2022, Term 4, Week 7 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,

Great Victorian Bike Ride - Helpers needed (Saturday 26th / Sunday 27th November)

The Great Victorian Bike Ride is coming to Koroit next weekend. Riders and officials will start to arrive from Wednesday 23rd November, so look out for visitors to our town and be sure to extend a warm welcome. They will be staying at the Victoria Park Recreation Reserve and leave on Sunday 27th November for their next destination.

As a school fundraiser, our Parents and Friends are partnering with the Koroit Lions Club to offer Egg and Bacon Rolls for breakfast for the riders. We need people to volunteer to help out cooking and serving. Please text Tammy Langdon on 0428 466 129 if you can help. Helpers are needed from 5.30am - 9am Sunday 27th November. 

On the Saturday, The Koroit Irish Festival is hosting the opening of the new stage at The Koroit Village Green. There will be entertainment and other stalls from 12 midday. We are hoping to run a school promotional stall for those attending. The stall will offer free activities like mindfulness colouring. If you are able to help with this it would also be greatly appreciated. 
We will need helpers for set up and pack of the school mini marquee and volunteers to make sure the stall is running smoothly with access to paper/pencils/textas etc, between 12 Midday and 4pm. Please text Tammy Langdon on 0428 466 129 if you can help

I understand this is a busy time of the year and families have many commitments. I also acknowledge that the school has asked for support recently in a number of ways, Picnic in the Paddock, School Disco, catering etc. If you could find some time to fill part of one of these shifts it would be greatly appreciated. 

School Disco 6-8pm tonight. 

Thank you to our Parents and Friends who have got our school Disco back up and running for the first time since the pandemic hit. The Disco is tonight Friday 6pm - 8pm. Supervision will be provided by Parents and Friends volunteers. Parents/Carers will be required to sign their children in and out of the disco upon arrival and departure. There will also be sausages ($2) and slushies ($1) available to purchase at the disco. Entry is free. Senior school students have been compiling playlists from each classroom and putting posters around the school advertising the event. 

I am sure many students are excited to get their ‘groove on’ next tonight!

Kind regards,

Nick Murrell

Principal

Students of the Week

Room 1 &  2

Ella Van Rysingen for showing great enthusiasm for reading independently. Your confidence with using the strategies is improving. It was wonderful to see you practising reading your heart words with determination – keep up the fantastic work!

Ted Porter for always having a go at new activities and being positive when attempting new challenges. You come into the classroom each day with a lovely smile on your face. You enjoy working and playing alongside your peers. Congratulations Ted on helping to brighten our days.

Fraser Gleeson for being such a reliable and consistent role model in Room 1 and 2. Fraser, the integrity that you show every day, regardless of who is teaching you, is a living example of being responsible, respectful and safe. Well done!

Harley Watson  for always making excellent choices both within the classroom and in the playground. You always treat others with kindness and respect and always demonstrate being responsible, respectful and safe. Congratulations Harley on being a superstar student!

Room 4

Zephyr Lane for the responsible way you have approached your learning this week, both inside and outside the classroom. In the class, you have happily shared your ideas and outside the classroom you have approached the swimming and try-athlon training with great enthusiasm, courage and determination. Well done Zephyr!

Remi O’Connor for the responsible way she has participated in classroom activities this week. Remi has been an enthusiastic learner working hard on set tasks in literacy and maths, always listening respectfully to her teachers and sharing her learning more confidently with her peers. Well done Remi and keep up the good work!

Bailey Askew for the enthusiasm you have for learning and sharing your ideas with your peers. Bailey, you have been a very responsible and respectful student  in our room, concentrating on tasks and contributing to class discussions thoughtfully. Well done and keep up the great work!

Room 5

Esther Gleeson for being a flexible, adaptable and helpful member of our classroom and working well during Production rehearsals.

Tessa Byrne for taking on a challenging lead role in the Production and giving 100% during rehearsals.

Room 7

Addy Fechete for the ‘Can Do’ attitude you bring to each lesson, responsibly leading classmates with your example.  You always work hard to achieve your best Addy, across all learning areas. Great competitiveness in the try-athlon practice this week too! 

Ellie Dobson for the responsible work attitude you have demonstrated across all learning areas.  Ellie, you listen carefully and have made fabulous progress, especially with your reading comprehension assessments.  Well done on your participation in try-athlon practice too- champion! 

Myra Quill for being a responsible learner, asking questions and aiming for her best. Myra, your achievements in recent reading comprehension and maths assessments were outstanding- well done! 

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Zephyr Lane and Phoenix Lane who are celebrating their Birthday at this time.

Dates to Remember

REMINDERS

November

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

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

29th - Moyne Try-Athlon

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

Sport Uniforms Stocktake

ACTION REQUIRED - PAM (Parent Access Module) Accounts

Over the Christmas holidays your PAM account will be updated to provide better security and allow for further functionality. This change will involve moving to a PAM account per parent rather than an account per family. To help us prepare for this change, please answer the questions in the survey sent out to you via email as soon as possible.

School Fees / Volunteer levy

School Fees

Currently, we have a substantial amount of outstanding school fees for the 2022 school year, we understand that the school year is still yet to conclude, however, we are getting toward the home stretch. 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.

Volunteer Levy

If you are yet to claim your volunteer levy for 2022, please do so as soon as possible. This will allow us to finalise 2022 school fee accounts. Volunteer levy forms are available at the office. 

Parents & Friends AGM

Uniform Sale

School Disco

Community News

Koroit Carols

Sunday December 4th 

3.00pm - 5.00pm

Koroit Village Green Stage