Newsletter 18/07/2022 Term 3 Week 2

Our Prayer

From the Principal

Dear parents, carers and community members,

Term 3 has begun very smoothly and students are well into the swing of learning. We are experiencing many challenges with staffing and we ask for your understanding and patience as we strive to provide the best possible learning opportunities for the children, despite the difficulty in finding staff members to replace those who are absent or unwell.

Farewell Amy

This Friday the 22nd of July will be Amy Pemberton's final day before she commences family leave. As a school community, we would like to thank her for all her hard work and wish her all the best for the new adventure that lies ahead. 

Catholic School Culture

First Holy Eucharist

Congratulations to the candidates who completed their Sacraments of Initiation and made the Sacrament of First Holy Eucharist on the weekend at St. Brendan’s Church in Cobden and St. Patrick’s Church in Camperdown. Well done to Emma Bonner, Rhys Darcy, Luca Macchiesi May, Tristan O’Connor, Beau Ponting, Evie Wagner, Flynn Wagner, Clancey Wagner, Sydney Wagner, Clem Walsh, Thomas Atkins, Maisie Cunningham, Etti Glennen, Alex Huggins, Cooper Mahony, Mali Maskell, Bryce Miller, Edie Molan, Wally Rees, Caitlin Rundle, Elaine Ryan, Abi Sinnott, Harry Sinnott, Vincent Titmus and Taj Woodmason. Thank-you to all of the teachers who assisted and prepared the children and also to parents for their preparations at home.

Friday Liturgy

This week grades 2B & 5/6MJ will attend Friday mass at 9:30am. Next week the Foundation Grandparents Mass will be on Friday 29th of July at 9:30am.

Mini Vinnies - Food Drive

This term the Mini Vinnies children will carry out a Food Drive, collecting non-perishable food items for St. Vincent de Paul. The volunteers will collect these items from the children’s classrooms so please send in donations if you are able to. These items include canned and packet soup, canned fruits and vegetables, canned fish and poultry, rice, pasta, tea, coffee, dried fruits and vegetables, pasta sauce, nuts, long life milk etc.

Circuit Breaker Long Weekend

In recognition of the enormous increase in workload on teachers, the impact on students and the increases of flu infection in schools, DOBCEL have authorised a "Circuit Breaker long weekend" from the 12th to the 15th of August. This will give the entire school community a four-day break in the middle of this term. 

School Closure Day

Our next opportunity to continue the professional development of staff will be on Friday the 26th of August. This will be a school closure day with no classes for students. 

SAC Meeting

Our next SAC meeting will take place on Tuesday 26th of July at 7:30pm in the school staffroom.

Robbie Burns Art Competition

Last term our students were given the opportunity to enter their work in the Robbie Burns Art Competition. We had three students awarded prizes in their categories.

       Grade 3/4:                                  Grade 5/6                                   Grade 5/6

1st. Lily Verity                      2nd. Annabelle Lenehan      3rd. Hudson Nolan

Vic Cross Country

Harry Sinnott and Gus Fryers represented our school last Thursday at the Victorian Cross Country Championships in Melbourne. Congratulations boys on your fantastic efforts. Harry came 53rd out of 85 competitors and Gus came 67th out of 92 runners. They both had a great day representing our school at this level.

Enrolments Open

We have opened our enrolments for the 2023 school year. New and existing families are invited to obtain an enrolment form from the school office or kindergartens to indicate your intention to send your children to St Patrick's next year.  Tours can be booked by calling the office. Enrolment forms are due in by the end of July.

Birthdays

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

Zahlia Hill,  Niah Pinny,   Joseph Ryan,

Bella Trainor and Riley Spence

Our Diocesan Community

The link below is for the July 2022 edition of “Our Diocesan Community”. We have asked for this to be a digital option for families rather than the paper copy sent home each month to save resources and make it more convenient to read.

Parish Bulletin

Student of the week

Timboon fine icecream are looking for new staff to work in their business. If you are interested, please use the contact information above.

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