2022, Term 1, Week 9 Newsletter
Principal's Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome to this week’s newsletter.
Harmony Day Prayer
O’ God You create all people in your image.
We thank you for the astonishing variety of races and cultures in this world.
Enrich our lives by ever widening circles of friendship and show us your presence in those
who differ most from us, until our knowledge of your love is made perfect in our love for all
your children;
Through your son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Reminders for the week:
Harmony Day Thursday 31st March at St Patrick’s
There's little doubt that Australia is one of the most culturally diverse nations on the planet. Harmony Day, which is observed each year on March 21, celebrates this diversity, aiming to foster inclusiveness, respect and the idea that people of all different cultures can make a valuable contribution to society. We are having a whole school celebration on Thursday 31st March at St Patrick’s to come together and celebrate the diversity of our school community.
On this day, everyone is encouraged to dress up in ORANGE or the colours of the country of their cultural heritage. The day will include lots of activities to allow students to learn about the cultures within our wonderful school community.
There will be:
- ‘Harmony Day Honey Joys’ for morning tea,
- A whole school Harmony Day assembly at 9.30am - all are welcome
- Whole school Harmony Day activity rotations
- A sausage sizzle for lunch!
Closure Day Friday 1st April
A reminder that this Friday 1st April is a school closure day, children will not attend school on this day.
School Photo Day Tuesday 5th April
Please see school photo ordering information and instructions included in this newsletter. Online ordering is now open for early birds!
Parent Survey Request - Enhancing Catholic School Identity (ECSI)
I write to invite you to participate in the ECSI Survey which will assist us in better understanding how our Catholic identity is expressed in work and practice here at St. Patrick’s, Koroit.
The ECSI Survey is a key element of this process and I write to request your participation. The online survey gathers responses from students in Years 5 and 6, all staff and a representative sample of parents.
Invitation to Participate Please see this link for full details.
Instructions for Parents (full information in link)
- Access the surveys at www.ecsi.site/au/user/
- Enter the case-sensitive password Ghj654 and click login.
- If you’re a new user: Click the New user button.
If you wish to continue a previous session: Enter your User-ID and Password.
- Enter your school’s Survey Access Code - Vy2K4Y - so that your input will be linked to your school.
- You are now logged in. Displayed on the screen is your unique User-ID and Password (case-sensitive). Save this information (write, print, or email it) to access the website at a later time.
- From this point forward, please follow the on-screen instructions to complete the surveys.
Moyne Athletics
On Wednesday 30th March, 31 students will be representing our school in the Moyne Athletics Sports Day. Well done to Myra Quill, Ellie Dobson, Ruby Hillam, Layla Smits, Indiana Cuomo, Lincoln Arthur, Will Foster, Logan Harlock, Dominic McEachern, Will Lane, Phoenix Lane, Esther Gleeson, Addy Fechete, Allira Askew, Niamh McGoldrick, Grace McMahon, Jaxon Lieshman, Nash Bidmade, Ace Bidmade, Billy O’Connor, Benji Holscher, Oliver McMahon, Xavier Evans, Jimmy Bidmade, Arli Langdon, Zahlia Monnier, Zoe Dobson, Annabel Foster, Eilish Auld, Tai Hedger, Jobe Wilson. We congratulate these students and wish them all the very best in their events on Wednesday.
Kind regards,
Nick Murrell
Principal
Students of the Week
Room 1 & 2
Room 1 & 2
Nora Povey for always trying her best and exceeding expectations with the quality of her school work! Well done Nora, you are a wonderful leader and role model to others!
Lydia Andriessen for always coming to school with a smile on her face, eager to learn and ready to be a part of everything that our school has to offer. Never lose your enthusiasm for learning Lydia!
Room 4
Zephyr Lane for being responsible in his commitment to being the best learner he can be this term. Zephyr is keen to learn, develop new skills and knowledge, then show others what he knows particularly with his maths and writing.
Harry Lilley-for always being responsible and trying your best in our class room. This week Harry celebrated reading 25 nights and going up a level in reading. Well done Harry. Keep up the great work!
Ava Monnier-for her happy and enthusiastic attitude towards all aspects of her work! Ava loves to improve her skills and very responsibility works hard on any extra things she can. Thank you Ava for being such a kind and responsible member of room 4.
Room 5
Jimmy Bidmade for showing great sportsmanship at the sports day last Friday. Jimmy, your encouraging words to others was wonderful to hear and it set a great example to younger students for what good sportsmanship looks like. Well done!
Billy O’Connor for consistently giving your best effort to all the tasks you do in class. You show that you are interested in learning and responsible for improving the quality of your work. I’m very impressed!
Room 7
Layla Smits for being a respectful, engaged participant in class and listening with intent. You ask questions and work well with your classmates. Thank you for the positive effort you have made in every learning task this term.
Tessa Shanahan for being a respectful and engaged learner. You have made wonderful progress Tessa, especially in Maths when you have challenged yourself. A fantastic effort this term, well done.
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to Savannah Wood, Charlotte Wright, Harry Atwell and Jimmy Bidmade who are celebrating their Birthdays this week.
Dates to Remember
REMINDERS
March
30th - Moyne Athletics Carnival
31st - Harmony Day Celebrations
April
1st - School Closure Day
1st - Dads Night Out- Commercial Hotel (Dukes)
4th - Reconciliation Grade 6
5th - School Photos
7th - Family Easter Picnic
8th - Last Day of Term (Easter Raffle Drawn)
15th - Good Friday
16th - Holy Saturday
17th - Easter Sunday
18th - Easter Monday
25th - ANZAC Day
26th - Term 2 Commences
29th - 30th Koroit Irish Festival
Parents & Friends News
Hot Cross Buns
School Photo Orders -Tuesday 5th April
Easter Programs
Vacation Care
Gymnastics Holiday Program
