Time for a photo with a gorilla.
Recently 84 very excited Kindergarten students and 13 brave parent helpers went to Taronga Zoo as a part of their learning for the unit ‘What’s Alive’.
We had a glorious sunny day that allowed us to explore the zoo to its full capacity. We had clear views of the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, along with many of the city buildings.
We enjoyed the seal show and the bird show as well as many exciting Zookeeper talks such as the reptiles and the gorillas. We did our best to see everyone’s favourite animals. The Meerkats were certainly a hit!
Another group of students enjoying the zoo.
At the end of the day, we all scrambled back on to the bus for a nice long and restful trip home - with many little angels falling asleep on the way home.
A huge ‘Thank You’ to all of the people who helped out to organise and help the day run smoothly.
Some boys catching a crocodile.
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21 Oct 2025
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Year 6 had a fantastic day at Bungarribee Park for their Ranger Jamie Science excursion today, diving into the world of solids and matter! Through hands-on activities and outdoor challenges, students explored solids, liquids, gases, and non-Newtonian fluids. It was a brilliant way to bring science to life! Thank you to our Year 6 teachers for organising it!![644505044136076_1423650466221526-1]()
21 Oct 2025
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Today, KW and 5B enjoyed a well-deserved pizza party for being the Infants and Primary classes with the most participants in this year’s Premier’s Reading Challenge! Well done to all our enthusiastic readers- your love of books is something to celebrate! Thank you to Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Wagner for organising the PRC and Pizza Party- at OLA, we proudly 'Read to Succeed'.
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21 Oct 2025
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Year 6 had a fantastic day at Bungarribee Park for their Ranger Jamie Science excursion today, diving into the world of solids and matter! Through hands-on activities and outdoor challenges, students explored solids, liquids, gases, and non-Newtonian fluids. It was a brilliant way to bring science to life! Thank you to our Year 6 teachers for organising it!
21 Oct 2025
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Today, KW and 5B enjoyed a well-deserved pizza party for being the Infants and Primary classes with the most participants in this year’s Premier’s Reading Challenge! Well done to all our enthusiastic readers- your love of books is something to celebrate! Thank you to Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Wagner for organising the PRC and Pizza Party- at OLA, we proudly 'Read to Succeed'.
20 Oct 2025
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To honour Our Lady during October, the month of the Rosary, our FIAT Team led each class in praying a decade of the Rosary last Friday. It was a peaceful and prayerful moment that brought our school community together in reflection and faith. Thank you to our FIAT Team for guiding us so reverently!
19 Oct 2025
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Socktober 2025- Silly Sock Mufti Day Fundraiser – Wednesday 22nd October! This year, Our Lady of the Angels is proud to participate in Socktober 2025, Catholic Mission’s annual flagship school engagement program. The goal is to bring communities together to make a real impact on global issues. This year, Catholic Mission is raising awareness and funds for the 'Caring Center in Mongolia', which provides essential care and support for homeless children. To show our support, students are invited to wear silly socks with their school uniform on Wednesday, 22nd October. Throughout the week, there will be fun sock games and activities to celebrate Socktober! We kindly ask families to contribute what they can to OLA’s Socktober collective fundraiser through the QkR! App. Donations will be gratefully accepted until 1st November. Thank you for your support in helping make a difference in the lives of those in need!
18 Oct 2025
From Facebook
We are excited to have secured a special visit to OLA from one of the current contestants in 'The Voice'. Alyssa Depopolo, who is a local resident, and proud CSPD former student, will visit OLA to share her story and journey so far on 'The Voice'. Alyssa will talk to the children around key messages of 'Following your Dreams', 'Resilience', 'Believe in yourself', 'Coping with pressure', etc. Alyssa will also perform some of her songs for the students, and there will be an opportunity for some children to ask Alyssa questions. Parents are welcome to attend this special assembly. When: Friday 24th October Time: 2.10pm Where: OLA Undercover area
17 Oct 2025
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A huge congratulations to Aiyonce in Year 5, whose cricket journey continues to soar! Last year, she proudly represented the MacKillop cricket team for CSPD- and this year, she’s been selected for the NSW Girls U13s team! During the holidays, Aiyonce received her first-ever NSW Blues cap from none other than Sarah Coyte, and she’ll be heading to Ballarat at the end of the month to compete in the interstate championships. She’s also the youngest member of the team- and was even featured in The Daily Telegraph this week! We’re so proud of you, Aiyonce- your dedication, talent, and team spirit are truly inspiring! Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
16 Oct 2025
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What a brilliant way to kick off Term 4. Yesterday, our 9 teams of OLA students represented our school with pride at the Netball Gala Day in Penrith, showing outstanding sportsmanship, resilience, and true OLA team spirit, even while playing in the heat. A huge congratulations to all teams for their wonderful efforts throughout the day. A special mention goes to our U10 Girls and Junior Boys Teal teams, who went undefeated and were crowned Gala Day Winners! We sincerely thank our amazing parent helpers, as well as the Marian students and ex-OLA high school students, for giving up their time to assist, support, and umpire our teams. Your help made the day run so smoothly. Finally, a big thank you to our teachers Mes Batten, Miss Digwood, Mrs Hodgess and Miss Wahab for organising, assisting, and cheering on our students. What an incredible start to the term, we are so proud of you all!
15 Oct 2025
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Wishing the OLA Class of 2019 all the very best as you begin your HSC journey tomorrow! Your hard work, dedication, and resilience have brought you to this moment. Remember to take it one step at a time, believe in yourselves, and know that your OLA community is cheering you on. We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see all that you achieve. Good luck, Class of 2019- you’ve got this!
10 Oct 2025
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We hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday break! Just a reminder that school will resume on Wednesday, the 15th October. Monday and Tuesday are Staff Development Days, so there will be no classes on those days. We are looking forward to seeing everyone back and ready for the final term of faith, fun, and learning for 2025!
28 Sep 2025
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As communicated in our school newsletter, SchoolTV is a wellbeing resource implemented at our school to support you in addressing the challenges of modern-day parenting related to youth mental health and wellbeing. Here is the link to the Week 10 Cybersafety edition of SchoolTV: https://olarousehill.catholic.schooltv.me/newsletter/cybersafety-au
28 Sep 2025
From Facebook
Roy from Year 5, represented Mackillop this week as he played in the NSWPSSA Golf Tournament at Baroonga. This is an outstanding achievement. Roy won the Ambrose (best ball) Boys Nett Champions title, and the MacKillop team came second in the Stoke total and first in the Nett total. Well done, Roy!