St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Prestons in Sydney, Australia | Primary School

St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Prestons

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9607 3888

Address: 58 Dalmeny Drive Prestons 2170 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.stcosprestons.catholic.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Mini Vinnies Week iMovie Thank you so much for your amazing efforts during our STCOS Mini Vinnies Week. As a school, we have raised $1158.50 for the Vinnies COVID + Winter Appeal. Combined, SCS has raised a staggering $64 836.52. You have shown such amazing charity, which is a true reflection of living and loving like Christ. I hope you enjoy the iMovie https://youtu.be/lCAEtz6pHYE (version 2 with clearer images) and I would like to wish you all a happy and blessed holiday break. Mrs Cansino (Family Educator)

24.01.2022 This week we honour the Feast day of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop with a class Liturgy of the Word. Each class will reflect on the amazing contributions that St Mary MacKillop and the Sisters of St Joseph have made to our country . , . - - St Mary MacKillop

23.01.2022 Our Year 5 scientists have constructed their own 'moisture sensors' through the use of micro:bits to measure the moisture levels in potted plants. We used block (visual) coding and briefly spoke about 'branching' and 'iterations' (loops).

22.01.2022 What a wonderful return to school for our student community! It was lovely to see so many smiling and happy faces! A great turn out, with 97% of our student body returning for face to face classes. It is great to be back!

21.01.2022 The wait is over! Check out our STCOS promotional video for the St Mary of the Cross Mackillop Family Pilgrimage, starring our RE and School Leaders. We invite all STCOS families to get on board to help celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the canonisation of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop. 'Family Passports' will be available early next week. Enjoy!

21.01.2022 This week we celebrate NAIDOC WEEK and recognise the First Nations people and their care of our continent for 65,000 years. Each grade will have the opportunity to learn about aspects of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture through stories, documentaries and research. , https://youtu.be/qRVO9kd7vCo

20.01.2022 Keeping our Year 3 students busy this week and sending them shopping as they launched into their Fractions unit in Mathematics! During this 'Launch Task,' the students went to "Woolworths" to represent their grocery items as a fraction. A great and engaging way to show our students how Mathematics is all around us! Well done Year 3!

20.01.2022 Year 3 are getting to know Australia's closest neighbours! Students are using a range of information sources to gather facts about Asia. Students are learning the research skills of sourcing reliable information, skimming, and summarising. Library lessons have also been a fantastic opportunity to develop our technological skills.

20.01.2022 Round 12 of the NRL marks Indigenous round. Our very own Danielle Mate Sullivan ( mother of Beau in Year 4 ) designed the jerseys worn by the Parramatta Eels this weekend. The artwork is called Connections representing the link between the past and the present. We cant wait to see the Eels run onto the field and we congratulate Danielle on this special achievement.

20.01.2022 Here are a few reasons why our Kindy’s love St Catherine of Siena! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M_LAavq13fg&t=4s

20.01.2022 Check out our amazing and creative Year 6 Gymnasts! The Sport task this week was to create their class name with their bodies, using only the gymnastics floor positions. Can you work it out?

19.01.2022 Year 5 having great fun constructing their Goldfield dioramas.

19.01.2022 Take a look at some 'Behind the Scenes' footage of our Year 3 students filming a group report for their Geography unit study on Asian countries. Students utilised green screens, microphones and a range of iPad editing tools to report on an Asian country. Looks like we have some future film directors on our hands! Well done Year 3! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJIVllEpu00

17.01.2022 Happy Grandparents Day! On Sunday 26th July we celebrated the Feast Day of Saints Joachim & Anne; parents to Mother Mary and grandparents to Jesus. Let us remember to appreciate the precious time that we spend with our grandparents. May the Lord bless our STCOS Grandparents; those we see every day, those who live far away, and those who watch over us from Heaven. We are forever grateful for the imprint our grandparents leave on our lives. A special thank you to Ava (Year 4) for sharing her Grandparents Day Card with us. What an amazing young artist she is!

15.01.2022 Sending Term 2 off with a fun filled Jersey Day! Celebrating our 2023 successful bid for the Women's World Cup Soccer! A big thank you to everyone for your generous donations to the Vinnies Sleepout Appeal. Wishing all our STCOS families a happy and safe holiday!

14.01.2022 Over the last few weeks, the Student Representative Council have been very busy conducting a handball competition during lunch! This was a great way for students to learn how to work as a team in a fun and safe environment. We wish all the students involved the very best of luck as they head into the finals this coming week!

14.01.2022 Check out these bright and beautiful Jesus sun-catchers crafted by Gabriela, Oliver, Sofia, Sabrina and Sarah in Year 1. On Thursday 6th August we celebrate the Feast Day of the Transfiguration of Jesus; where a miracle occurred to Jesus at the top of a mountain in front of his most trusted disciples. Jesus became bathed in white and his clothes turned whiter than white. God was also heard speaking from the clouds telling the disciples that Jesus is the Son of God, and that they (we) must listen to him. Happy Feast Day to all, and may the love and light of Jesus live within you all.

13.01.2022 Year 1 have been working very hard in Mathematics this week! The teachers at St Catherine of Siena give students the opportunities to use hands on materials, watch their peers, ask questions, problem solve, give answers and share their thinking with each other. We have a bunch of Mathematicians on our hands! Well done Year 1!

13.01.2022 Get ready, STCOS families, to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the canonisation of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop. Families are invited to participate in some distance based activities in your local area, such as walking, jogging, running, bike-riding, rollerblading, ice-skating or scooter-riding. Families who reach the 165km mark will receive a certificate and medal. Please watch the promotional video below, and watch this space for our own STCOS video coming out next week, as well as your Pilgrimage Passports. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ymt2Qx1L5k

11.01.2022 Last week, Year 3 took part in an engaging and exciting science day, where they explored the different states of matter through a range of fun experiments! Our little scientists learnt all about the properties of solids, liquids and gases and what occurs when we apply and take away heat from them. For most students, eating ice-blocks and making slime was a definite highlight!

11.01.2022 Check out the amazing artworks produced by the very talented Visual Arts enrichment group in Year 5!

11.01.2022 Last Wednesday, Year 3 ventured out into the wilderness and took a trip to Bonnie Vale, where they explored the features and characteristics of our natural environment. A definite highlight was when students went dip net fishing and bug catching!

08.01.2022 Year 4 have been looking at how peripheral devices such as printers, headphones and keyboards are used to assist in computer technology. They were asked to design a new peripheral device that would assist a person who had difficulty typing. They then made a model of their design and explained it to the class. We were certainly amazed at the student's creativity and original thinking.

08.01.2022 1980s throwback - Kindergarten Pac-Man https://youtu.be/x22WjCFj1q4

08.01.2022 STCOS Mini Vinnies Week is now on! A huge thank you to our wonderful STCOS families for their contributions so far to our Vinnies Winter + COVID 19 Appeal. Please continue to drop off your donated items in class next week (please see a list of items as a reminder below). You are also able to make a monetary donation to our STCOS Vinnies Fundraiser Page; we have reached $463 of our $1000 goal. Don't forget the #familywintersleepout@home on Friday 26th June. Any pics you take c...an also be emailed to [email protected] (no later than Tue week 10) for the iMovie, to be shared on the last day of term. A special thank you to these students for their donated items: Olivia Diaz (1Red), Bruna Gramoglia (3G), Vincenzo Nesci (5B) and Sahil Singh (6G). Kindergarten Toiletries: Tooth paste Shampoo and conditioner Shaving cream Razors Mouth wash Toilet paper Deodorant Soaps Year 1 Non-Perishables 1: Jellies Custards Tinned fruit Cooking oil Tomato paste Packet of deb potatoes Kraft cheese block Year 2 Treats: Chips Lollies Assorted biscuits Popper juices Crackers/Le Snaks Cordial Year 3 Breakfast Foods: Cereal Long-life milk Milo/drinking chocolate Breakfast bars Pancake mix Coffee Tea Packet sugar Year 4 Cleaning Products: Dishwashing liquid Washing powder Disinfectant Shower cleaner Floor cleaner Year 5 Tinned Food: Soup Vegetables Tuna and meat Tomatoes Beetroot Baked beans Spaghetti Year 6 Non-Perishables 2: Spreads 2 min noodles Pasta Rice Macaroni Jar cream cheese Pasta sauce

07.01.2022 Wishing all of our STCOS Fathers, Grandfathers and Father Figures, a very happy and blessed Father's Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6EGDkk8NZE&feature=youtu.be

07.01.2022 Year 6 students participated in two fun-filled days at Wedderburn Christian Campsite. It was wonderful to see the students engaging in all the activities and on many occasions stepping out of their comfort zone and accomplishing things they didn't think they could. The giant swing seemed to be the favourite activity, however the other activities including archery, bush creations and the flying fox were also throughly enjoyed. #makingmemories

06.01.2022 Theyve arrived!! What an EGGCITING week! Welcome to the newest members of Kindergarten. This week Kindergarten have been observing the changes to eggs in an incubator and eagerly awaiting for them to hatch

05.01.2022 Our Kindergarten students enjoyed a visit from Mrs Guajardo our REC this week to engage in RE storytelling, learning about God's great family.

05.01.2022 Year 2 have had another visitor to the classroom! Can you guess who? She wears a long red cape, carries a straw basket full of goodies and is on her way to her dear Grannys house. Little Red Riding Hood skipped her way into Year 2 to teach us all about how we can use our five senses to describe an object!

05.01.2022 Today we celebrate the feast of The Assumption. As we reflect on the life of Mary, we pray that her qualities of love, compassion, faith, courage and peace are present in our lives today. https://youtu.be/sLfJQgFTeVw

04.01.2022 We welcomed our students back to school for one day a week. It was great to see their happy faces returning!

04.01.2022 Year 1 are the animal experts

04.01.2022 Our students keeping active and enjoying the new and improved fitness track!

03.01.2022 Year 4 have direction! This week, our students put their mapping skills to the test. Students learnt how to navigate their way around the school using only a compass. They made a set of instructions to direct their friends from a starting point to a finishing point using a compass and number of footsteps. Who needs a GPS when you have Year 4 to guide you!

02.01.2022 This term, the Stage 2 and 3 students at St Catherine of Siena are learning all about film making . Here are some of the Year 6 students as directors, producers, script supervisors, and actors. Watch out Hollywood!

02.01.2022 The students at St Catherine of Siena have been participating in a variety of fitness activities during Sport. Our primary students have been put through a series of fitness tests and our infant students have been building their muscles on the fitness track. Take a look at some of these special talents! We are excited to see our students continue to build their fitness and stamina throughout Term 3!

02.01.2022 Check out this monster sweet potato weighing in at over 2kg !! Great work SCOS Garden Club !!

01.01.2022 Happy (belated) St Catherine of Siena Feast day to our wonderful STCOS families! Here are just a few special highlights of the day!

01.01.2022 Kindergarten have been learning about living things, their characteristics, needs, behaviours, and the environment in which they live. They have also been exploring how plants and animals satisfy our needs by providing us with the resources for the production of food and other materials. Check out their awesome Grass Heads!

01.01.2022 Our Year 2 detectives were "on the case" this week when they were surprised to discover evidence of an intruder in their classroom! The investigators used their keen senses and inferencing skills, to join all the clues together. They are on the lookout for the great, big giant from the classic "Jack & the Beanstalk" narrative. If you spot the giant, please notify authorities!!