Dance students impressed the crowd with a range of dazzling performances
Hundreds of students from 35 primary and secondary Catholic schools from across the Diocese showcased their creative talents in a series of music, dance and strings performances throughout June, culminating in the ‘Best Of’ performance on 23 June.
The showcase events demonstrated the high calibre of choral, music and dance work from Catholic schools, under the Parramatta Diocese’s creative and performing arts initiative, CAPTIVATE.
The program provides learning and performance experiences for students, as well as builds expertise and a sense of community across the system. CAPTIVATE is very popular with five new schools joining the program since last year.
Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
www.parra.catholic.edu.au
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07 Aug 2025
St Canice's Brekky Club
All students are invited to join the St Canice's Brekky Club. Brekky Club will now run on Thursdays – 7th, 21st, and 28th August.
30 Jul 2025
Little Lyrebirds Playgroup
Little Lyrebirds Playgroup is a FREE event for all little ones aged 0 - 6. Held at St Canice's Primary School every Wednesday of the school term, 9am-10:30am. Everyone is welcome.
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14 Nov 2025
From Facebook
Term 4 Music with Ms Frazer is a HUGE one for Stage 3. As well as preparing for an upcoming Musica Viva show and a variety of end of year performances in and outside of school, the year 5/6 students moved into small groups or bands during their music lessons. The goal of these bands is to work cooperatively, while generating and listening to each other's ideas to create, rehearse and perform their own original piece of music. The students will have to recollect and utilise all perviously learned content regarding tempo, feel, genre, dynamics, simple notation and score development. These pieces will be showcased at our Music Extravaganza which will be held in the hall on Wednesday 10th December from 1pm. Come along! You won't want to miss seeing this. #stcaniceskatoombarhythmreading #stcaniceskatoombamusic #stcaniceskatoomba💙🩵 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #stcaniceskatoombapercussion🥁 #LoveLiveLearn
14 Nov 2025
From Facebook
Parents and Carers! Come to our Cafe meeting on Wednesday 19th at 1:50pm :)😀
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14 Nov 2025
From Facebook
Term 4 Music with Ms Frazer is a HUGE one for Stage 3. As well as preparing for an upcoming Musica Viva show and a variety of end of year performances in and outside of school, the year 5/6 students moved into small groups or bands during their music lessons. The goal of these bands is to work cooperatively, while generating and listening to each other's ideas to create, rehearse and perform their own original piece of music. The students will have to recollect and utilise all perviously learned content regarding tempo, feel, genre, dynamics, simple notation and score development. These pieces will be showcased at our Music Extravaganza which will be held in the hall on Wednesday 10th December from 1pm. Come along! You won't want to miss seeing this. #stcaniceskatoombarhythmreading #stcaniceskatoombamusic #stcaniceskatoomba💙🩵 #catholicschoolsparramattadiocese #stcaniceskatoombapercussion🥁 #LoveLiveLearn
14 Nov 2025
From Facebook
Parents and Carers! Come to our Cafe meeting on Wednesday 19th at 1:50pm :)😀
12 Nov 2025
From Facebook
🌟 Congratulations to our Lyrebird Award recipients! 🌟 At St Canice’s, our Positive Behaviour Support for Learning program (PBS4L) is an integral part of our school community. Our students strive to Love Selflessly, Live Responsibly, and Learn Purposefully, and these values are encouraged daily by our dedicated staff and students. Last Friday we celebrated some of those students who have consistently demonstrated these qualities and earned a Lyrebird Award at our assembly. Well done to all the recipients—we are so proud of you! 🎉👏 #StCanices #LyrebirdAward #LoveLiveLearn
10 Nov 2025
From Facebook
🌿 St Canice's Café – Parent Meeting ☕ Let’s Talk Wellbeing! Join us for a cuppa and a chat with our wellbeing counsellor about navigating change and new class transitions. We’ll also be discussing plans for student wellbeing in 2026, and we’d love your input! 📅 Wednesday 19th November 🕐 1:50pm Have something you’d like added to the agenda? Please email stcanices@parra.catholic.edu.au by Monday 17th November. #StCanices #ParentMeeting #Wellbeing #SchoolCommunity #TogetherForOurKids
04 Nov 2025
From Facebook
🌟 You’re Invited Tomorrow! 🌟 Wednesday 5 November | 9:30am – 11:00am Are you interested in learning more about what St Canice’s can offer your child? We’d love you and your family to join us for our Open Day! Our caring Catholic school is a wonderful place for children to learn, grow, and thrive. With a strong focus on academic excellence and wellbeing, we’re excited to welcome new families into our vibrant community. 📅 Date: Wednesday 5 November 2025 ⏰ Time: 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Come along to meet our dedicated teachers, ask your questions, and discover what makes St Canice’s so special. 👉 Register now to secure your spot: https://info.parra.catholic.edu.au/open-day/stcaniceskatoomba
04 Nov 2025
From Facebook
💦 St Canice’s Swimming Carnival! 💦 What a splash-tastic day we had at our annual St Canice’s Swimming Carnival last Friday! 🏊♀️☀️ A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the day so much fun and kept things running safely — we couldn’t have done it without you! 💙💛 #stcanicescommunity #cspd #swimcarnival25
03 Nov 2025
From Facebook
More exciting news from Stage 2! We had 6 talented students who made the finalist list in the spooky writing and art competition hosted by Loose Parts Press. On Saturday night we braved the Haunted Lawson event to find out who won. Congratulations to Isy and Sophie who were runners up in the art competition! Congratulations to Zander, Annie and Aiden who also received runners up / honourable mentions! A huge congratulations to Troy who took the first prize in the 7-9 year old competition! What an achievement! We are so proud of all of you! 🥳🤩😄
31 Oct 2025
From Facebook
Today is the day that teachers worldwide are celebrated for their care of their students and their dedication to their profession. We will celebrate our wonderful teachers at St Canice's on Tuesday 4 November. We are moving the celebration to Tuesday because of the swimming carnival today. Please be sure, if you see our teachers today, to acknowledge their commitment to our children's learning, wellbeing and faith development. Please join us on Tuesday morning, if you are free, for a brief gathering in honour of our amazing teachers at 8:45am in The Open Area.
29 Oct 2025
From Facebook
🥞 Brekky Club TOMORROW! 🥣 All St Canice’s students are invited to join us for a delicious breakfast before school! 📅 When: Tomorrow, 8:20am – 8:40am 📍 Where: St Canice’s Come along, grab a bite, and start your day the right way! ☀️🍎 #StCanices #BrekkyClub #GoodMorning
28 Oct 2025
Nagle College Launches New STEM Scholarship for Future Innovators
Nagle College Blacktown has announced the launch of the “Christine Howe STEM Academic Scholarship”, a new opportunity designed to support and inspire young women passionate about STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Students enrolling in Year 7 from 2026 are eligible to apply for the scholarship, which reflects the College’s ongoing commitment to excellence in learning within a supportive Catholic community.
27 Oct 2025
From Facebook
Our new sandpit is open! 💛🪣 There’s nothing like digging, building, and creating together in the sunshine. We’re delighted to see how much the children are enjoying this new addition to our playground. The sandpit provides wonderful opportunities for creativity, collaboration, and imaginative play. #StCanices #OutdoorLearning #PlayBasedLearning
27 Oct 2025
From Facebook
🎶 At St Canice’s, we love to sing! 🎶 We’re so blessed to have the incredible talents of Ms Kristina Frazer guiding and inspiring our students. Last week, our young singers shared their beautiful voices with the community, performing right in the heart of Katoomba’s main street. 🌟 A huge thank you to everyone who came along to support them — what a wonderful celebration of music, joy, and community spirit! 💛🎤🎵 #StCanices #Katoomba #CommunitySpirit #MusicMatters #ProudSchool
24 Oct 2025
From Facebook
Stage 2 have been learning all about decimals. Today we put our brains and bodies to the test! We did some races and recorded our times to 2 decimal places. Then we did some hard thinking and ordered our numbers using our knowledge of decimals to see who was the fastest runner in Stage 2. Can you guess who it is? We also calculated the difference between the times of many runners using our skills of placing decimals on a number line. What a fun maths lesson!
24 Oct 2025
From Facebook
We have exciting news! At the end of Term 3 Stage 2 entered a Spooky writing and art competition. And today we have been contacted to say we have two amazing artists and four amazing writers who are finalists and in the running to win the big prize! How exciting! The winners will be announced at a spooky event at Rosey Ravelston bookshop at Lawson next Saturday night (1st November) starting at 6 30pm. Congratulations to Isy Sophie Troy Aiden Zander Annie. Mrs Clarke and some other teacher will attend the event and we would love you to join us. This is a family friendly event that includes a scavenger hunt and is open to all.