Morning tea was provided by the P & F group.
On Friday 24th October our school and parish community gathered to celebrate with Father Paul Cahill the gift of our grandparents.
That our grandparents are living the life of St Joachim and Anne (Grandparents to Jesus and Parents to Mary).
We started our celebration of the Mass with this introduction:
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. The child asked God,
Child: “They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”
God: Among the angels, I’ll choose one for you. Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”
Child: “But tell me, here in heaven I don’t have to do anything, but sing and smile and be happy.”
God: “Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you everyday. And you will feel your angel’s love and be very happy.”
Child: “And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don’t know the language?”
God: ”Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care your angel will teach you how to speak.”
Child: “I’ve heard on earth that sometimes people make wrong choices. Who will protect me?”
God: “Your angel will protect and defend you.”
Child:” If I am to leave now , please tell me my angels name.”
God: “Your angels name is not important. You will simply call your angel Grandma, or Grandpa.”
We reflected after communion with a song: “A Song for Grandma and Grandpa” from YouTube.
The mass ended with the Grandparents being blessed by Father Paul. We processed out to the song “Right here in my heart” by Michael Mangan.
After celebrating Mass with our parish family, grandparents gathered on the playground to read their favourite story to their grandchildren.
They read stories form the library, they brought their own favourite stories or they told stories from their childhood.
The school band provided entertainment during morning tea. Thank you for the great performance. Thank you Miss Margaret for your great work.
Children and grandparents thoroughly enjoyed themselves and what a delight it was to see children and grandparents enjoying reading and listening to stories.
Over 100 grandparents were present and the energy, dedication and love reflected in them could be seen in the smiles on the children’s faces.
Our Lady of Mt Carmel | Wentworthville
www.olmcwentworthville.catholic.edu.au
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18 Aug 2025
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What an adventurous day we’ve had! This morning, our school came alive with dragons, detectives, pirates, superheroes, and so many favourite storybook characters. From creative homemade outfits to much-loved store-bought costumes, the parade was bursting with colour and imagination. And yes, the staff costume reveal was absolutely worth the wait! The adventure didn’t stop there. At midday, the whole school joined in a giant scavenger hunt! Teams made up of students from across all grades raced around solving riddles and uncovering hidden locations. You might be thinking, “392 students running all over the school? Surely that’s chaos!” Well… yes, but it was the most joyful kind of chaos—filled with teamwork, laughter, and plenty of friendly competition. 🏆 Points Update: Elijah (Red): 2444 Gilroy (Blue): 2660 Mackillop (Green): 1798 McAuley (Gold): 2291 A huge thank you to our parents, carers, and staff who joined the fun and helped make Book Week such a memorable celebration. 📚💫![763565872230263_1280612510525594-1]()
18 Aug 2025
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👩👩👦📚✨ Book Week magic doesn’t just happen, it’s thanks to the incredible effort of our parents and teachers who helped bring these costumes (and stories!) to life. Check out the staff and parent costume 👀
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18 Aug 2025
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What an adventurous day we’ve had! This morning, our school came alive with dragons, detectives, pirates, superheroes, and so many favourite storybook characters. From creative homemade outfits to much-loved store-bought costumes, the parade was bursting with colour and imagination. And yes, the staff costume reveal was absolutely worth the wait! The adventure didn’t stop there. At midday, the whole school joined in a giant scavenger hunt! Teams made up of students from across all grades raced around solving riddles and uncovering hidden locations. You might be thinking, “392 students running all over the school? Surely that’s chaos!” Well… yes, but it was the most joyful kind of chaos—filled with teamwork, laughter, and plenty of friendly competition. 🏆 Points Update: Elijah (Red): 2444 Gilroy (Blue): 2660 Mackillop (Green): 1798 McAuley (Gold): 2291 A huge thank you to our parents, carers, and staff who joined the fun and helped make Book Week such a memorable celebration. 📚💫
18 Aug 2025
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👩👩👦📚✨ Book Week magic doesn’t just happen, it’s thanks to the incredible effort of our parents and teachers who helped bring these costumes (and stories!) to life. Check out the staff and parent costume 👀
18 Aug 2025
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📚✨ What a parade of imagination! Our Kindergarten Book Week costumes turned our school into a living library of heroes, villains, and storybook favourites!
18 Aug 2025
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🧙♂️ The power of stories jumped off the page today! Thank you to our Yr1 families and students for making Book Week costumes so unforgettable.
18 Aug 2025
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📖 Our Yr2 students didn’t just read the stories….they became the stories! What an incredible showcase of Book Week costumes.
18 Aug 2025
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🎭 A huge round of applause to our creative Yr3 readers! The costumes at today’s Book Week parade were absolutely show-stopping!
18 Aug 2025
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🌟 Book Week brought the characters we love to life! The imagination and effort behind the Yr4 costumes is truly inspiring.
18 Aug 2025
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📚 From wizards to wild things, superheroes to storybook classics, our Yr5 Book Week costumes were nothing short of spectacular!
18 Aug 2025
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✨ Book Week magic is alive! Our Yr6 students stepped straight out of the pages of their favourite stories today with the most amazing costumes!
15 Aug 2025
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This week, in the lead-up to our annual Book Week parade, our students had the incredible opportunity to take part in illustration workshops with talented artists Nathaniel Eckstrom and David Legge. This coming Monday (August,18th), we are celebrating Book Week with our annual whole-school dress-up. We’re encouraging children to set off on their own adventure by creating their own costumes. While store-bought costumes are welcome, we hope to see imaginative homemade designs wherever possible. Students, don’t forget to bring a copy or picture of your chosen book to earn points for your house colour. In the same spirit of homemade costumes, our staff have been busily creating their own outfits, sewing kits in hand. We can’t wait for you to see the big reveal on Monday! Given the predicted rain we will update parents and carers about if the parade will go ahead, however we have made alternative plans for all of the other events to make sure our students have a ball on Monday!!!! We can’t wait to celebrate! 💛💙
13 Aug 2025
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What amazing efforts and great learning from our award recipients for Week 4! Keep it up little legends💙💛💙💛