Executive Director Greg Whitby reads Hooray for Diffendoofer Day by Dr Seuss
Executive Director of Schools, Greg Whitby, joined Year 3 students at St Paul the Apostle Primary, Winston Hills for a special event to celebrate Catholic Schools Week
Greg was greeted by a group of students pleading with him to ‘show us your socks!’ Greg took off his shoes to show a pair of his famous brightly coloured socks to the delight of the students.Greg brought in his favourite book, Hooray for Diffendoofer Day, by Dr Seuss which he read to a group of Year 3 students.
He explained that he often asked teachers to read the book because it was about a school that students loved because they are taught to think not just sit a test.
After reading the book to the enthralled group, Greg asked the students what sort of school they would like and one eager student piped up saying ‘ we already have a Diffendoofer school!’
Greg said it was great to get back into the classroom and spend some time reading with the students.
‘Catholic Schools Week is an important time for us to celebrate as a community and to showcase the quality learning and teaching taking place in our schools every day,’ said Greg. ‘It is terrific to be able to spend some time with a great bunch of our students and discuss what makes a great school.’
This year’s theme for Catholic Schools Week is 'More than a Great Education', and Catholic schools are celebrating throughout the week with special liturgies and Masses, events, open classrooms, school tours and a whole host of activities.
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21 Mar 2023
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H A R M O N Y D A Y 2 0 2 3 π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘𧑠Today we celebrated Harmony Day at St. Paul's. Members of our Mini Vinnie's team began the day by leading prayer at Children's Prayer before school. Following that, the Mini Vinnie's team presented a range of cultural games for each grade to play. The traditional games were taken from countries including India, Samoa, Italy, Australia and Trinidad. Finally, Year Six united our school in an afternoon prayer, with each grade displaying their paper chain people to represent each individual in our community being united together as one. We pray, God of all people, God of love, Just as the colours of a rainbow blend and merge to form one rainbow, So too may the colours of our different cultures and beliefs, blend and merge in our families, our communities and throughout our world through mutual respect and acceptance, so that we may come together in true harmony. Amen. 'Everyone Belongs'![612596187321775_713134967267896-1]()
20 Mar 2023
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Cross Country πββοΈπββοΈ Today the 8-12 year olds at St Paulβs participated in Cross Country. Congratulations to all the children who displayed great determination and endurance to finish their races. We would also like to give a massive thank you to all of the parent helpers who were involved. The day was a great success! ππΌ
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21 Mar 2023
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H A R M O N Y D A Y 2 0 2 3 π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘π§‘𧑠Today we celebrated Harmony Day at St. Paul's. Members of our Mini Vinnie's team began the day by leading prayer at Children's Prayer before school. Following that, the Mini Vinnie's team presented a range of cultural games for each grade to play. The traditional games were taken from countries including India, Samoa, Italy, Australia and Trinidad. Finally, Year Six united our school in an afternoon prayer, with each grade displaying their paper chain people to represent each individual in our community being united together as one. We pray, God of all people, God of love, Just as the colours of a rainbow blend and merge to form one rainbow, So too may the colours of our different cultures and beliefs, blend and merge in our families, our communities and throughout our world through mutual respect and acceptance, so that we may come together in true harmony. Amen. 'Everyone Belongs'
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Cross Country πββοΈπββοΈ Today the 8-12 year olds at St Paulβs participated in Cross Country. Congratulations to all the children who displayed great determination and endurance to finish their races. We would also like to give a massive thank you to all of the parent helpers who were involved. The day was a great success! ππΌ
17 Mar 2023
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We have joined Instagram! Follow us for updates on what the children are up to on @stpaultheapostles. Stay tuned for weekly posts and stories.
17 Mar 2023
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Project Compassion Update... βοΈ For every $7 donated we are able to purchase 1 chicken on your behalf. This week the Mini Vinnies have updated our picture graph and added 12 more chickens to our wall for Week 3. ππππππππππππ Thank you for your generosity and keep the donations coming through either: β Project Compassion boxes in the classrooms β our school QKR app (which has been updated due to a technical difficulty) β caritas.org.au The Mini Vinnies team look forward to sharing our Lent: Week 4 tally with you next week. #caritas
17 Mar 2023
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16 Mar 2023
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16 Mar 2023
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14 Mar 2023
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Apologies for our error- here is an updated notice, indicating the Kindy- Year 3 Easter Hat Parade. Thank you for your understanding.
12 Mar 2023
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Please find attached information relating to our school's Holy Week celebrations. We look forward to seeing you there and joining together in prayer as a faith filled Catholic community.
11 Mar 2023
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11 Mar 2023
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Congratulations to Sam who has been representing MacKillop at the PSSA Cricket Championships in Ballina this week. We cannot wait to hear your stories about the many games you have played! We are very proud of you!
10 Mar 2023
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A fabulous night to conclude Catholic School's Week here at St. Paul's with our Family Fun Night. Thank you to our wonderful P&F and fabulous staff who came along to join our families for some singing, dancing and wood fire pizzas. #catholicschoolsweek