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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04 Nov 2025
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🙏🏻 ⚽️ Mission Week ⚽️ 🙏🏻 What an incredible Mission Week! Together, our amazing school community raised over $1000 to support those in need. Students showed their creativity in the Design a Sock competition, lined up to score a goal against Mr Ticehurst and Miss Horley, and each class worked hard to create their very own Coin Snake — with Year 5 taking the win for the longest snake! We wrapped up the week with a friendly Year 6 vs Teachers soccer match, which ended in a nail-biting penalty shootout and an exciting draw! The energy was electric as students cheered and chanted from the sidelines! What a fantastic week of fun, teamwork, and giving back! #MissionWeek #CommunitySpirit #Teamwork #CatholicEducation #SchoolFun
02 Nov 2025
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📖 📚 Year 5 Preschool Visits 📚 📖 Some of our Year 5 students had a wonderful time visiting some of our local preschools over the past few weeks with Mr Ticehurst! They chatted with the children about what it’s like to start “big school” and shared some of their favourite picture books during storytime. It was so special to see our students being kind, confident role models — and to watch the preschoolers’ faces light up with excitement about beginning their own school journey! #StMatthews #BigSchool #FutureLearners #StudentLeaders #CommunityConnections
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04 Nov 2025
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🙏🏻 ⚽️ Mission Week ⚽️ 🙏🏻 What an incredible Mission Week! Together, our amazing school community raised over $1000 to support those in need. Students showed their creativity in the Design a Sock competition, lined up to score a goal against Mr Ticehurst and Miss Horley, and each class worked hard to create their very own Coin Snake — with Year 5 taking the win for the longest snake! We wrapped up the week with a friendly Year 6 vs Teachers soccer match, which ended in a nail-biting penalty shootout and an exciting draw! The energy was electric as students cheered and chanted from the sidelines! What a fantastic week of fun, teamwork, and giving back! #MissionWeek #CommunitySpirit #Teamwork #CatholicEducation #SchoolFun
02 Nov 2025
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📖 📚 Year 5 Preschool Visits 📚 📖 Some of our Year 5 students had a wonderful time visiting some of our local preschools over the past few weeks with Mr Ticehurst! They chatted with the children about what it’s like to start “big school” and shared some of their favourite picture books during storytime. It was so special to see our students being kind, confident role models — and to watch the preschoolers’ faces light up with excitement about beginning their own school journey! #StMatthews #BigSchool #FutureLearners #StudentLeaders #CommunityConnections
01 Nov 2025
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✈️🪽Flying High Awards and Wings - Term 4, Week 3 🪽✈️ Congratulations to this weeks Flying High Award and Wing recipients. These learners have consistently demonstrated how to be Safe, Respectful, and Responsible Learners.
01 Nov 2025
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⭐️ Faith in Action Awards - Term 4, Week 3 ⭐️ Congratulations to our learners who put their Faith in Action this week, by letting their light shine.
31 Oct 2025
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🏆 Principal Awards - Term 4, Week 3 🏆 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.
31 Oct 2025
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⭐️ 🍎 Happy World Teachers’ Day 🍎 ⭐️ Today we celebrate our incredible teachers — the heart of our school community. Thank you for your passion, dedication, and the countless ways you inspire and shape young minds every single day. We are so grateful for all that you do! 💙 💛 #WorldTeachersDay #ThankYouTeachers #InspirationEveryDay
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
From Facebook
✈️🪽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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22 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