Term 2 - Week 3
- Prayer - Catholic Schools Week
- Catholic Schools Week - 12-18 May 2025
- Sacraments - 2025
- Important Dates - Term 2
- Diocesan Spelling Bee
- New trees at the front of the School
- Mother's Day
- Christian Living Camp
- CWA Public Speaking 2025
- Diocesan Cross Country - Coolah
- Visit from Seminarian Dai
- Pupil Free Day - Mathematics
- Annual School Improvement Surveys
- Yeoval Show 2025 - School Closed
- School Uniform List
- Community News
Prayer - Catholic Schools Week
Loving God, we thank you for our Catholic school communities and our school. We pray that we may ‘experience the spirit of community’ together, as we accompany each other in our learning this year. May the Holy Spirit guide us and give us new eyes, new ears and open hearts, helping us to bring your love to all we encounter. Mary, mother of the living gospel, pray for us. We ask this prayer through Jesus, our Lord and teacher, Amen.
Catholic Schools Week - 12-18 May 2025
Catholic Schools Week is a time to celebrate the incredible value our schools bring to students, families, and the wider community. It’s a moment to reflect on our rich history and embrace the exciting journey ahead - a time for connection and celebration.
The combined theme for this year’s celebration embodies who we are and what you can expect from a Catholic school - Guided by Faith, Inspired by Hope, and Committed to Learning.
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Yeoval will celebrate with a Liturgy at Our Lady Catholic Church, Yeoval. Following our school assembly, the school will host Open Classrooms.
This is a fantastic opportunity for the children to share their work and achievements with their family.
As our Parent Teacher Interviews will take place earlier this week,
the Open Classrooms will complement these interviews.
During the Open Classrooms, there will be no formal teaching.
Instead, the children will have opportunities to show their families their work that they are
very proud of. This may be work in their books, artworks and/or work in the classroom.
Sacraments - 2025
Coordinating Student Sacraments with the Parish!
We are working closely with our parish to support students and families in preparing for and receiving the Sacraments of Reconciliation (Year 2), First Holy Communion (Year 3), and Confirmation (Year 6). These milestones in the Catholic faith are a special and sacred part of your child’s spiritual journey, and we are committed to helping families through every step of the preparation process.
Bishop Michael McKenna will preside over the Sacrament of Confirmation in Yeoval at the Our Lady Catholic Church at 10:00am on Sunday, 26th October.
If you would like your child to receive any of these Sacraments this year, we kindly ask that you reach out to the school office. This will help us coordinate with the parish to ensure that all students are fully prepared and that the celebrations are meaningful and memorable.
Please contact the school at your earliest convenience if you are interested in your child taking part in any of these Sacraments.
We look forward to walking this journey of faith with you and your family.
Important Dates - Term 2
Term 2 | Date | Event |
Week 3 | Friday, 16th May | Catholic School Week |
Week 4 | Tuesday, 20th May | Yeoval Show Day |
Week 4 | Thursday, 22nd May | Sport - Gymnastics |
Week 5 | Wellbeing Week (No Homework and student Wellbeing activities) | |
Week 5 | Monday, 26th May | CWA - Year 3 (Orange) |
Week 5 | Tuesday, 27th May | CWA – Year 4 (Orange) |
Week 5 | Wednesday, 28th May | Primary Spelling Bee (St Mary’s Wellington) |
Week 5 | Thursday, 29th May | CWA – Year 6 (Orange) |
Week 5 | Friday, 30th May | School Assembly |
Week 6 | Thursday, 5th June | Sport - Gymnastics |
Week 7 | Monday, 9th June | Public Holiday – King’s Birthday |
Week 7 | Tuesday, 10th June | St. Columba’s School Feast Day |
Week 7 | Thursday, 12th June | Sport - Gymnastics |
Week 7 | Friday, 13th June | E.M.M.Y Athletics Carnival (Manildra Hosting) |
Week 8 | Wednesday, 18th June | Year 6 Religious Education Test |
Week 8 | Thursday, 19th June | Year 6 Religious Education Test – Catch-up day |
Week 8 | Friday, 20th June | Pupil Free Day |
Week 9 | Thursday, 26th June | School Assembly |
Week 9 | Friday, 27th June | 3-Way Athletics Carnival |
Week 10 | Tuesday, 1st July | Wellington Eisteddfod - Verse Speaking (TBC) |
Week 10 | Wednesday, 2nd July | Sport - Gymnastics at Wellington PCYC |
Week 10 | Friday, 4th July | Last day of Term 1 |
Please Note: Changes include - Weekly sport and Wellington Eisteddfod
Diocesan Spelling Bee
All the Best to our spellers who are off to Wellington on Wednesday, 28th May.
Stage 2 - Registration 9.00 Competition 9.30
Will & Lucy
Stage 3 - Registration 11.00 Competition 11.30
Annabelle & Jack
New trees at the front of the School
Thank you to Cabonne Council who have planted six trees at the front of the school.
Mother's Day
We hope all those wonderful mothers/carers/grandmothers have a fabulous Mother's Day and we hope that all the mums of St Columba's loved their Resin Cup creations, they make may keep your beverages warm in the winter and cool on a hot summer's day.
Thank you to all who attended liturgy.....
Mothers Day Creation
Christian Living Camp
The Year 6 students joined with fellow students from Eugowra, Canowindra, Manildra and Molong for the Christian Living Camp at the Christian Education Centre, Ridgecrest.
The retreat was facilitated by Mr Chris Doyle, presenting the theme “God is Love”. Through stories, music and humour, Chris taught the students the importance of life, love, gratitude and the power of positive thinking.
It was a joyful experience with dance, singing, meaningful reflections, fun activities, and reminders of how God's love is present in our lives and in each other.
My New Gallery
CWA Public Speaking 2025
Congratulations to all student who were brave and presented their speech to the whole school for this year 2025 Public Speaking Competition. You all deserve a big pat on the back.
Congratulations to our student who will be moving on and competing at the CWA Rooms Orange
Robertson Park on the 26th-29th of May. Good Luck
Year 3 - Lucy
Year 4 - William
Year 5 - Georgia
Year 6 - Annabelle
My New Gallery
My New Gallery
Diocesan Cross Country - Coolah
Last Tuesday, 8 students travelled to Coolah to compete in the Diocesan Cross Country event. With perfect weather and plenty of energy, our runners hit the Golf Course ready to give it their best over the 2km and 3km events. Our students demonstrated excellent sportsmanship and support for their peers across the day.
A special shout-out goes to Isobel Keene, who ran her way into 25th place out of 88 competitors in the 8–9 Years girls category. An incredible achievement!
And of course, a massive thank you to our wonderful parents, Kristina, Alicia, and Kristy, who generously gave up their time to drive our students up to Coolah. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Well done to all of our runners! You have made us proud!
Miss Nixon
My New Gallery
Visit from Seminarian Dai
Visit from Seminarian Dai Inspires Pupils to Reflect on Vocations.
Recently, we were delighted to welcome Seminarian Dai to our school. He spent time with our students, sharing his personal journey of faith and his decision to follow a vocation to the priesthood.
During his visit, Seminarian Dai spoke to the children about the meaning of a vocation, not just within religious life, but in how we are all called to serve others in different ways. He encouraged the children to think about their own gifts and how they might use them to make a difference in the world.
We thank Seminarian Dai for his time and for helping our students to explore the idea of vocation in such a meaningful and engaging way.
Pupil Free Day - Mathematics
While students enjoyed a well-deserved break on our recent pupil-free day, staff were hard at work engaging in professional learning focused on high-impact Mathematics teaching. The day was facilitated by Toni-Maree Charlton (CEDB - Educational Officer). The day was dedicated to exploring effective lessons and rich assessment strategies to enhance student understanding and engagement in Maths.
It was a valuable opportunity for our team to collaborate, share ideas, and deepen their practice, ensuring the best possible learning experiences for our students.
Annual School Improvement Surveys
The Annual School Improvement Survey will be distributed to parents and students in Year 5 & 6, on Thursday, 8th May.
These surveys enable all members of the school community to have a voice. The information provides data about how well St Columba’s Catholic School is operating, highlighting areas of strength and those that may need revision. Overall, the data collected from the surveys provides highly valuable information that directs the school's future planning for continual improvement.
I encourage all members of our school community to participate in the survey.
Yeoval Show 2025 - School Closed
Tuesday, 20th May is the show and a Public Holiday in town.
School will be closed so that we can all enjoy the festivities.
School Uniform List
Community News
