Student Leaders Recognised by Penrith Mayor
Last Wednesday, 23 May, our 4 school leaders, Connor, Dominic, Ellie and Sienna were invited to attend a Civic Reception hosted by the Mayor of Penrith, Councillor John Thain.
At this Reception all school leaders from the Penrith local government area were recognised and presented with a special award. Congratulations to our school leaders!
Holy Spirit Primary St Clair
www.hsstclair.catholic.edu.au
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09 Jun 2026
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22 May 2026
From Facebook
We are incredibly proud of two of our school leaders who attended the Primary School Leaders Reception in Penrith this week, representing our 14 SCR Leaders for 2026. This special event brought together student leaders from across the local area, celebrating leadership, service, and the important role young people play in their school communities. Our students represented our school with pride, confidence, and respect, demonstrating the wonderful leadership qualities we know and value.
22 May 2026
From Facebook
This term our students enjoyed an exciting and engaging World of Maths Incursion! Through hands-on activities and collaborative challenges, students explored how Maths is used in everyday life and discovered that Maths really is everywhere. Working in small teams, students communicated their ideas, solved problems together, and explored a variety of mathematical strands linked to their learning this term. It was wonderful to see students thinking critically, persevering through challenges, and most importantly, having fun while learning! A huge thank you to World of Maths for providing such an interactive and enjoyable experience for our students.
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22 May 2026
From Facebook
We are incredibly proud of two of our school leaders who attended the Primary School Leaders Reception in Penrith this week, representing our 14 SCR Leaders for 2026. This special event brought together student leaders from across the local area, celebrating leadership, service, and the important role young people play in their school communities. Our students represented our school with pride, confidence, and respect, demonstrating the wonderful leadership qualities we know and value.
22 May 2026
From Facebook
This term our students enjoyed an exciting and engaging World of Maths Incursion! Through hands-on activities and collaborative challenges, students explored how Maths is used in everyday life and discovered that Maths really is everywhere. Working in small teams, students communicated their ideas, solved problems together, and explored a variety of mathematical strands linked to their learning this term. It was wonderful to see students thinking critically, persevering through challenges, and most importantly, having fun while learning! A huge thank you to World of Maths for providing such an interactive and enjoyable experience for our students.
21 May 2026
From Facebook
Year 4 students have been exploring the Ten Commandments and how they guide our choices, actions, and relationships with others. Through real-life discussions and reflections, students connected each commandment to ways we can show respect, kindness, honesty, and peace at school and at home โจ๐
20 May 2026
From Facebook
This week Jarara visited Holy Spirit and some of our students participated in a yarning circle โ a respectful cultural discussion where everyone had the opportunity to listen, learn, share, and connect. The experience provided valuable opportunities for students to deepen their understanding of Aboriginal culture, storytelling, and the importance of community and respectful conversation. Students engaged thoughtfully and showed great curiosity and respect throughout the session. We sincerely thank Jarara for sharing their time, knowledge, and experiences.๐ค๐โค๏ธ
20 May 2026
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๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ "๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด" ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ! ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด (๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด), ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ด (๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด), ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด (๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ) ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ! ๐๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ชs๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด, ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐บ, ๐ด๐ข๐ฅ, ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ. ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ: ๐๐ด๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต "๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด" ๐ฐ๐ณ "๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ" ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ฆ!
20 May 2026
From Facebook
Year 3 is currently learning how to plan, edit, and write informative texts about Ancient Civilisations. Students are developing their ability to use topic-specific vocabulary, include accurate facts, and write clear simple and compound sentences. They are also learning to use adjectives and adjectival phrases to make their writing more detailed and engaging for the reader. Check out this week's parent newsletter to read some of our great writing.
19 May 2026
From Facebook
Congratulations to all the staff and students of Holy Spirit, St Clair! We appreciate all the effort that goes into the work you do ... and these results are a reflection of the amazing job all staff do to ensure that our children grow academically, socially and spiritually. ๐๐๐
17 May 2026
From Facebook
On Friday our Year 2 classroom turned into a tectonic workshop this week as we tackled the messy, wonderful world of volcanoes! Taking inspiration from the earthโs natural wonders, our young geologists got stuck into the clay to build some truly explosive masterpieces. Watching the kids dive into their clay techniques was the best part of the day. Theyโve been busy pinching and pulling the clay into steep summits and using slab building to create those wide, sturdy bases. There was plenty of ""magic glue"" involved too, as they practiced scoring and slipping to keep their structures strong. Once the clay was set, the real magic happenedโthe children used vibrant paints to decorate their creations, splashing on fiery reds, glowing oranges, and smoky blacks to bring their rumbling mountains to life! We are so impressed with the focus and creativity Year 2 showedโtheyโve officially turned a bit of earth into something spectacular. Check out our actions shots from the day here -
16 May 2026
From Facebook
15 May 2026
From Facebook
๐ Empowering Our Future Leaders: Year 6 Leadership Day! ๐ Our Year 6 students recently stepped up to the challenge during our Stage 3 Leadership Day! This special event was all about moving beyond the idea of leadership as just a badge or a title, focusing instead on the purposeful skills, attitudes, and behaviors that allow every student to make a positive difference. Through the "Explore, Discover, Act" incursion, our students dove into a day of self-discovery and teamwork. They Explored what it means to lead with a shared vocabulary, Discovered their own potential through hands-on challenges, and learned how to Act authentically by applying these skills to their daily lives. We are so proud of the maturity and connection Year 6 showed. They arenโt just preparing to be leaders in the future; they are leading right now! ๐๐ค
15 May 2026
From Facebook
๐จ From Pixels to Pottery: Year 1โs Robotic Creations! ๐ค Our Year 1 artists have been having so much fun bringing the digital world to life in the art studio this week! Weโve been exploring how technology and tradition can mix by sculpting our very own robots out of clay. It was amazing to watch the children transform simple lumps of clay into futuristic friends using some impressive new skills. They practiced pinching and pulling to find the perfect shapes, learned how to roll slabs for sturdy robot bodies, and mastered the "magic glue" of scoring and slipping to make sure those antennas and arms stay put. To give their bots that real mechanical feel, they decorated them with pipelines and buttons, adding so much character to every piece! We are so proud of their hard work and the way they used their hands to turn a bit of earth into something truly out of this world. Check out our photos from today here - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1W6ij2J_UjNdmTMe16DCe1K5SuSUw7Qpw?usp=drive_link #Year1Art #PrimaryArt #ClayCreatures #FutureArtists #CreativeKids #RobotArt"