Catholic Schools offer the unique opportunity to celebrate through prayer and worship.
Catholic Schools Week is a special time in the year when we celebrate and give thanks for Catholic Schools, especially our own school St Mary MacKillop. It is a time to give thanks for the wonderful learning and teaching that takes place each day in every classroom.
Below is a few snapshots of some of the wonderful learning that we have captured so far this year in each grade.
Kindergarten have been working hard to build their concepts of numbers. With a partner they have their “Fun Friday Writing”. Students are given different writing prompts and are encouraged to think imaginatively. We have some pretty creative writers in Year 1!
Year 2 have been learning about how to live a Christian life by loving Jesus. They have focused on the Parable of ‘The Good Samaritan’. Here is a picture of a group reenacting the parable and expressing their thoughts about how they can be like the Good Samaritan.
Year 3 have been busy studying the book ‘Mirror’ by Jeannie Baker and have been inspired by her creative artistic techniques. They have begun the process of creating their own nature based artworks using her technique of collaging. Here is a sample that marks the beginning of this process.
In PDHPE, Year 4 have been studying “What friendship is” and ‘What makes a good friend” and what we can work on together to become better friends. Here is Year 4 with their heads down reflecting on their thoughts.
Last week we had a visit from Skyworks Planetarium. This is a photo of Year 5 entering the planetarium to explore the universe in a whole new way. There was a light displaying showing us how vast our universe really is.
Year 6 have been learning about Asia this term.
They have delved into different forms of mapping skill through the use of maps, Google Maps and Atlases. Asia is a continent that contains 48 different countries. We can’t wait to find out more about Asia!
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13 Nov 2026
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ππ We are looking forward to celebrating this wonderful time with all of our family & friends on Wednesday and hope that you are able to come along and join us ππ Please RSVP using the below link: https://forms.gle/NnxnrJdjWjmr3hPB6 π«ΆπΌ This day wouldn't be possible without the ongoing support and dedication of our St Mary MacKillop P&F, South Penrith volunteers and their tireless devotion and commitment to our school and community. Thank you for all that you do π«ΆπΌ12 Nov 2026
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πͺ©β¨ Get ready INFANTS - its your time to shine! β¨πͺ© Our amazing St Mary MacKillop P&F, South Penrith are hosting our INFANTS ONLY DISCO (Kindy - Yr2) on Thursday 12th November at 5pm All tickets must be pre-purchased through QKR! β οΈ Ticket Sales close at 3pm on Wednesday 11th November β οΈ
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13 Nov 2026
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ππ We are looking forward to celebrating this wonderful time with all of our family & friends on Wednesday and hope that you are able to come along and join us ππ Please RSVP using the below link: https://forms.gle/NnxnrJdjWjmr3hPB6 π«ΆπΌ This day wouldn't be possible without the ongoing support and dedication of our St Mary MacKillop P&F, South Penrith volunteers and their tireless devotion and commitment to our school and community. Thank you for all that you do π«ΆπΌ
12 Nov 2026
From Facebook
πͺ©β¨ Get ready INFANTS - its your time to shine! β¨πͺ© Our amazing St Mary MacKillop P&F, South Penrith are hosting our INFANTS ONLY DISCO (Kindy - Yr2) on Thursday 12th November at 5pm All tickets must be pre-purchased through QKR! β οΈ Ticket Sales close at 3pm on Wednesday 11th November β οΈ
11 Nov 2026
From Facebook
This morning, our St Mary MacKillop school community came together in prayer, reflection and silence to honour and remember the brave soldiers who fought for our country, as well as those serving today who continue to work towards peace in our world. Led beautifully by our Year 5 students and teachers, it was a meaningful opportunity to pause, reflect and give thanks for the courage, sacrifice and service of those who have served and continue to serve. Lest We Forget. β€οΈ
06 Nov 2026
From Facebook
Congratulations to our Stage 2 & Stage 3 Basketball Gala Day teams who competed today π Each student gave it their best and played hard & fair and did our St Mary MacKillop community proud β Thank you to our wonderful families who came along for the day to support our students and are always willing to help out where they can. A very big thank you also to Mrs J, Max & Will who took on the tasks of coaching our teams today - we truly appreciate you giving up your day for us π«ΆπΌ
05 Nov 2026
From Facebook
β€οΈπππ What a perfect day for a sports carnival πππβ€οΈ Today our friends in Kindergarten & Year 1 enjoyed their own tabloid sports carnival out in the sunshine βοΈ There were races of all kinds, music & dancing activities and even some parachute games. To finish the day off, our friends from the P&F treated everyone to a zooper dooper to help cool down π Big thank you to all of our families and friends who came along to cheer our students on and a very special thank you to Mrs Smiles and all the teachers who made the day so much fun! π«ΆπΌ
02 Nov 2026
From Facebook
Year 1 Liturgy Yesterday Year 1 celebrated a beautiful Liturgy of the Word with Fr Rojan. The theme of this liturgy was Baptism and Fr Rojan reminded all the students that they: Are a child of God. Gods loves them; and they love others. Year 1 prayed, sang, listened and participated with such enthusiasm and love for God.
23 Oct 2026
From Facebook
Have you heard the news? π’ Our new playground is open and ready for business π There's ropes to climb, slides to sail down, wobbly bridges and play panels to keep those brains and bodies moving and growing! It's a great day to be a student of St Mary MacKillop π
22 Oct 2026
From Facebook
Year 5 have been having a wonderful day! We have had dinner, found our rooms and we are now going on a night walk and having a camp fire!
22 Oct 2026
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22 Oct 2026
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World Mission Month β Putting Our Faith Into Action through supporting Socktober October is World Mission Month - a time for really putting our βFaith Into Action!' During World Mission month we remember that Jesus called us to love and care for our neighbour and we all share this very important responsibility to care for the needs of others. It is a time to think and act on how we can show our concern for those around us. Catholic Mission is the official international mission agency of the Catholic Church in Australia. Their focus is on creating change and building a more just world for people everywhere. Each year Catholic Mission holds a fundraising initiative called Socktober. Through participating in Socktober we put our faith into action by raising money that allows Catholic Mission to enact Jesusβ teachings of love and care for our neighbour. Yesterday, our playground was awash with colour wore our βcrazy socksβ to help raise much needed funds for Catholic Mission. Thank you to everyone who put their faith into action to create a fairer world for everyone.
22 Oct 2026
From Facebook
Students in Years 3 and 5 participated in their first of three aussie hoops sessions this week βΉπΌπ Designed to compliment their PE lessons this term, students enjoyed developing their dribbling and passing skills guided by coaches from Penrith Basketball. In the coming weeks students will further develop these skills as well as shooting, and offensive and defensive strategies. Watch out NBA, we have some superstars in the making β¨