St Thomas Aquinas Celebrates in Springwood, New South Wales | Primary School

St Thomas Aquinas Celebrates

Locality: Springwood, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4723 3800

Address: 168 Hawkesbury Rd 2777 Springwood, NSW, Australia

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

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23.01.2022 Year 6 celebrated 20 years since the Sydney Olympics today with a special visitor. The students got to see and hold one of the original Sydney Olympic torches , which a parent generously lent us today. Year 6 were very keen to know more and the teachers were very nostalgic for this important and joyous time in our Australian history.

23.01.2022 Kindergarten met with Father Paul at the church yesterday to learn about what is involved in being the Parish Priest in our St Thomas Aquinas community. Both the students and Father Paul enjoyed getting to know each other a little more.

22.01.2022 Year 3 enjoyed a Science Incursion today. They had loads of fun demonstrating their impressive knowledge and gained new insights into States of Matter with the team from Mad about Science . They were puzzled as to whether toothpaste is a liquid or solid . There was much debate!

22.01.2022 Our Year 5 and 6 Faith in Action Team leaders visited Year 4 today to invite them to our final after school retreat for 2020. These students spoke passionately about our group and the difference it had made to their faith life. Perhaps they inspired some more Faith In Action Team members of the future .

22.01.2022 Year 5 always bring joy to our school. Here they are wishing us all a Merry Christmas

22.01.2022 STA Kindergarten and Year 2 learners feature on the CEDP page today.

21.01.2022 STA congratulates all Year 12 students finishing school this week. We wish you luck on life’s journey, may you continue to grow in Faith Hope and Love.

20.01.2022 This term the STA Dance Group have been working with Sarah Prsic from CEDP Captivate to create this performance . We hope you enjoy it.

20.01.2022 Our FIAT (Faith in Action) team have had a delightful afternoon together celebrating and contemplating the Season of Creation. Our young people reflected on the challenges and the hope they feel for our world. We visited the community garden and sat in the yarning circle. The conversation was incredibly rich as students listened and built on each other’s ideas, thoughts and feelings. These kids have got a lot of important things to say, make sure you are listening!... #SeasonofCreation2020 #makingarukus #faithinaction #StudentRetreat #goandmakeadifference

18.01.2022 Today our Year 5 and 6 students have participated in a preliminary First Aid Course. The students learnt some basic first aid , including DRABC. They learnt how to deal with emergencies such as bites , anaphylactic reactions and asthma. This course was an excellent opportunity for students to start learning how to deal with a situation, and how their quick thinking can save lives.

17.01.2022 Year 2 were deep into their Science yesterday, Designing and Making an instrument . They were challenged to make an instrument that had at least two different sounds by creating different vibrations , depending on the variations in their design.

16.01.2022 Lunch time for Year 6. Getting the energy they need to compete in the Annual STA Amazing Race.

15.01.2022 Year 5 are having a sensational Gold Day today, as they wind back the clocks to the 1800’s in Australia . A little dancing for your lunchtime entertainment. The Virginia Reel. Giggles and smiles galore. More photos to come...

14.01.2022 Congratulations to our Voice of Youth Award recipients for 2020. All of our Year 6 students participated in our school competition. The speeches varied from seat gripping thrillers to nostalgic games and social justice challenges. All of our finalists displayed outstanding public speaking skills. Congratulations to our winner and runners up.

14.01.2022 Year Two enjoyed working collaboratively on investigating habitats of endangered Blue Mountains animals over the past two weeks as part of their Geography unit on Wet and Dry Environments. They presented a poster and a group speech describing the habitat, the animal as well as sharing ideas to persuade the audience to be mindful of these precious creatures and their homes. Well done Year Two!

14.01.2022 More Year 5 Gold Day Photos

13.01.2022 Virtual Christmas Concert Finale tonight at 7:pm.

12.01.2022 Our Year Six Class are making the most of their day. Bowling!

12.01.2022 Year 1 and Year 2 went to visit Fr Paul yesterday to ask him some questions about how the church can be a diverse and inclusive community. They had so many great questions. Fr Paul explained that being a part of a community, gives us purpose, life and love. It was lovely for the students to be back in the church again.

11.01.2022 Farewell Year 6 2020

10.01.2022 En garde! Today one of our Year 6 students became the teacher and introduced her sport of fencing to the rest of her class. She took them through the protective equipment mask that she needs to wear, the scoring , the different footwork and stances that participants are required to master and allowed students the opportunity to try first hand how to hold the sword . What a fabulous opportunity for students to learn something new from their peer.

10.01.2022 Last night many Year 2 students went home to tell their families that they patted a crocodile at school ! No, their imagination hasn’t run wild! We had a fabulous visit from Steve from Walkabout Reptiles . They learnt about these incredible creatures and their habitats.

07.01.2022 This term Kindergarten have enjoyed learning about farms. This week they visited our new Inquiry Hub to design and make an enclosure for a farm animal of our choice. The students used a variety of materials of their choice to make their animal enclosures.

07.01.2022 Year 5 have been learning how to create a Photo Series and apply Visual Literacy skills across a range of Key Learning Areas during Term 3. We have appreciated the knowledge and guidance from our Teaching Educator Mrs Saidie Lye from the CEDP to lead us on this journey. Stay tuned for Exhibition details!!!!

06.01.2022 It’s time to be preparing for the Fire Season. Today we had a whole school fire drill. It is important that all students and staff understand the procedures and processes that take place in case of an emergency situation. Under normal circumstances we would all gather in the hall in the case of a bushfire. Today to manage health and safety during the Covid pandemic, we used the Cola for the older students, for staff to maintain social distancing.... The whole school community are to be congratulated for the safe way they carried out the drill today.

06.01.2022 Our Nativity animals played a starring role in our Christmas activities! Well done year 1 and 2

06.01.2022 The curious students in Kindergarten headed to our this afternoon to ask questions about our parish community. Fr Michael and Mrs Breytenbach told them all about their work for our church. Our Kindergarten students were asking some very deep and thoughtfulb questions. Fr Michael even gave each student a candle , which he blessed . He encouraged the children to light it with their family as they eat their meal, to remind them of the special place they visited today.

06.01.2022 When learning about The Last Supper this week the students in Year 2 were curious about the Passover meal, Jesus shared with his friends . Today the teachers prepared a Passover meal to help the students understand more about this Jewish festival. Naturally there were even more questions!

05.01.2022 What a treat!!! Our STA combined bands gave two concerts today for our students. We were blown away with their outstanding performances. Under such difficult conditions this year our band produced a sensational show . Thank you to the amazing tram from CEDP Captivate who teach and lead our amazing band. Thank you for he music!

05.01.2022 Congratulations to the students who received Effort in Learning Awards in our final Zoomberly for the term. Three students also received our Love One Another Award for exceptional effort in carrying out our school motto.

05.01.2022 #SeasonsofCreation2020

05.01.2022 Today Year 5 celebrated the end of their Australian Colonies Journey with a step back in time. The students and teachers had a great day experiencing a frantic Gold Rush on Area 4, a variety of period games and even real homemade butter with yummy damper as the diggers would have eaten. We will all sleep well tonight.

03.01.2022 K6A got outside today to do their Science Experiment Exploding Jupiter. There was much excitement as they busily made Jupiter from water and bi-carb soda, then stood back to watch it explode when they added vinegar.

01.01.2022 Today we got all three of our Voice of Youth winners together! Congratulations once again! These students have been chosen for a special Catholic Youth Parramatta video message, so watch this space early next term!