Year 5 students at St Angela’s Primary Castle Hill looked to the example of St Peter and St Paul for a recent project!
Taking on the evangelists’ challenge to spread the Good News of Jesus’ life and resurrection, the students created a reflective and engaging prayer for their Kindergarten buddies.
Delving deeply into rich content about the life and faith of Christians in the early Church, the students immersed themselves in the world of first-century Palestine and the work of the early disciples. Students used what they learnt about Jesus’ life to run a prayer service that inspired and encouraged their buddies to continue Jesus and his disciples’ work.
Year 5 students, Melina and Oliver thoroughly enjoyed teaching the younger grades about Jesus. Melina said, “I felt like I was a teacher. I also learnt that writing the prayers of the faithful isn’t easy.”
As the Year 5 teacher, Mrs Theresa Lowden attested, the Year 5 students’ maturity was impressive.
“The liturgies were spiritual, creative and engaging,” she said.
The students were inspired by the Holy Spirit to spread the message of Jesus to those in their community.
St Angela’s Primary Religious Education Coordinator, Ms Michelle Yager, was pleased with the outcome of the project-based learning unit.
“In a subject that can sometimes be challenging to connect to children’s experiences, this project encouraged the students to learn about and model themselves on the life of Paul and Peter, two followers of Jesus who had a significant and lasting impact on the development of Christianity,” Ms Yager said.
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25 Apr 2026
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🌺 ANZAC Day at St Angela’s 🇦🇺 Yesterday, our school community came together in reverence and gratitude to commemorate ANZAC Day. We honour the courage, sacrifice, and enduring spirit of the men and women who have served and continue to serve our nation. Through prayer, reflection, and ceremony, our students were reminded of the importance of remembrance, unity, and peace. Lest We Forget.
25 Apr 2026
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🎖 🇦🇺 Anzac Day 2026🌺🎖 This morning, our School Leaders Saraya, Flynn, Evelyn and Tanios attended the Dawn Service at ANZAC Reserve and laid a wreath on behalf of St Angela’s, in respect of those who lost their lives serving Australia.🇦🇺 Lest We Forget.
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25 Apr 2026
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🌺 ANZAC Day at St Angela’s 🇦🇺 Yesterday, our school community came together in reverence and gratitude to commemorate ANZAC Day. We honour the courage, sacrifice, and enduring spirit of the men and women who have served and continue to serve our nation. Through prayer, reflection, and ceremony, our students were reminded of the importance of remembrance, unity, and peace. Lest We Forget.
25 Apr 2026
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🎖 🇦🇺 Anzac Day 2026🌺🎖 This morning, our School Leaders Saraya, Flynn, Evelyn and Tanios attended the Dawn Service at ANZAC Reserve and laid a wreath on behalf of St Angela’s, in respect of those who lost their lives serving Australia.🇦🇺 Lest We Forget.
14 Apr 2026
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Congratulations to Oliver (Yr 6) who competed at the Nationals Athletics this week and won a Bronze Medal 🥉 in the U12 1500m walk. 👏
03 Apr 2026
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This week we visited the Shrine at OLOR, to take time to reflect and pray as we walked through the Stations of the Cross. 🙏 Wishing all our families and friends a Holy Easter Tridiium and a lovely holiday break.
02 Apr 2026
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To begin Holy Week, Kindy invited their families to join them for a special liturgy for Palm Sunday. 🙏
01 Apr 2026
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Best of luck to our swimming team who are representing our school at the 2026 NSWCPS Swimming Championships. Your hard work, commitment, and sportsmanship have already made us proud! Swim strong, give it your best, and enjoy the experience, we’re cheering for you every stroke of the way! 🏊♀️ 🏊♂️
27 Mar 2026
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What an entertaining afternoon we had to finish Week 9 - enjoying the Year 4 Whole School Assembly. We had a great debate, a rap, an art display and an amazing dance. The children loved performing for us and we loved watching! Thank you Year 4!
27 Mar 2026
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We have to say a HUGE thank you to our fabulous parents for organising our Special Food Day today. The children are going to love lunchtime!!
27 Mar 2026
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Congratulations to everyone who competed in the Cross Country on Monday. We were able to run all our races from Year 1 Fun Run to Under 12s 3km. The rain stopped our Kindies, but we look forward to their race next Thursday. Congratulations Merici 💛 who were the overall Cross Country Carnival Winners. Congratulations to Garda 💙 & Salo ♥️ who were the House Spirit Winners. Well done to our Age Champions and Runners Up who were awarded their trophies today. All children in U8-U12 who placed in the top 6 will now progress to the Diocesan Carnival in May.
24 Mar 2026
700+ Unite for Project Compassion Big Water Walk
More than 700 students and staff from 23 schools across Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) came together for Caritas Australia’s Big Water Walk in support of Project Compassion. Beginning at Parramatta Park, students carried buckets of water along a 4km route, gaining a glimpse of the daily journey faced by people in developing communities, especially women and children, in search of clean water.
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A message from Caritas Australia Dear St Angela's Students, Staff, Families & Friends, EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT – Dollar Match Day is back tomorrow! We were blown away by your incredible response to our first Dollar Match Day at the beginning of March - so tomorrow, we're bringing it back one last time! That’s right – every donation you raise online for Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion from 10.00am AEDT tomorrow, 25 March, will be DOUBLED, up to a cap of $67,500. That means... A $50 donation will become $100 A $100 donation will become $200 A $200 donation will become $400 Our second and final Dollar Match Day will run until our $67,500 matched funding cap is reached – so make sure you act fast as once the funds are gone, they’re gone! *Donations will be matched up to $1,000 per individual donation – individual donations over $1,000 will not be matched. ** Only individual donations made directly to your online fundraising page are eligible to be matched. Banking of funds already collected offline – for example, proceeds from a bake sale or other cash collections – are excluded from Dollar Match Day, even if those funds are deposited on the day. Please find all terms and conditions in our website. There’s never been a better time to Unite Against Poverty, so put a reminder in your calendar and get ready to make double the difference to vulnerable communities around the world! With gratitude, Holly Dean Community Fundraising Manager Caritas Australia