Wellbeing ~ What a Week
Improve Eyes Mobile Optometry is scheduled to do eye tests for students at Holy Family 27th to 31st October 2025. To get the ball rolling, CLICK HERE to complete the online booking form for parents to consent for their children to have their eyes tested at school. The deadline to fill out the consent form is 23rd October 2025. If your child does not have a valid medicare card you can still get your child's eyes tested at a cost of $71.50 per child.
Safeguarding in our schools.
Safeguarding is our highest priority, and we are committed to creating a safe and supportive environment where students feel safe to learn and flourish.
We encourage all parents to take a moment to read our Parent Safeguarding Brochure. It explains the steps we take to keep our school community safe and how you, as parents, can play an important part too.
If you or your child have concerns about alleged inappropriate behaviour by a staff member towards any child or young person, it is important that you discuss your concerns with the Principal who in turn will consult with CSBB’s Safeguarding Office.
More information can be found at Safeguarding | Catholic Schools Broken Bay
Stage Three - Light it up!
This week saw the end result of a term's hard work for the Stage 3 students. They have been studying Electricity with a focus on how to make circuits ~ Simple, Series or Parallel. They were tasked with creating a model that safely houses their circuits and showcases their use of a switch, light bulbs and in some cases motors, noises and more.
Their practical element was backed up with a portfolio of learning including the processes of understanding how to tackle the task and achieve the criteria set out in the assessment.
The classroom was literally a buzz with the whole school visiting our Expo and seeing first hand the skill, knowledge, understanding and creativity that was poured into their work.
Mr Clarke and Mrs Overton could not be more proud of their achievements.
SPARK DAY - Forensic Science
This week, some of our Stage 3 students had the exciting opportunity to attend a Forensics SPARK Day, where a real police detective shared insights into the fascinating world of crime scene investigations.
Students explored five interactive stations, each designed to teach key elements of forensic science. One of the highlights was fingerprinting, which sparked lots of curiosity and excitement! They also used microscopes to examine materials and made educated guesses about whether they were wool, polyester, or hair—a great way to apply scientific thinking.
It was a fantastic hands-on learning experience that gave students a behind-the-scenes look at how detectives solve crimes. Everyone came away inspired and eager to learn more about the science of investigation!
Vanessa- I loved the fingerprinting most of all because we could take it home, and it was an amazing experience.
Lucas- I absolutely loved the fingerprint station when we got to dust fingerprints. We got to dust our own fingerprints and take them home.
Ivan - I loved looking at the real human blood under the microscope.
Dhinawan Dreaming ~ Jujum 2025
This week on Tuesday, had the opportunity to go to Mater Maria in Warriewood to learn about emu eggs and about Dhinawan Dreaming. Dhinawan stands for emu in the Aboriginal language. They taught us all about the emu in the sky and how Aboriginal people used to read
the star signs to know about when emu eggs were being produced and when it was the right time to collect the eggs. We also learnt that when collecting emu eggs you should only take two eggs and leave one for the mother emu. This day was really fun as we got to experiment with an emu egg and carve patterns into them using special materials. We learnt how to collaborate with each other and use teamwork to make our ideas possible.
To remove the egg, they drilled a hole in the top and the bottom of the egg and used a wooden, pointy stick to pop the yolk to make it easier to extract the yolk. They then had to use a bicycle pump to pump out the egg yolk. Two of us also tried a cooked piece of emu egg, made out of the yolk.
Mia ~ My favourite part of this special day was experiencing the Aboriginal culture and heritage.
Carsten-My favourite thing from Dhinawan is how we carved the eggs and made decorations.
LEADER OF THE WEEK
Have a lovely weekend,
Melissa Overton
Wellbeing Coordinator