Remember to monitor your children for symptoms and keep them at home if they are unwell.
The second lot of Rapid Antigen testing kids will be distributed at the beginning of Week 3 on Monday February 14.
On Monday we will be holding school photos. Children are required to wear their full school uniform (no sports uniform), including school shoes (not runners) and hair tied back if below the collar.
Parents & Friends (P&F) News
Parents & Friends Meeting - Thursday 17th Feb at 7.30pm - all welcome
The Parents & Friends committee will be having our first meeting of the year on Thursday 17 February at 7:30pm. All members of the school community are welcome to attend any meeting without needing to be a member of the committee, although new committee members are welcome. The first meeting will be online via zoom. The main order of business will be to discuss the calendar of events for the first part of the year.
Join the Zoom Meeting:
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
84180753758?pwd= WlI3azNVODRoc2JUOUcwY0gxNDBwUT 09 - Meeting ID: 841 8075 3758
- Passcode: 875095
PatCare
The St Patrick’s community support program (PatCare) is a long-standing group that supports members of our local community during times of need. Its volunteer base is coordinated through the St Patrick’s Parents & Friends, but the support is administered confidentially by the school. We are always looking to grow the list of volunteers available to assist.
Liz Hills will engage with families or individuals experiencing serious illness, grief or other hardship to identify what support PatCare would be appreciated, for example with a meal or two. We also support families with new babies to help in that initial busy period. Liz will then liaise with our PatCare coordinator, who then contacts the list of volunteers to see who is available to assist. The meal is dropped to the school by the volunteers, and Liz will arrange delivery to the recipient.
Our PatCare co-ordinator is Melinda Vella. If you would like to get involved please contact her via email on melinda.vella@
P&F Class Reps for 2022 - Calling Grade 2 & Grade 4 Parents
The P&F are looking for the last couple of volunteers for Class Rep roles. Ideally, there would be one representative per class. Being a class rep is a wonderful way to meet other parents, and is a huge support to the P&F Committee and the school. The main role of the Class Reps is to foster a sense of community within the year level by:
- Welcoming new families who may join the school mid year
- Being a conduit from the P&F to the families in your class / year in relation to P&F social events or fundraising efforts
- Organising social events for your year level in conjunction with your other year level reps
Thankyou to those parents who have already volunteered:
- Prep: Christie Alexander, Razia Mohamed, Alanna Bailey
- Yr 1: Kirsty Gemetzis, Kylie Thompson, Jane Naughtin & Anna McKenzie
- Yr 2:
- Yr 3: Tiffany Smith, Maru Herde
- Yr 4:
- Yr 5: Liz Ward, Gabby Parr, Jo Da Costa, Jenny Jones
- Yr 6L: Sue Williams
- Dads Coordinator role?
Please email the P&F team if you are able to assist as a P&F class rep or as Dad coordinator in 2022: pandf@spmurrumbeena.
Pizza Nights
Traditionally the younger year levels hold a casual pizza night in a local park on a Friday night within term 1. These are organised by P&F class reps or parent volunteers and are a lovely way to welcome new parents or catch up with other parents in the year level. Further communications will be coming out shortly, but the following dates have been booked in so far:
- Prep - Friday 4th March at Packer Park
- Year 1 - Friday 18th March at Parker Park
- Year 2 - TBA
- Year 3 - TBA
- Year 4 - TBA
Pre-Owned Uniforms
The Pre-Owned uniform shop continues to operate remotely. Families wishing to purchase uniform items can email enquiries to the coordinators: stpatssecondhand
2022 St Patrick’s Pink List – it’s that time of the year!
A special welcome to all new families joining our St Patrick’s community in 2022. It has been a long tradition that every family receives a full family list, referred to as the ‘Pink List’ that contains every child’s name, class and, with your permission, your contact details.
Over the coming days, you will receive details in various formats about the 2022 Pink Booklet. Please take the 5 minutes to review your current listed details and give your permission, or otherwise, to be included in this highly useful P&F publication. Any questions, please contact christiemalexander@
Pink List Community Pages
In 2022, the Pink List will include details of businesses associated with our school community, as we know many of us are keen to shop local and support other families where we can. If you have a business big or small to promote - we'd love to include the details. Please email the P&F: pandf@spmurrumbeena.
Term 1 2022
February
Monday 14 School Photos
Tuesday 15, 16 Hockey Clinics
Monday 21 Swimming Carnival
Monday 28 Connection Event - Meet the Teachers
March
Wed 2 Ash Wednesday
Friday 11 Beachside Division Swimming
Monday 14 Labour Day Public Holiday
Thursday 17 St Patrick's Day
Friday 18 Lawn bowls Beachside
April
Friday 8 End Term 1
Tuesday 26 Beginning Term 2
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