Term 2 - May 5 (Public Holiday/May Races)
Term 2 - Friday May 6 (Writing PD)
Term 2 - Tuesday June 14 (Report Writing)
Term 3 - Friday August 5 (School Wide Positive Behaviour PD)
Term 4 - Monday November 21 (Report Writing)
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 Carers,
We survived Folkie and what a fantastic weekend it was! We were so blessed with sunshine (until the thunderstorm in the final hour), and a great variety of music. It was wonderful to meet up with friends and family.
Thank you to the hard working Folk Festival BBQ Committee who put in many hours to once again provide a well organised, quality food outlet for festival goers. It was my first experience of volunteering at the BBQ tent and I witnessed first hand how smoothly it all operates. It was a pleasure to be part of the fun, friendly atmosphere created by those involved. I particularly want to thank Janette Lowe, Marcelle Hennig, Clare and Anthony Leddin, Bree Porter and Elle Seath for the many hours they put into organising the BBQ.
Thank you also to Janine in the office for supporting the committee and organising the onsite camping. Thank you to Caroline McGowan and family for being the onsite night supervisors.
Finally, thank you to the many parents and friends who volunteered their time at the BBQ or supervising at the school's campsite. It was a great team effort that will significantly benefits our St. Patrick's students.
I will in Horsham on Thursday and Friday of this week at Diocesan Principal meetings. I want to wish everyone a HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
Kind regards,
Olga Lyons, Principal
An important part of belonging to a Catholic Community is our commitment to those in need.
If anyone is wanting to support those families devastated by flooding in NSW here are some relief options.
Partnered with state and local government https://www.givit.org.au/Run by Resilient Lismore https://www.floodhelpnr.com.au/
St Vincent de Paul Society https://www.vinnies.org.au/page/Find_Help/Flood_appeal/
Red Cross https://www.redcross.org.au/media/releases/2022/floods-appeal-cash-grants/
Our school photos are on Monday. Individual student envelopes have been sent home. If you would like a family photo, an envelope can be collected from the school office.
There is only 3 weeks of school left so if you are needing winter uniform items, please ensure your submit your order using CDFpay as soon as possible.
THERE WILL BE NO SPORTING SCHOOLS NEXT WEDNESDAY MARCH 23. THE LAST SESSION FOR SPORTING SCHOOL THIS TERM WILL BE THURSDAY MARCH 24.
THE DAYS AND DATES FOR NEXT TERM HAVE NOT YET BEEN FINALISED.
Dental forms were sent home last week for you child to participate in the free School Dental Initiative. Forms are to be returned to the classroom teachers by March 28.
The dental van is expected to be at the school the week of May 30.
On Friday 18th March the canteen will re-open with a more extensive new look menu. This year the canteen will be outsourced to our, local bakery, The Village Bakehouse. While volunteers are still required to collect and distribute the food, outsourcing should make it a far less labour intensive task. Orders are now available to be placed via CDF pay. https://spportfairy.cdfpay.org.au/
The cut off for orders will strictly be at 8.30am on Friday mornings. Please ensure a clearly named empty container or lunch bag is packed, adequate enough to fit the order. For new parents to the school, students are instructed on lunch order mornings to place their empty lunch container in the classroom's lunch order tub. Classroom tubs contain tomato sauce for pastries and scissors to assist with opening the packaging. Due to the school's no rubbish policy, all wrappings and packaging are required to be taken home by the student.
I would like to thank outgoing Canteen Coordinator, Michelle Gapes for her years of service in this role.