On Tuesday the 30th of October, at St Andrew's Primary School, all staff and students, along with Bishop Vincent, Monsignor Ron McFarlane, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Mayor Stephen Bali and Member of Parliament Kevin Conolly gathered for the official opening and blessing of the Stage 2 Building.
The Sister Josita Learning Space is named after a former Principal and much-loved, highly respected member of the Parish community who sadly passed away last year.
This was a much anticipated, long awaited event bringing to a close an extensive period of planning and construction.
Students have been thriving in the new agile spaces during this year and have further developed their skills in cooperation, collaboration and communication within spaces designed to promote curiosity and deep learning.
Greg Whitby, Executive Director of Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta said "a building is only as good as what happens in it".
Acting Principal Kim McDonald described Sr Josita as a kind, friendly and caring person. "[She] spoke with people and was a good listener. She was an inspiration to others, enjoyed decorating sacred spaces, loved nature and classical music and most of all was faith filled and prayerful. With those qualities it was most fitting that our learning space be named after Sr Josita.
We're looking forward to continuing our learning in this new agile space.
St Andrew's Primary Marayong
www.standrewspsmarayong.catholic.edu.au
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16 Feb 2026
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🎉 Respect Trophy Winners! 🎉 Congratulations to 5-Yellow & 5-Green at St Andrew’s Primary School on being selected in this week’s Respect Raffle! They were nominated as ⭐ Star Classes ⭐ for consistently showing respect towards their teachers, their peers, and their learning. On Friday, they were each one of the lucky classes drawn. We are proud of the positive example you are setting for our school community. Keep shining!!
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Year 5 kicked off their Science & Tech unit about energy by exploring how energy transforms in everyday electrical items, wondering, testing and discovering what really makes them work. From there, students jumped into hands‑on circuit challenges, working in teams to make a light bulb glow by creating a complete circuit. Once successful, they captured their learning with clear, labelled circuit diagrams. A brilliant start to our energy investigations this term! 🤩
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16 Feb 2026
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🎉 Respect Trophy Winners! 🎉 Congratulations to 5-Yellow & 5-Green at St Andrew’s Primary School on being selected in this week’s Respect Raffle! They were nominated as ⭐ Star Classes ⭐ for consistently showing respect towards their teachers, their peers, and their learning. On Friday, they were each one of the lucky classes drawn. We are proud of the positive example you are setting for our school community. Keep shining!!
16 Feb 2026
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Year 5 kicked off their Science & Tech unit about energy by exploring how energy transforms in everyday electrical items, wondering, testing and discovering what really makes them work. From there, students jumped into hands‑on circuit challenges, working in teams to make a light bulb glow by creating a complete circuit. Once successful, they captured their learning with clear, labelled circuit diagrams. A brilliant start to our energy investigations this term! 🤩
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Who am I? Where do I belong? And what colour 🎨 best represents me? This week our Year 4 students answered big HSIE questions through “All About Me” artworks in Visual Arts 🎨.
13 Feb 2026
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A huge congratulations to 5 Green, 5 Yellow, 6 Green and 1 Blue for receiving the Best Class Award! 👏🌟 Your cooperation, respect, focus on learning and commitment to following school rules truly make you stand out. We are so proud of the way you represent our school each and every day. Keep shining and setting the standard! 💚💛💙
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Congratulations to our Students of the Week! 🌟👏 We absolutely loved hearing each of you speak so confidently and articulately about why you received this award. 🎤✨ You should be incredibly proud of yourselves! 😊💛 Keep shining brightly, striving for your best, and being wonderful role models in our school community. 🌟📚 We can’t wait to see what you achieve next! 🚀🎉
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Today Year Three had a very special visitor ...... after reading the text, Mrs Spitzer’s garden, SHE CAME TO VISIT 🤩 It was great to see the surprised and excited faces of the students while they got to ask Mrs Spitzer questions 😃 Students then participated in a Hot Seat session where they took on the character of Mrs Spitzer themselves to practice stepping into the shoes of a character and seeing and feeling things through their eyes. Even the teachers joined in on the fun 😁
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Year 5 mathematicians were buzzing this week as they tackled a rich “Split 25” reasoning challenge. 🧠✨ Working in triads, students collaborated to test strategies, debate ideas and justify their thinking as they explored how to break a number into parts to create the largest possible product. The depth of discussion was impressive. The depth of discussion and mathematical reasoning was impressive. In Miss Spencer-Salt’s class, students even extended their thinking by representing repeated multiplication using exponents. The Year 5 teachers are so proud of the grit, curiosity and teamwork on display. Each day the students are showing that by actively listening, sharing ideas, asking questions and explaining our reasoning, we can move our thinking forward together. 💫
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Today five of our Year 6 students proudly represented our school at the Project Compassion Launch, joining with other CSPD schools in our shared mission to unite against poverty. It was an inspiring morning that reminded us of the power of compassion, action and hope when young people lead the way. A heartfelt thank you to St Andrew’s College for graciously transporting our students and supporting our involvement in this important initiative. We are grateful for your generosity and partnership. Together, we can make a difference. 💛
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Our Stage 3 Year 5 and 6 girls were inspired this week as we welcomed guest speakers from Nagle High School. 🌟 The team shared exciting insights into the wide range of academic, sporting and extracurricular opportunities on offer, along with leadership pathways, peer and mentor programs, and a strong focus on nurturing each young woman to flourish and reach her full potential. The Nagle presenters were genuinely impressed by the respect, focus and thoughtful questions from our exceptional students. They even shared that our St Andrew’s ladies would make an outstanding addition to the Nagle High School community. We are so proud of the confidence, curiosity and grace our Year 5 and 6 students continue to demonstrate. The future is bright in Stage 3 at St Andrew’s. 💫
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Year 1 and Year 2 have launched into the term with energy and enthusiasm at St Andrew’s Primary. 🚀 It has been a jam-packed fortnight of rich learning, with students engaging in purposeful on-the-mat and independent activities as they begin their learning journey together. Through thoughtful think-pair-share discussions, our young learners have explored big questions, unpacked new concepts, and worked together to build clear and achievable success criteria. Most importantly, they are demonstrating positive, respectful attitudes every step of the way. We are so proud of the confident and capable learners they are becoming. ✨
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Last week, our Year 6 students gathered for a beautiful Liturgy to begin the school year, reflecting on what it means to lead with respect, kindness and integrity. Each student was anointed as part of our 2026 leadership group, a special milestone as they step into their final year of primary school. After the Liturgy, they spent time journalling in their Soul Journals, exploring the leadership qualities they bring to our community and the goals they hope to achieve this year. We are so proud of the thoughtful, compassionate leaders they are becoming. 🌟
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