Community Update #2.3

 Anzac Day Liturgy

We started the week with a moving Anzac Day Liturgy led by Mr Moran's 4M class. The service concluded with representatives from each class presenting their Anzac wreaths to lay on the altar in the church.

Welcome to morning prayers on Wednesdays and Fridays

On Wednesday and Friday this week our classes welcomed family members to join into morning prayers. There were about 30 visitors today. We continue the open invitation as we give parents an opportunity to visit classrooms and reaquaint themselves with the school after the pandemic year.

If you wish to visit, please come to the portico outside the office and collect a visitor lanyard. Join the children for class prayers at 8:55am at the start of the day.

Confirmation and Eucharist Update for Week 3

We have had a few questions about the number of family members allowed in the Church. There will be an update to you on Tuesday. At this stage, it is half a pew for the Confirmation and one pew for the First Communion.

Happy Birthday !!

Seven of our wonderful staff celebrated their birthdays in April. Here are 5 of them enjoying a special morning tea. Happy Birthday to them all !!

Meet Bronte our St Pat's Therapy Dog

Thanks to Ms Guscott for attending the therapy training with Bronte. Please read the letter below and return the slip to the office if you do not wish for your child to be involved in the program.

Therapy Dog Program

Dear Parents/Guardians, 

We are about to embark on a new program within our school - a therapy dog program. Studies have shown that therapy dogs can significantly reduce stress and anxiety, in adults and children alike (Barker and Dawson 1998; Beck et al. 1986: Davis 1988; Siegal 1990). 

Ms Guscott and her dog, Bronte, completed therapy dog training over the holidays. Bronte is a 5 year-old Border Collie, who loves nothing more than being with people, and a pat or two! She has been judged to have the correct temperament, focus and obedience, to be a therapy dog. Bronte will be our school reading dog, listening to children read. She will also be available as a calming influence, to assist anxious children.

 

All children will be involved in the program unless withdrawn by parents.

Please complete the form below to remove your child from the program, or to indicate that they have an allergy to pet hair.

 

We look forward to the wonderful benefits that our students will experience from having a therapy dog within our school.

 

 

Ms Guscott                                                              Ms Hawkins

Year 6 Teacher                                                        Principal

Bronte’s Handler

 

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THERAPY DOG PROGRAM

Please tick the appropriate box and return to school.

⃞ I _________________________ (name) wish to withdraw my child, _________________________ (name) in _______ (class) from the Therapy Dog Program at St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School until further notice.

⃞ My child, _________________________ (name) in _______ (class) has a diagnosed allergy to pet hair.

 Signed: ________________________                                 Date: __________________

Sibling Enrolments - URGENT

Our enrolments for 2022 are filling up quickly. Please contact the office to confirm a place for your child for 2022. All applications need to be in by Friday 7th May.

P&F Notices

Mother's Day Stall Gifts - $5 per child

The P&F have been working with the school (and the children) to prepare a new-look Mother's Day Stall gift for children to bring home on Friday 7th May.

As cashless payment is now the requested option, we ask families to provide $5 for each child using the CDF pay app. To access CDF Pay go to: https://spmurrumbeena.cdfpay.org.au or use the QR code on the front cover of your 2021 Pink List. Thank you to families who have already made this payment.

TeamKids News

Special offer to St Pats parents

Mothers Day special

1 x Free Class of Dancefit

A friend of mine (and ex Dancing with the Stars dancer - Jessics Raffa) does this class and it is awesome, great for fitness (with no prior experience or fitness level required) and it is super fun....which is always helpful if you don't love exercise. She has started them up in Murrumbeena and is offering a free class if you mention my name or St Pats as a trial. I have mentioned to a few people personally....but this would be a much more effective way to get the offer out. Usually $25 per class so this is a good trial offer.

Any questions, please let me know and I am happy to help others with queries if they want to know more detail.

Let me know if this is ok?

Thanks, Bianca

Bianca Christie

0409 209 820

2021 Term Dates

Term 2 

Football/Netball Interschool           30/4 7/5,21/5,28/5,4/6,11/6,18/6

Year 5 Reconciliation                                    May 5 6pm

Year 6 Confirmation                                      May 7 7pm

Year 5 First Communion   5S                       May 8 9:15am

PEB Meeting                                                  May 12 7pm

St Pat's Cross Country                                 May 14

Year 5 First Communion   5J                        May 15 9:15am

Soccer Lightning Premiership                     June 2

Year 4 First Reconciliation                           June 16 6pm

Netball Lightning Premiership                     June 10

Football Lightning Premiership                   June 11

Soccer Lightning Premiership

PEB Meeting                                                   June 16 7pm

Parent teacher meetings                               June 17 (1pm finish on this day)

End Term 2                                                     June 23 at 1pm

Closure Day Staff PL Day 2                          June 24

Closure Day Staff PL Day 3                          June 25

Term 3

Beginning Term 3                                          July 12

Closure Day  Staff PL Day 4                         Aug 20

Dendy Athletics                                             Sep 7

Year 3 Reconciliation                                    Sep 8 10:30am 

Rugby Gala Day                                             Sep 15                                

End Term 3                                                     Sep 17

Term 4

Beginning Term 4                                          Oct 4

St Pat's Sports Day                                       Oct 14 

Year 4 Reconciliation                                    Oct 20 6pm

Year 4 First Communion                               Oct 23 9:15am (4R or 4M - class to be confirmed Week Monday 3rd May)

Year 4 First Communion                            Nov 6 9:15am (4R or 4M - class to be confirmed Week Monday 3rd May)

Closure Day Assessment                             Nov 1

Closure Day Planning 2022                          Nov 19

School Swimming                                         Nov 29 - Dec 10

End of term                                                    Dec 15 at 1pm