Last week we celebrated Catholic Schools' Week with our community.
Parents, carers and family members were invited into our classrooms to participate in the learning. Children took the role of teachers, demonstrating how they learn in this day and age. Adults were provided with opportunities to explore how children learn across a range of curriculum areas, including English, Mathematics, Religious Education and Science & Technology.
Parents, carers and members of the broader community were also invited to join children and staff for our Catholic Schools' Week Mass, where we celebrated and gave thanks for all that is good in our Catholic schools, with children across K-6 taking various roles in our Mass, which concluded with a beautiful liturgical celebration. In addition to this, parents had the opportunity to join us for morning tea on Wednesday and to join their children for morning tea on Friday.
Friday was also the day for our grand Book Fair. Children arrived at school early Friday morning, eager to visit our library to purchase books, posters and other trinkets. I would like to thank all teachers, support staff and parents who assisted on the day, enabling all children to visit and to purchase something of their choice. Choice is key to reading engagement! However, the star of the day was Geronimo Stilton, who roamed the playground, taking photos with students before school and during recess and lunch breaks. We also had a great deal of support from our senior students, who took on various roles. This included our Media Team, who took many photographs on the day.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents, carers and family members who were able to participate in our week of celebrations.
Holy Spirit Primary St Clair
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25 May 2026
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We are proud to share that Holy Spirit, St Clair, has been recognised as one of NSWโs Top 160 Schools for Maths and Literacy Growth by the Sydney Morning Herald. ๐ This achievement reflects the dedication, hard work and commitment to learning shown by our students, staff and wider school community every day. We are incredibly proud of all that we continue to achieve together.
25 May 2026
From Facebook
๐๏ธโค๏ธ One Spirit. Many Gifts. Together We Grow. โค๏ธ๐๏ธ Today our Holy Spirit community came together to celebrate our School Feast Day with a beautiful Pentecost Mass, family morning tea, and our โHoly Spirit is Aliveโ classroom sessions. Thank you to all the parents and families who joined us throughout the day and helped make the celebration so special. As Fr Perci reminded us in his homily, โThe Holy Spirit is still alive and active today.โ The Holy Spirit is present in our school, in our families, and in each one of us as we continue to grow in kindness, courage, faith, and love. It was wonderful to see students creating special Holy Spirit keepsakes to take home โ reminding us that we belong to something greater and that the Holy Spirit is always at work within us. Thank you for celebrating faith, family, and community with us today.
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25 May 2026
From Facebook
We are proud to share that Holy Spirit, St Clair, has been recognised as one of NSWโs Top 160 Schools for Maths and Literacy Growth by the Sydney Morning Herald. ๐ This achievement reflects the dedication, hard work and commitment to learning shown by our students, staff and wider school community every day. We are incredibly proud of all that we continue to achieve together.
25 May 2026
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๐๏ธโค๏ธ One Spirit. Many Gifts. Together We Grow. โค๏ธ๐๏ธ Today our Holy Spirit community came together to celebrate our School Feast Day with a beautiful Pentecost Mass, family morning tea, and our โHoly Spirit is Aliveโ classroom sessions. Thank you to all the parents and families who joined us throughout the day and helped make the celebration so special. As Fr Perci reminded us in his homily, โThe Holy Spirit is still alive and active today.โ The Holy Spirit is present in our school, in our families, and in each one of us as we continue to grow in kindness, courage, faith, and love. It was wonderful to see students creating special Holy Spirit keepsakes to take home โ reminding us that we belong to something greater and that the Holy Spirit is always at work within us. Thank you for celebrating faith, family, and community with us today.
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๐ธ Future Tech Experts in Year 1! ๐พ Our Year 1 students have been busy learning all about how we record and store information. Working in small groups, they put their skills to the test by taking photos and writing "super sentences" to describe different animals! We are so proud of their teamwork and how quickly they are mastering these important digital literacy skills. Check out some of their fantastic work below! ๐ #Year1 #DigitalLiteracy #SuperSentences #NSWPublicSchools #EarlyLearners"
24 May 2026
From Facebook
โค๏ธ๐๏ธ Tomorrow is our Holy Spirit School Feast Day โ Pentecost! ๐๏ธโค๏ธ We canโt wait to welcome our families and community as we come together to celebrate the Feast of the Holy Spirit, beginning with Mass at 9:40 am. Be sure to check out the amazing โHoly Spirit is Aliveโ display wall showcasing the special keepsakes students will be creating and taking home tomorrow. โจ Together We Grow โจ โจ Belong to Something Greater โจ We look forward to celebrating with you all! โค๏ธ
24 May 2026
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Happy Feast Day to our Holy Spirit community! โค๏ธ๐๏ธ Today, we gathered together as a parish community to celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. Thank you to all staff, students and families who attended the Mass and shared in this special celebration of the Holy Spirit. A special thank you to our Stage 3 students who reverently performed the liturgical movement during Mass. It was wonderful to see so many families gathered on the school grounds afterwards, enjoying food, conversation, entertainment, and time together as a community. It was also fantastic to see some of our ex-students leading a Holy Spirit performance alongside some of our younger students โ a beautiful reminder of the strong spirit and connection within our community. Thank you to everyone who helped make today such a joyful and memorable celebration. ๐๏ธโค๏ธ
22 May 2026
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20 May 2026
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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
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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