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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28 Oct 2025
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🕺💃🏼 190 Years Concert 💃🏼🕺 At the start of the term we celebrated our school’s incredible 190th anniversary with a spectacular concert! Students lit up the stage with amazing performances, dancing their way through the decades — from the 1950s to the 2000s — bringing history to life with music, colour, and joy. It was wonderful to see our school community come together to celebrate this historic milestone. Thank you to everyone who helped make the night so special! 💛💙 #StMatthews190Years #SchoolCommunity #CelebratingHistory #ThroughTheDecades
26 Oct 2025
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⭐️ ✨ Year 5 Struck Gold! ✨ ⭐️ Last term, our Year 5 students hit the jackpot on their excursion to Camden Park Education Centre! From panning for gold and making damper to visiting the blacksmith, herding sheep, and earning their very own mining licences, they experienced the excitement of the Gold Rush first-hand. What a golden day of learning, teamwork, and fun! 💛 #Year5Adventures #GoldRush #HandsOnLearning
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28 Oct 2025
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🕺💃🏼 190 Years Concert 💃🏼🕺 At the start of the term we celebrated our school’s incredible 190th anniversary with a spectacular concert! Students lit up the stage with amazing performances, dancing their way through the decades — from the 1950s to the 2000s — bringing history to life with music, colour, and joy. It was wonderful to see our school community come together to celebrate this historic milestone. Thank you to everyone who helped make the night so special! 💛💙 #StMatthews190Years #SchoolCommunity #CelebratingHistory #ThroughTheDecades
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26 Oct 2025
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⭐️ ✨ Year 5 Struck Gold! ✨ ⭐️ Last term, our Year 5 students hit the jackpot on their excursion to Camden Park Education Centre! From panning for gold and making damper to visiting the blacksmith, herding sheep, and earning their very own mining licences, they experienced the excitement of the Gold Rush first-hand. What a golden day of learning, teamwork, and fun! 💛 #Year5Adventures #GoldRush #HandsOnLearning
26 Oct 2025
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⭐️ Faith in Action Awards - Term 4, Week 2 ⭐️ Congratulations to our learners who put their Faith in Action this week, by letting their light shine.
25 Oct 2025
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🏆 Principal Awards - Term 4, Week 2 🏆 Miss Horley 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.
25 Oct 2025
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✈️🪽Flying High Awards and Wings - Term 4, Week 2🪽✈️ Congratulations to this weeks Flying High Award and Wing recipients. These learners have consistently demonstrated how to be Safe, Respectful, and Responsible Learners.
23 Oct 2025
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✏️ 🌺 Draw to Remember - RSL Visit 🌺 ✏️ Today year 5 were visited by 2 members of the local Windsor RSL Sub Branch, Mick and Richard. They came to talk to us about their experiences as members of the military, Mick serving in the Australian Airforce and Richard serving in the United States. They spoke about what Remembrance Day is all about and introduced the "Draw to Remember" initiative. This is an educational activity for primary school students to commemorate Remembrance Day. The activity involves students creating drawings and messages to reflect on what Remembrance Day means to them. Their artworks they create will be displayed at Windsor RSL next month.
19 Oct 2025
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⭐️ 🎪 Mini Market Day 🎪 ⭐️ What an incredible Mini Market Day we had on Friday, led by our amazing Year 6 students! The day was packed with games, cookie decorating, jumping castles, a disco, a photo booth, and so much more — a true celebration of fun, teamwork, and creativity. A huge thank you to Mrs Miskelly and her lovely therapy horse Cocopops for adding an extra touch of joy and magic to the day and a big thank you to our wonderful Year 6 teachers for helping our students make the day such a great success! #MiniMarketDay #Year6Stars #SchoolSpirit #ThankYouCocopops
16 Oct 2025
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🌟 St Matthew’s Knockout Cricket – Mark Taylor Shield Round 3 🌟 A huge congratulations to our St Matthew’s cricket team who competed in Round 3 of the Mark Taylor Shield this week! 🏏 Despite the hot weather, our students showed incredible effort, teamwork, and sportsmanship throughout the match. While the result didn’t go our way this time, the team represented our school with great pride and spirit. 💙💛 A special thank you to Mrs Clements, who brought along the cricket equipment and took on the important role of scorer for the day — we’re so grateful for your support! 🙏 Well done to all the players and thank you to the staff and families who came along to cheer the team on! 👏 #StMatthewsPride #TeamSpirit #MarkTaylorShield #Cricket
16 Oct 2025
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🖊️ 🪪 Pen Licences 🪪 🖊️ Big smiles and proud moments for some of our Year 3 students who have officially earned their pen licences! Their hard work and neat handwriting has paid off — well done! #ProudMoment #PenLicence #Year3
15 Oct 2025
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🏖️ Our new sandpit is officially the place to be at break time! 🎉 We're thrilled to see how much our learners are loving this fantastic addition to our play space. From building sandcastles to digging for treasure, the creativity and joy happening in our sandpit has been wonderful to witness! There's nothing quite like the simple pleasure of sensory play - and the smiles say it all! 😊
30 Sep 2025
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⭐️ Faith in Action Awards - Term 3 Week 10 ⭐️ Congratulations to our learners who put their Faith in Action last week, by letting their light shine.
29 Sep 2025
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✈️🪽Flying High Awards and Wings - Term 3, Week 10 🪽✈️ Congratulations to last weeks Flying High Award and Wing recipients. These learners have consistently demonstrated how to be Safe, Respectful, and Responsible Learners.
26 Sep 2025
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🏆 Principal Award - Term 3, Week 10🏆 Mr Ticehurst is proud to recognise this week’s Principal award recipient, who has demonstrated positive learning habits and maintained a growth mindset. We celebrate their achievement and consistent effort, to strive for their personal best.