2023, Term 3, Week 4 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. 

A Prayer for First Eucharist Candidates

Jesus,

Through the Eucharist, we recognise you, we remember you and we become one with you.

In the coming weeks of preparation, we pray that these children also know you in the breaking of the bread and the sharing of the cup.

We pray that sharing at your table enables them to lead Eucharistic lives in which they work for unity and peace in our community and our world.

We ask God’s richest blessings on them as they journey with you.

Amen

Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

School Blessing/opening

Next Friday August 11th at 12.30pm, will be the official opening of our most recent school building project. Bishop Paul Bird will be blessing the buildings. There will be an official ceremony held in the school Library / Room 1 & 2 area. All school families who would like to attend are welcome. Blessing of the Infant Jesus parish centre will take place on the same day at 2.15pm, all welcome. 

Year 3/4 Camp

Next week is the Year 3/4 school camp at Camp Kangaroobie. The students will be on camp on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th August. Mrs Swarbrick and Mr Murrell are attending, with Mrs.Griffin stepping in for Mr Murrell on the morning of Monday 7th. The students will enjoy activities such as a stop over at Port Campbell, a visit to the 12 Apostles and 5 BIG activities at camp including: Obstacle Course, Kagaroobie Survivor, Night walk, Game of Life or Death and Hut building. It will be an awesome time for all!

Insight SRC Newsletter

Last week, families received a letter with a unique password and username.  This survey only takes about 10 mins to complete. 

This survey data is really taken very seriously by our staff, particularly the leadership team.  Along with PAT, NAPLAN and the Enhancing Catholic School Identity survey the Insight data provides feedback to us in our progress in working towards our school improvement objectives i.e. Wellbeing, Teaching and Learning and Catholic School Culture. 

Please take the time to complete it as the more families that complete the survey, the more accurate our data will be.  Thanks in advance. 

NAPLAN Results

NAPLAN results have been posted to parents of Grade 3 and 5 students this week.  In looking at NAPLAN results, it is important to keep in mind that NAPLAN is just one test.  Children change and develop rapidly and a single test cannot possibly assess all of their abilities. A variety of factors can affect how well your child does on any test, including their motivation, attention, mood and physical well being.  If you would like to discuss your child's results, please contact the classroom teacher via ClassDojo to arrange an appropriate time.

Have a great weekend,

Kind regards,

Nick Murrell

Principal

Catholic Mission Fundraiser

Grade 3 & 4 Hooptime

On Tuesday, our Grade 3/4 students competed at the Moyne Junior Hooptime Competition.

We had three teams participating; All Star Girls, Future Stars and a Rookies team. Our All Star Girls team won all their games including their final and will now go through to the next round of Hooptime which will be at Hamilton on the 24th of October. The Future Stars won two games and finished 5th overall and the Rookies team finished undefeated from the games they played.

The students behaviour throughout the day was fantastic as was their sportsmanship and encouragement towards each other and their opponents. A massive thank you to all the parents who coached, scored and supported throughout the day. We will now turn our attention to the Senior Hooptime which will be on the 15th of August.

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.

Fathers Day/Special Person Breakfast

Remember to get your orders in for the Fathers Day/Special Person breakfast via CDFPay. Orders close 25th August.

First Eucharist Sacrament

A group of students from Grade 4 and 5 are now preparing for their First Eucharist.

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

Star of the Sea South West Coast Parish has a Piety Stall based at Port Fairy with religious gifts and books.  If you are interested in purchasing a gift for this (or an any other) occasion, please contact Marita on 0402 431 053.

100 Days of School

Our Foundation students have had a super day celebrating 100 Days of School and being 100 Days Brighter today.  Their Grade 6 buddies prepared a fantastic assembly acknowledging their achievements over this time. This followed a morning with lots of learning around the theme of "100" and a HUGE celebrations morning tea!

Thanks to Beau and Tighe for collating the below profile of all our Foundation students.

Student Awards

Room 1

Scout Langdon for working hard on growing his mindset and seeing what he can achieve when he applies himself to learning. Scout, you have worked so hard this term and because of that, you have been able to enjoy so much success in your learning! Well done!

Logan Huckstepp for communicating his ideas and showing respect for other students’ ideas and opinions in whole class discussions. Logan, you consistently show maturity in your engagement with your peers and have been a wonderful leader and role model in Room 1! Well done.

Room 2

Tyrone Collins for working super hard in maths this week. It was great to see you sharing your expertise on multiplication strategies, including repeated addition. Keep up the great work!

Tilly Balcombe for understanding that hard work leads to success and taking ownership of her learning. I am so proud of all the achievements that you have throughout this term, especially in spelling! Keep up the great work Tilly!

Room 4

Eleanor Huckstepp for the super effort you have put into your learning. Last week, you challenged yourself by reading all chapters of the book called,“Charlie and the Chocolate factory,” whilst this week you completed a very detailed holiday recount to Melbourne. Well done Eleanor!

Fraser Gleeson for the responsible way you have challenged yourself to complete harder maths tasks, a poster of surfing with your Dad and reading fluently with your partner. Well done Fraser and keep up the great work!

Ada Leishman for showing such courage and resilience when playing hoop time basketball on Tuesday. I am very proud of how you wanted to keep playing after receiving a knock to the chin and having a rest. Your determination was amazing!

Room 5

Tessa Shanahan for showing compassion towards other students. Tessa takes the safety of others seriously and she does what she can to make sure her classmates are safe and happy. You have a very caring nature, Tessa, which is great to see.

Josie Foard for being a wonderful member of the Room 5 class. Josie, we will miss your smiling face and friendly manner and we wish you all the very best as you begin at your new school. We hope to see you around though.

Room 7

Anthony Reece for working on his positive mindset in class activities and conversations.  Anthony, thankyou for the  positive morning greetings, it is such a lovely start to our day- keep up the positive mindset. 

Grace McMahon for being a quiet achiever in class. Grace, you challenge yourself in all tasks and have become more confident sharing your thinking with everyone. It has not gone unnoticed how you support and help your peers to achieve their best as well. Thank you for your leadership Grace.

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

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Ada Leishman, Lachlan Gallogly and Ellie Dobson who are celebrating their Birthday at this time. 

Term 3 Assembly Roster

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

Dates to Remember

REMINDERS

August

7th & 8th - Grade 3/4 Camp @ Kangaroobie

10th - Grade 3-6 Football and Netball Clinic @ Victoria Park

10th - Mini Mission Mart

11th - Blessing and Opening of New School Buildings at 12:30

14th - Traffic Safety Incursion - Room 1, 2 and 4

15th - Grade 5/6 Hooptime

17th - Mini Mission Mart

18th - National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence

20th - First Eucharist

24th - Book Week Dress Up

25th - Orders Close for Fathers Day/Special Person Breakfast

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