St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley in Sydney, Australia | Primary School

St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9387 3845

Address: 53-63 Carrington Road Waverley 2024 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://stcwaverley.catholic.edu.au/

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19.05.2022 Attention parents! Sydney Catholic Schools would like your thoughts about Catholic education in the inner city area. Take our short survey and win one of four $100 grocery gift vouchers. The survey is anonymous and should take around five minutes to complete. The survey closes on Sunday 1st May. Link to survey: https://fal.cn/3nUBG

16.05.2022 Tickets available now: Sydney Catholic Schools is proud to present Fame JR. the musical! Streaming from 6-17 April. Secure your tickets to the virtual extravaganza here: https://fal.cn/3nmC7

02.05.2022 Our Year 6 Caritas team is busy every Friday during Lent selling Zooper Doopers. All proceeds are going to the Vinnies Flood appeal.

19.04.2022 There was a lot of concentration and collaboration in the art room this week as Year 1 learnt how to do a whip stitch.

16.04.2022 Some of our Year 4 students love working with chalk pastels and some of them don't, but they are all producing fabulous artworks using this messy medium! We can't wait to share the finished products with you all.

25.01.2022 Friday 30th October Our Year 6 Mission Group will be leading our Day for Daniel- A day of action to raise awareness for child safety. All money raised with go towards the Daniel Morcombe foundation and the Charitable Works fund. Children are asked to donate $5, wear mufti (something red) and will receive an ice block, lollies and a sticker. All money raised will go towards the Daniel Morcombe foundation and the Charitable Works fund.

25.01.2022 Congratulations to Ally Timms, Laura O'Neill, Stephanie Haynes, Tiger Wyvill, Lucinda Hudson and Summer O'Connor on creating these wonderful artworks for the Sydney Catholic Schools Christmas Art Competition. All six girls put in a huge effort over many lunchtimes. The artworks of Laura, Lucinda and Summer have been selected to be entered into the next 'level' of the competition. Well done girls!

24.01.2022 Our Kindergarten students have been as busy as bees in the art room!

24.01.2022 REMINDER We would love to welcome you either one of our Open days. Meet our highly-qualified and passionate staff, our students and our welcoming parent community. We also offer an open evening for those parents unable to attend during the day, featuring our senior students and teachers with open classroom displays, and light refreshments provided.... Enrolment Packs will be available and prospective new families are warmly invited to have a school tour. #stcharleswaverley

24.01.2022 1M students were creating 'selfies' today but they were doing it the old fashioned way - with pencil and paper!

24.01.2022 This term at St Charles', Stage 3 students have participated in a school debating competition. Every student was allocated to a team and had several weeks to work with their team to prepare their arguments. The debates were held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning and there was a broad range of topics. As the competition heated up over the term, the students ability to coherently argue their point of view also heated up. It was wonderful to see so many confident communicators thinking under pressure. The generosity of spirit between participants was a fine example of how we can embody our school values of peace, simplicity and courtesy. Congratulations, Stage 3.

23.01.2022 Some great online safety tips from Sydney Catholic Schools to keep in mind at this time.

23.01.2022 After reading the Book Week shortlisted book "Hello Lighthouse", Year 4 students used the principles of repetition and pattern to create a beautiful ocean scene bookended by lighthouses. A lot of patience and persistence (and some teamwork!) was needed to create these beautiful artworks.

21.01.2022 Year 1 students have been working hard for weeks and weeks on these mixed media owls. Aren't they amazing? They got the 'thumbs up' from the children.

21.01.2022 Year 5B have been exploring the element of form by making their own 'Magical Tree Menageries'. There are now some very 'Curious Creatures' hanging around the art room!

19.01.2022 Kindergarten students have been exploring clay techniques and started making pinch pots this week. Their little fingers certainly had a good workout!

19.01.2022 It is always a surprise when you 'pull' prints! Will it be blurry, faded or just right? Year 4 students looked at the work of Australian artist Maggie Stein, created their own printing plates and are now pulling prints to use in their artworks. It was a lot of fun...... and a lot of mess!

18.01.2022 Hi St Charles' Primary School Waverley Thank you so much for being part of Day for Daniel! You were 1 of over 4,800 schools and early learning centres who educated children about their personal safety on October 30.... With your support, we continue to build a future where children are free from harm and abuse.

18.01.2022 Stage 3 students have been working hard on finishing their portraits. Great job Stage 3!

18.01.2022 In STEM Stage 3 students have been looking at the The Power of Origami and how this traditional Japanese Art is being used by Scientists and Architects to develop new technology, as well as creating interesting structures that are aesthetically pleasing. Students were given the task of creating a prototype of a specific structure, following a set of design requirements.

17.01.2022 During Week 5, Year 3 Maroon investigated two-dimensional space during Mathematics. We began the week by looking at indigenous artwork and discovered that some artists use symmetry in their designs. This means that when you draw an imaginary line through it, one side looks like a mirror of the other! The students then found lines of symmetry on two-dimensional shapes and had fun using mirrors to find reflective symmetry. The unit also drew students attention to the names and features of shapes, in particular regular and irregular polygons. To conclude the week, students explored a Maths app called Pattern Shapes where they were asked to further show their understanding of regular and irregular shapes.

17.01.2022 This term, Year 2 Maroon has been reading about explanations of how and why things work and are now writing their own explanation texts. Each week, during Readers Theatre, students delight in acting out stories and enjoy any opportunity to dress up, as they did for the Disco Fund Raiser. Rainy days are students delight and teachers plight - its when the class gets so stay inside and play. The tower construction photo is an example of the spontaneous team building that happens in free play.

16.01.2022 KM enjoyed making Creation artworks to celebrate Franciscan Day! See if you can spot ..Sister Octopus, Brother Electric Eel, Sister Fish, Sister Moon, Sister Spider, Brother Cat and even Sister Mermaid!

16.01.2022 Year 1Blue were hard at work today, first we worked on our writing. Then we read to someone practicing reading elbow to elbow, knee to knee. We also started learning about Mass in maths today and were hefting objects around the classroom to see which one was heavier and lighter.

16.01.2022 Year 4B have been busy this term and enjoying a range of hands-on activities that help with our learning. SCIENCE We have been learning about 'weathering and erosion'. We placed sugar cubes in a jar and shook them and shook them, watching as they were weathered by the action. We also acted out 'weathering and erosion'. That was fun!... HISTORY We have been researching information about the First Fleet. Did you know that: - there were 11 ships that made up the fleet, captained by Arthur Phillip? - Botany Bay proved unsuitable for settlement, so Sydney Cove (Sydney Harbour) became the best choice? - the British flag was raised at Sydney Cove on 26th January, 1788? - the Gadigal people were the original inhabitants of the lands around Sydney Cove? - our celebration of Australia Day on 26th January is referred to as 'Invasion Day' by many? SPORT Each Wednesday, we go out for a game. We have been playing a modified 3 -v- 3 per team version of netball. The ball has to be passed 3 times before an attempt at goal can be made. You get a point if your team attempts a goal, and 2 points if you score!

15.01.2022 Year 4 students are in the process of completing their fibre arts projects. Firstly, they made and warped a circular loom and they are now working hard to complete their weaving projects. They are going to be fabulous!

13.01.2022 Kindergarten students are excited to have finally finished their owls! All of the students have demonstrated incredible perseverance as they worked on this mixed media artwork. Look at all the work and skill involved in these: painting; adding implied texture with pastel; adding real texture by wrapping with wool; drawing and cutting eyes, beak and wings; choosing a colour palette/ pattern for the beads and pipe cleaner; threading and twisting. Phew! So much hard work! No wonder they are proud to see their owls 'flying' around the school.

13.01.2022 KB participating in Storytelling: Jesuss family, exploring addition in Mathematics and enjoying writing groups.

12.01.2022 KM love creating their own books during independent writing time. After KM make a book they like to have sharing time. They enjoy reading what they write to others! During Science KM were investigating pushing and pulling forces. Their buddies helped them to use the Bee-bots to push down different shaped domino runs.

12.01.2022 Inspired by the book 'Little Red' by Bethan Woolvin, Year 2 created these fun forest landscapes. The students are continuing to develop their painting skills and they learnt how to use size, colour value and overlapping to create depth in their art. Great work Year 2!!

11.01.2022 5B are continuing to work with great enthusiasm on their 'Magical Tree Menageries'. Throughout this project they have realised that they need to consider size and scale when constructing the different parts of their sculpture and their attention to detail has greatly improved with each creature that they create. What do you think of their fabulous efforts? #Zartart

11.01.2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr1C0GJaL7U&feature=youtu.be

10.01.2022 Year 2 are feeling very proud of their finished Beaded Mobiles. What do you think?

10.01.2022 Year 5/6W are currently completing a fibre arts project. They designed a symbol to represent themselves, cut it out of felt and are stitching it onto their background fabric. Lots of skills are being worked on here - design, needle threading, knots, running stitch and good craftsmanship. We will share the finished artworks once they are done!!

10.01.2022 As promised, here are some of 5/6W's finished 'Moments in Time'. Aren't they fabulous? Thanks to @zartart for the Book Week lesson idea!

09.01.2022 It's a great idea to talk with your family about the correct way to wash your hands. One of the best ways to prevent the spread of germs is washing your hands the right way.

09.01.2022 Year 3 have been learning about the element of FORM and are creating these amazing animal sculptures!

08.01.2022 Our Year 2 artists had lots of fun getting their hands dirty while making their own clay beads for a wall hanging. They then explored different ways of adding texture to the beads and are looking forward to painting them soon.

08.01.2022 Kindergarten students have been learning about the element of SPACE and how to create a foreground, middle ground and background in their artworks. They have experimented with different ways of applying paint to create different effects and have produced some beautiful artworks!

07.01.2022 This term the students in Stage 3 participated in a Learn AFL program at Waverley Oval. The program was run by NSW AFL over 4 consecutive Wednesdays. All students had the opportunity to learn the main skills of AFL including; handballing, kicking and marking. The clinic concluded with a modified game of AFL. Feedback from students and parents was very positive. Students welcomed the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of AFL in a fun and enjoyable environment under the guidance of Sydney Swans and GWS players.

06.01.2022 Year 3 have started their fibre arts project - weaving a blanket for an animal sculpture. The students made their own looms from recycled cardboard and now that they have got the 'hang of it', they are enjoying chatting together while they weave.

05.01.2022 1M have been building up a repertoire of poems that we can recite off by heart in preparation for our Poetry Picnic. Some of our favourite poems are by Ken Nesbitt because they have rhyming words and they are very funny!

05.01.2022 Year 6M have been inspired by the artwork of Heather Duff and created their own beautiful images of Uluru. Haven't they done a great job of using the principles of contrast and emphasis to make Uluru the focal point of their work ? #artbyduff

05.01.2022 Can you see how hard these Year 4 students are concentrating while drawing their cityscapes. They are making printing plates and next week, they will be 'pulling' their prints. We can't wait to see the artworks that they create with these!

05.01.2022 Year 2 Blue have been using the Our Land Our Stories educational series exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island histories, peoples and cultures during our guided reading sessions. We have been focusing on the Australian Aborigianl Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag during our sessions. In Mathematics we used the Bee Bots to explore the topic of position, the children had great fun using them!

05.01.2022 6M are recycling old paintbrushes and exploring the element of FORM to create some fun characters. They are still a work in progress, but are really starting to take shape.

05.01.2022 These girls could not wait to get their hands on the new Gelli Plate in our art room - literally!! We can't wait to see the printing that they do with this new resource once they stop squealing with excitement. These girls are currently giving up their lunchtimes to work on their Christmas Story Art Competition entries. How's that for dedication? #christmasstoryartcompetition

04.01.2022 Tricoding Tournament 2020

04.01.2022 Year 1 students have been learning the tricky art of weaving. They carefully made their own looms and then worked hard at weaving the 'wefts' under and over the 'warps'. Aren't they clever?

04.01.2022 1M love playing a talking and listening game called the doughnut game where we retell about our weekend to a partner before we begin our writing task

04.01.2022 Science - students creating different types of landforms for the class to guess. Religion Role play - students role play the visitation for our unit Mary Mother of God. Math - students creating, identifying and labelling angles using masking tape.

03.01.2022 Can you see the concentration on the faces of these KM students as they work on their fibre arts project? They have worked really hard on these and are almost finished - just the wings to add now!

03.01.2022 In 3B we have been exploring 3 dimensional objects. We have cut open packaging to explore the nets of prisms and in these photos we are exploring the question: Is the net of the same prism always the same shape?

03.01.2022 NAIDOC WEEK Ceremony St Charles' Primary School, Waverley celebrates NAIDOC Week each year and on Tuesday 21 July 2020 we held a special morning assembly where Indigenous elder Emma Peel, her niece Coral and mother Auntie Denise carried out a beautiful Water Blessing with water from a local beach. They shared many important stories about water and other natural resources and after the ceremony our Indigenous students joined in a special yarn and workshop. Here are some photos of our morning together.

02.01.2022 As part of our learning in Science about Sound we worked as a team using body percussion to reproduce the sound of a thunderstorm!