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News from Holy Cross Catholic Primary Glenwood

Holy Cross students recognised in Parliament for efforts to ban plastic bottles

11 Dec 2017

Team Infinity
Team Infinity’s Radin Gharavi, Dana Gharavi, James Hanlon, Maverick Phoonsiri, Eric Burakowski and Ella Burakowski.

 

It's not every day you local Federal member gets up and tells everyone how good you are!

Holy Cross Primary was mentioned in Parliament this week by Michelle Rowland, recognising the wonderful work of a student from Year 4 and a student from Year 6 who have been examining the problems of plastic pollution in our environment and have been campaigning to curb the use of water bottles in Australia.

See Michelle Rowland’s comments regarding Holy Cross about 30 seconds into the attached video clip.


Team Infinity from Holy Cross Primary School have recently participated in the FIRST LEGO League program, working on a Lego robotics program to raise awareness about plastic bottle usage. As part of their project, students Ella & Eric Burakowski shared with Michelle Rowland some concerning plastic bottled water facts.

  • It takes 40,000 barrels of oil to make plastic water bottles for the whole of Australia
  • It takes three litres of water and one litre of oil to make one plastic water bottle
  • It can cost $2.50 to make one litre of plastic bottled water.

Team Infinity has been trying to reach out to organisations (who are the main consumer of plastic water bottles), sharing their concerns and alternative solutions such as composting, recycling projects and using portable water stations from Sydney Water which are free to hire.

Read about Team Infinity’s success in FIRST LEGO League national championships.

 

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    19 Nov 2025

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    What a fun day at the Basketball Gala day! πŸ€ 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. πŸ€
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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! πŸ‘ She performed confidently and was thrilled with her achievements, as she should be! 😁

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19 Nov 2025

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What a fun day at the Basketball Gala day! πŸ€ 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. πŸ€

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18 Nov 2025

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Student mobile phone use will be banned across 80 Western Sydney Catholic schools from the beginning of the 2026 school year. The restriction presents a positive opportunity to enhance student outcomes, both in academic excellence and wellbeing.

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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! πŸ‘ She performed confidently and was thrilled with her achievements, as she should be! 😁

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14 Nov 2025

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Congratulations to all students who received Personal Best and PBS4L awards today πŸ‘

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14 Nov 2025

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Thank you to our Year 3 students who shared their learning with our community this afternoon πŸ’šπŸ’œ

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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. πŸŒΊπŸ’šπŸ’œ 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. β€œBlessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” – Matthew 5:9

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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 🏏 They are now into the Final 6 teams from schools across Parramatta Diocese, Wollongong Diocese, Sydney Diocese and Broken Bay Diocese πŸ‘πŸ’šπŸ’œ

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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!

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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!

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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 πŸ‰πŸ’šπŸ’œ A lot of great wins by both teams and a really fun day of sport with friends πŸ‘

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30 Oct 2025

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Today our Kindergarten students enjoyed a trip to the farm for their very first excursion! πŸ’šπŸ’œ

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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! 🏐 Well done Milana!πŸ‘

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