2022, Term 4, 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,

Welcome

Welcome to Term 4. This week has been an amazing start to the term with all students returning ready to learn and calmly going about their learning and play. Well done students. 

Regional Athletics

Today we had 9 students representing our school at the Regional Athletics in Ballarat. The beginning of the day was marred by torrential rain for the 1500m runners but ended up being a very good day. Myra Quill made it through to the next stage in the 200m, coming 1st and in the 100 m coming 2nd! Our girls' relay team came 3rd, a great team effort!! Will Foster came 3rd in the 800m and 6th in 1500m. Jaxon Leishman came 6th in 1500m and 4th in 800m. Esther Gleeson came 8th in the 800m and 5th in the 1500m. Ellie Dobson came 6th in 800m, and Benji Holscher finished midfield with a jump of 7.40 m. Zoe Dobson competed in the triple jump. WOW! What amazing results and representation of our school at the Regional level, a truly amazing effort and achievement to all participants. 

Term 4 Important Dates

Below I have listed important dates for Term 4. Please take some time to transfer these to your calendars at home. They are also available in the calendar section of SZApp. 

Monday 14 Nov - School Closure Day - Report Writing

Monday 21 Nov  - Year 3/4 Camp - Portland Bay Lodge

Tuesday 22 Nov - Year 3/4 Camp - Portland Bay Lodge

Thursday 1 Dec - Grade 2 Sleepover at School

Thursday 1 Dec 5/6 Open water swimming 10.00-11.00

Friday 2 Dec 5/6 Open water swimming 12.30-1.30

Thursday 8 Dec - FairyTale Christmas performance/BBQ  5.45-7pm 

Friday 9 Dec - End of year Mass 10 am @ Infant Jesus Church

Monday 12 Dec 5/6 Open water swimming 10.30-11.30

Tuesday 13 - Orientation Day

Wednesday 14 Dec 5/6 Open water swimming 10.30-11.30

Wednesday 14 Dec - Yr 6 Graduation Lunch Yr6 Grad evening

Thursday 15 Dec 5/6 Open water swimming 10.30-11.30

Friday 16 Dec - Students' last day 2.30pm finish

SWPBS Minors and Majors Flowchart

At St Patrick’s we use a School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) framework for creating a positive and safe learning environment for our students. With SWPBS, we define, teach and support behaviours that create a positive school environment. Our three underpinning values at St Patrick’s are - Be Respectful, Be Responsible and Be Safe.

Part of our SWPBS framework is Minors and Majors, it is an important accountability system. At home, you may have heard your children using the terms "minor" and "major". The purpose of sharing this flowchart (see below) is to help parents and carers understand further this process and why it exists. The purpose of our Minors and Majors is to create a safe environment for all at St Patrick's. It is important to remember that this is just one aspect of SWPBS. The social behaviours listed in the flowchart are used to correct and support students when needed.

If parents or carers would like any of this information clarified further please contact Nick Murrell.

Kind regards,

Nick Murrell

Principal

Regional Athletics photos

Students of the Week

Room 1 &  2

Hunter Erwin for his outstanding spelling in his holiday recount. Hunter used the ‘bump it up’ wall to enrich and expand his writing! We love your work Hunter!

Harper Cuomo for always being a polite and responsible member of our school community. Harper, you are always a role model for others both in the classroom and in the playground.Keep up the great work!

Paige Brumby for having a great attitude to your learning and school work! You never give up and always try your very best. We look forward to watching you grow even more this term!

Tilly Balcombe for her spectacular decoding skills when reading Pip and Tim and for knowing all of her speed sounds! We love your attitude towards reading at school and at home! You are a star!

Room 4

Harvey Porter and Josie Foard for outstanding leadership skills shown in class and in the playground. Thankyou for being so helpful to all your teachers and classmates.

Room 5 

Allira Askew for showing compassion and resilience this week. 

Diesel Watson for showing enthusiasm and making discoveries in maths. This shows that you are a responsible learner Diesel. Well done

Room 7

Miah Van Kempen for starting the term off with attentive listening and a willingness to learn in all class activities. What a great way to begin the term!

Hayden Van Rysingen for the deep understanding he displayed during this week’s fraction tasks. Hayden I was very impressed with the perserverance you displayed when solving these mathematical problems. Well done!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Ryker Lane, Tessa Byrne and Ella Lumsden who celebrated their birthday during the holiday and to Hayden Van Rysingen and Billy O'Connor who are celebrating their Birthday at this time.

Dates to Remember

REMINDERS

October

3rd - School Returns

7th - Regional Athletics Ballarat

10th - Moyne Big Bash Cricket

12th - Parents & Friends Meeting  7.30pm

14th - Division Cricket Warrnambool 

18th - Gr 3 / 4 Junior All star girls Hooptime Regional Final, Hamilton

30th - Picnic in the Paddock

31st - Socktober Mission Fundraising day

November

3rd -  Lions Eye Health Program 4-6

8th - All Star Grade 5/6 Regional Finals Hamilton

14th -School Closure Day - Report Writing

15th - Moyne Try-Athlon

21st  - Year 3/4 Camp - Portland Bay Lodge

22nd - Year 3/4 Camp - Portland Bay Lodge

December

1st - Grade 2 Sleepover at School

1st - 5/6 Open water swimming 10.00-11.00

2nd -  5/6 Open water swimming 12.30-1.30

8th - FairyTale Christmas performance/BBQ  5.45-7pm 

9th - End of year Mass 10 am @ Infant Jesus Church

12th - 5/6 Open water swimming 10.30-11.30

13th - Orientation Day

14th -  5/6 Open water swimming 10.30-11.30

14th - Yr 6 Graduation Lunch Yr6 Grad evening

15th - 5/6 Open water swimming 10.30-11.30

16th - Students' last day 2.30pm finish

Western Region Athletics results

With a group of 9 students competing today results were:

200m :  Myra Quill 1st  - will now compete in State Championships

100m : Myra Quill 2nd

1500m  11 year old:  Esther Gleeson 5th and Jaxon Leishman 6th

1500m 10 year old: Will Foster 6th

800m : Will Foster 3rd, Jaxon Leishman 4th, Ellie Dobson 6th and Esther Gleeson 8th

Triple Jump: Benji Holscher came midfield with a jump of 7.40m

Hats and Mosquitoes!

HATS

All students are required to be wearing a hat during recess, lunch and outdoor activities at school this term. Students have had a week's grace this week and next week is the beginning of No Hat, No Play! Please ensure your child/ren has their hat on Monday. Hats are available to purchase through CDF Pay. 

MOSQUITOES

We currently have a LARGE number of mosquitoes in our playground. Students this week have experienced many mosquito bites during break times. Not a pleasant experience at all. Can parents/carers please provide students with a roll-on insect repellant to keep in their school bags throughout this period of mosquitoes in PLAGUE proportion. Teachers will encourage students to apply this before break times and other outdoor sessions. 

Fairy Tale Christmas performance

This year, students will be performing in a school production, ‘Fairytale Christmas,’ on Thursday 8th of December in the school hall. 

The concert starts at 6pm, students need to arrive at 5:45pm to be seated and ready for the show. 

Proposed Timetable (see image below)

At the end of the concert, family BBQ and picnic to follow. Any questions or assistance with costuming please contact me,

Kind regards,

Regina Cassidy

Passtab - Visitor Register

We have just implemented "Passtab" - an electronic visitors register.  Please use the iPad at the front desk to Sign In or Out when you visit the school - we suggest you create a "Quickpin" (which will default to your mobile phone number) on your first login.
It should also be used for students arriving late or leaving early.  
See staff if you require any assistance.

Parents and Friends Association

Picnic in the Paddock

Positive Partnership workshop (free) for parents/ carers based in Warrnambool

Blessing of Animals

Community Events