The children's beautiful memories of Mrs Barclay are displayed on this butterfly tree.
Karin Dornbierer (our retired art teacher) is coordinating a special project for the memorial garden in the front yard. Karin is getting input from the children and will work on the project over the next few weeks. The project will be finished early in Term 1 2021.
Safety Message
The number of cyclists riding to school has increased significantly this term. This is a great sign ! However, it has led to a need to replace the worn, wooden bike racks with new metal ones which will accomodate the bicycles more easily and safely. The new racks will be installed over the weekend.
Another outcome of the increase in cyclists, is the number of children with bikes waiting on the pavement in the morning outside the back gates. It is becoming a safety hazard for other families and pedestrians walking past. Please note the children can't enter the grounds until 8:45am as per the notice in Community Update #4.3 There is no reason for the children to arrive before that time. A number of children are arriving early and waiting on the street. Starting from Monday, there will be safety cones out in the street and the children waiting will be required to stand on the school side of the cones to allow room for pedestrians to safely go past.
It is also important to remind your children to always cross at the crossing. We remind the children at school but we need your support in order to keep all children safe. This is vital especially for the children that enter and exit through the back gates.
After school today we will put cones out on the footpath and ask that all parents waiting for children please try to stand on the school side of the cones during peak pick up times especially around the front yard entry gates. Please ensure you enter the front yard to collect your child at the end of the day and immediately exit through the church gate to prevent the bottleneck around the gate entry point.
We appreciate your support and understanding as we work together to keep our children safe.
Book Week activities
Thanks to all of the families who supported our dress up day on Monday. The children looked great in their different costumes. The costumes were very creative.
Thanks to Mrs Woods, Miss O'Halloran and Mrs Maddocks who organised the book activities for the week.
Classes 2021
I have received several email requests with regards to classes for 2021. Due to 2020 being a different year to normal, for consistency and stability, all classes will remain the same for 2021 with some minor adjustments only.
Please email me directly if necessary principal@spmurrumbeena.catholic.edu.au
Children will be able to meet their class teachers for 2021 during our first transition session on Friday 4 December.
We have a number of new families joining our school and they will be able to join the transition sessions too.
Jenny Hawkins
Principal
Parents & Friends - Annual General Meeting - Thursday 26th November
The St Patrick's Primary School Parents & Friends Association will be holding its Annual General Meeting via Zoom on Thursday 26th November 2020 at 7.30pm.
While the P&F has been necessarily quieter than usual this year, we are hoping that circumstances in 2021 will allow us to resume our important work in supporting the school, our children and the wider St Patrick's community. We would love you to be part of our committee in 2021!
Looking for ways to help in 2021?
We are seeking a volunteer to fill the role of Treasurer (no financial background necessary), and we always welcome new general committee members. If you are interested in learning more about these roles, please feel free to contact:
- Jenny Jones - 0410 470 647
- Kim Johnston - 0450 954 223
Anyone from the school community is welcome to attend the AGM, even if you don't want to join the committee:-
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 880 9738 7939
Passcode: 443219
Term Dates
Term 4 2020
Whole school photo November 24
Parish Education Board Meeting November 25
Parents and Friends AGM November 26
School Closure Day November 27
Community Christmas Celebration December 8
Modified Mini Market December 11
Modifies Year 6 Graduation December 14
School finishes at 1pm December 16
Term 1 2021
Staff only return Closure Day January 27
All children commence January 28
End Term 1 March 30
Closure Day Staff PL Day 1 March 31
Closure Day Staff PL Day 2 April 1
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