Loreto Kirribilli Year 2 students joined Shore School and Redlands for a day of collaboration and innovation. Students used recycled cardboard and Makedo constructions tools to build a prototype for an Aussie community garden, producing some wonderfully creative solutions!

Our LK Connect Women in Tech event, held at the Sydney headquarters of Amazon Australia, was an inspiring night of networking and connection. Thank you to past parent, Janet Menzies Director, Amazon Retail APAC, for hosting the evening, and to our panel of inspiring ex-students.

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Our Year 5 students began their leadership journey with a day talking about what it means to be a leader. They heard from a variety of speakers about the qualities of leaders and the joys and challenges of leadership. They then workshopped and explored ways of leading the school.

To honour Remembrance Day, our Senior School First Councillors attended a service at North Sydney War Memorial. Our Junior School gathered at 11am to remember those who served and sacrificed to protect our freedom.

Congratulations to our Class of 2024, who have officially concluded their Higher School Certificate! In a Loreto Kirribilli tradition, students who sat their last exam today had a floral send off at the school gates with their teachers and the Deputy Principal.

Congratulations to our Year 6 Changemakers who presented their transdisciplinary learning project to an impressed audience of fellow students, parents, mentors, staff, and friends. The project involved identifying a UN Sustainable Development Goal and devising a mobile phone app.

St Aloysius' College's Dalton Hall was transformed into a space-age disco for the Years 3-6 Galactic Groove! Raising funds for Jesuit Refugee Services, students enjoyed pizza and popcorn and danced the afternoon away with our Companions in Learning.

We proudly present Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, a joyful comedy of gender confusion, love triangles and mistaken identities. Performances 6.30pm tonight and Friday night in the Auditorium!

Our Year 3 students visited the Art Gallery of New South Wales, taking inspiration from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art on display in the Yiribana Gallery. At the Media Lab in the new North Building, the students created dog designs using a range of digital tools.

At this week's Studio Concerts, our Senior School Music students from Years 7 to 11 showcased their repertoires from violin to piano, voice to percussion, to an appreciative audience of fellow musicians, family and friends.

We were delighted to welcome parents to the Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 Liturgy and Learning Walk, beginning with prayers, readings and music in the Chapel, and followed by a visit to the classrooms where students showcased some of their recent work.

This morning's All Saints' Day Mass, celebrated by Fr Sacha Bermudez-Goldman SJ, was also a Mass of Thanksgiving in appreciation of our Loreto Kirribilli community. Afterwards, some of our benefactors joined the Principal for morning tea on the verandah.

We are proud of the 22 students who represented our school with excellence in the IGSA Festival of Speech, competing with 28 schools from across Sydney in public speaking, poetry, prose readings, current affairs, religious and ethical questions, and debating. Well done all!

As part of their unit of study about automation and machine learning, Year 4 students worked collaboratively in teams to create a maze and code the Sphero robot to travel through it, measuring angles with a compass and troubleshooting to adjust and correct the robot's journey.

During today's Orientation Morning, parents had the opportunity to browse for pre-loved items of clothing at the Secondhand Uniform Stall. Thank you to our dedicated P&F volunteers who run this initiative in response to the School's commitment to reduce, reuse and recycle.

We were delighted to welcome new Year 5 2025 students and their parents to the campus for a day of orientation, getting-to-know-you activities and academic assessments. Early nerves were quickly dispelled by the warm reception from our student ambassadors.

Congratulations to our Junior School House Leaders who worked so hard in the 2024 House Jazz Competition: creating dance routines, organising weeks of rehearsals, and leading the jazz dance performances. The judges had a very difficult decision to award Barry the trophy!

Happy World Teachers' Day! On this day we mark the incredible contribution our teachers make to the life of our students, each and every day. Thanks also to our P&F who arranged for a coffee cart this morning to show their appreciation with a cup of coffee for all!

At this morning's Mass of Gratitude, we warmly thanked all those parents and friends who make such a valuable contribution to our school. We welcomed the new Parents & Friends' 2024-2025 Executive Committee, and thanked the outgoing Committee for their leadership and service.