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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24 Jun 2026
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The HoneyBee performers also got to wear costumes and have ochre paint for their final dances. We are so proud of all they learnt and the enthusiasm with which they performed! Well done everyone and thanks to CAPTIVATE and Jarara for providing this wonderful opportunity for our students. ππππππππππ
24 Jun 2026
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This term our Year 2, Year 3 and Indigenous students, K-6, participated in the CAPTIVATE 'HoneyBee' Dance Program, spanning over 6 weeks. The program provided a wonderful opportunity for these students to develop a deeper understanding of Aboriginal culture through dance. We loved watching the performances and seeing the absolute joy on the faces of our students and the pride of their teachers as they shared their learning. πππππππππππ
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24 Jun 2026
From Facebook
The HoneyBee performers also got to wear costumes and have ochre paint for their final dances. We are so proud of all they learnt and the enthusiasm with which they performed! Well done everyone and thanks to CAPTIVATE and Jarara for providing this wonderful opportunity for our students. ππππππππππ
24 Jun 2026
From Facebook
This term our Year 2, Year 3 and Indigenous students, K-6, participated in the CAPTIVATE 'HoneyBee' Dance Program, spanning over 6 weeks. The program provided a wonderful opportunity for these students to develop a deeper understanding of Aboriginal culture through dance. We loved watching the performances and seeing the absolute joy on the faces of our students and the pride of their teachers as they shared their learning. πππππππππππ
23 Jun 2026
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Congratulations to all our super athletes who won Age Champions and Runner Up Age Champions! Our Athletics Carnival was a great day for our students to develop their skills, all the while having some fun. We were so proud of everyone on the day - especially those who participated in all the events and showed great sprotsmanship! A HUGE thanks to all the staff who made this event possible, especially Miss Savva and Miss Callanta, along with our parent helpers on the day. Thanks also to the Parent Group for offering a snack pack for our kids. πππππππππ
19 Jun 2026
From Facebook
Happy Happy Birthday to all our JUNE babies! They have been enjoying birthday parties with friends at home, at Timezone, at the park and of course celebrating with family out at their faviourite restaurants, including McDonalds! They loved their presents, some requested and some surprises; and of course they enjoyed eating lots of birthday cake! Here's to another year if fun, family and growth!
16 Jun 2026
From Facebook
The Beehive erupted with cheers as the final piece of our puzzle went in today at lunchtime! It has been a wonderfully collaborative activity that has been so much fun to complete. A huge thanks to all the students who contributed and put one out two pieces in!! ππ§©ππ§©ππ§©ππ§©ππ§©
04 Jun 2026
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04 Jun 2026
From Facebook
Student Toilet upgrade update: The workers onsite have made great progress last week and fingers crossed the loud demolition work is now finished!!! The kids love watching the daily progress!! πππ»βοΈπππ»βοΈπππ»βοΈπππ»βοΈ
03 Jun 2026
From Facebook
Stage 3 did a wonderful job with their Celebration of Learning last Friday. It was such a pleasure to hear all about what you been learning and to see some of your amazing work!!! I absolutely loved seeing and hearing about your new school emblems, you really embraced our school spirit in both words and images & year 5βs mini history lesson through drama was terrific - CONGRATULATIONS Stage 3!!! πππ»ππ»πππ»ππ»πππ»ππ»πππ»ππ»
02 Jun 2026
From Facebook
Happy happy MAY birthdays to all our wonderful children who celebrated with family and friends over the last month!!! I can assure you all they had a fabulous time celebrating another year getting older! We had children going out for lunch and dinner at Nandos, Chinese, Sushi and San Churros; going to Timezone, the movies, Olympic Park Pool and Area 51; sharing Zooper Doopers and donuts with friends; and loving opening some presents including robotic dogs, dolls, board games and even a flower pillow; one student even donated food to the poor as part of his birthday celebrations!!! Iβm so glad you all had a wonderful time celebrating you!! ππππππππ»π₯³
28 May 2026
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Well we had a fabulous time sharing our excitement around our totem of the Blue Tongue Lizard with SBS News yesterday!! They filmed our students working with the team from Jarara (CSPD) and the Rangers working on our first garden designed to protect Bluey!! We will let you know when the story will air on TV!!! So proud of our children!! ππ¦π₯ππ¦π₯ππ¦π₯ππ¦π₯
27 May 2026
From Facebook
We loved celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation with these beautiful young people last night with Bishop Vincent and Fr Clifford!!!! It was also lovely to see some familiar faces from years gone by!! Once a member of the St Bernadetteβs family always a member!! Please keep these beautiful children in your prayers. ππ₯ππ₯ππ₯ππ₯ππ₯
22 May 2026
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Exciting times today our temporary toilets were delivered!!! The work on renovating our student toilets begins Monday. The project will hopefully be finished early next term. We will keep you updated. ππππππππ