On Friday, 23 November, we held our Holy Spirit Fiesta Fundraiser. Despite the high winds and relatively cool weather, everyone who was here on the day reported having a great day.
We would like to thank our Year 4 and Year 6 committee members, who worked tirelessly, approaching various sporting and other organisations to ask for donations of time to run an activity, or donations that could be used for our raffle. It was their efforts that enabled us to have such a diverse range of activities on the day - ranging from karate to music to football ... and so much more.
Our key supporters on the day were:
- NRL - Penrith Panthers and Parramatta Eels
- AFL - GWS Giants
- Soccer - Nepean FA
- Cricket - Sydney Thunder
- Karate - GKR
- Boot Camp - F45
- Music - Mr Green
- Netball - Mrs Viera
- Dance - Mrs Barros.
Our children were so excited and engaged in their new learning on the day. Here are some comments from some of our Year 1 students, who have been learning about powerful words in English.
I felt delighted and empowered because I got to try new things. I had the best day with my class and I hope we can do it again soon. - By Freya
I felt elated because I got to do lots of fun activities. - By Maddison T
I was excited and happy because there were lots of fun activities. - By Mia
It was an amazing day because there was so much to do. I felt empowered because I got to do things that I had never done before. - By Sehajroop
Our Year 5 students also had a wonderful day, based on their recounts:
The day was amazing and everyone loved it. I would love for this to happen again and to top it off we had an amazing assembly. The day was perfectly planned and turned out awesome. Thank you for all who helped and for all who participated as it was one of the best days of my life. - By Aleks
I think this was the best fun day in 2018 ever. But the whole purpose of this was to raise money. Every child was given a sponsor card to take home and for every $5 they raised they received one raffle ticket. Then all the names were put into a box and drawn out for prizes. - By Jasmine
We would also like to thank all our supporters, who donated time, energy and a huge range of amazing raffle prizes. Without your support this day would not have been possible. With your support we have raised over $10 000 to put towards technology. Our children are still busily collecting money from their sponsors in order to have the best possible chance of winning one of the many prizes our very generous supporters have donated. Our raffle will be drawn this week.
Prizes include:i-pad donated by St George
- signed 2018/19 WSW jersey
- Hoyts $100 movie voucher (Carter family)
- Google Home Assistant (Brglevski family)
- Telstra TV Device
- Park Lane jewellery (Viera family)
- Massage (Complete Body Dynamics) (Viera family)
- Woolworths $50 voucher
- Gift Pack (Cut and Colour Me Now)
- Star Wars Trivial Pursuit
- Wet ‘n’ Wild Day Pass x 2
- $50 Credit towards a Birthday Party - Inflatable World St Marys
- 1 month free membership at F45 St Marys
- Unlimited Family Discovery Pass for Scenic World Blue Mountains
- Bowling Pass x 2
- Children’s Chess Set
- Sam’s Pizza Vouchers x 20
- $30 Voucher Mick T’s Clothing
- Yates pack
- Ripples 1 month membership
- Body Shop Hamper
- Taronga Zoo 2 x Adult Pass
- WSW Soccer Ball
- St Marys Band Club- Family Table Brasserie $20.00 Voucher x 2
- Rocco’s Pizza - 2 x $20 vouchers
- Family Pass - Early Start Discovery Space Wollongong x 3
- Foodworks Hamper
... and one of our teachers, Ms Brooker, even ran into some young gentlemen she used to teach!
Holy Spirit Primary St Clair
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19 Mar 2026
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Step inside our Year 1 morning block, where the classroom is buzzing with word-detective energy! ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ From flying through independent reading to taming those tricky "Heart Words" and mastering every phoneme, weโre cracking the code in the most hands-on ways possible. Whether weโre huddled in small groups or writing, weโre turning "b-a-t" into "bat" and "magic" into "reading" one "AHA!" moment at a time! ๐โจ
17 Mar 2026
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Yesterday, our SRC leaders proudly represented Holy Spirit at the CSPD Big Water Walk in Parramatta. Joining over 600 students from 60 different schools, our leaders walked to raise awareness for communities facing water scarcity as part of this yearโs Caritas Project Compassion initiative. A highlight of the day was the prayer service at St Patrickโs Cathedral, led by Bishop Vincent. It was a wonderful opportunity for our students to put their faith into action and live out our Catholic Social Teachings. Well done to our SRC! ๐ง๐ #faithinactioncspd #ProjectCompassion #bigwaterwalk
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19 Mar 2026
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Step inside our Year 1 morning block, where the classroom is buzzing with word-detective energy! ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ From flying through independent reading to taming those tricky "Heart Words" and mastering every phoneme, weโre cracking the code in the most hands-on ways possible. Whether weโre huddled in small groups or writing, weโre turning "b-a-t" into "bat" and "magic" into "reading" one "AHA!" moment at a time! ๐โจ
17 Mar 2026
From Facebook
Yesterday, our SRC leaders proudly represented Holy Spirit at the CSPD Big Water Walk in Parramatta. Joining over 600 students from 60 different schools, our leaders walked to raise awareness for communities facing water scarcity as part of this yearโs Caritas Project Compassion initiative. A highlight of the day was the prayer service at St Patrickโs Cathedral, led by Bishop Vincent. It was a wonderful opportunity for our students to put their faith into action and live out our Catholic Social Teachings. Well done to our SRC! ๐ง๐ #faithinactioncspd #ProjectCompassion #bigwaterwalk
16 Mar 2026
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๐ผ๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐โ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ! ๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฎ. ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ก๐ค๐ง๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ. ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ค ๐ข๐ช๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ก ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JIEWlrM_GB4gyzaPgxzjq1pDmVVU9sUk?usp=sharing
16 Mar 2026
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๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ง๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ธ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ต๐บ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ช๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ด! ๐๐ฉโ๐ณ๐จโ๐ณ ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐บ?
16 Mar 2026
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Our Year 3 students had an exciting time during the โMad About Science โ Living Thingsโ incursion last Friday. ๐ฌ๐งช During the session, they became young scientists, taking part in engaging, hands-on investigations. Students explored the differences between living and non-living things, examined a range of fascinating specimens, planted their own seeds and discovered how scientists classify and group living things. This engaging experience supported our science learning while sparking curiosity, discovery, and a growing love of science. What a fantastic learning experience! ๐ฑ For more photos see https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1E2JoFg6UuW3sJ_YHrTVnHyiLqtGuRewH?usp=drive_link
15 Mar 2026
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Our Year 1 superstars have been busy moving and grooving this week! Theyโve been working hard on their running and jumping skills as part of the ZING program. Itโs been wonderful to see their confidence grow as they master: - Speedy Sprints: Finding their fastest pace. - Big Bounds: Learning how to land safely and jump further. - Active Fun: Developing coordination while burning off plenty of energy! Check out those smiles! Our little athletes are definitely bringing the energy to the playground. #Year1 #Zing #ActiveKids #NSWPrimarySchools #HealthyKids"
15 Mar 2026
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13 Mar 2026
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Year 6 have been learning to use mono-printing techniques to create a unique artwork that explores the "likeness" of an object through light ๐ and shadow. ๐ They are experimenting with the use of ink to create their artworks. Students then experimented with stencil printmaking. Some created their own stencils while others used commercial stencils. They used sponges or paintbrushes to apply the paint using the stipple technique. They are enjoying learning new skills to create artworks.
12 Mar 2026
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๐ก Year 4 Persuasive Writing in Action! โ๏ธ Our Year 4 students have been learning how to use precise vocabulary to persuade and engage their audience. As part of their persuasive writing unit, students stepped into the role of real estate agents and created texts to โsellโ homes using descriptive and powerful language. It was wonderful to see their creativity shine as they described spacious living areas, breathtaking views, and beautifully designed homes. Well done, Year 4, for using your words so effectively to persuade and inform! ๐๐
11 Mar 2026
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This week, our Year 3 students continued work on persuasive texts. For this task, students focused on the opinion: "Year 3 should be allowed to go on an excursion EVERY term". Students sorted reasons that connected to different arguments and justified their thinking. There was lots of rich discussion, collaboration and sharing of ideas as they explained their choices. ๐๐ฌ
10 Mar 2026
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Today our Year 5 students attended Parish Mass, celebrated by Father Peter. During the Mass, Father Peter reflected on the Gospel of Matthew, reminding us that God is merciful and ready to forgive. We were encouraged to always be ready to forgive those who hurt us. ๐ He quoted the gospel stating we must forgive one another 'not 7 times but 77 times'. Thank you to all of the families who were able to join us in prayer at mass today. ๐