Week 9 Term 2 2019

Feast of the Sacred Heart

The Sacred Heart (also known as the Sacred Heart of Jesus) has one of the deepest meanings in the Roman Catholic practice. The symbol represents Jesus Christ's actual heart as His love for all of humanity. Other symbols may have a flame or light surrounding it, which signifies the divine light of love.

Hello Everyone,
Just a reminder that by the last day of term every student should bring in a can of food for the Feast of the Sacred Heart mass. You may bring in more than one can of food if you wish.
Kind Regards,
The Year 6 Faith & Social Justice Team

Mission, Culture and Spirituality - Formation Program for Principals

Catholic Education Melbourne is sponsoring a group of 15 principals from across Victoria to participate in a formation program through the Australian Catholic University at their centre in Rome, Italy. I am fortunate to be a recipient of this postgraduate opportunity. The residential program is of three-week's duration commencing on the 23rd June. The program will engage participants in understanding more fully our mission and identity as Catholic educators in supporting the full flourishing of all leaders. In addition to lectures and workshops, we will take part in excursions to the Vatican Museum, Gardens and Crypt, the Basilicas of St Pater, St Paul Outside the Walls and St Major, the town of Assisi and other places of religious significance to Catholic education and schooling. I look forward to sharing my experiences with you when I return.

May I take this opportunity to thank you for your valued support this term and wish you and you families a safe holiday period.

Netball Lightning Premiership Report
On Wednesday the 19th of June some Year 6’s were selected to represent St Patrick’s at the Netball Lightning Premiership. We were very lucky to have the day close to our school with it located at Duncan Mackinnon. Despite the cold and rainy weather everyone gave netball a go and participated in a competitive but fun day full of netball. Everybody played extremely well and showed great sportsmanship and respect toward the umpires and their teammates. The players encouraged and supported each other to put in their best efforts and play to their full potential.

At the end of the day we had great results with the A Girls team finishing 4th overall with a few wins and a few loses. The A Mixed team finished 5th overall with some wins, draws and loses and the B Mixed team finished 5th overall with a few wins and loses and with only five players!

The Netball Lightning Premiership was definitely a highlight!

By Ella C and Catia B (Year 6 leaders)

Parish Education Board Update
Some of the points discussed at the June meeting included:

• The Masterplan/grants committee will submit an application through the new Government Capital Grants portal
• Suggestions from the tennis club in relation to the masterplan will be put forward to architects K2LD for consideration
• Interest in a St Patrick's Alumni group 
• E-Smart school accreditation is underway
• Annual Report to the school is available on the Learning Community Site
• Strong enrolments for 2020

PAM

Hopefully you have now all accessed PAM (Parent Access Module), updated the medical records and viewed your children's reports.  If you have not received an email, it is probably because your email address has changed from the one we have in our system. Please email the office from your current  email address and request it to be updated.  There is now also a QUICKLINK to PAM on Flexibuzz and the school website for faster access.

Child Safety Update
The working party  (Jenny Hawkins, Angela Yates, Michelle Barclay, Fiona Quayle ( Xavier 5J), Tash Amit (Luca 3L)
Some of the points from the June meeting included:

• SRC preparing a video for respectful and safe behaviours in the playground and inside. The playground safety video has been located and will be promoted at assembly.
• Follow up a message on the website re suggesting parents get a WWCC\
• We are using the SIMON/ duty folders to share playground safety expectations and updates
• New signage ordered to discourage the use of school grounds by the general public

 Cultural Inclusion Update
The working party consists of (Jenny Hawkins, Kerryn Oliver, Victoria Nguyen (Hugh Prep C), Leon Egan ( Layni 3D) and Patrick Muscat ( Isabella 1A). There was a  meeting on Tuesday 18th June and an outcome of the meeting is to action the following:

• Gather information from school families in relation to cultural backgrounds to develop a strong sense of identity for the children. Display this information on a world map.
• Set up 2 more flagpoles to display the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags to observe flag protocols.
• Invite guests to speak to the children at assembly. Begin with Chantella Perera AFLW and WNBL representative.

OHS (Occupational Health and Safety) Update
The working party (Jenny Hawkins, Kerryn Oliver, Stuart Campbell (Fiona 1A,  Kayley 5J) Arash Rashidian (Millie 1C) held a meeting on Monday 17th June and an outcome of the meeting is to action the following:

• Liaise with TeamKids around a united approach to OHS
• Provide clarity around Kerryn Oliver 's role as OHS rep for the staff
• Set up a display with posters in relation to OHS for staff
• Review OHS policies and procedures 

Term 2 Dates

Mon 24th June                          Music Showcase

Friday 28th June                       Whole School Mass Last Day of Term 2 (3.30pm dismissal)

Term 3 Dates
Mon 15th July                          School resumes for Term 3

Tues 16th July                          Public Speaking commences for Years 5 & 6
Mon 22nd July                         Whole school photo....(full winter uniform to be worn)
Tues 6th Aug                            First Communion Workshops 6.15pm - 4V & 7.30pm - 4S
Tues. 27th Aug                         Confirmation Workshops 6.15pm  & 7.30pm
Sun 15th Aug                           First Communion

Click here to view the Team Kids Holiday program for the WINTER school holidays