NAIDOC Week was held recently during the school holiday period, celebrating the rich living culture of our First Nations people.

In creating authentic moments for our students to access learning about Aboriginal culture, all Holy Cross classes will view a scheduled performance at our school COLA by the Yabun Gali Aboriginal Dance Group, who are students from Corpus Christi Catholic High School. 

This will be a great opportunity for our community to continue to develop appreciation and knowledge about Aboriginal culture through connecting with our CEDoW High Schools in meaningful ways.

Student Representative Council (SRC)

Congratulations to students elected as SRC leaders for Semester 2. This includes kindergarten this semester! Congratulations to the following students who, in line with our Student Leadership Policy and process, were this week voted by their class peers.

SRC Representatives - Semester 2

Kinder ~ Riley and Sophie

Year 1 ~ Georgia and Bede

Year 2 ~ Jack and Liam

Year 3 ~ Fletcher and Jack

Year 4 ~ Alyssa & Evie

Year 5 ~ Eden & Sadie

Year 6 ~ Captains (Jesse & Vida) and Vice Captains (Sophia & Lachlan)

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS)

The countdown is officially on – ICAS 2025 is almost here! ICAS is a wonderful opportunity for our Holy Cross students to experience a standardised test style across a range of disciplines, receive recognition and also feedback about areas for improvement and areas of strength from this assessment source. 

Please contact Mr Lindsay Burns for any enquiries regarding ICAS

PB4L

Our current schoolwide focus for PB4L is including others in games at an appropriate time in the game. “You can play - just join the line”. Parents can support this focus through role model of respectful relationships through communicative turn taking and negotiating positions through their social interactions. Using a range of situations such as sharing at the dinner table or playing a range of games – like board games, card games and dice games – that can encourage sharing and turn taking can also help build a sense of inclusion, sharing and involving ourselves at appropriate times.