Religious Education Coordinator's Message 

Term 2 Masses & Liturgies

St Anthony of Padua - Feast Day

Our school community is excited to celebrate St Anthony of Padua’s Feast Day with a special day of faith and festivities! 

Mass begins at 9:00 am – Friday, June 12th at St Anthony’s Church Clovelly. 

All are welcome to join us for this special Mass! 

Students will also participate in the school Walk-A-Thon. Please ensure your child wears their full sports uniform.

Loving Father,

We thank you for our lives, families, friends and the wonderful world we live in.

We ask St Anthony to help us when we are lost, so that we may find the path back to Jesus.

Help us to always remember Mary Mackillop’s message of never seeing a need without doing something about it.

May we be blessed with Nano Nagle’s courage, to help those less fortunate than us.

We ask the Holy Spirit to guide us in ‘Love and Service’ as we walk with Jesus side by side.

St Mary of the Cross Mackillop - Pray for us.Nano Nagle - Pray for us.

St Anthony of Padua - Pray for us.

Amen. 

5 Fun Facts About St Anthony – Did You Know?

1. Patron Saint of Lost Things
2. A Great Preacher
3. Originally Named Fernando
4. Loved Helping Others
5.  St Anthony is often depicted holding a lily symbolising purity and devotion.

Winter Sleep Out

CEF Funfraiser Events

The Catholic Education Foundation (CEF) provides bursaries to families across Sydney Catholic Schools who may be experiencing financial, social or cultural hardship. These bursaries help students access and remain in a Catholic education, ensuring they can continue to learn, grow and belong.

In the past year, the CEF supported more than 7,900 students, which is more than 1 in 10 across our system. Behind every bursary is a child who can stay with their friends, a family supported through a difficult season, and a student who can continue to thrive.

By participating in this appeal, our school joins a system‑wide effort to support students and families across the Archdiocese. All funds raised go directly to the CEF Bursary Fund.

We will be raising money for the Catholic Education Foundation (CEF) through the initiatives listed below.

Thank you for your continued generosity and support.

Lolly Jar Guessing Competiton - St Anthony's Feast Day 

Students will have 3 guesses for a gold coin donation to try and work out how many lollies are in the jar. Winners will be announced on St Anthony’s Feast Day.

Mufti Day Thursday 2nd July -  Gold Coin Donation

On Thursday 2nd July, students are invited to wear mufti and bring a gold coin donation to support the Catholic Education Foundation (CEF).

Vinnies Snack Pack Donations

We would like to begin by thanking our wonderful school community for the ongoing generosity you show through your donations to Vinnies. Your kindness truly makes a difference to people doing it tough, and we are deeply grateful.

As part of our upcoming Winter Sleepout, students will be assembling Vinnies Snack Packs to support those experiencing homelessness. Vinnies is currently at an all time low in snack pack supplies, and any support our community can offer would be greatly appreciated.

To help us prepare, we are hoping each year group might contribute one type of item:

We kindly ask that all donations be sent in byFriday 12th June so that students can pack the snack bags during the Winter Sleepout.

Across their night services alone, Vinnies distributes more than 700 snack packs every evening, not including daytime outreach. These simple packs play an important role in supporting people who are facing hardship.

Thank you for your generosity and compassion. Your support truly makes a difference.

Religious Education Semester 1 Reports

Sydney Catholic Schools is also currently implementing a revised draft Religious Education Curriculum. This year, changes have been made to the reporting in Kindergarten, Years 1 and 2 to align with reporting in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6. Religious Education is taught as an outcomes based curriculum, and is therefore intentionally aligned to other Key Learning Area reporting approaches, including the use of the Common Grade Scale and on-balanced professional judgments. The faith of a student is not assessed. 

The Religious Education K-10 syllabus is organised into five strands, which remain central to how student learning is reported. Each strand covers syllabus outcomes specific to the student’s year of learning. Students are reported on the strands that have been explicitly taught during the reporting period. At each reporting period teachers consider the learning covered to date and assign the grade that best reflects the standards students have demonstrated so far. 

The Reporting Strands Explained

Below, you’ll see the Religious Education syllabus strands which make up the reporting areas for the year kindergarten to year 6 student reports.