2025, Term 4, Week 4 Newsletter

Child Safe Statement and Commitment

The Child Safety Officers at St Patrick's are Tegan McDonald and Shona Louden principal@spkoroit.catholic.edu.au or slouden@spkoroit.catholic.edu.au

Acknowledgement of Country

Principal's Message

Dear parents and carers,

Welcome to Week 4!

What a wonderful day we had yesterday at Picnic in the Paddock! The weather Gods were kind to us, clearing the clouds for some afternoon sunshine. It was another fantastic community event and a great success, raising valuable funds for our kids. A huge thank you to our incredible Parents and Friends Committee for all your organisation, time and enthusiasm in bringing our community together once again.

A special thank you goes to Amy Atwell, who has been the PIP Committee Chair for the past four years. Amy, your organisation, commitment and leadership have been outstanding, we are so grateful for all your hard work and dedication.

As Amy steps down from the role, we are now looking for someone (or a small team) who would like to take on this position. If you are organised, community-minded and keen to give it a go, please reach out. You will be well supported with a smooth handover and transition process.

Structured Literacy Research Project - Invitation to Participate

As you are aware from previous newsletters, St Pat’s are involved in the DOBCEL Structured Literacy Research Project, conducted by researchers from the School of Education at La Trobe University, in collaboration with the DOBCEL Flare Primary Literacy Strategy team.

Parents and guardians are invited to take part in an informal online 30-minute interview to share your experiences of having a child (or children) taught using a structured literacy approach at our school.

Interviews will be conducted by a member of the La Trobe University research team, and participants will receive a $25 grocery voucher as a thank-you for their time.

If you would like to take part, please read and complete the Participant Information and Consent Form below:
🔗 https://redcap.latrobe.edu.au/redcap/surveys/?s=NCJ9N9EWJDAF733P

Participation is voluntary, and you may change your mind at any time. Once consent is provided, you will be contacted to arrange a suitable interview time.

Kind regards,
Distinguished Professor Pamela Snow
On behalf of the DOBCEL Structured Literacy Research Team

Kind regards,

Tegan McDonald

Principal

Prayer

Prep 1965 Reunion

A group of the St Pat's Prep class of 1965 are organising a reunion to celebrate 60 years since they started their education journey at St Pat's.

If you have any connections with former St Pat's students from this era, please share the information below & have them contact Gerard or Lynn.

Parent contact information

If you have changed your phone or email, address or wish you update your non-guardian emergency contact details, please send an email to Bronie or Kate so we can update your detail in our database. 

bmoloney@spkoroit.catholic.edu.au or kdobson@spkoroit.catholic.edu.au 

Directwear Uniform

School Uniform is available from Directwear www.directwear.com.au  

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

Contact details for Direct wear are:

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

NEW ST PATRICK'S SOFTSHELL JACKETS!
Now available to order through Directwear.

We’re excited to introduce our brand new school softshell, waterproof jacket!

These jackets are warm, durable and feature the school logo – perfect for chilly mornings and outdoor play.

✔ Comfortable and weather-resistant
✔ Smart, uniform compliant design
✔ Available in a wide range of sizes

Current families are welcome to purchase and begin wearing these immediately!

📌 PLEASE NOTE:
From 2026, these jackets will become a compulsory uniform item (if wearing a jacket) for all new Foundation students as we begin to phase them in across the school. Current families are not expected to purchase but are welcome to.

New Sports House Coloured Hats

We now have available a new style of sports hat with house colours on the reverse side.  Hats are compulsory for outside play in Term 4 and 1 so if you are needing a replacement, you might like to show your house colours with your purchase

School Hat purchases can be made through CDF Pay.

Canteen & Cake Raffle

The Canteen & Cake Raffle are coordinated by our P&F.

Canteen operates at lunchtime on Wednesday and Friday.  Wednesday is sales of  icy-poles and snacks and Friday includes distribution of lunch orders. 

Click here to sign up for the Term 4 Roster

Cake Raffle is just something for fun! Students can purchase tickets in the classroom on Friday mornings for 20cents and the raffle is drawn by a student from the family who has supplied the cake.  "Cake" is a general term - the prize does not have to be home made and you can choose to bring whatever you like biscuits, slice or chocolates.

Student Awards

Congratulations to the recipients of the Student Awards, announced at assembly in Week 2!  

WEEK 2

Room 1

Maya Lane: For your hard work in reading this semester. It has been amazing to watch you become more confident blending and segmenting CVC words. I’m so proud of your progress, keep up the great work! 

Ollie Noble: You’re an absolute superstar! You always work hard, help others, and bring laughter to our classroom! Keep up the great work!

Room 2

Spenncer Wood: For having a fantastic start to the term with great effort in both reading and writing! You have been so enthusiastic, and ready to learn new things. Your creativity shines through your writing, and your reading skills just keep getting stronger. What a wonderful start to the term, keep up the amazing work!

Noah Lane: For showing wonderful progress in both reading and writing! You have worked so hard and it really shows. Your great sense of humour brightens our classroom, and you always come in with a big smile and a positive attitude. Keep up the fantastic effort, you make learning fun for everyone!

Room 4

Bodhi Lindrea: Congratulations on your fantastic effort during intervention sessions with Jen! Your hard work is paying off, your spelling and handwriting have really improved. We are so proud of you.

Billy Martin: You have made a fantastic transition into Term 4. Your enthusiasm for coming to school each day is shining through in your effort, attitude, and wonderful work. Keep up the amazing work!

Floss Young: For being a persistent learner who always gives her best in all areas of her learning. She never gives up and always shows determination to succeed. Thank you for being a great role model to your peers.

All of Grade 2! Congratulations to all of Grade 2! What an awesome effort at our school sleepover! You showed great teamwork, kindness, and enthusiasm from start to finish. It was wonderful to see everyone having fun, helping each other, and making lasting memories together. Well done, Grade 2  you made the sleepover a huge success!

Room 5

Mimi Martin: Well done Mimi for all your amazing efforts this year! You have grown in your learning and in your confidence and it has been so wonderful to see. Your warmth and kindness is such a valuable asset to our classroom. Keep up your brilliant work!

Harper Cuomo: Congratulations Harper on your fantastic year in Grade 3! You always give your best in your learning and approach everything with a smile! It’s been a pleasure to see you grow and thrive this year. Keep up the amazing work!

Room 6

Eleanor Huckstepp: for your outstanding persuasive writing! You demonstrated strong arguments, clear reasoning, and thoughtful ideas in your letters about the Sovereign Hill Camp and why wild animals should not be kept in captivity to perform in circuses. You are a true writing Super Star! 🌟

Hudson Smits: for taking up the challenge to compete at the Greater Western Regional Championships in Ballarat last Friday. Hudson, you performed brilliantly, finishing 12th in the 100m (15.65s) and 9th in the 200m (32.42s). You are to be congratulated for your amazing efforts against the fastest 10-year-old competitors in Greater Western Victoria. Well done!   

Fraser Gleeson: on the outstanding results you achieved in the Greater Western Regional athletics championships last Friday. Winning both the 1500m (1st place – 5m:26s) and the 800m (1st place – 2m:42s). This is an amazing achievement against the fastest 10-year-old competitors in Greater Western Victoria. We all wish you the best of luck when you compete at the Victorian State Championships on 6th November. You are a super star competitor!🌟

Room 7

Lila Stephenson: Congratulations on settling back into school life so smoothly! After being away, you have shown great resilience, positivity, and determination to get back into routine. Your cheerful attitude, focus in class, and enthusiasm for learning have been wonderful to see.We’re so proud of the way you’ve adjusted back into school life and become such positive members of Room 7. Well done, Lila! 

Ava Monnier: Congratulations on settling back into school life so smoothly! After being away, you have shown great resilience, positivity, and determination to get back into routine. Your cheerful attitude, focus in class, and enthusiasm for learning have been wonderful to see.We’re so proud of the way you’ve adjusted back into school life and become such positive members of Room 7. Well done, Ava!

Assembly Roster

**Please note a change to the originally published assembly roster with Foundation swapping from Week 6 to Week at and Grade 1 from Week 8 to Week 6.  Thank you.

PAM - Change to Login

Over the weekend, there has been a change to PAM, implementing a two factor authentication for logging in to enhance the security of the system.

When you enter your User ID & password, the application will send an email to your linked email account with a six digit verification code.  This code is valid for 10 minutes.

Happy Birthday

A very happy birthday to Harrison Lilley, Ru Meade, Tilly Balcombe and Hector Warrick who celebrated birthdays in the last week!  We hope you had a fantastic time celebrating with family and friends!

Star of the Sea - Parish Bulletin

Dates to Remember

Please refer to the public calendar on the school website for the most up to date calendar items.

https://www.spkoroit.catholic.edu.au/news-events

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