Granville’s native fauna inspires students for special launch
Recognising Granville's rich heritage helped motivate Holy Family Primary East Granville in the creation of their new owl mascot 'Bukbuk', as part of an amazing day of activities to launch the school's Positive Behaviour Support for Learning (PBS4L) program.
In designing Bukbuk, the school community consulted with Catholic Education’s Jarara Indigenous Education Unit in choosing an owl, native to the area, as their school mascot.
Jarara's Julie Waddell and Joshua Sly attended the launch, leading students through a smoking ceremony and working with students to educate them in Aboriginal culture.
There were also plenty of other exciting activities for students to enjoy and to ensure parents and families wouldn't miss out, the school streamed many of the events online.
“Bukbuk is native to our area and the mascot was designed by students and Joshua Sly from Jarara,” said Principal Cheryl Fortini. “Students then engaged in Aboriginal art and sport led by the team from Play On.
They left wearing the owl masks they made after a picnic lunch.”
Cheryl was full of praise for how the students engaged with the day's activities.
"Thank you for representing our school and for being the amazing, kind, caring and innovative individuals that you are, each and everyone of you makes Holy Family what it is," she said.
The day left the students with plenty of enduring positive memories and lessons about the importance of positive behaviour in their education and environment.
It also reinforces the school's key mantra of 'Live Safely, Love Respectfully, Learn Daily'.
View photos from the mascot launch
Find out more about Holy Family Primary East Granville
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๐ญโจ Holy Family had the joy of hosting the 2025 Captivate Drama Arts Factor today! We are SO proud of our talented students who took to the stage with confidence and creativity ๐๐. It was such a fun day filled with laughter, drama and imagination, and we loved cheering on the amazing performances from all the other schools too ๐๐๐ฌ. What a celebration of the arts! โค๏ธ๐ถ A huge thank you to the Captivate team from Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese for always supporting staff and students in being able to capture the creative genius in each person. Thank you to St. Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill, stpatricksprimaryguildford, stmichaelsblacktown and @stjosephskingswood for joining us today. All the students performed amazingly. A massive shoutout to our staff Miss Lianos, Mrs Irwin and Mrs Sahyoun who worked tirelessly week after week with our incredible students!! Well done ๐
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Today, Year 2 went on an excursion to the Granville Historical Society. ๐ซ This was part of our Integrated unit exploring important people, places, and events in our local community. ๐๏ธ We started by speaking with Harry Stephens from the Granville Historical Society Inc NSW Australia to unpack what history is. ๐ We then went for a walk ๐ถ exploring the Town Hall, Granville Rail Disaster Memorial, Memorial for former Granville Mayors, and looking at all the Heritage listed houses in the area. ๐ก Year 2 had a great time exploring the pieces of History hidden among our daily lives. โจ
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๐ญโจ Holy Family had the joy of hosting the 2025 Captivate Drama Arts Factor today! We are SO proud of our talented students who took to the stage with confidence and creativity ๐๐. It was such a fun day filled with laughter, drama and imagination, and we loved cheering on the amazing performances from all the other schools too ๐๐๐ฌ. What a celebration of the arts! โค๏ธ๐ถ A huge thank you to the Captivate team from Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese for always supporting staff and students in being able to capture the creative genius in each person. Thank you to St. Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill, stpatricksprimaryguildford, stmichaelsblacktown and @stjosephskingswood for joining us today. All the students performed amazingly. A massive shoutout to our staff Miss Lianos, Mrs Irwin and Mrs Sahyoun who worked tirelessly week after week with our incredible students!! Well done ๐
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