St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Camden in Camden, New South Wales, Australia | School

St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Camden

Locality: Camden, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4654 8900

Address: 20 Mitchell Street 2570 Camden, NSW, Australia

Website: https://www.spcdow.catholic.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Be bright, sunny and positive. Spread seeds of happiness. Rise, shine & hold your head high! A little bit of Thursday inspiration from Year 2

25.01.2022 If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself Who will take out house cup this term?

25.01.2022 Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can Year Three have been enjoying a round of Tennis during their sport. Thanks to the Term 3 Sporting Schools program and Tennis Australia our students are able to experience another new sports program.

24.01.2022 Cookies are made of butter and love Our teachers were certainly feeling the love yesterday thanks to The Chef and I Catering. #sweetenedourday #yummy

24.01.2022 Children see magic because they look for it Here is 360 of the magical Kindergartens at sport yesterday. #welovesport #throwing #ourworld #kindermagic

23.01.2022 Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love Today marks the first day of National Reconciliation Week for 2020, the theme of which is ‘In this together’. The theme announced last year resonates powerfully at this challenging time. The artwork in our school hall is a constant reminder for our community.... Our ‘St Paul’s Camden’ painting was completed by the students and staff of 2018. It is a modern, contemporary Aboriginal painting which pays homage to the local people of the Gundungurra, Dharawal and Dharug nation and captures the true essence of the school community of Camden. Three distinct areas are depicted. In the North-Eastern area of the Nepean River are the Dharug people. In the Eastern Cowpastures are the Dharawal people. The area of Camden Town, the Western Cowpastures and adjoining mountains are neighbours of the Gundungarra people. In the centre of the painting are the red circular shapes which represent a meeting place and in this case, that place is St Paul’s School. The red colour of the circles symbolises the deep connection of the Aboriginal people to the land. The white dots around the circles represent the Elders of the past. Flowing through the centre is the Nepean River with its local communities marked along its banks. Inside the meeting place is the original building provided by John Macarthur for one catholic teacher to educate the children of those who worked on his estate. In 1840, the Macarthur family donated the land upon which St Paul’s Catholic Church was built. In 1859, a new church was built, and the old church was then used as a school run by laypeople. In 1883, two St Joseph Sisters arrived and began teaching classes in the old church. In 1900, a decision was made to demolish the old church, clean the bricks and erect a new school with the same bricks. The new school building opened in 1901 and is today named ‘The Heritage Hall’. The small U shapes around the school represent the young members of the local Aboriginal community. These are coloured orange, a colour of trust. The small U shapes also represent the 56 pioneer students that were enrolled when the new school opened on March 3, 1901. Near each child is a brick that the children helped clean to build the school. The large, yellow U shapes represent the current Elders and school leaders of the school community. Below the school is the local totem of the lyrebird, the symbol of Reconciliation. The brightly coloured dots radiating out from the centre are the students, teachers and families of the school community, and they carry the school values of ‘Truth, Love and Faith’ throughout the community. The handprint of the school principal can be seen in the painting and represents the guidance, care and love for the entire school community.

23.01.2022 Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step Today and tomorrow our 2021 Kindergarten students will take their first steps into a St Paul's classroom during their orientation. Mr Reardon was there today to welcome them to our SPC family. The students spent the morning playing, colouring and meeting new friends. We are looking forward to seeing all their smiling faces again in 2021.

23.01.2022 To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are The vision of St Paul’s is that the school will be embodied in its motto of Truth, Love and Faith. It is through the motto that students are continually encouraged to strive to do their best therefore deeply embedding the ongoing spiritual, academic and social interactions students have each day whilst at school. Today we presented students with our 2020 semester one and two Truth, Love, Faith awards. This is the formal recognition of students’ commitment to Catholic learning, belonging, celebration, hope, respect and justice. This includes achievement, appropriate behaviour and consistently doing their best. Congratulations to all the students who received an award today. A highlight for the staff was seeing all the children so as excited for friends who received awards.

23.01.2022 Everyone has the fire, but the champions know when to ignite the spark Congratulations to our 2021 swimming age champions.

23.01.2022 It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver Year One have been learning about different ways they can move their body during sport.

22.01.2022 Photography is the art of making memories tangible During Visual Arts Year 5 are learning photography and ways to photograph everyday items from interesting angles and in different lighting.

22.01.2022 One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if not has not dined well Thank you to The Chef and I Catering for making sure our teachers dined well today while interviewing our 2021 prospective Kindergarten students and families.

21.01.2022 There are always flowers for those who want to see them These students have been enjoying beautifying our school, planting winter vegetables in our brand new veggie patch and planting some flowers on Area 1.

21.01.2022 Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring At St Paul's we will be starting the 'R U Ok?' conversation on Thursday 10 September by joining the national R U OK Day of action dedicated to reminding everyone that every day is the day to ask, Are you OK? and support each other. Throughout the day the children will be engaged in activities to help identify ways in which they can communicate, cooperate and show kindness to others. The students are asked... to wear a yellow shirt on this day with their sports uniform. Catholic Schools NSW Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong

20.01.2022 Success is the sum of small efforts being repeated day in and day out Congratulations to our Principal Award students for week 3.

20.01.2022 There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart Just a reminder all Students are allowed to transition into summer uniform on Monday.

19.01.2022 Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire Teachers (with support from parents and carers) have ensured education continued in our community, despite major challenges this year. It’s has reinforced the significant role our teachers play in the lives of children and students, their families and communities. Let's celebrate this remarkable profession and say thank you to our teachers. Here is what our students have to say.... #teachersday #thankteachers #brightfuture AITSL

19.01.2022 Testing leads to failure, and failure leads to understanding Year Five Hope have been learning to create and innovate with code on their iPads. https://hourofcode.com/au/learn

19.01.2022 Success is best when it’s shared Congratulations to our first Principal Award students for 2021. We hope that each week we have this many recipients.

19.01.2022 If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader Congratulations to our three new student leaders in Year 6, who are joining the Student Representative Committee for Semester Two.

18.01.2022 The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless Last Friday, we celebrated Book Week with the theme 'Curious Creatures, Wild Minds.' We don’t know who had more fun the students or the teachers! The students and staff dressed as their favourite book characters to celebrate their love of books and the wonderful worlds they unlock in our imagination. We saw some amazing and creative costume creations. Well done to our staff and families dedicating lots of time on creating their costumes!

17.01.2022 Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams Congratulations to the students who received their Mary MacKillop medallions today. (Year 6 will receive their medallions at their Graduation Mass.)

16.01.2022 Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come. Congratulations to our Principal Award students for this week.

16.01.2022 Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding One Truth participated in the 'Amazing Multiplication Race'. The students are learning how to make equal groups to find the total. The students were all able to pass through all the checkpoints to complete the race.

15.01.2022 Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible It was Year Five's turn to enjoy their class reward with a pyjama day last Friday. We are looking forward to seeing more classes enjoy their whole class rewards.

14.01.2022 Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart Congratulations to our St Paul’s students for their amazing achievements at the Christmas Art Competition and Art Exhibition was streamed via their first-ever Virtual event. We are thrilled to announce that Noah was awarded a Highly Commended for his beautiful watercolour artwork and Kobe, Oliver, Scarlett and Isabella were all selected as Finalists and will continue on through to the Sydney Diocese Art Competition and Exhibition to be held later in the year. What a very special night and an amazing achievement. Mrs Clancy, Mrs Huxley and our St Paul’s staff and community are very proud of you all.

14.01.2022 FREE eSafety webinar for parents Parents and Carers! The Office of the eSafety Commissioner is inviting you to participate in one of their live webi...nars: a parent's guide to popular apps. Tuesday 8 September 12:30pm Wednesday 9 September 7:30pm Thursday 10 September 12:30pm Learn everything you need to know about popular apps being used by young people, including TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram and YouTube. REGISTER NOW at https://bit.ly/3aUA435

14.01.2022 If you can dream it, you can do it Last week One Faith earned their whole class reward, which was a pyjama day. However, there was sleeping on the job. The students also enjoyed a teddy bears picnic lunch with their special furry friends.

13.01.2022 Keep your eyes on the prize and don't turn back What a fantastic way to celebrate the first week back! Four-Faith enjoyed their class reward today with a pyjama day. Congratulations and keep following our school's rules of being safe, respectable & responsible.

13.01.2022 Unity is strength...when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved "Mary Mother of God's feast day is extraordinary. That is why we made a poster for her special day. Our poster spelt out "Mary, Mother of God Pray for us!" All members for 6F received one letter to colour in with a bible story in which Mary is in. Once they were completed, each letter was glued onto a coloured piece of white cardboard. The border of this cardboard was decorated by Lucinda and Erica. Once the poster was completed, it was hung up next to our prayer space, and it made it look beautiful!" By Erica 6F

13.01.2022 From caring comes courage Have you seen 'Behind the Good News'? Well, episode 2 focuses on Pentecost and the gift of courage with a special SPC feature.... https://youtu.be/Kg_aT6_gX3U?t=211 The full episode is available here - https://youtu.be/2T6F8qspR8w

13.01.2022 If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants Year Six and Kindergarten meet regularly for 'Buddy time.' During this time our Year Six students assist their Kindergarten buddies with fine-motor skills, writing, reading and sporting skills. This is a great opportunity for both grades to build upon relationship and problem-solving skills.

13.01.2022 Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope As part of our Reconciliation week activities, students used their hands & hearts to create banners at all three entrances to our school to show our commitment to being 'in this together' as a school community. Today we remember The Mabo decision, which was a turning point for the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights becau...se it acknowledged their unique connection with the land. It also led to the Australian Parliament passing the Native Title Act in 1993. We hope that these banners remind our community of the role we have when it comes to reconciliation. In playing our part, we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures. #NRW2020

11.01.2022 Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have Our students now know how to go out and change someone else's world. R U OK? Day is a reminder that on every day of the year we should support people who may be struggling. But there’s more to say after R U OK? If someone says they’re not OK make time to listen, encourage action and check-in. To help people keep the conversation going when someone says they’re not OK we’r...e encouraging everyone to learn what to say after R U OK? To spread this message, we shared information and resources with the students on what to say after R U OK? You can learn what to say after R U OK? at www.ruok.org.au More Photos to come....

11.01.2022 Successful people demonstrate their resilience through their dedication to making progress every day, even if that progress is marginal This year everything for the staff, students and community of St Paul's has felt and looked different. COVID social distancing restrictions meant our 2020 staff photo, had to be 'tweaked', as we were not able to gather together for our annual 'happy' snap. So not to lose another special moment to COVID, we created our own virtual one. Ca...n you match the staff member to their character? #WhereisMrReardon #spcstaff2020 #teachertech #smile Catholic Schools NSW Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong Camden Advertiser Macarthur Chronicle

11.01.2022 Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do Our St Paul's school community is involved in a range of initiatives that empower our students to support the ongoing care of creation. Our Student Environmental Group is responsible for our school vegetable garden and promoting environmental initiative across the school. The students recently planted sunflower seeds which have just started sprouting. We can't wait to see the smiling sunflower faces as we walk along the path. #watchusgrow #LaudatoSi #blooming

10.01.2022 Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers Year 5 Faith has been identifying 'Sizzling Starts' in picture books. They are now applying this new knowledge to their writing to make it more exciting and interesting.

10.01.2022 When we allow ourselves to explore, we discover destinations that were never on our map In Kindergarten, we are learning about what makes a place special and how this may differ for different people. We think our classroom is a special place and yesterday created a visual map of our rooms using Lucidchart. We are now wondering if other classrooms look like around the world are the same or different? Can you help us? We would like to collect pictures and locations of diffe...rent classrooms around the world to put on our map. - https://bit.ly/spcmap Please share our post and email your photo & location to [email protected] Catholic Schools NSW Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong

10.01.2022 A room without books is like a body without a soul Our 2020 Book Week displays are done and dusted. Thanks to Mrs Huxley & Mrs Jaques. The theme for this year Book Week Curious Creatures, Wild Minds. The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book Week 2020 will now be held in October from 17-23. So we will have to wait until then to see who will be announced in Book of the Year Awards.... Though the Children's Book Council do have some fabulous bookmarks and colouring pages available at www.cbca.org.au/cbca-book-week which might be fun to do? #CBCA2020

09.01.2022 Always Was, Always Will Be This week students have celebrated the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples during various NAIDOC week activities this week. Today Year Three lead us in a beautiful prayer at assembly.

09.01.2022 Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open Who knew learning about elapsed time could be done with a parachute and pool noodles. Our school parachutes now have numbers on them so we can now get active while learning maths. Year Four used the ball to decide the time the clock and the pool noodles to show it. #activelearning #mathsisfun Catholic Schools NSW Cricut Australia + New Zealand Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong Cricut - The Official Page!

09.01.2022 With students returning to school this week, do you remember the rules around parking safely near schools? For the safety of our kids, please remain patient and follow the rules.

08.01.2022 You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late Tomorrow we are celebrating R U OK? R U OK Day is a national day of action dedicated to reminding everyone that every day is the day to ask, Are you OK? and support each other. All grades can wear their sports uniform tomorrow with a yellow shirt. If students don't have a yellow t-shirt, they are to wear their regular sports shirt. It is not a mufti day. Students can wear yellow hair acce...ssories. (NO tutus, coloured wigs, coloured socks, coloured hats, funny coloured glasses etc.) #RUOKDay is a reminder that a conversation could change a life. This year we are learning what to say after R U OK? so we can keep the conversation going when someone says No, I’m not OK. You can too! Visit www.ruok.org.au #theresmoretosay

08.01.2022 Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful Oh, how we have missed the gorgeous smiles of our students. As we settle back into school and every changing restrictions, these smiles are what keep our days bright! #sSPCspirit #justsmile #friendships #greattobeback

08.01.2022 Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever-fresh and radiant possibility Year One have been learning about the sacrament of Baptism. In class, they reenacted a baptism ceremony with 'baby Oliver' to consolidate their understanding.

08.01.2022 Victory belongs to the most persevering Congratulations to Mackillop who took out last terms House Cup.

07.01.2022 The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams Congratulations to Kindergarten, who recently celebrated 100 days of learning.

07.01.2022 Sharing tales of those we've lost is how we keep from really losing them On Wednesday we held a Remembrance Day ceremony. The students made poppies to remember the Australians who died fighting to protect our nation. #lestweforget

06.01.2022 Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams Two faith enjoyed their whole class reward last week from working hard in class.

05.01.2022 Creativity is contagious, pass it on After a series of intense workshops, our talented SPLICED students have produced some deeply reflective work within this years ‘Contemplating Connections’ conceptual unit. They have chosen to develop their ideas and thinking using a variety of creative modes, and we are very proud of their efforts and willingness to be stretched and challenged in their thinking. SPLICED is a project run in Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong schools, and it has been designed to provide differentiated units of works for young learners.

05.01.2022 Do something today that your future self will thank you for Thanks to the Sporting Schools biggest ever term of sporting funding. Our students can experience more new sports with our school being successful in securing the one-off grant supplement. We have been able to bring in specialist coaches from Play Rugby League Western Sydney and Hockey NSW to connect our students with more community sporting opportunities. #getactive #playsport

05.01.2022 Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain Year Two have been learning to express themselves through movement each Thursday. We think they have all the moves.

04.01.2022 We must teach more by example than by word As we were unable to celebrate St Mary of the Cross Mackillop's feast day with a Mass, our classes all had their own small liturgies and reflection time. Year Six drew some illustrations of Mary during their reflection time.

04.01.2022 be grateful, slow down, enjoy life Today the students were reminded that a conversation could change a life. Our students learnt the four steps to having an R U Ok?conversation. 1. ASK R U OK?... 2. LISTEN WITH AN OPEN MIND 3. ENCOURAGE ACTION 4. CHECK-IN The students also spoke about resilience, being a good friend, help-seeking, or questions to ask. They also enjoyed some time together on gratitude walks, activities in the playground and games at Onslow Oval. We would like to thank our school community for supporting our R U OK Day incentive. Visit www.ruok.org.au #theresmoretosay

03.01.2022 Books are uniquely portable magic Yesterday our students participated in National Simultaneous Storytime enjoying the book 'Whitney and Britney: Chicken Divas'. Now in its 20th year, simultaneous storytime is a fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book.

02.01.2022 A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow To all the fathers, grandfathers and father figures in our St Paul's community. Thank you for being a guiding light that shows our students the way to love, faith & truth. We wish you a wonderful day with your family.

02.01.2022 A few simple tips for life: feet on the ground, head to the skies, heart openquiet mind Six Truth recently celebrated achieving their Class Reward with a pyjama day. Students participated in a mindfulness session where they participated in a labyrinth prayer. We discussed the history of the labyrinth, how to engage in this meditative prayer experience and then students were invited to 'walk' a smaller finger labyrinth.

02.01.2022 How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world On Friday 5 June, we celebrated World Environment Day. Each class participated in a liturgy to give thanks to God for the beauty within nature around us. The students in 2 Faith, wrote prayers of praise for God's creation. Students in 6 Truth spent some time in wonder and awe as they studied the 7 Natural Wonders of the World.

01.01.2022 Success is best when it’s shared Two Hope enjoyed their Jersey / Pyjama day last week as a reward for working hard in class all term.