Newsletter 1/05/2023 Term 2 Week 2

Confirmation Prayer

As part of our initiation into the Catholic Church, some St Patrick's students are preparing to receive the sacrament of Confirmation on Friday the 22nd of May. We keep these students in our prayers at this time.

From the Principal

Dear parents, carers and community members,

We have had a great beginning to Term 2. Our staff had a wonderful learning opportunity last Monday when we worked on student wellbeing by continuing our development of a focus on recognising the positive behaviour of students. As we implement these systems we will keep our community informed as to how this is done. 

Change to PE days

Please note that 5/6CH will now have sport on a Tuesday and 5/6MJ will be on Thursday.

Could 5/6CH children wear their sport gear tomorrow please

School Closure Day

Please note that Monday the 8th of May is a school closure day for our students whilst staff attend a professional development day. We will be working with an organisation called "Leading Teams" to help develop a shared leadership model in our school. Staff will help formulate how the leadership of the school operates and the expectations of our school community. 

ANZAC Day Parade

Thank you to the students and staff who represented our school in the ANZAC Day march in Camperdown and across the region in other ceremonies. The school leaders laid a wreath on behalf of our school community. The students were able to describe what the day meant to them when we discussed ANZAC day back at school.

Upgrades Around Our School

We have made several changes and upgrades around the school over the school holidays.

1. Our Auslan/Health class has moved from the portable out the back to room 10. This has been renovated to make it a very pleasant place to work and learn.

2. We have engaged an arborist to remove aging trees and to thin out the bushes in our school grounds. This has made it a more pleasant place to play and improved supervision of students.

3. We have removed the last of our blackboards from the school and replaced them with new whiteboards.

4. We have replanted our front entrance garden beds after the removal of some older trees.

Schoolzine App

Please find information below regarding an update of the Schoolzine app that you will need to install on your device.

You will be asked for a passcode for a school. That code is 2561.

If you are having difficulty submitting this code, it may be that your phone font is too large. Please go to your phone settings and reduce your font size and then try again.

Grade 4 Camp

Our Grade 4 children went on camp to Ballarat last Thursday and Friday. The student were fully immersed in life in the 1850's by attending the school program. The children enjoyed the many attractions at Sovereign Hill and also participated in the many tours and activities such as gold panning, mine tours, smelting of gold. In the evening they attended the Aura sound and light show.

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Junior School Mass

Our Junior (Foundation to Grade 2) School Mass that was planned for last Friday has been rescheduled to this Friday, the 5th of May. We look forward to celebrating this liturgy with families and parishioners at 9:30am.

School Photos

MSP photography have informed us that the online ordering for our school photos will remain open until Wednesday.

Any late orders need to be placed direct with MSP.

Please call the MSP office on 91151642 to place your late order.

St Patrick's School Open Day

Monday, May 22nd has been set for our open day across the whole school. Prospective parents and existing parents are invited to visit us between 9am and 11am to see the learning taking place in the classrooms. Tours of the rest of the school will be available on request. If you are unable to make this day, individualised tours are available by appointment. 

Known Dates for Term 2

The Week Ahead

'I Can' Imagination Club

For families of students who are to be enrolled in the program  here is the 2023 unique registration link for registration.
IMPORTANT - Please do not use any links you may have previously received as the above link is unique to your school and programs for 2023.

This program will start on Monday the 15th May.
During the first mentoring session we will collect student data via our pre-program survey which will be compared against the post-program student survey in your final session. This data will help you assess the impact of the program and your investment.
Thank you for your trust. We hope we achieve a great program for your students, families and school. 

ECSI reminder

A reminder to the parents that received an email asking you to complete our ECSI survey this year, could you please log on to complete the survey by this Friday, May 5th.

School Cross Country

Our annual school Cross Country was held today.

Congratulations to all students who participated in the day.

Mother's Day Breakfast & Stall

Pop Friday 12th May in your diary for our annual Mother's Day breakfast and stall! 

This year you do not need to supply a present as the Parents & Friends have pre purchased presents for the stall.  Please send your child along with $5.00.

We need a few more parent helpers from Grade 2 to man the stall on this day. If you are able to help,  please contact the office. Thank you.

Catholic School Culture

Parish Bulletin

Our Diocesan Community

Please see below the link to the March edition of the Our Diocesan Community newsletter, where we continue to share the good news stories of our schools, parishes and agencies across the diocese. 

A reminder also that if you have a good news story to share with others in the diocese, we would welcome articles and photos for publication in ODC and the diocesan e-News.  Please forward to odc@ballarat.catholic.org.au

https://www.ballarat.catholic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ODC-March-2023-website.pdf 

Student of the Week

Birthdays

Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrate their birthday this week.

 Henry R & William R

Canteen Specials

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Camperdown Theatre Company’s 75th Anniversary Spectacular

75th Anniversary Spectacular