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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12 Sep 2025
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Congratulations to all of our students who received Personal Best and PBS4L awards this week ππ![626921712571842_1222429063021101-1]()
12 Sep 2025
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Thank you to our Year 5 students who shared their learning with us this afternoon π
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12 Sep 2025
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Congratulations to all of our students who received Personal Best and PBS4L awards this week ππ
12 Sep 2025
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Thank you to our Year 5 students who shared their learning with us this afternoon π
11 Sep 2025
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Thank you to the very thoughtful family who delivered a whole bunch of Holy Cross themed cookies to school for our staff today! ππ Your thoughtfulness and generosity are very much appreciated by everyone π
11 Sep 2025
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Today we celebrated the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross βοΈ The cross is a prominent part of our name and our school crest. Our Feast Day is a great opportunity for students to be involved at Mass and to reflect on the significance of the cross and what it means to our school and our community ππ
09 Sep 2025
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We hope our Primary students had a fantastic time at the disco. πΊπ The energy in the hall was absolutely incredible, with some seriously amazing dance moves on display. It was wonderful to see so many of you laughing and having a blast with your friends. Thank you to our amazing teachers who joined us on the dance floor! Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such a memorable night! We can't wait to do it all again soon. β¨
09 Sep 2025
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Thanks to all our amazing infants for an incredible night at the disco! πΊβ¨ The MPLC was filled with so much energy, awesome dance moves, and smiling faces. It was wonderful to see everyone having a fantastic time with their friends. We hope you all had a blast and are ready for another boogie soon! Check out some of our favourite photos from the night below. Many thanks to our wonderful teachers who shared this experience with us!
06 Sep 2025
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Congratulations to our students who participated in the Parramatta Diocesan Athletics Carnival last week. There were some great results on the day, many students achieving PBs. Special congratulations and best of luck to Ava L (2nd in 100m and 200m) and Alana T (2nd in discus). They have now qualified to be part of the Parramatta Diocesan team at the Mackillop Athletics Carnival in a couple of weeks π
05 Sep 2025
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Thank you to all of our wonderful fathers, grandfathers and father figures who were able to join us for a special breakfast and some fun with our students this morning! Wishing everyone a Happy Father's Day for Sunday!
02 Sep 2025
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π World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2025 π Yesterday, our students became true Pilgrims of Hope during this Jubilee Year of Hope, taking part in a mini Creation Pilgrimage around our school. π±πΆββοΈπΆ They spent time giving thanks for the beauty of creation, reflecting on ways to care for our common home, and praying for peace in our world. ππ This pilgrimage was a beautiful chance to be still, listen, and encounter God in creation β a reminder that hope grows when we care for the world and for one another. πΏποΈ
29 Aug 2025
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On Monday Zak (Year 6) and Estelle (Year 5) represented Holy Cross at the NSWCPS Golf Tournament in the Blue Mountains. β³οΈποΈποΈββοΈ Congratulations to both students on their participation throughout the day π
28 Aug 2025
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Today Kindy participated in a guided meditation about the importance of sharing God's love with others. π«Ά
28 Aug 2025
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Congratulations to Brendan and Maria from Year 4 who have both progressed through to the State Finals of the Prime Ministers Spelling Bee πππ
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