St Pat's News

Principal: Olga Lyons

Deputy Principal: Peter Sanderson

Parish Priest: Fr. John Corrigan

Phone: 55681371

We Acknowledge the Gunditjmara people, the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are gathered today.

We respect and honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present and future. We acknowledge their stories, traditions and living cultures on this land and commit to building a brighter future together.

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

WELCOME BACK for term 3!  I hope everyone had an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful crisp sunny days during the 2 weeks.  

Term 3 is a very important term for learning growth.  Hopefully we won't have any unexpected interruptions.  

I need to emphasise that should your children have any cold or flu like symptoms they not come to school.  It is recommended that they have a COVID test even if contact with an infectious person is unlikely.  Thank you to the families who did the right thing and isolated on returning from hot spots interstate.

I'm looking forward to attending our Wellness Day on Saturday July 31st.  It will be a great opportunity to recharge energy levels and focus on physical and mental health.  Then our Aussie Trivia night is back on for August 20 so I urge you to get your team organised well in advance to secure a table.  

We have our term 3 working bee next weekend.  This working bee is crucial to being prepared for the renovations and new building project beginning next term.  If you are book in please come along and if you have some spare time and would like to be involved please let Janine know that you will be attending.  We have many structures in the passive play area to relocate.

We wish Aiden Dwyer well today as he represents St. Pat's in the Regional Cross Country competition at Deakin University.  

Kind regards,

Olga Lyons, Principal

The Year 5 children will be undertaking a unit of Personal Development on Fridays in term 4.  The sessions will be conducted by Elissa Johnson, Moyne Community Health Nurse, with school staff in attendance.

A Personal Development ‘Conversation with Parents’ will be held on Wednesday 21st July at 7:30pm via a google meet. This ‘google meet’ invitation will be emailed to you.  This informal session will provide you with more information about the program and give you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have. 

Students will be learning about:

• the physical, social and emotional changes associated with puberty

• variations in the timing of puberty

• respecting the feelings of others

• personal hygiene and products used during puberty

• positive body image and self-care strategies

• qualities of good friends, relationships, mindfulness and protective behaviours

• mental health and wellbeing

• age appropriate links to information about puberty for parents and students

St Patrick's has been successful with our application for a 2021 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant. Our grant money is to be used to upgrade our vegetable patch with new seedlings and plants and to create a new bush tucker garden in our school. We will use the gardens, plants and produce grown in our garden as part of Paddy's Pantry and our science and health programs.

Our school is one of 1,609 primary schools and early learning centres throughout Australia receiving a Woolworths Junior Landcare grant to help grow our next generation of environmental champions.

The grants are being funded with a 10c contribution from each sale of the Woolworths Bag for Good at full price, which was launched in 2018 when Woolworths went single-use plastic bag free.

The children and teachers are looking forward to working and learning from this project and we’ll keep you updated on the results.

Click on the Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant map to read about our project and others.

Thank you to the following families that have volunteered to assist at this Saturday's Working Bee from 9am-12pm.

Phillip Seath, Aaron & Tamara Wright, Shane Lenehan, Kristan Braun & Andrew Kirkpatrick, Vincent Parkinson, Kristen & Adam Sheehan, Rohan Bourke, Ash Cryer, Rob Winter, Paulaida & Greg Fitzsimmons, Clare & Anthony Leddin, Rhea Thomas, Adam Brian, Simon Knee

Our school is participating in the Australian Dental Health Victoria program. A dental van will visit the school on Monday November 22. This week School Dental Initiative forms were sent home with your child. This is a voluntary program and if you wish for your child to be part of the program please return your form to your child's teacher by Monday October 18.

The school has been notified of a case of head lice. It is a timely reminder for parents to check their child's head. If you child does have head lice, your child must be treated prior to coming to school. It is also very important that in 7 days time you treat your child again. The most effective way of controlling head lice after the treatment is to use a lice comb to comb through your child's hair to ensure all eggs and lice are removed.

Bookclub orders for Issue 5 close on Friday July 30.

Future orders can be made by sending the order form and cash to the school office or via the online LOOP. Directions on how to use the LOOP are on the order page.

Board Game Club is on every Wednesday from 1.45pm-2.15pm in the Library. Students need to write their name on the Sign Up sheet outside the ICT Room. Only the first 25 student will be able to join in.

Sporting Schools Program

SPORTING SCHOOL WILL COMMENCE IN THE THIRD WEEK OF TERM 3. THURSDAY JULY 21 & FRIDAY JULY 22.

THE SPORTS FOR THIS TERM WILL BE BASKETBALL AND GYMNASTICS.

Attendance forms are located on the Skoolbag App. Attendance slips must be filled out by 10am for each day your child is attending Sporting Schools. Any child without an attendance form will not be permitted to attend. 

https://www.moqproducts.com.au/skoolbag/installation-instructions/

The P & F will be holding their next P & F meeting on Tuesday July 27th at 7.30pm.  Just a reminder that as part of the class rep role, they are required to attend at least one meeting per term. 

All parents are welcome to attend P & F meetings.