What a busy month for Holy Cross Primary Glenwood!
This month we fare-welled our beloved Parish Priest, Father John. The school community also celebrated Grandparents Day, hosted a sausage sizzle and enjoyed a hilarious Crazy Hair day and Jersey Day. Some very inspired students crafted 1000 paper cranes, while Kindy and Year 4 learned all about Science and Physics!
Grandparents Day
To acknowledge the special role that grandparents play in our lives we invited all students to come to school dressed as a grandparent! The love and respect that our students have for their grandparents was extremely evident today and we say a huge thank you to all grandparents in our community for everything you do to support your children and grandchildren.
Farewell to Father John
Sadly this week students and staff said farewell to our beloved Parish Priest Fr John. The students joined Fr John in a liturgy via Zoom before joining him under the COLA for a spread out guard of honour and some brief farewell messages. We sincerely thank Fr John for the way he has led our community over the past six years.
We are grateful for everything Father John has done for both this school and each and every student. He has helped us along our spiritual journey and has guided us with his wisdom and ever-expanding sense of humour. Father John has strengthened our faith and taught us how to truly be like Jesus by showing us through his example of compassion and love.
When Father John came to our parish all the way back in 2014, he gave us an example of how to live a prosperous life as a follower of Jesus. He enlightened us through his homilies and taught us to always believe and love everyone unconditionally. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” Father John has strongly encouraged us to do this and has motivated us to go out and spread Jesus’ teachings throughout our school community and to our neighbours. His teachings have changed our perspective and the way we interpret mass in a fun, humorous but yet reverent and respectful way.
Father John is an extraordinary priest because of his selflessness, caring personality, optimistic point of view and his undeniable sense of humour. Father John will be greatly missed but never ever forgotten at Holy Cross.
His knowledge and guidance for our staff and students during this time has been exceptional. We wish him the absolute best in his new appointment in Katoomba.
National Science Week
The 15th of August marked the start of National Science Week, the theme this year being innovation for the future of our oceans. To mark this occasion, Year 4 spent the last few days researching all about living and non living things within our oceans, with a particular focus on water pollution. They then designed their own underwater exhibits to showcase their understanding. Well Done year 4!
Fizzics Workshop
A big thanks to Mr Newsome and Fizzics Education for leading our Kindergarten students through Science workshops, exploring all about Forces!
Fizzics Education is one of Australia's leading science outreach providers of interactive science workshops and shows. They have been inspiring students to become passionate junior scientists since 2004
Every Friday is "Friday Fun!"
At Holy Cross we make learning fun for students, not only in the class but in every area of school life. Every Friday we up the fun factor even more with a range of crazy weekly activities that the students really enjoy.
Sausage Sizzle Friday!
Every Friday is "Friday Fun!". This week we held a sausage sizzle, which always proves very popular with the students. We cooked over 600 sausages for our school community!
Crazy Hair Day
On Friday the 4th of September students were encouraged to come to school with crazy hair styles for the day.
Jersey Day
The previous week all students were encouraged to wear their favourite sports team Jersey or colors to school.
Paper Cranes
Inspired by the book ‘Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes’ our students have created over 1000 paper cranes, each containing their hopes and prayers for the future. These symbols of peace and harmony now fill our Art room with pride.
Holy Cross Primary Glenwood
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03 Jun 2026
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Year 2 had an awesome day at the National Maritime Museum today! 😀 They explored a variety of exhibits and engaging learning experiences throughout the day. A highlight was working with Australian artist Brian Robinson, who taught them the art of printmaking 🖌️ Thank you to our wonderful parent helpers who also joined the students today!
01 Jun 2026
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Year 4 had a great day today visiting The Rocks and the Discovery Museum to learn more about early life in Australia 👍
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03 Jun 2026
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Year 2 had an awesome day at the National Maritime Museum today! 😀 They explored a variety of exhibits and engaging learning experiences throughout the day. A highlight was working with Australian artist Brian Robinson, who taught them the art of printmaking 🖌️ Thank you to our wonderful parent helpers who also joined the students today!
01 Jun 2026
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Year 4 had a great day today visiting The Rocks and the Discovery Museum to learn more about early life in Australia 👍
30 May 2026
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Year 2 have been exploring fractions in Mathematics! Yesterday, students worked collaboratively using everyday items to investigate halves, quarters and eighths through hands-on learning. A fun and engaging way to build their understanding of fractions!
29 May 2026
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Thank you to our fantastic parent helpers who ensured today’s hot dog lunch ran so smoothly! We always appreciate the support of our families as these days can’t exist without it 💚💜
29 May 2026
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What a great way to finish the week off with Kindergarten showing us all how far they’ve come in such a short time! 👏 It was great to hear all about the learning they do each day!
28 May 2026
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Yeah 3 had a great time making and eating ‘Damper’ as part of their geography unit of work this term 🍞
28 May 2026
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✝️ Faith in action through outreach ✝️ Some Year 6 iHelp students enjoyed their first visit to Quakers Hillside Care Community, where they prayed the Rosary and shared sing-alongs with residents. We are hopeful this beautiful connection will continue through monthly visits from Holy Cross. #faithinactioncspd Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
27 May 2026
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Celebrating Multicultural Diversity! Today’s celebration holds a special significance as we reflect on the story of Pentecost. Just as the Holy Spirit enabled people of different languages and lands to understand one another, we recognise that our differences are not barriers—they are gifts. "For we were all baptised by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink." — 1 Corinthians 12:13
27 May 2026
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🔥 Celebrating Pentecost: Many Tongues, One Heart 🔥 Today, our school community came together to celebrate Pentecost, marking the beautiful moment the Holy Spirit descended like fire, bringing a message that everyone could understand in their own language. At Holy Cross, our classrooms are filled with a vibrant tapestry of backgrounds, cultures, and stories. We speak different languages and come from different walks of life, but today was a powerful reminder that diversity is our strength and faith is our glue. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this celebration of the Eucharist special: The Holy Notes Band and Choir, supported by Mr Lendai, all the readers (especially those students who spoke in their first language), altar servers, IT, and offertory.
26 May 2026
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The weather might be miserable outside today but there’s still some great learning happening all around the school 💚💜
19 May 2026
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Every Tuesday morning a group of dedicated Year 4 students spend their morning play time helping Ms McColl and Miss Elliott set up the instruments ready for our Captivate Strings program 🎻 Thank you to our Captivate Monitors 👍
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