Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are being celebrated and recognised for the significant contribution they make to families, communities, art, music and culture under the theme of this year’s NAIDOC week (8-15 July).
As part of NAIDOC week celebrations, St Matthew’s Primary held special events to reflect on this year’s theme, ‘Because of Her, We Can’.
We celebrate the invaluable contributions that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have made and continue to make - to our communities, our families, our rich history and to our nation. They are our mothers, our elders, our grandmothers, our aunties, our sisters and our daughters.
Their achievements, their voice, their unwavering passion give us strength and have empowered past generations and paved the way for generations to come.
St Matthew’s Primary began NAIDOC week celebrations with a liturgy where Uncle Craig - an active member of the Community, came to inform and educate us about the Indigenous culture.
A few photos of our NAIDOC week activities from infants.
Stage 3 thoroughly enjoyed the experience of face painting with Uncle Craig.
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09 Apr 2026
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💦 🏊♀️ NSWCPS Swimming Carnival 🏊♀️ 💦 A huge congratulations to Flynn, Charlee, Shelby, Willow and Frankie who all competed at the NSWCPS Swimming Carnival last week. The team put in an incredible effort, breaking more school records along the way. A special shoutout to Shelby, who secured second place in the 50m freestyle and has now qualified for the State Championships in late April — we’re so proud of you! Well done to all five swimmers — you represented the school brilliantly! #NSWCPS #SwimmingCarnival #SchoolSport #StudentAchievement #ProudSchoolMoment #FutureChampions #SwimSuccess
07 Apr 2026
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🐣🎩 Easter Hat Parade 🎩🐣 Last week we finished up the term with our wonderful Easter Hat Parade! It was fantastic to see so much creativity on display, with students proudly showcasing their colourful and imaginative designs. A big thank you to all our families for your generous donations of eggs for our Easter raffle – your support is greatly appreciated! #EasterHatParade #SchoolCommunity #CreativeKids #EasterFun #SchoolEvents #ThankYouFamilies
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09 Apr 2026
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💦 🏊♀️ NSWCPS Swimming Carnival 🏊♀️ 💦 A huge congratulations to Flynn, Charlee, Shelby, Willow and Frankie who all competed at the NSWCPS Swimming Carnival last week. The team put in an incredible effort, breaking more school records along the way. A special shoutout to Shelby, who secured second place in the 50m freestyle and has now qualified for the State Championships in late April — we’re so proud of you! Well done to all five swimmers — you represented the school brilliantly! #NSWCPS #SwimmingCarnival #SchoolSport #StudentAchievement #ProudSchoolMoment #FutureChampions #SwimSuccess
07 Apr 2026
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🐣🎩 Easter Hat Parade 🎩🐣 Last week we finished up the term with our wonderful Easter Hat Parade! It was fantastic to see so much creativity on display, with students proudly showcasing their colourful and imaginative designs. A big thank you to all our families for your generous donations of eggs for our Easter raffle – your support is greatly appreciated! #EasterHatParade #SchoolCommunity #CreativeKids #EasterFun #SchoolEvents #ThankYouFamilies
05 Apr 2026
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🙏🏻 ⛪️ He is Risen ⛪️ 🙏🏻 As we celebrate the joy and hope of Easter, we are reminded of the promise of new life, love and faith. We wish all of our families and our wider community a very Happy Easter. May this special time be filled with peace, joy and meaningful moments shared with your loved ones. #HeIsRisen #HappyEaster #EasterJoy #Faith #Hope #Love #CatholicSchool #CatholicEducation #EasterBlessings #Community #Family #Gratitude #NewLife
03 Apr 2026
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✝️ 🙏🏻 Holy Week 🙏🏻 ✝️ On Wednesday our students beautifully brought the events of Holy Week to life, sharing the story through prayer, song and scripture. With reverence and care, they helped our community journey through these sacred moments, deepening our understanding of the Scriptures and their meaning. We are so proud of the respect and thoughtfulness they showed, creating a truly prayerful experience for all who attended. #HolyWeek #FaithInAction #CatholicEducation #SchoolCommunity #PrayerfulReflection #Respect #StudentVoice #FaithJourney #ChristianLife #Gratitude #ProudSchool #SpiritualGrowth
02 Apr 2026
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🌿 🥬 Gardening Club Produce Sale 🥬 🌿 This morning Mrs Worrall and the Gardening Club will be harvesting the fresh produce from the veggie patches they’ve been growing this term. All items will be available to purchase this afternoon after the Easter Hat Parade for $2 each (EFTPOS only). Please remember to bring a bag! All money raised will go towards seedlings and resources for our Gardening Club. #GardeningClub #SchoolGarden #FreshProduce #HomeGrown #VeggiePatch #GardenToTable #HandsOnLearning #SustainableLiving #GreenThumbs #SchoolLife #EcoFriendly #GrowYourOwn #HealthyEating #SupportOurSchool #PlantPower #FreshFromTheGarden #GardenHarvest
31 Mar 2026
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🐑 ⛺️Year 5 Gold Discovery Excursion ⛺️ 🐑 Year 5 struck it rich in experience yesterday - pitching tents, churning butter, baking damper and chasing that golden dream. There were loud "Eureka" cries as the kids panned and dug, claimed their land, bought their miners' licences and even tried their hand at herding sheep. It's safe to say gold fever hit hard... and we're not sure it's worn off yet! #Year5Excursion #GoldRushAdventure #GoldDiscovery #SchoolExcursion #HandsOnLearning #EurekaMoment #GoldFever #LearningThroughPlay #HistoryComesAlive #OutdoorLearning #StudentExperience #MakingMemories #FutureExplorers #AustralianHistory
30 Mar 2026
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✈️🪽Flying High Awards and Wings - Term 1, Week 9🪽✈️ Congratulations to this weeks Flying High Award and Wing recipients. These learners have consistently demonstrated how to be Safe, Respectful, and Responsible Learners.
29 Mar 2026
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⭐️ Faith in Action Awards - Term 1, Week 9 ⭐️ Congratulations to our learners who put their Faith in Action this week, by letting their light shine.
28 Mar 2026
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🏆 Principal Awards - Term 1 Week 9 🏆 Ms Paul on behalf of Mr Ticehurst is proud to recognise this week’s Principal award recipients, who have demonstrated positive learning habits and maintained a growth mindset. We celebrate their achievement and consistent effort, to strive for their personal best.
27 Mar 2026
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🏏 🏀 Australian institute of Sport 🏀 🏏 We were so excited to visit the Australian Institute of Sport! We explored the different places around the complex and even got to try sports simulations. During the tour, we saw where elite athletes train for swimming, gymnastics, and in the gym. We also went inside the stadium, where many major sporting events are held as well as concerts. Artist like Pink, Lady Gaga and Guy Sebastian have played there. One of the highlights was seeing memorabilia from some of Australia’s greatest sporting achievements. We also had the chance to test our skills—bowling cricket balls, kicking soccer goals, riding bikes, and taking penalty shots. It was an amazing experience getting a glimpse into the world of professional sport! - Phoenix #AustralianInstituteOfSport #AIS #Canberra #StudentExcursion #SportInAustralia #FutureAthletes #ActiveLearning #SportsSimulation #AustralianPride #SchoolTrip
27 Mar 2026
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🦖🦕 Dinosaur Museum 🦕🦖 Thursday night we went to the National Dinosaur Museum, where we saw artefacts from many different types of dinosaurs—from marine dinosaurs to land dinosaurs. One thing I learned is that dinosaurs aren’t exactly how they’re shown in movies. For example, Tyrannosaurus rex didn’t roar like in films—they likely hissed or growled. They also didn’t stomp around loudly; they could move quite quietly, almost like a cat. The model dinosaurs looked so real, and there were TVs playing soundtracks of what different dinosaurs might have sounded like. This night was the best for me and my classmates. — Tora #DinosaurMuseum #NationalDinosaurMuseum #Dinosaurs #TRex #PrehistoricLife #StudentExcursion #LearningOutsideTheClassroom #CanberraTrips #MuseumExperience #BestNight
27 Mar 2026
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🗳️ 🇦🇺 Australian Electoral Office 🇦🇺 🗳️ We arrived at Old Parliament House. As a group, we watched a 12-minute video about the Constitution of democracy and how Federation began in Australia. After the video, we answered two questions about what a republic constitution is and what representative democracy means. We were then told we would play a game called Democracity. After a while, a screen said “time’s up,” and we moved to the next room. Once we entered, our guide explained that we were going to run a vote so we could understand how voting works—and what happens if you don’t vote or if you try to vote twice. — Jared #AustralianElectoralOffice #OldParliamentHouse #Canberra #AustralianDemocracy #Federation #CivicsEducation #VotingProcess #Democracity #StudentLearning #AustralianHistory
26 Mar 2026
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🇦🇺 🪙 Royal Australian Mint 🪙 🇦🇺 Today at the mint, we saw a big gold coin at the front door that said 60 years. We went inside and walked up the stairs and saw a massive wall of gold coins with different pictures, including some very rare ones like AC/DC, Bluey, and race cars, as well as 1c and 2c coins. There was a lady who was our tour guide, and she told us that the 1c and 2c coins stopped being made because they became too expensive. Then we walked up to a window where we could see people making coins, along with robots that help make them too. At the end, we got some $3 coins that we could use to make a rare and special coin. - Mason #Mint #CoinCollecting #GoldCoins #RareCoins #Bluey #ACDC #MoneyMaking #FactoryTour #FunDay #Australia
26 Mar 2026
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🇦🇺 ⚖️ High Court Australia ⚖️ 🇦🇺 We went to the High Court. We split into 2 groups—one group went into the first courtroom and the other group went into the other room, then we switched. One room was about suing the government for making laws they’re not allowed to make, and the second room was about suing people or businesses for things they did wrong. There were four levels of courtrooms. The first was for smaller cases, like slipping on a banana outside Coles, then the next level was if you wanted to try again and again and again. - Sonny #HighCourt #LawAndJustice #CourtSystem #LearningExperience #Excursion #CivicsEducation #JusticeSystem #SchoolTrip #RealWorldLearning #Australia
26 Mar 2026
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🌎 🧪 Questacon 🧪 🌎 After the class went to The War Memorial , we started heading to Questacon. It was about an 20 to 30 minute drive (in my opinion). Firstly, we went to the fun room. Before you go in the actual room, there is a tunnel that is bright and flashy that you walk in. It was so mesmerising! Some…no most people in my class were brave enough to do the free fall slide which was really steep. (I was too chicken to do it!!!!) Then, we went to this glowing illusion room. There were these fake rocks that when you put them in different colours of light, they turned a specific shade! The plastic pipes also did the same thing. There were two way mirrors, a laser dance thing where you step on the pads and random sounds played and fun house mirrors. Lastly, we went to the gift/souvenir shop, and the things there were so expensive! I bought a Newton ball thing, two mini slinkies (one for my brother), and bouncing putty. After I finished paying, I sat and waited for everyone to finish paying. Then we left. By Pearl Questacon #ScienceFun #SchoolExcursion #CanberraTrip #HandsOnLearning #ScienceMuseum #FunWithFriends #STEM #Illusions #LaserDance #FreeFallSlide #GiftShopFinds #NewtonBalls #Slinkies #BouncingPutty #MemorableDay #ClassTrip #LearningIsFun #AdventureTime #StudentLife