a wonderful time celebrating their birthdays this month with family and friends. They had parties at home; went to Flip Out, Winter Fest & Canberra; ate chocolate cake, ice cream cake, strawberry cake & cheesecake. They were excited to get LEGO, ice skating Barbie, books and someone even got a puppy. But most of all they loved celebrating with friends at school. Hereβs to another great year ahead!!! ππππππ₯³π€©ππ»πΈ
03 Aug 2026
From Facebook
I was looking through the photo's on my phone and stumbled across these beautiful moments during the Stage 2 open classroom after their Stage Liturgy last term! We love welcoming parents into the school, especially the classrooms so our students can share all their fabulous learning! Stage Liturgies, Open classrooms and Celebrations of Learning will be going ahead again this term, so keep your eyes on COMPASS and the school calendar for more information! πππππππππ
24 Jul 2026
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Kindy also celebrated 100 days of LEARNING with a parade in front of the whole school. We are so proud of all of you! ππ―ππ―ππ―ππ―ππ―ππ―ππ―
23 Jul 2026
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Can you believe Kindy have been at school for 100 days of learning already!!! They celebrated today with lots of fun activities based on 100 and of course they dressed as if they were 100 years old!!! Congratulations Kindergarten on being 100 days SMARTER!!! ππ―ππ―ππ―ππ―ππ―
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30 Jun 2026
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Stage 2 did a beautiful job of sharing their Religious learning for the term through their Stage 2 Liturgy. The students were respectful, prayerful and enthusiastic in their contributions to the Liturgy. Their participation was beautiful and an absolute blessing to be a part of! Thanks also to their amazing teachers who supported them. πππ»πππ»πππ»πππ»πππ»πππ»
27 Jun 2026
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Congratulations to Stage 1 for a wonderful Celebration of Learning. It always warms our hearts to see our students so proud to share their learning with our community. ππππππππππ