Week 7 Term 3 2018

Fathers / Special Friend's Breakfast & Gift Stall

This morning was the Year 6 Father's / Special Friend's breakfast. A HUGE thank you to the mums who cooked up a feast this morning - Natalie, Julie, Emma and Jade.

Thank you to all of the mums who prepared and helped with the gift stall this morning.

We wish everyone a joyful celebration on Sunday.

Here is a beautiful prayer sourced by Nicole O'Halloran from the Catholic Prayers link.

God our Father, we give you thanks and praise for fathers young and old.
We pray for young fathers, newly embracing their vocation; may they find courage and perseverance to balance work, family and faith in joy and sacrifice.
We pray for fathers around the world whose children are lost or suffering; may they know that the God of compassion walks with them in their sorrow.
We pray for men who are not fathers but still mentor and guide us with fatherly love and advice.
We remember fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers who are no longer with us but who live forever in our memory and nourish us with their love.

Amen

CONCERT TICKETS

Just a reminder that tickets for the concert are selling FAST so don't forget to jump onto TRY BOOKING and secure yours.

POPE (Parents as Partners in Education) Morning Tea Tuesday 11th September 9-10am
New Prep parents and other new families are invited to a special morning tea and catch up. It is an opportunity to come together to get to know each other and find out more about the Learning Community Site and education at St Pat's. I look forward to hosting this event in the staff room. Please RSVP principal@spmurrumbeena.catholic.edu.au

The Blobs by local author Christian der Kinderen
Christian came and shared his book The Blobs and held a writing workshop with the Year 2's last week. The Blobs is a children's picture book aimed to teach children about refugees and celebrate cultural diversity. The book is on sale in the office until Monday - Soft Cover $17 and Hard Cover $25

Congratulations 

Congratulations to James H (6O) who has been training extremely hard with the U12 Victorian Hockey team. They recently participated in the School Sport Australia Hockey Championship in Newcastle. James' team played against other state teams and was delighted to score 2 goals in the tournament. After a successful week the Victorian team were awarded the gold medal!! We are extremely proud of his performance, both on and off the field. An outstanding achievement- congratulations James!

Collecting Preloved children and baby PJ's supporting families in need.

One of our school mums, Lisa Gordon, is co ordinating donations of baby and children's PJ's for the St Kilda Mum's Charity. Collecting all sizes from infants through to size 12. Lisa will leave a collection box in our office. You can contact Lisa on her mobile 0414 586 708

School Holiday Program

You can access a flyer with full details about the exciting holiday programme at this link.

 

Are you ready to take on a part-time critical administrative role, for a leading local Kindergarten, making a positive difference to children’s lives?  Hughesdale Kindergarten is a not for profit kindergarten, with a rating of exceeding and has been instrumental in the local community for over 70 years. It focuses on preparing 3 to 5 year old children for school and life. If you're interested click on the link https://www.hughesdalekinder.com.au/employment

Important Term 3 Dates:

Full dress concert rehearsal      Wed 5th September

Dendy Hoop time                      Fri 7th September

SCHOOL CONCERT               Mon 10th September

POPE Meeting  @ 9am            Tues 11th September

Disco Bingo Social Event         Fri 14th September

End of term 3                            Fri 21st September