Welcome to

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Welcome to St Charles School, Ryde
A Catholic Systemic School in the Archdiocese of
Sydney
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Our History

• St Charles School, Ryde, commenced in 1858 The
  first teachers were lay teachers.
• The Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart
  (Brown Josephites) and an Australian Order
  founded by Mother Mary MacKillop taught in the
  school from 1883-1891.
• The Sisters of Mercy also worked in the school
  for many years.
• To this day, the rich Mercy charism is
  acknowledged, valued and celebrated by the St
  Charles community.

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St Charles School caters for boys and girls from
Kindergarten to Year 6.
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The School is situated in spacious grounds with
plentiful play areas.
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A range of play and shade areas are provided
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Each morning we gather in the Quad for Assembly.
We pray together and celebrate our achievements
Each week we raise our flag and sing the National
Anthem with pride.
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We gather as a school community to celebrate
liturgies in our historic sandstone St Charles
Borromeo Church.
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School Liturgies highlight our rich Mercy
tradition and important events in our school year.
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We acknowledge significant times in our Church
year
Holy Week
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School Parish Links
Father Paul Monkerud is our Parish Priest. The
School and Parish work together to support the
spiritual and pastoral needs of the St Charles
Community.
The Presbytery and Parish office are located in
the school grounds.
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Our Learning Environment

• Our classrooms are bright, modern and welcoming!

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Other facilities
A large hall
On-site Before After School Care
Daily Canteen facilities offering a range of
healthy foods
A Multi-purpose AV Room
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Children work and learn cooperatively in well
resourced classrooms.
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Key learning principles from the Archdiocesan
Numeracy Strategy are being implemented in
classrooms.
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Our students engage in activities that promote
discovery learning, problem solving, critical
thinking and cooperative learning skills
Students are encouraged to articulate the
strategies they use in their mathematical
learning.
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St Charles offers Specialist Programs to
support learning needs and differentiate the
curriculum.
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Specialist Programs

• St Charles offers the following learning support
  programs
• Special Education
• Gifted and Talented / Enrichment
• Literacy Support
• Reading Recovery
• ESL

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Other Activities

• Chess Club
• Band
• Choir
• Musical Instrument Tuition
• Parish Youth Group
• Childrens Liturgy Group

Our School Band performs at Assembly.
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Parents are our partners we nurture and value
this relationship.
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Our parents join us to celebrate Special Events.
Our Dads enjoyed visiting our classrooms
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The Talent Showcasea celebration of the
diversity of our skills
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We also network with our local Pre-Schools
Our Kinders just LOVE to show their Pre-School
teachers how much they have learnt
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We celebrate our learning
Year 2 Pirate Day
Year 1 Fairy Tale Day
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We hosted a visit by a group of students and
teachers from the USA.
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St Charles students participate in many varied
sporting pursuits
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Our Library is an information and technology rich
learning centre.
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The use of TECHNOLOGY as a learning tool is a
focus K-6.
The Library is equipped with the latest wireless
laptop technology
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We are proud of our Art work
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St Charles, Ryde is a great learning community.

We are VERY PROUD of our school.