Francis Jordan Catholic School, Currambine

20/08/2026

19/08/2026

On Friday the children from Preprimary to Year 6 visited our church of St Simon Peter to celebrate the feast of Mary’s Assumption into heaven. Father Leonard celebrated a beautiful mass with us and each child wrote a healing prayer of intention that was offered at the mass. It was wonderful to hear the joyous singing and participation from the students for this special occasion.

18/08/2026

We will be holding our annual Book Fair for PK to Year 6 students in the library on Wednesday and Thursday. This is a great chance to purchase some popular children's titles with a percentage of the sales coming back to the school.

The library will be open from 7.45am to 8.30am and again in the afternoon from 2.40pm-3.15pm for book purchases. Eftpos and cash sales will be available.

14/08/2026

RITE OF ELECTION — A special step in our children’s journey towards First Holy Communion.

During mass, the candidates are presented to our parish community, who are invited to take a prayer card and pray for them as they prepare to received Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time.

07/08/2026

Today we celebrate Australian Primary Principals Day. We would like to recognize and celebrate our wonderful leader, Mr Dunning.

We thank Mr Dunning for guiding our school with patience and purpose. A great school starts with a great Principal. Thank you for being ours.

Happy Principals Day Mr Dunning!

03/08/2026

Catholic Spirit Of The Arts 🎭 has started with a brilliant result for our ensemble groups.

Last Friday, our ensembles performed for the festival. Our Reed ensemble were awarded an OUTSTANDING award for their performance followed by our Flute ensemble receiving an EXCELLENCE Award.

We are so proud of our students. Hours of lessons and practice has definitely paid off. We thank Ms Perry and Mrs Royle for their hard work preparing our ensemble groups.

Well done to our ensemble groups for your exceptional performance!

30/07/2026

If you haven’t heard the news, the Francis Jordan feathered friends have been named! Thank you to all the staff and students who forwarded their suggestions.

The ladies are named:
🐓Margo- thank you Mrs Henderson
🥚Queenie- chosen by 3W
🐔Hazel- named by 1G
🐣Oreo- thank you PPW
🐤Raven- chosen by 4W

23/07/2026

🌎Caring for Our Common Home 🌎

Earlier this week, our Francis Jordan staff spent time reflecting on Laudato Si’—Pope Francis’s 2015 letter calling on all of us to protect our planet. We are incredibly proud to say that our Year 4 students are already leading the way!
 
Our students are deeply committed to caring for God’s creation. They already do a phenomenal job participating in gardening, worm farming, keeping our grounds clean, and finding brilliant ways to reuse items at our Tinker Table and Loose Parts play area. 
 
Yesterday, we took this commitment to the next level by officially launching our Year 4 "Environment Teams"... and introducing some new feathered friends to the Francis Jordan family! 🐓
 
By taking on the responsibility of our new school chickens, students are learning invaluable hands-on lessons about: 
✨ Animal care and compassion 
✨ Sorting waste sustainably 
✨ Health and hygiene practices 
✨ The power of teamwork
 
Our very first Chicken Caretakers were shown the ropes today and did a fantastic job. Every Year 4 student will have the opportunity to care for the chickens throughout the term, and the enthusiasm is absolutely off the charts. We can’t wait until it’s time to start collecting our first eggs! 🥚🧺

22/07/2026

On Tuesday, we acknowledged the importance of NAIDOC week. NAIDOC Week is a nationwide celebration of the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As NAIDOC Week occurred whilst we were on holidays, we had our NAIDOC Celebration on our return to school.

We were honoured to have a traditional Welcome to Country and a special smoking ceremony conducted by local Noongar Elder, Sandra Harben. Sandra shared the meaning behind the ceremony, and offered stories from her own experiences.

A smoking ceremony involves burning native plants over karla (fire) to produce smoke that clears away warra wirrin (bad spirits) and invites kwop wirrin (good spirits). It’s a powerful tradition used to mark new beginnings.

A sincere and heartfelt thank you to Sandra Harben for leading a meaningful Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony, creating a space for reflection, healing and connection.

03/07/2026

As Term 2 comes to a close, we wish our students, staff and families a safe and restful school holiday break. We look forward to welcoming everyone back next term. Term 3 commences on Tuesday 21 July.