St. Catherine’s
School – School Events
The day before the mid-term
break, the Foundation Phase and Pre-School pupils had a Mini Fun Day while the
Senior Primary pupils were treated to a Pool Party.
Senior Primary Pool
Party
16 October 2008

The three-legged race isn’t
as easy as it looks!

Time for
some creative face painting by the grade 7’s.

One of the end results!

We can really get in a knot
doing this!

A pool-side fashion show –
go girls!

Boys won’t be outdone.

This is fun. Throwing wet
sponges at the prefects!
Foundation Phase Mini
Fun Day

I’ll have a go at that!

Fun on the
jumping castle.

St. Catherine’s
Centenary Celebrations
13 September 2008
St. Catherine’s was founded
in 1908 and the school community has been celebrating this momentous occasion
throughout the year with various activities such as the Centenary Breakfast for the mothers and grandmothers
in May and the special assembly the high school presented for ex teachers and
pupils on 9 September. Celebrations culminated in the special celebrations that
took place on Saturday, 13 September. The day started with Holy Mass.

The large marquee was
transformed into a beautiful “church” for the occasion.

Welcome to St. Catherine's.

Sr. Ann Cunningham
enlightened us on the history of the Dominican Sisters in


The Mass was concelebrated
by five priests: Fr. Chris Schonenberg, Fr. Anthony Thouard, Fr. Mark James, Fr. Kevin Bugler and Fr. David
Evans.

Communion.

Chairman of the Board of
Governors,

After the Mass the
congregation was addressed by Judge Mohammed Navsa, a
former Board chairman.

Dr. Stuart More reminisced
about his days at St. Catherine’s in the nineties.


The large marquee was packed
with present and past pupils, teachers, Sisters and parents, all here to
celebrate this very special occasion with us.

The
celebration candle.

After the Mass, the pupils
formed a large 100 on the field to congratulate St. Catherine’s.


Head of School, Mrs. Johnson
and High School Principal, Mrs. Crosby cut the birthday cake. Then it was time
for the past pupils to reminisce and study the display of old photos in the
quadrangle.

This group of ladies all
attended school here in the 1950’s.

The Pre-school entertained
us with their action poems.

The little ballet girls
showed us what they can do.

The choir closed the day
with a few numbers.