St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Concord

Hot, crispy, salty and delicious! 🍟 Kindy explored the book Chip before creating their own chips filled with fantastic describing words! 🍟

Our Year 5 students set off on an exciting excursion to The Rocks, stepping back in time to explore Australia’s rich colonial and Indigenous history.

Students wandered through secret laneways, discovered Indigenous heritage and listened to stories of convicts, settlers and early migrants. It was a wonderful day of learning, exploration and history coming to life! 💛

🏛️ A day of history and discovery in The Rocks! 🏛️

Our Year 4 students explored The Rocks as part of the Ranger Jamie First Contacts excursion, learning about Sydney’s early history and the lives of convicts who lived and worked in the area. At Observatory Hill, students took in the views of the city and drew what Sydney looks like in 2026, comparing it with what the landscape looked like before European settlement.

A fantastic day of exploring, learning and bringing history to life! 📚✨

On Wednesday, Year 2 went on a History excursion to the Old School House Museum, where they travelled back in time to the 1800s! 🏫📚

Students experienced what school life was like in the past, practising their reading, writing and arithmetic using slate boards, while exploring fascinating artefacts such as gas lamps, typewriters, ink pots and more!

On Monday, 33 of our students proudly represented St Mary’s at the SCS Athletics Championships. We congratulate each student on their outstanding effort, commitment and excellent sportsmanship throughout the day.

We are especially proud to celebrate two outstanding individual achievements:
🥉 A Year 4 student earned a Bronze medal in the High Jump.
🥈 A Year 6 student earned a Silver medal in the 100m sprint.
Both students have now qualified for the Sydney Championships. Congratulations on this fantastic achievement, and we wish you all the very best in the next stage of the competition! 💙💛

The Council of Catholic School Parents is inviting parents to attend its upcoming conference on Saturday 22 August.
Designed to support parents navigating the ever changing demands of raising children in a modern world, the conference features guest speakers Dr Justin Coulson and Michelle Mitchell. Topics will include building resilience, supporting children with anxiety, and the impact of AI on young people.
Please register via the QR code and come along!

Last Friday, we celebrated Grandparents Day! 💛 We loved welcoming our grandparents into our classrooms and sharing this special morning with them. Thank you to all the grandparents who joined us, we are so grateful to celebrate the love, wisdom, and joy you bring to our school community. ♥️

Faith in action: sandwiches, cards, and bookmarks made with love by our Year 1 students today! 🥪💌✨