ENewsletter

At St Patrick’s Parish Primary School we hold the care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people as a central and fundamental responsibility of our school.

From The RE Leader - Peter Sanderson

As we continue through World Mission Month, we accept the invitation from Catholic Mission to participate in Socktober in the spirit of the movement’s guiding principles: Compassion, Respect, Love, Enlightenment, Balance and Joy. Together we pray:

O God, you sent your Son into the world as the true light.

Pour out the Spirit he promised that we may light the world with justice, joy, and hope.

We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, your Son,

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Mission Activities

Mission Activities - Help us to “Sock It To Poverty”

As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, Catholic Mission have asked us to support their work in Ghana. They have identified the month of October as “Socktober”, building on the Pope’s recent initiative: “Sport at the Service of Humanity”. Our Mini Vinnies group will be running a Mission Day on Tuesday 22nd October. On this day we are asking that each student bring a gold coin donation to go towards the work of Catholic Mission. They are also invited to wear their favourite sports top from whatever code they wish - soccer, AFL, NRL. It doesn’t matter which. Each class will be invited to participate in some soccer activities in which they will be using “sockballs” made from recycled materials, similar to what the children in Ghana would use. You can read about the work of Catholic Mission via this link.

Families are most welcome to make a donation to Catholic Mission on top of the gold coin on Mission Day by placing your donation in an envelope marked Catholic Mission and leaving it at the school office.

Here is an example of what our donations can achieve:

$60 can cover the cost of vital medicines and check-ups for five children at the Nazareth Home for God’s Children for one week.

$150 can support the cost of constructing a chapel for a Catholic school in Ghana, giving the students and staff a place to worship.

$450 can cover the cost of providing nutritious food for five children at Nazareth Home for God’s Children for six weeks.

From The Principal - Sue Paulka

Dear Parents, Parishioners, Carers, Staff & Students,

Spring Fair

A sincere thank you to everyone who assisted in any way with our Spring Fair last Sunday. We were blessed with perfect weather which helped the atmosphere enormously.

Particular thanks to Renee Killen, Lucy Lehne, Georgina Dumesny and Wendy Kelly who, as part of the Parents & Friends group, took overall responsibility for this year’s Spring Fair and spent countless hours ensuring everything was prepared and ready.

Thank you also to:

Angela Williams who coordinated the music throughout the day.
The convenors of each stall who ensured everything was organised and ready to go on their particular stalls.
The parents and staﬀ who took their turns manning the stalls. All families have children to organise and supervise but still commit to their assigned shifts. Your time and eﬀort is very much appreciated.
Janine Moloney for her work in the preparation and organisation of the administrative tasks.
The many businesses and individuals, both local and further aﬁeld, as well as school families, that contributed to our raﬄes and prizes. There were some very happy prize winners!
Parents who assisted with the set up and pack up.

Takings at this stage are on a par than last year, so that’s an excellent outcome.

Working Bee

Thank you to everyone who was able to assist with the working bee on Saturday. Having so many willing helpers to assist with the fair set up and ensuring the grounds looked their best made it easier to accomplish the many jobs.

There are some gardening implements that were missing after the working bee including garden shears (with wooden handles), secateurs, a trowel and a weed puller. These are personal items, not school equipment, so everyone at the working bee is asked to check the equipment they took home and please return these items to the school if found.

Choir

Congratulations to Charlotte Dumesny, Lila Killen, Maggie Carmichael, Grace Pollock, Eliza Hocking, Hugo Jarrold, Hannah McCrohan, Tessa Phillips Chloe Dumesny, Tilly Chisholm and Cooper Dumesny for their great performance as part of the Spring Music Festival last weekend. Thank you to Antonia Balmer for supporting these children and for spending many hours with the children at the rehearsals and performance.

Grandparents and Special Friends Morning

Our Grandparents and Special Friends Morning for this year will be held on Monday 28th October from

9.30am ‑ 11.15am.

The plan for the morning is as follows:

9.30 ‑ 10.20 Activities in House groups

10.20 Liturgy, concert and morning tea in the hall

If children don’t have a grandparent to invite, they are very welcome to invite a special adult.

Swimming

Swimming lessons begin this Friday. Please remember that class teachers need to be notiﬁed if children will not be swimming on a particular day.

Regional Athletics

Congratulations to the children who competed in the Western District Region Athletics last Friday in Ballarat. There were some fantastic results and Sam, Harry and Poppy now go on to represent our school at the State level on October 24th - a wonderful achievement.

Results were as follows:

Sam ‑ 1st shot put

Poppy ‑ 1st 100 metres, 2nd 200 metres

Harry Pollock - 1st shot put

Jorja Lowe 3rd hurdles, 15th 100m

Eve Covey - 6th high jump

Claudia ‑ 7th 200 metres, 7th 800 metres

James Verhoef 9th 200m

Max Clancey - 12th discus

Aidan Dwyer 12th 1500m

Grace Godde - 16th 1500m, 13th 800m

Cycling

Well done to William Verhoef who won his race in the Victorian School Cycling Championships in Ballarat last Friday. William now goes to the next level in Bendigo this weekend.

Cricket

Congratulations to all our 3/4 and 5/6 cricketers who competed over the last week.

Results were as follows:

Yr 3/4 Boys - Team 1 - 4 wins

Team 2 - 1 win

Yr 3/4 Girls Team 1 - 2 wins

Yr 5/6 Boys - Team 1 - 3 mins

Team 2 - 2 wins

Yr 5/6 Girls - Team 1 - 4wins

Team 2 - 2 wins

Our Yr 5/6 girls’ team now progresses to the next round in Warrnambool on Thursday October 24th..

Thank you to Steve Wagg for coaching these teams and to Abby Lee, Jo Wollermann, Annie Forrest and Tom Sell who assisted.

Kind regards,

Sue Paulka

Principal

School News

Canteen

Thursday Oct 17 Wendy Kelly, Georgina Dumesny, Caitlin Down

Friday Oct 18 Jenny McNeil, Fiona Godde, Jo MacKenzie

Thursday Oct 24 Mia Wolff, Kate Dempsey, Lashae Harman

Friday Oct 25 Lucy Lehne, Rhea Thomas

Thursday Oct 31 Nikki Payne, Sioban Murnane, Felicity Little

Friday Nov 1 Jo MacKenzie, Leearna Moloney, Marcelle Hennig

Library Reshelving- For the week of:

Monday Oct 14 Jo Matthews

Monday Oct 21 Ilona Carson

Monday Oct 28 Michele Fox

Sickbay Linen

Friday Oct 18 Karen Bowes

Friday Oct 25 Emma Currer

Friday Oct 31 Sharon Lenehan

Woolworths Cricket Blast School Cup

On Monday St Patrick’s took four Yr 5/6 teams to Purnim for the Woolworths Cricket Blast School Cup. In my team were Claudia Phillips, Layla and Maddison Royals, Emma Macmillan, Eliza Hocking, Poppy Myers, Zara Fox, Lucy Lynam and myself. Our team was undefeated all day and we played Woodford in the grand final. We had a close encounter in the grand final only winning by about 10 runs. We will be participating in the next round on 24th October in Warrnambool. Everyone from St Patrick’s enjoyed playing cricket.

Eve Covey

Missing - Gardening Tools from Saturday's Working Bee

Timetable for Swimming Lessons

9.15am Yr F/1M 9.45am Yr F/1D 10.15am Yr F/1P

10.45am Yr 2 11.45am Yr 3/4MA 12.15 Yr 3/4W

12.45pm Yr 3/4ML 1.15pm Yr 5

No Parking at the School Crossing

In an effort to improve child safety in and around the school crossing, the Moyne Shire has erected a number of "No Standing" signs near the crossing, which means no parking is permitted in the area between the signs. Please be mindful of this when dropping off and picking up your children so that you are not fined.

The office is open from 8.30am - 4.00pm each day.

There is no supervision for students before 8.40am. Teachers use the time prior to the doors opening for setting up for the day, therefore they are not available to supervise students. Students who arrive at school prior to 8.40am need to wait at the side door near the hall until the doors are opened.

The bell for the start of the day rings at 8.55am, any student arriving after this time needs to be signed in using the iPad at the office.

The bell for the end of the day rings at 3.20pm. If for any reason you are going to be later than 3.30pm to collect your child/children, please contact the school office.

See what's happening in Yr 3/4W

Fun with Fractions

Lena & Isla

In 3/4 we have been learning about fractions. We have learnt that there are three types of fractions.

Proper Fractions - the numerator is smaller than the denominator (for example 1/5 is a proper fraction)
Improper Fractions - the numerator is greater than the denominator (for example 6/2 is an improper fraction)
Mixed Fractions - a whole number and a proper fraction together (for example 2½ is a mixed fraction).

William

I have learnt how to add mixed fractions together. For example 3 ⅔ + 2 4/12 = 6

Meghan

I have learnt about equivalent fractions. For example, 4/4 equals one whole or ½ is the same as 2/4.

Parents & Friends News

Canteen News

Sushi Day will be on Thursday November 14. There will be NO CANTEEN orders that day.

CDFpay

All canteen orders are to be done using CDFpay from now on. Most families have signed up for an account, if you haven't already done so please see details below on how to make an account.

Lunch Containers

When ordering your child's lunch online, you still need to send a container to school for the order to be put in. St Pat's is a rubbish free school and therefore all orders need to be in a reusable container.

Please also ensure that all lunch bags or containers are clearly marked with your child's class and name.

PAM - Parent Access Module

https://pam.spportfairy.catholic.edu.au

This button takes you directly to PAM for Absences, School Activities, Reports, Learning Conversations, Numeracy & Literacy Interviews

Spring Fair News - Sunday October 13

School Community News

Canteen Orders - CDFpay

Thank you to the families who have already signed up for CDFpay, we are transitioning to a cashless canteen. All lunch orders need to be paid via CDFpay. You will no longer need to write out your child's order as they will be printed on stickers which will then be placed on your child's lunch bag/container. Please ensure that the lunch bag/container is clearly labelled with your child's name.

Please see below for more information on how to make CDFpay account, an email was sent out at the end of last term and there is also a flyer on the school website in the Parent Information section or click on the link below.

Parent Information - St Patrick's Parish Primary School Port Fairy

http://www.spportfairy.catholic.edu.au/parent-information.html

St Patrick's Parish Primary School Port Fairy

Our next pupil free day for this year is:

November 18 - Report Writing Day

Sporting Schools - Term 4

PLEASE ENTER ONE ATTENDANCE FORM AT A TIME. PREFERABLY THE NIGHT PRIOR TO OR THE MORNING OF THE SESSION YOUR CHILD IS ATTENDING.

Sporting Schools is on Wednesdays and Thursdays for 7 weeks of each term.

Sporting Schools commenced today for Term 4.

The final Sporting Schools session will be Thursday November 28.

Attendance is done through our Skoolbag App. Attendance forms must be filled in by 10am on the day of attendance.

Calendar - St Patrick's Parish Primary School Port Fairy

http://www.spportfairy.catholic.edu.au/calendar.html