NEWS & EVENTS

23 Jul 2025

From Facebook

🌟💛 **Mini Vinnies in Action!** 💛🌟 Today, our wonderful Mini Vinnies group put their faith into action by doing a special letterbox drop to our local neighbours. As part of their Religion unit *‘Who is my neighbour?’*, they created thoughtful cards with kind messages to remind our community that we are all connected through love, care, and compassion. What a beautiful way to share hope and kindness beyond our school gates. ✉️🕊️ Well done, Mini Vinnies – you are shining examples of what it means to live out Jesus’ call to love our neighbours. \#FaithInAction #MiniVinnies #WhoIsMyNeighbour #CatholicIdentity #KindnessMatters

18 Jul 2025

From Facebook

🌟 **Welcome Back to Term 3!** 🌟 We hope all our students and families have had a wonderful holiday break filled with rest, fun, and time together. Just a reminder that **Term 3 begins on Wednesday 23rd July**. We can’t wait to welcome everyone back and continue our journey of learning and growing together as a community this term. See you all soon! 💛📚✨

12 Jul 2025

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🏃‍♀️🏅 St Finbar’s Athletics Carnival 2025 – Congratulations! 🏅🏃‍♂️ What an incredible day of energy, sportsmanship, and school spirit at our annual St Finbar’s Athletics Carnival! A huge congratulations to our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place athletes across a wide range of events — your hard work, courage, and determination truly shone. We are equally proud of all our students who gave their best and showed kindness and encouragement to one another throughout the day. Your positive attitude made the day even more special! A heartfelt thank you to the many parent volunteers who generously gave their time and helped everything run so smoothly — we couldn’t have done it without you! #StFinbarsSpirit #AthleticsCarnival2025 #ProudOfOurStudents #TeamworkAndKindness

11 Jul 2025

From Facebook

Here are a few more pics from our celebration of The Coming of the Light. This special time reminds us of the arrival of the Good News to the Torres Strait Islands and how it continues to shine in our lives today. We thank our students and staff for their thoughtful reflections and prayers during this celebration, recognising the strength, culture, and faith of Torres Strait Islander peoples and the light they continue to bring to our communities. May we carry this light into Term 3, sharing hope, love, and kindness in all we do. 💛 Wishing all our families a restful and blessed holiday break. \#ComingOfTheLight #EndOfTerm #Thankful #CatholicEducation #cspd #TorresStraitIslanderPeoples #LightAndHope

11 Jul 2025

From Facebook

🌟 St Finbar’s Celebrates NAIDOC Week 2025 & Coming of the Light 🌟 On the last day of Term 2, our school community came together to honour NAIDOC Week 2025 and celebrate the Coming of the Light Festival. It was a powerful opportunity to acknowledge the rich history, strength, and legacy of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year’s NAIDOC theme, “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy”, reminds us of the importance of empowering future leaders and honouring those who have paved the way. As we celebrated the Coming of the Light, we reflected on unity, hope, and cultural resilience. Thank you to everyone who helped make this celebration meaningful for our students and staff. 🌿🖤💛❤️💙💚 #NAIDOCWeek2025 #ComingOfTheLight #StFinbars #RespectCultureCommunity #TheNextGeneration

03 Jul 2025

From Facebook

Book Week is coming! It's time to get your costumes ready... Monday 18th August. We cannot wait to see your unique and creative costumes.

02 Jul 2025

From Facebook

🎶 All You Need is Love… and Grandparents! 🎶 We warmly invite all families to join us for Grandparents Day on Friday the 8th of August as we come together to celebrate the special role grandparents play in our lives. Come share the love, laughter and maybe even a few twist and shouts as we honour the hearts of our families! 💛

02 Jul 2025

From Facebook

A big thank you to the students and families who have already taken part in our Winter Sleep Out and shared their photos with us! There's still time to host your own sleep out as a way to show solidarity with those in our community experiencing homelessness this winter. Don’t forget to send in your photos. We’d love to see how you’re getting involved! ❄️🛏️💙

01 Jul 2025

From Facebook

📚 The school holidays are fast approaching, and it’s the perfect time to squeeze in some extra reading for the Premier’s Reading Challenge! Check your child’s bag for their login details and help them make great progress over the break. The challenge ends on 19th September, so there’s still plenty of time to dive into some great books. If you need any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact the office. Happy reading! 📖✨

30 Jun 2025

From Facebook

Last week, we came together as a school community to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our students. Gold and Silver Awards were presented to those who demonstrated outstanding academic excellence and positive contributions to school life. The Principal's Awards recognised students who exemplified a growth mindset and unwavering commitment to learning. Additionally, two students were honoured with the Possum Token Badge for embodying our school's charisms—those unique spiritual gifts that inspire us to serve others and live out our mission. These recognitions highlight the dedication, resilience, and spirit of service that define our school community. Congratulations to all our award recipients

29 Jun 2025

From Facebook

29 Jun 2025

From Facebook

🧡🥫 Mini Vinnies Food Collection; Let’s Make a Difference!🥫🧡 As Term 2 comes to a close, our Mini Vinnies team is inviting all families to support those in need through our Winter Food Collection. ❄️ In conjunction with our Winter Sleepout, where some of our students experienced just a glimpse of what it’s like to go without, we ask for your generous donations of non-perishable food items to help stock local St Vincent de Paul pantries this winter. 🌟 **What can you donate?** * Canned soups, vegetables * Pasta, rice, noodles * Long-life milk * Cereal, spreads * Tea, coffee, biscuits 🗓️ **Please bring donations by the end of term (Friday)** and place them in the collection baskets in each classroom or the school foyer. Let’s work together as a school community to bring **warmth, hope, and dignity** to those who need it most this winter. ❤️ #MiniVinnies #WinterAppeal #CompassionInAction #FaithHopeLove #WinterSleepout #EndOfTerm2#catholicschoolsparra