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.
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15 Dec 2025
From Facebook
β€οΈ Making a Difference with Messages of Hope! We are absolutely bursting with pride over the incredible compassion shown by our students! π₯Ή Every single student in our school played a part in a beautiful project that embodies the core teachings of Jesus by providing hope, joy, and love to children in need. They created links for a massive, colourful paper chain, and on each link, they wrote a personal message of encouragement, happiness, and peace. The result is a magnificent chain filled with hundreds of heartfelt wishes! πβ¨ This chain has now been used to help decorate the Westmead Children's Hospital for Christmas! Our hope is that these visible messages of love and faith bring a little extra light, comfort, and joy to the brave children, their families, and the dedicated staff there. It's a powerful reminder that when we work together in love, we can truly brighten the world for others. Well done, everyone!
14 Dec 2025
From Facebook
This week we say a very special farewell to Mrs Villiers, who after 24 years of dedicated service is retiring from the Holy Cross school community π’ For over two decades, Mrs Villiers has been a constant presence, supporting generations of students, working alongside countless staff, and giving her time, care and commitment to everything she did. Her kindness, professionalism and deep care for our school and students have left a lasting mark that will be felt for many years to come. Throughout her time, Mrs Villiers has seen our school grow and change, yet one thing has always remained the same, her unwavering dedication to our students and community. We are incredibly grateful for the knowledge, warmth and positivity she has shared so generously. Thank you, Mrs Villiers, for everything you have given to our school over the past 24 years. You will be greatly missed ππ We wish you all the very best in this next chapter of your life, you truly deserve it β€οΈ Mrs Villiers will be farewelled with a guard of honour this Wednesday afternoon, and it would be fantastic if you could join us for the occasion π
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15 Dec 2025
From Facebook
β€οΈ Making a Difference with Messages of Hope! We are absolutely bursting with pride over the incredible compassion shown by our students! π₯Ή Every single student in our school played a part in a beautiful project that embodies the core teachings of Jesus by providing hope, joy, and love to children in need. They created links for a massive, colourful paper chain, and on each link, they wrote a personal message of encouragement, happiness, and peace. The result is a magnificent chain filled with hundreds of heartfelt wishes! πβ¨ This chain has now been used to help decorate the Westmead Children's Hospital for Christmas! Our hope is that these visible messages of love and faith bring a little extra light, comfort, and joy to the brave children, their families, and the dedicated staff there. It's a powerful reminder that when we work together in love, we can truly brighten the world for others. Well done, everyone!
14 Dec 2025
From Facebook
This week we say a very special farewell to Mrs Villiers, who after 24 years of dedicated service is retiring from the Holy Cross school community π’ For over two decades, Mrs Villiers has been a constant presence, supporting generations of students, working alongside countless staff, and giving her time, care and commitment to everything she did. Her kindness, professionalism and deep care for our school and students have left a lasting mark that will be felt for many years to come. Throughout her time, Mrs Villiers has seen our school grow and change, yet one thing has always remained the same, her unwavering dedication to our students and community. We are incredibly grateful for the knowledge, warmth and positivity she has shared so generously. Thank you, Mrs Villiers, for everything you have given to our school over the past 24 years. You will be greatly missed ππ We wish you all the very best in this next chapter of your life, you truly deserve it β€οΈ Mrs Villiers will be farewelled with a guard of honour this Wednesday afternoon, and it would be fantastic if you could join us for the occasion π
14 Dec 2025
From Facebook
On Wednesday we presented Imogen (Year 4) with the CSPD Primary sports award for her outstanding achievements in swimming this year, competing at Zone, Diocesan, MacKillop and NSW State level competitions. πββοΈ Congratulations to Imogen on this wonderful achievement! π
13 Dec 2025
From Facebook
Congratulations to Syesha from Year 2 who recently represented Blacktown Little Athletics Club at the Met West Zone Championship. πββοΈ After competing across several events, she successfully qualified for the Regional Championship, where she will be participating in the 400m hurdles and the 60m hurdles π 400m (Girls Under 8) 60m Hurdles (Girls Under 8)
12 Dec 2025
From Facebook
Congratulations to our Kindergarten students who shared their learning with us so beautifully this afternoon ππ What a great year of learning they have had!
12 Dec 2025
From Facebook
π Congratulations to our wonderful Year 6 students! What a truly beautiful and faith-filled Graduation Mass we celebrated last night for the Year 6 class of 2025. It was inspiring to see our students lead with reverence, confidence and gratitude as they marked the end of their primary school journey. As you prepare to move into the next chapter, may you continue to walk with Christ, guided by His light and strengthened by the values you have lived here in the Holy Cross community. We are so proud of the young people you are becoming β compassionate, respectful and ready to serve others. A heartfelt thank you to our families and staff for your support, prayers and presence in making the evening so special ππ
10 Dec 2025
From Facebook
Today we gathered together to celebrate our End of School Mass βοΈ It was a beautiful way to pause and reflect on the year that was and be thankful for all the wonderful achievements of our students and staff this year ππ
08 Dec 2025
From Facebook
We want to send the warmest thank you to every family and staff member who contributed to the Jesuit Social Services Christmas Food Drive this year! The response was overwhelming, and some iHelp students were able to deliver two car boots full of essential items to the Ignite Food Store in Emerton. Your donations were immediately placed on the shelves and are now providing comfort and relief to struggling people in our local community. Due to the great volume of donations, we were also able to create extra food hampers for the St Vincent de Paul Society. These hampers have also been collected and distributed to local families in need this Christmas season. Thank you for living out the spirit of giving! ππ
08 Dec 2025
From Facebook
We are still glowing from last Saturday! Our Choir and iHelp students delivered a touching performance, complete with singing and a full reenactment of the birth of Jesus at St John 23rd Church.
01 Dec 2025
From Facebook
Last Wednesday, Will (Year 2), Louis and Satya (Year 5) completed the CNSW Aquathon at the Des Renford Aquatic Centre, Maroubra πββοΈπββοΈ An aquathon is a multi-sport event combining swimming and running (with a transition). Depending on age division, swim legs vary from 100-300m and run legs vary from 1km-1.8km. Congratulations to Will, Louis and Satya on challenging themselves in this unique and fun event! π
01 Dec 2025
From Facebook
Congratulations to Nandhini and Oviya in Year 5 who have both been selected into the Parramatta Diocesan Girls Tennis team. πΎ They will now trial in February for selection into the MacKillop team.
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