2023, Term 3, Week 1 Newsletter

Acknowledgement of Country

St. Patrick's School acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work, the Koroitch-gundidj people of the Maar Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. 

Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

Community Conversation

Monday July 24th we are conducting a Community Conversation, with the facilitation of Mr Tony Dalton, the focus question is What's worth Learning?  

We are seeking to understand the priorities, hopes, wishes and aspirations of families for their children’s learning and for their own connection to that and to the school.

This event is a Consultation in which we will begin with an outline of annual plans for improving the school to be followed by participants contributing in small groups with their thinking and ideas about key questions. See the flyer below outlining the event on more detail. All are welcome and I invite you to RSVP via this link.  

Mobile phones and smart watches

Please see below, a copy of our school mobile phone and smart device guidelines.  When reading the guidelines a mobile phone is a telephone or any device with access to a cellular (telecommunication) system, with or without a physical connection to a network.  

Mobile phones and smartwatches with cellular connection are not permitted at school during school hours and are required to be handed into the school office during the school day.

Hands on Learning Donut Drive

Our Hands on Learning team, in conjunction with Merri River School are running a doughnut drive at the beginning of term 3.  The doughnuts will be available to order on CDF Pay from Monday July 10th until July 17th with delivery July 18th, they will be $1.00 each. Funds raised will be split between our Hands on Learning program and Merri River School. I have had a sampler, and they are delicious!!

Kind regards,

Nick Murrell

Principal

School Fees

Each year our school receives approximately 85% of funding toward the overall cost of running our school for the year from the Federal and State Governments. Consequently, our school community is required to raise the remaining 15% each year to provide the tuition, programs and resources our children need to ensure the best education. This 15% is raised through School Fees, Student Levies, donations and fundraising.

Currently, for this period in time, we have a substantial amount of outstanding school fees, we understand that there is still half of the school year to go, however, if you could give this some thought it would be appreciated. If you have any outstanding school fees it would be appreciated if you could attend to these in the near future. If you have any questions please contact Bronie or Nick and be assured of respect and total confidentiality. No child will be restricted in accessing a quality Catholic Education at St Patrick’s because of prohibitive school fees.

St. Patrick’s School Koroit Student Mobile Phone Usage Guidelines

First Eucharist Sacrament

Registrations are now open for students who wish to participate in the First Eucharist Sacramental Program. This program is supported by the school and run by the Parish.

There will be a formation information session to be held on Wednesday 19th July (Week 2) at 4.00 pm in Room 1. Please bring your child to this formation session along with a special object that holds a memory or story for your family. It could be a gift from Baptism or a teddy bear from birth.

If you would like to register your child for this sacrament and can make it to the formation information session on Wednesday, please let me know via email tmcdonald@spkoroit.catholic.edu.au

The celebration of the sacrament will be held on Sunday 20th August at 9.00 am at Infant Jesus Church.

Thank you for your support - Catering Team

Catering was provided for another funeral during the school holidays - many thanks to those who gave up time in their break, when things can be even more hectic at home, to assist.

Student Awards

Room 1

Olivia Gleeson for your amazing sentence that included a who and a do. Keep up that fabulous writing!

Maya Lilley for using her letter sound knowledge to decode words. You did a fabulous job in fluency pairs this week Maya, well done!

Room 2

Paige Brumby for her sensational spelling knowledge during our phonics lessons this week. You are always so engaged in these lessons, which is awesome to see! Keep up the great work Paige. 

Hunter Erwin for his excellent attention to detail during our writing sessions throughout the week. Your handwriting and letter formation is sensational. Keep up the great work!

Room 4

Jonty O’Keefe  for the very responsible way you have committed yourself to being the best learner you can be as part of the LLI group. You are keen to learn, develop new skills and knowledge, then show others what you know back in class. You have worked extremely hard and you have produced some wonderful results. Keep up the great work!

Harry Lilley for the very responsible way you have committed yourself to being the best learner you can be as part of the LLI group. You are keen to learn, develop new skills and knowledge, then show others what you know back in class. You have worked extremely hard and you have produced some wonderful results. Keep up the great work!

Teddy Porter for the very responsible way you have committed yourself to being the best learner you can be as part of the LLI group. You are keen to learn, develop new skills and knowledge, then show others what you know back in class. You have worked extremely hard and you have produced some wonderful results. Keep up the great work!

Mavrik Cuolahan for the very responsible way you have committed yourself to being the best learner you can be as part of the LLI group. You are keen to learn, develop new skills and knowledge, then show others what you know back in class. You have worked extremely hard and you have produced some wonderful results. Keep up the great work!

Olivia Foster for the very responsible way you have challenged yourself to complete all your maths, reading and writing tasks this week. You have worked extremely hard to get things done and you have produced some very good results. Well done Olivia and keep up the great work!

Room 5

Whole Class for a fantastic start to Term 3. You have all settled in well to learning and cooperated with all the teachers you have had across the week. Great work!

Room 7

Esther Gleeson for being an organised and responsible leader and contributor in class.  Esther, it is good to see you develop good time management skills and show initiative in tasks. Well done. 

Lincoln Arthur for being engaged in class discussions and challenging yourself to demonstrate your understanding of fractions to the whole class when problem solving in Maths. Great work Lincoln!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Tarneisha Harris, Esther Gleeson, Olivia Foster and Paige Brumby who are celebrating their Birthday at this time. 

Cake Raffle - Term 3

Thanks to those who put their hand up for the cake raffle roster early in the year.  I have been contacting people week by week but have now put together a list for Term 3.  If the date you are listed for doesn't suit, please try to arrange a swap.

If you would like to go on the list in Term 4, please let me know.

Thanks,

Kate

0408 399 144

Hands On Learning Donut Drive

Don't forget to get your orders in for the delicious fresh donuts.

Term 3 Assembly Roster

Fathers Day/Special Person Breakfast

Parents & Friends

Directwear Uniform

As stock runs out at school Directwear will start supplying the items, they will be available to buy on their website at www.directwear.com.au  

Uniforms can be collected from the Directwear home address in Warrnambool or posted to you.

Items now available on the website are:

Short Sleeve Polos - sizes 8 & 10    $28.95

Black Sports Shorts -sizes 6, 8 & 14   $32.50

Grey Pants - sizes 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 & 16   $54.50

Black Trackpants  - sizes 6, 8, 10, 12   $40.00

Black Skorts - sizes 8 & 10 $32.50

School Dress - All sizes $38.95

Contact details for Direct wear are:

email info@directwear.com.au or phone Dion Jansz: 0412 654 406

Star of the Sea Parish Bulletin

NAPLAN

2023 NAPLAN results for Year 3 and Year 5 students will be delivered soon. Here is some information about students NAPLAN results for parents and carers. 

Dates to Remember

REMINDERS

July

19th - PIP meeting

24th  - Book Fair

28th - Little Learners

Community News

Raising Resilient and Compassionate Children

Author Lael Stone is on her way to the Lighthouse Theatre with her workshop Raising Resilient & Compassionate Children. In partnership with the Warrnambool Breastfeeding Centre, this 2.5-hour discussion is based on Lael Stone's book & will cover navigating big feelings, co-operation, working with our triggers, developing resilience and using play for connection. 

Bookings at https://www.lighthousetheatre.com.au/raising-resilient-compassionate

Tickets available at https://www.lighthousetheatre.com.au/wizard-oz