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St Patrick's Parramatta

Phone: +61 2 8832 4600

Address: Villiers Street 2150

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

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25.01.2022 Kindy had such a wonderful day on Tuesday participating in the A-MATH-zing Race. Here are some more photos from the day

23.01.2022 Just can't enough of the smiling faces as Year 6 try and build a 'castle' out of sticks. Well done

23.01.2022 From the Junior Journalists: This week, Year Two is celebrating their learning in Religious Education. They have been learning about relationships through the Parables of Jesus.

23.01.2022 To help highlight Numeracy week, St Patrick's Primary School ran an A-Math-zing race today for Year 4,5 and 6. The faces showed the joy experienced by all students, Year 5 were first off and they set an amazing pace as they ran from country to country and worked together to solve mathematical challenges. Enjoy these photos and watch out for more to come from Year 4 and 6 today.

21.01.2022 Year 1 shared laughter and knowledge as they built bridges across a gap. They also learnt about the importance of team work as they carefully lined up their dominoes before launching the run. So much fun and learning was had by all.

21.01.2022 From the Junior Journalists: Celebration of Learning Year 6 Term 4 Week 4 This week, Year 6 is celebrating their learning in Religious Education. They have been unpacking the life of Saint Mary and how she lived a virtuous life, displaying holiness and human dignity, and made contemplative and discerning choices. Year 6 are now exploring the life of other Saints to discover how they lived their earthly life, dedicated to God, and what made them canonised saints. We interview...ed some students about their learning. Jiajie: In Religion, we are learning about the values of being a Saint. What I found interesting was the fact that a Saint has to perform miracles then be Canonised after they die to become a Saint. This learning is important because we need to live our lives striving to do what the Saints did so that we can live as God wants us to. Talia. We are learning about what a Saint is, different Saints and why and how people became Saints. What I found interesting was that a Saint is capable of anything and that they lived their lives modelling the teachings and ways of Jesus. This learning is important to me because we need to know how to apply the values and gifts of the Holy Spirit so that we can live a virtuous life displaying human dignity, just like the Saints did. Alexandra In class we are learning about Saints and the values and teachings of Saints. What I found interesting is how Saints have impacted on our lives today. I also found it interesting learning about the ways Saints dedicated their life to God in order to become a Saint. This learning is important because learning about how the Saints lived impacts on my life today and how I should live my own life. It teaches us how to fulfill God’s teachings and Will in our lives today and in the future. Ashintha In Religion, we are learning about the core attributes of a Saint and how their lives impact the living on earth. What I found interesting is how the Saints’ devotion allowed them to carry on their works of Mercy even after death by performing miracles. This learning is important because it allows us as Catholics to further model ourselves after Jesus and carry on his teachings, through the teachings of the saints and teaches us how to express and live a virtuous life.

21.01.2022 Year Five have been investigating Kandinsky and the way he expressed his emotions through colour, lines and form. This term they are working closely with a CEDP Creative Arts team member as well as their talented classroom teachers as they deepen their understanding of different artistic techniques.

19.01.2022 From the Junior Journalists: This week, Year 6 is celebrating their learning in Mathematics. They have been learning how to measure and compare volume, capacity and mass and also learning how to convert between units of measurement. The students had to investigate the cubic decimetre and cubic metre and transfer their learning to solve everyday problems involving volume, capacity and mass. They had fun constructing the cubic metre.

18.01.2022 From the Junior Journalists: Celebration of Learning Year 5: Term 4 Week 4 This week, Year 5 is celebrating their learning in Religious Education. We interviewed some students about their learning. ... Samuel: We are learning about human flourishing and how to live a good life. We are learning how to give confidence to other people and making them feel equal. I have learnt that flourishing means to take care of people as well as yourself, just like flowers need people to take care of them, so we need to take care of each other and ourselves. I appreciate my parents. Zara: In Religion, we are learning about human flourishing and how people should act so that all people can flourish. We are also learning about the rights people have. Something new that I learnt is that to have courage is to be in between being really scared and reckless. I also learnt that human flourishing is to evolve and to be noticed in a part of your life. Alexa: In Religion we have been learning about how people should have the right to flourish and participate both politically and economically. I learnt that to flourish means to grow or develop in a positive or healthy way. I also learnt that human dignity means that everyone should have the right to be treated with respect and equality. This means that everyone gets the same opportunities. Max: We are learning about human flourishing and how the world should be based on equality, as some people need more help than others. In religion, I have learnt about many different ways to be a better person. I also learnt that life is all about choices and that the choices you make can impact your future and impact on other people.

17.01.2022 More on the retreat: Some funny moments were: -some boys waking Mrs Fardell up at 1am and 1:30am because they heard noises. -the girls giving Mrs Carroll and Mrs Rodricks facials. -Olivia G and her cockroach experience. -Christine being the first in her group to actually shoot the balloon on the target with her bow and arrow after missing every shot beforehand.... -Malcolm ‘attempting to play’ the piano for an hour to entertain the boys, Mrs Fardell and Mrs Tuetue. - Sophia P getting stuck in the bed and all the girls running into the room to help. It was very funny - When one of the groups Malcolm, Olivia T, Michael AY, Christian, Elisa and Ava made a castle out of sticks and when we were almost done the castle broke. But most of all this experience was the highlight of our Primary school journey because we had friends to help us along the way. We learnt about and strengthened our skills in teamwork, collaboration and communication and we had so much fun with each other by trying new things and laughing together. Through activities, prayer and reflection we learnt that nothing is too scary or too big if we have faith in God and rely on our family and friends to guide us and support us.

17.01.2022 From the Junior Journalists: This week, Kindergarten is celebrating their learning in Writing. They have been learning about different words that rhyme and identifying them in books. They have started to transfer their learning by creating and composing their own silly rhyming sentences.

16.01.2022 From the Junior Journalists: This week, Year 6 is celebrating their learning in Writing. They have been learning how to write a debate (persuasive text) and collaborate as a team to present either their affirmative or negative side of the argument using evidence to try and persuade the audience and judges to agree with them. They have also been learning about the structure of a debate and important language features and speaking skills to use to have greater effect and impact.

16.01.2022 In Maths this week, Kindergarten is exploring Fractions and are learning to demonstrate half in different ways. They have been focusing on different shapes and have been trying to show halves. They understand that they need to have two equal parts to ensure they are fair.

16.01.2022 Year 3 experienced learning in a different way as they participated in the A-MATH-zing Race. They practiced their addition skills as they worked out their team's total in bean bag toss. So much fun as they worked together to solve tasks together. Well done Year 3, we hope you enjoy the photos!

16.01.2022 A-MATH-Zing race was held yesterday for Years 4-6. It was a fun-filled day full of learning and mathematical challenges. Students worked as a team to solve problems and then run to another 'country' where they received another clue. After all countries were visited and tasks completed students came back 'home' and completed a final challenge. Enjoy these photos from Year Six. More to come for Year 4.

16.01.2022 Year 2 have been creating sculptures out of clay during Visual Arts this term. The joy on their faces and excitement was evident for all who entered their room. Such Great work, Year 2.

16.01.2022 Another great day was had today at St Patrick's. Year Two started the day off by participating in the A-MATH-zing Race. Working as a team to solve problems such as how many drops of water will fit on a fifty cent piece? Then they ran back home and had to find the missing number in a sequence of numbers. So much fun! Enjoy the photos showcasing Year Two. More to come from Year 3, Year 1 and Kindy.

14.01.2022 Today at 11 o'clock the students and teachers stopped to participate in one minute silence in remembrance of those who have died in war. Remembrance Day is an important part of our history. As a sign of respect and unity each student made a poppy and placed it on the wooden cross in our memorial garden. The students also participated in a liturgy.

12.01.2022 During the term Year 6 investigated the work of Mathematician Leonhard Euler. He deduced a simple relationship between the faces, edges and vertices of any polyhedron. The students were challenged to determine the number of faces, edges and vertices of different 3D objects and work out what Euler deduced. For those who are in need of the answer it is Faces + Vertices - Edges = 2

12.01.2022 Mrs Rodricks always brings out the creativity within the students at our school. Year Five recently presented an encore performance of an entertaining piece to Mrs Standring. It was a joy to watch and definitely showcased some talented performers. Well done Year 5!

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11.01.2022 From the Junior Journalists: This week, Year One is celebrating their learning in Mathematics. The students were learning to sort and describe 3D objects. They were using everyday objects and had to place them into the circles provided to group the objects in some way. Once they sorted the 3D objects into the different groups, they had to describe their sorting using mathematical language.

07.01.2022 The Way We Were Wednesday Pope John Paul 11 guided the Catholic Church. Dean Brian Larkey resided as Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral. Home and Away was launched on the seven network. Bicentennial of Australia was celebrated throughout the year. ... Nick Greiner wins the election and takes over from Barrie Unsworth. World Expo opens in Brisbane in April. Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle) proclaimed Australia's national floral emblem. 1 September is known as wattle day. Crocodile Dundee 11 hit the cinemas. A Current Affair debuts on channel Nine and the Comedy Company debuts on Network 10. Newcastle Nights and Brisbane Broncos play their first game in the NSWRL. Canterbury Bulldogs defeated Balmain to win the premiership. The Olympic games where held in Seoul. The year is .... 1988.

05.01.2022 What a delight! Kindergarten were amazing yesterday as they joined the fun and participated in the A-MATH-zing Race. They tried hard to solve tangrams as they visited 'China', built bridges during they stay in 'Denmark', made a domino run in 'England', added up their totals while playing bean bag toss in the USA and tried to drop as much water on a fifty cent piece as they travelled around 'France'. Then they worked hard to find the missing number in a given sequence when they came home to 'Australia'. Such a busy day of learning. Well done Kindy

04.01.2022 The Way We Were - Wednesday In this year Mary MacKillop was the first Australian nun to be canonised. Pope Benedict was the head of the Catholic Church. Kevin Rudd was the Prime Minister of Australia until June. Then Julia Gillard became Australia’s first female Prime Minister.... Jessica Watson completed a solo voyage around the world at the age of 16. The Melbourne Storm were stripped of their 2007 and 2009 National Rugby League premiership for breaching the NRL salary cap. Americain won the 150th Melbourne Cup. Hi -5 celebrated its 500th episode. Love The Way You Lie by Eminem was the number one song for 6 weeks. The year is .... 2010

02.01.2022 Year 4 joined in the fun during the day and challenged their mathematical thinking while trying to solve the tasks. They helped each other and worked together to complete each task. Laughter, fun and a great learning experience was had by all.

01.01.2022 Celebrating the Learning - Year Six Reflection Retreat - Michael A and Olivia T have written a reflection on camp, which can be sen in full in this week's newsletter. Excerpts will be used over the next few days as we continue to see highlights of their time away. We had an amazing time during the two days. Our favourite activities included Running around the bush looking for clues in orienteering. We had to focus, read a map and work together as a team to find the clues and ...crack codes Archery-aiming our arrow and shooting at the target. Being active Thinking how to use resources in the bush to build a shelter Competing against another team to build a catapult then launch a ball and a toy chicken. See more

01.01.2022 From the Junior Journalists:This week, Year 4 is celebrating their learning in Religious Education. They are learning about the life of Jesus and how his journey relates to our life journey. They looked in depth and unpacked key moments in Jesus’ life, death and resurrection and the people who accompanied him during these moments. They discovered that these moments were prophesied in the Hebrew Scriptures and related this back to the sacrifice of Jesus.