St Pat's Shamrock: Week 6, Term 1, 2019

A reminder that it is a public holiday on Monday 11th March and the school is closed.

Farewell Mr Strelec
Although Mr Harry Strelec was only at our school for a few weeks before he sadly died, he made a lasting impression on our children, staff and parents. The parents from 4S organised a beautiful floral tribute which was presented by the staff at a private service along with cards from Mr Strelec's class. We will continue to keep Mr Strelec and his family in our thoughts and prayers as we begin to make plans to remember him at St Patrick's. We thank all of you for your support during the past week.

Mr Strelec with some of our staff before the Parent Connection Event

St Patrick's Day Family Mass
The countdown is on 8 nights until the big reveal !!
Join us for the St Patrick's Day Family mass at church on Sunday 17th March before we reveal the contents of the time capsule from 1994. Come along, wear green and join in the celebration in the school hall.

St Patrick’s will be celebrating Harmony Week during Week 7
Everyone is welcome and included at St Patrick's. We are looking forward to celebrating the diverse cultural backgrounds of our school families in the coming week.

All of the children's hands are represented in this wonderful display prepared by Ms Karin outside Prep C

Wednesday 13th March Multicultural Dress-up Day: Children are encouraged to dress in clothes which reflect their heritage. Aussie rules football jumpers are discouraged. If your child is unable to dress in cultural costume, they can wear orange which is the official colour of Harmony Day.

Thursday 14th - Multicultural Food Day: Children are encouraged to bring a small plate of food reflecting their cultural background to share with a small group of students before 1st break. Due to food allergies, a list of ingredients would be helpful. (no nuts) Unfortunately, there are no heating or refrigeration facilities available.

Friday 15th - St Patrick’s Day Mass, Activities led by the Yr 6 leaders and the annual Colour Run !

Sunday 17th - St Patrick's Day Family Mass and the opening of the time capsule from 1994 in the school hall followed by refreshments. Notes have gone home today.

During lunchtimes (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) the Year 6 Health and Wellbeing Leadership Team will be organising games from around the world for year prep, year one and year two.

Pancake Day Thank you

Special thanks to the Grade 2 crew - Jacki C, Bron, Tamara, Maru, Gen, Gabby, Sarah Ellis for giving up their morning and supplying the kids and teachers with some pancakes.

Special thanks to Phil Arnold for helping the team with the mix and Sue Williams for ordering the sugar, lemon juice, oil etc.

The pancakes were an absolute hit! The staff enjoyed them too !!

Easter Raffle