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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19 Nov 2025
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What a fun day at the Basketball Gala day! π Congratulations to all our teams who demonstrated great teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the day. Thank you to the parents who helped coach and score. We really appreciated your support. π
17 Nov 2025
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Congratulations to Sophie from Year 1 who competed in the Acro State Championship over the weekend and placed 5th overall! π She performed confidently and was thrilled with her achievements, as she should be! π
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19 Nov 2025
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What a fun day at the Basketball Gala day! π Congratulations to all our teams who demonstrated great teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the day. Thank you to the parents who helped coach and score. We really appreciated your support. π
18 Nov 2025
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17 Nov 2025
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Congratulations to Sophie from Year 1 who competed in the Acro State Championship over the weekend and placed 5th overall! π She performed confidently and was thrilled with her achievements, as she should be! π
14 Nov 2025
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Congratulations to all students who received Personal Best and PBS4L awards today π
14 Nov 2025
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Thank you to our Year 3 students who shared their learning with our community this afternoon ππ
11 Nov 2025
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Today our school community paused to remember and pray for all the men and women who have served our country, and for those who gave their lives for peace and freedom. πΊππ As we wear our poppies and share in a minute of silence, we ask God to bless those who serve and to help us be peacemakers in our world. βBlessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.β β Matthew 5:9
10 Nov 2025
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Congratulations to our school cricket team who were victorious in the 4th Round of the Mark Taylor Shield Competition π They are now into the Final 6 teams from schools across Parramatta Diocese, Wollongong Diocese, Sydney Diocese and Broken Bay Diocese πππ
31 Oct 2025
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Congratulations to the students who received either a Personal Best or a PBS4L award at today's Sharing Our Learning. Keep up the good work!
31 Oct 2025
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Our Year 6 students showcased their learning today at the 'Sharing Our Learning' event. The students demonstrated fantastic knowledge, confidence, and passion. Their hard work truly shone through!
31 Oct 2025
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Well done to all of our Stage 2 students who represented Holy Cross at the Touch Football Gala Day today πππ A lot of great wins by both teams and a really fun day of sport with friends π
30 Oct 2025
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Today our Kindergarten students enjoyed a trip to the farm for their very first excursion! ππ
30 Oct 2025
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Congratulations to Milana from Year 5 who was recently selected to play for the Baulkham Hills Netball representative team in 2026! π Well done Milana!π
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