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| Greg Whitby enjoying a class at Mary Immaculate Primary, Quakers Hill |
To coincide with Catholic Schools Week, Executive Director of Schools, Greg Whitby visited St Joseph’s Primary, Schofields and Mary Immaculate Primary, Quakers Hill to meet with students, staff and school leaders this week.
At St Joseph’s Primary, Greg met with teachers, Roslyn Earl and Katie Bates, to get an understanding of the issues and challenges facing teachers.
In the Year 3 classroom, students shared how using iPads supports their learning and discussed the different Apps and how they use them in the classroom.
Greg then met with the school leadership team – Principal Cheryl Brown, Assistant Principal Joanne Delvecchio, Religious Education Coordinator Leanne Farhat and Coordinator of Learning Trevor Atkins – to talk about the work of using data to improve student outcomes and strategies to improve teaching..
Greg said that he was very impressed with the outstanding commitment of teachers and leaders at St Joseph’s.
‘We need to find more support for teachers to enable them to find time and ways to work together, collaborate, plan and analyse the data they’re collecting so they can meet the needs of each students to improve their learning,’ said Greg.
At Mary Immaculate Primary Greg met with Principal Paul Devlin before touring a number of learning spaces. Greg spoke to Year 4 students to ask what they liked best about school and students responded enthusiastically with ‘learning new things’ being the most popular answer.
The students told Greg about the fun they were having with poetry and read some of their recent work.
Moving onto the Year 5 learning space, staff and students showed off the beginnings of a very impressive igloo made out of plastic bottles as part of their learning unit on Antarctica.
Talking to teachers, Greg spent time getting to know them on a personal level and listening to their stories.
Catholic Schools Week provides an opportunity for Catholic schools to showcase what happens every day in our schools and invites the community in to experience teaching and learning at its best.
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| Greg Whitby talks to students at St Joseph's Primary, Schofields |
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22 Oct 2026
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ππ WE DID IT, ST JOSEPHβS! ππ A HUGE well done to our St Josephβs community β we have officially EXCEEDED our $20,000 fundraising target, with an amazing $21,700 raised! π₯³π Thank you to all our wonderful families and students for your incredible support. β€οΈ But why stop here? Letβs keep the fundraising going! π Want to be in the running for a prize? For every $10 raised, you receive one entry into the prize draw! Keep those donations coming, but be quick β fundraising for prizes closes at midnight tonight! β° π¨ We canβt wait for a colourful, fun-filled Colour Run tomorrow! Get ready for lots of colour, laughter and amazing memories. Every dollar makes a difference, and we are so proud of what our St Josephβs community has achieved together! ππππ Letβs make tomorrow AMAZING! π
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ππ WE DID IT, ST JOSEPHβS! ππ A HUGE well done to our St Josephβs community β we have officially EXCEEDED our $20,000 fundraising target, with an amazing $21,700 raised! π₯³π Thank you to all our wonderful families and students for your incredible support. β€οΈ But why stop here? Letβs keep the fundraising going! π Want to be in the running for a prize? For every $10 raised, you receive one entry into the prize draw! Keep those donations coming, but be quick β fundraising for prizes closes at midnight tonight! β° π¨ We canβt wait for a colourful, fun-filled Colour Run tomorrow! Get ready for lots of colour, laughter and amazing memories. Every dollar makes a difference, and we are so proud of what our St Josephβs community has achieved together! ππππ Letβs make tomorrow AMAZING! π
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π¨π COLOUR RUN FUNDRAISING UPDATE! ππ¨ We are more than halfway to our $20,000 fundraising target! ππ With just over 4 weeks to go, our St Josephβs community has already raised an incredible $10,490! πππ Now itβs time to see if we can go even furtherβ¦ can we reach β and maybe even EXCEED β our $20,000 target? ππ― π‘ The school holidays are the perfect time to get fundraising! Students, why not chat with your family, grandparents, neighbours and friends and ask them to support your Colour Run fundraising efforts? Every donation, big or small, helps us get closer to our goal. π°β¨ π Keep asking for support π Keep those donations coming! Together, weβve already achieved so much β letβs see what we can achieve together over the next four weeks! πͺπ¨ πββοΈπββοΈ COLOUR RUN β FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER π― Fundraising Target: $20,000 π° Already Raised: $10,490! Letβs make a splash of colour and see if we can smash our target! ππ
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π One Million Children Praying the Rosary for Peace π We warmly invite our St Josephβs school families to join Pope Francis and students worldwide from 1β7 October as we pray the Rosary for peace. This global initiative by Aid to the Church in Need brings together children, families, schools, and parishes across the globe in a powerful week of prayer. Praying the Rosary helps us grow closer to Mary and Jesus while making a meaningful impact in our world. Will you join us in helping reach the goal of One Million Children praying together? https://acninternational.org/millionchildrenpraying/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Pray%20the%20Rosary%20with%20Pope%20Leo%20XIV&utm_campaign=One%20Million%20Children%3A%20Schools%20EDM%202
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Importance of Connection Connection is vital to the wellbeing and development of children and young people. Strong relationships with family, friends, school and the wider community help build belonging, self-esteem and resilience. As young people grow more independent, these connections can change, with online relationships also playing an increasing role. By creating opportunities for meaningful connection, modelling healthy relationships and ensuring young people have trusted adults in their lives, parents and caregivers can help them feel valued, supported. Check out St Joseph's School TV for more information about the importance of connection https://stjosephsschofields.catholic.schooltv.me/
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