Term 3 - Friday August 5 (Cancelled)
Term 3 - Friday 12 & Monday 15 (New Diocesan Schools Closure dates)
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,
Welcome back to term 3. I hope our students, families and staff enjoyed the holiday break.
Last week was NAIDOC week. This year's theme is, Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!, celebrating the many past and present, who have driven and led change in our communities over generations. This is a time to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of First Nations peoples. As a catholic school community we give thanks to God for these ancient peoples, who have enriched and sustained our continent over all that time, giving praise for the way they have nurtured the land here in Gunditjmara country. We acknowledge that we have much to learn from their spiritual and ecological respect for the land.
This term we welcome back Annie Templeton (Forrest) from maternity leave. Annie will be teaching 3/4FR with Anne Robertson. At the end of last term we said farewell to Nicole Forbes who had been teaching 3/4FR for terms 1 & 2.
Kind regards,
Olga Lyons, Principal
With Fr. Lawry O'Toole's recent retirement from Our Lady Help of Christians a review of the local mass times has resulted in some time changes.
Saturday Vigil:
6.00pm OLHC Warrnambool East
Sunday Morning:
8.30am St. Joseph's Warrnambool
9.00am OLHC Warrnambool East
9.00am Infant Jesus Koroit
10.00am St. Pius X Warrnambool West
10.30am St. Patrick's Port Fairy
Sunday Evening:
6.00pm St. Joseph's Warrnambool
Peter Sanderson, our Deputy Principal, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of this year. He and his wealth of experience/knowledge will be sadly missed! Peter has been a teacher here at St. Patrick's for 20 years from 2003 to 2022. Prior to that he taught at Our Lady Help of Christians Warrnambool, St. Patrick's Koroit and St. John's Dennington.
Peter generously held the position of Interim Principal in 2020, which of course was the year we had our first COVID-19 outbreak.
We will be advertising for a replacement Deputy Principal in coming weeks for a 2023 start.
We will be holding our Term 3 Working Bee this Saturday, July 16, from 9am 12pm.
The following families have indicated that they are available to assist at the working bee:
Rob Winter, Kay Bant, Adam Fry, Greg Fitzsimmons, John van de Camp, Peita & Ash Cryer, Sarah White & Vin Parkinson, Mick Pickett, Tamara & Aaron Wright.
If you are available and would like to come along we would love to have you.
All volunteers are eligible for the fee rebate.
Items to bring:
Electric saws; Power drills; Wheelbarrows
Sporting Schools days for Term 3 will be Mondays and Wednesdays. The first sessions for Term 3 will be on Monday July 25 and Wednesday July 27.
Sporting Schools runs for 7 weeks each term. The final sessions for Sporting Schools for Term 3 will Monday September 5 and Wednesday September 7.
You must sign your child up for Sporting Schools using the Skoolbag App. Please only sign your child up the night before or the day of the session they will be attending. The cut off time is 11am on the day they are to attend.