Community Update #5 Getting Ready for Week 5

Community Update #5 Getting ready for Week 5

Prayer for Mother's / Special Friend's Day
We wish all mums and special friends a very special celebration on Sunday. Hopefully once we are back at school we can arrange an afternoon tea or pampering sessions to show our appreciation for you.

Staff Video

Our staff wanted to let you all know that we miss seeing you at school.
Here is the link to our staff video. Special thanks to Tia for compiling the video

Thanks to all of the parents who commented on our school facebook page or emailed expressing your delight in the video message.
Your comments (some of them shared below) are very uplifting as we continue to navigate our way forward through previously unchartered Home Learning waters. Thanks to all of you who are truly making a difference through your efforts at home. We look forward to the time when we can all be back together at St Pat's again.

Our sincere thanks for the beautiful movie clip you have all made. We feel very lucky to have joined such a supportive and caring community.The tireless work you are doing is very much appreciated.

We LOVED the you tube clip!!! We are all crying! It has made our day!!!

Such a beautiful school community we are so proud to be a part of! Thanks for making us smile. 🌈👏

oh that made me a bit teary! Thank you Tia for compiling this and thankyou to all the staff for participating. Love the new sign out the front of the school too!🌈

 Yet another reason we love this incredible school and community 🥰🥰🥰. The boys can't wait to return. Thanks for such a gorgeous video 💕

Love this! Thanks to everyone... we are all in this together!

Congratulations baby Jones
On Wednesday, Mr Jones, Year 5J teacher and his wife welcomed their second child into the world. Congratulations Paul and Bec on the arrival of Charlie, a little brother for a very excited Isabella.

SRC Survival Tips #2 
Here is a link to the second video from the SRC for helping you to stay fit and healthy at home.
The SRC are student leaders from Year 1 to Year 6 who work together with Ms Hawkins to provide student voice on making our school a great place for our community.

THANK YOU

A special THANK YOU to the Carrie family who supplied our onsite staff with a delicious lunch on Friday. It was greatly appreciated by all and gave our onsite team a much needed Friday boost ! Look out for the Carrie children in the latest SRC video.

Week 5 Home Learning & Phone Calls
As we enter Week 5 of Home Learning, the staff won't necessarily be contacting all of you by telephone to check in with you. Please continue to email teachers if you have any questions or email Liz Hills to ring you back for any urgent questions about the Home Learning curriculum.
The Home Learning for all Year Levels and specialist teachers is uploaded onto the site ready for Week 5. You can access it at this link.

Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) 

A reminder to Parents and Guardians who are new to our school that you may be eligible for funding from the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) which is provided by the State Government. Please refer to the link below for details and eligibility criteria. Applications are also available on the website in the link or you can contact Kellie in our office to send you an application form. All applications must be submitted by the end of term 2.

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/csef