Celebrating Catholic Schools Week at St Brigid’s Primary, Kyogle

St Brigid’s Primary School, Kyogle, hosted an Open Classroom, Liturgy and Shared Lunch as part of the school’s Catholic Schools Week celebration.

An atmosphere of excitement washed over St Brigid’s Primary as students, families, and staff came together for a day of fun and games to celebrate Catholic Schools Week on Friday, 30 April.

Friday’s event included classroom activities, a liturgy and a community picnic. In addition, the day allowed students to showcase their skills with their families. Sophie Witchard and Will Harris were excited to see the work of their daughter, Year 6 student Bella and her IT skills with a website she had created.

The sense of community and belonging after a year of COVID-19 was something not lost on parents Sophie and Will.

'It means everything; we really missed the school community and that feeling of belonging that COVID took away,' Sophie happily shared.

The night before, in the packed school hall, an epic dance spectacular brought joy to the school community. The students performed dances to songs from around the world with enthusiasm, humour and a sense of joy.

Not only did the students delight the community, but so did the entertaining dance moves from the school staff and parents.

A strong culture of community was evident throughout the week of celebrations. 'Community culture is the number one reason we sent our kids to the school', explained parent Dannie Howe. While parent James Howe said, 'that events like this showed the extraordinary connectedness between staff and students.'

Kindergarten parents Keeley Goebel and Rebekah Walters described the children’s excitement, with parents participating in school activities for the first time this year.

St Brigid’s Principal, Tony Hunter, summed up the week of celebration as a 'significant opportunity to enhance partnerships with parents.'