Prouille Primary School

𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 🏆 🌿

Congratulations again to Elara in Year 2 Wombat, who received the prestigious X-Factor Award in the 2026 Ku-ring-gai Council 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 Poetry Competition. This award was for her poem titled "𝘉𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘩" (with accompanying illustrations).

Elara was recently presented with her award by Cr Mayor, Cr Christine Kay at Ku-ring-gai Library.

Our teachers, Miss Herzog and Mrs Neilson, were in attendance at the ceremony.

Well done, Elara!

🌟 Celebrating St Dominic – Priest & Founder of the Dominican Order 🌟

📅 Why do we honour him on Monday , 3 August here in Australia?
The universal Church traditionally marks St Dominic’s feast on 8 August, but in our Down Under calendar that day is reserved for Australia’s first saint, St Mary MacKillop (our beloved “Saintly Nun” 👩‍🕊️). To give both saints the solemn celebration they deserve, the Australian liturgical calendar moves St Dominic’s feast to the 3rd August , the Monday before the feast of St Mary MacKillop.

💡 A quick glimpse of St Dominic:
Born in Spain (1170), he felt a holy call to preach the Gospel to all people, especially the poor.
In 1215 he founded the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), a community devoted to study, prayer, and preaching.
Known as the “Preacher of the Faith,” he championed the truth of the Church and the power of the Word 📖.
✨ Join us this Monday, 3 August at 6:30 pm for a beautiful Solemn Mass in honour of St Dominic. This Mass carries a Plenary Indulgence when the three usual conditions are met (confession, communion, and praying the Our Father & Nicene Creed). Let’s walk together in his spirit of compassion and truth!
🕊️ Feel invited to bring a friend or family member, our parish family is always ready to welcome you with open arms and a warm “Welcome Home!”
🔔 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 & 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟑 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐩𝐦
𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡, 𝐖𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚
𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥: 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
St Dominic’s legacy of preaching truth, defending the faith, and caring for the poor. May his example inspire us to be “preachers of love” in our daily lives.
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🏆 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗟𝗦' 𝗗𝗔𝗬

Today we celebrate the one and only Ms Smith!

Ms Smith is a passionate champion of primary education and an inspiring leader within our school community.

Your kindness, strength and unwavering commitment provide constant support to our staff, students and families, creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

Our whole school celebrated Ms Smith today - we really appreciate your hard work!

Thank you, Ms Smith, for your exceptional leadership and for your dedication to helping every student achieve success.

Happy National Principal's Day!

𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖'𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗬 ✝️

On Monday, Prouille celebrated St Dominic's Day.

Thank you to our students who led the liturgy and did readings.

St Dominic is the patron saint of Prouille and a significant part of our school's history.

Our school name comes from a town in France, "Prouilhe", where our patron saint, St Dominic, began his Order of Preachers.

Each year we celebrate St Dominic and his Feast Day.

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 🙏

We are taking this opportunity, just over halfway through the year, to reflect on our events so far and how our wonderful Prouille community has been there at every step of the way.

We would particularly like to acknowledge one particular Prouille family who generously donates all the sausages for our events. Your ongoing support has meant that our events are not only possible, but feasible.

Thank you to BE Campbell and the Campbell family!
https://www.becampbell.com.au/

We would also love to thank the Lane family for their generous donation of professional catering trays. These will help us keep food hot or cold throughout our events and will also be shared with Wahroonga OSHC and VC so even more families can benefit.

And a special mention to Tiger, who proudly carried the stack of catering trays all the way to school for one event. It was a lovely reminder that community spirit starts young and every helping hand makes a difference!

We have also been privileged to develop an association with Escape the Ordinary who really are an extraordinary local business dedicated to supporting organisations across our community. A special thank you to Wendy and Ryan for continuing to be there for us, and for providing the best coffee and snacks around!

Thank you to all our parents, carers and volunteers who continue to support our school community.

𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦

🎉A huge happy birthday to Ms Smith and Miss Cordina! 🎉

🥳 Ms Smith's birthday is TODAY - hope you have a wonderful day! Please wish her happy birthday if you see her!

🎉 Miss Cordina's birthday was during the school holidays.

🎂 The staff celebrated their birthdays yesterday with a beautiful morning tea.

🌟 Wishing you both many happy returns.

𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗬𝗝𝗔𝗠𝗔 𝗗𝗔𝗬

❄️ On the last day of Term 2, our school community enjoyed a fun-filled Pyjama Day in support of Vinnies Australia Winter Appeal.

🧶 Students and staff came dressed in their pyjamas, onesies, dressing gowns and other cosy winter clothing, creating a wonderful atmosphere across the school.

🙏 Pyjama Day was our way of celebrating and saying thank you for the generous donations of warm clothing contributed by our school community. Your kindness and generosity will help provide comfort and warmth to those in need during the colder months.

🎉 It was a wonderful way to end the term, and we thank everyone for their support and generosity.

𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗙𝗧𝗜 𝗗𝗔𝗬 - 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗖 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗥 🖤

Prouille is joining a diocesan-wide fundraising initiative for CatholicCare - Diocese of Broken Bay and their homelessness services.

Between 2015 to 2026, homelessness on the Central Coast has increased by 15%, 12% on the Northern Beaches and 10% on the North Shore (ABS, 2026).

This year we are inviting our primary schools to once again take part in a m***i day on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟳 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁, the day before Mary MacKillop’s Feast Day.

Our focus remains on Mary Mac's Place, located in Woy Woy on the Central Coast. Mary Mac’s Place is a community kitchen providing meals, support, and dignity to individuals who are homeless,
transient, or facing hardship. Importantly, Mary Mac’s Place receives no government funding, and its services continue only through the compassion and generosity of our community.

In 2026 we will also support Dom's Place in Hornsby, another CatholicCare initiative. Established in April 2022, the program provides crisis intervention and case management to men, women and families who are at risk of, or experiencing homelessness.

Please bring a gold coin to support this cause.

𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝟯 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣

Photos from the morning of Day Two from Bathurst. Another beautiful sunny day!

Our students have had some amazing new experiences, including visiting the gold fields and panning for gold, experiencing the hardship of the early gold miners by making mud bricks, playing basic games (such as tug-of-war) and making and eating delicious damper!

We look forward to seeing you all return at the end of today.

𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝟯 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣

Photos from Day One of our Bathurst adventure!

It has been a wonderful day full of amazing new experiences.