Community Update #2.10

We finished the term with a beautiful mass to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart led by Year 5C. The donations of food and other goods were gratefully received by the Murumbeena St Vincent de Paul Society. We pray for all of the families who need support and care especially during the winter.

New Principal Update

The Principal Selection Process for our wonderful school, St Patrick’s Murrumbeena, is now in the final stage of the process.

Interviews have taken place with the ratification process being undertaken, all appointments need to be ratified by the Archbishop.

The name of the successful applicant is confidential until ratification is given, this ratification may take some time.

We thank you for your prayers over the past months and offer special thanks to the Principal Selection Panel who gave their time and expertise so generously.

You will be informed very soon.

Farewell Speeches

Here is a link to a speech for Mrs Hawkins from our Year 6 Leaders

Here is a link to Jenny's full farewell speech to the parish, parents, staff and students

Here is the extract to our parent community & to our children...

Thank you to our parents who give up their time and are involved in the school in so many ways such as: School Advisory Council, Parents and Friends, helpers and supporters at school sports events and other activities. The way that you place your trust and support in our staff to do the very best for the children is shown through your positive attitude too. You are the role models for your children and set the tone for respectful relationships in all that you do. Your uplifting messages of affirmation enable all of us to strive to do our utmost for your children.

And finally to our children..

THANK YOU for your beautiful and inspiring messages of learning, laughter and love and the many moments we have shared together since Term 4 2016.

Always believe in yourselves and the goodness in your hearts. Don’t let anyone upset you through their words or actions. Continue to do what is right and always, yes, always be kind, thoughtful and thankful to your friends and family members. You will be blessed in abundance and you will shine in all that you do at St Pat’s, at high school and beyond.

I look forward to coming and visiting you, checking how your learning is going, meeting the new principal and most of all, going for a run around the Michelle Barclay running track with you too.

Two Change 2 flourish posts summing up the work of our staff from the last few years from Jenny:

Schools That Deliver 4 years on; a day to share and celebrate progress & successes

This post includes some presentations from our staff around the wonderful work that they are doing to ensure the best learning outcomes for our children. It also includes accolades from the Closure Day facilitators.

..Learners leave St Patrick’s self motivated and ready to make a positive impact on their world

This post shares the link between learning and the positive outcomes form our students.

CHILD SAFETY MESSAGE - New Child Safety Standards

On July 1st the current  7 Child Safety Standards will increase to 11 Standards and include new requirements such as:

• involving families and communities in organisations’ efforts to keep children and young people safe
• a greater focus on safety for Aboriginal children and young people
• managing the risk of child abuse in online environments

St Patrick's school policies and code of conduct have been updated to reflect the changes to the new standards.You can access the updated policies on the Learning Community Site via the Policies tab and by viewing the Child Safety section.

Please look out for the Child Safety Message in the Shamrock every week.

The new Standards are outlined in the information sheet below.New Child Safe Standards Information Sheet 
New Child Safe Standards Information Sheet 

Have a safe and restful holiday break and we will see you back at school on Monday 11 July.

Calendar Dates

Term 3 2022

July

Monday 11                        Beginning Term 3

Wednesday 20                  Confirmation Year 6 5:30pm

Thursday 28                      School Advisory Council Meeting 7pm 

Friday 29                          Hoop Time (Year 3 / 4 )

August

Friday 5                            Hoop Time (Year 5 / 6)

Friday 19                          Closure Day (student free day - staff professional learning) 

Thursday 25                      School Advisory Council Meeting 7pm                           

Tuesday 30                       Dendy Athletics

September

Tuesday 13                        Year 4 First Reconciliation 6pm

Wed 14                               Rugby Gala Day (tbc)

Friday 16                           End Term 3 @ 1pm

October

Term 4 2022

Monday 3                          Beginning Term 4

Monday 31                        Closure Day (student free day - staff assessment)

November

Tuesday 1                          Melbourne Cup Day - School closed

Thursday 3                        St Pats Sports Day

Thursday 17                      School Advisory Council

T20 Cricket (Year 3 / 4)

T20 Cricket (Year 5 / 6)

Saturday 19                        Year 4 First Eucharist 9:15am

Friday 25                            Closure Day (student free day - staff professional learning)  

December    

Tuesday 6                          Year 3 First Reconciliation 6pm

Tuesday 13                        Year 6 Graduation Mass 6pm

Friday 20                           End Term 4 @ 1pm

Community Update #2.9

A message for families from Pope Francis during the month of June from the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network.

Please note that on the last day of term ( Friday 24 June), we have a whole school mass in the church for the Feast of the Sacred Heart. We won't have morning prayers on that morning but you are most welcome to join us in the church for mass.

...Learners leave St Patrick's self motivated ready to make a positive impact on their world....

A reflection from Jenny; a story of a Year 5 class and the impact of teaching and learning and the school's vision and values in action. 

You can read the full story at this link.

Parent Meetings

Thank you to our staff and parents who made the change to the online meetings as requested. Feedback so far around reports and interviews is overwhelmingly positive. Please direct any further feedback to principal@spmurrumbeena.catholic.edu.au

End of term
This is a reminder that school will finish at 1pm on Friday for the end of term.

Sibling Enrolments 2023

We are currently processing enrolments for 2023.  Here is a link to the enrolment form. Please complete and return to the office as soon as possible or pick up a hard copy from the front office.

Tapping into parent expertise

Part of the school's vision is to value the skills that our parent's can offer.. tap into the expertise of our parents and carers. In the past few years, we have had different working groups eg. Cultural, Grants, Health & Safety, Child Safety. These working groups replaced the POPE forums and allowed an opportunity for parents to contribute their skills and voice to strengthen the activities at school.

The Faith & Community team have prepared an invitation for parents to share their skills to support teaching and learning. For example, when teaching about Civics and Citizenship, having parents or community members who work in Government or for the Council are rich sources of information to include in our children's learning.

You can access the form at this link.

Musical Showcase of Learning

Years 3 to 6 and the Choir

On Friday, June 24th, commencing at 11.15am, Students in Years 3 to 6 and the Choir will be performing items they have learnt in Music this year.

Years Prep, 1 and 2 will be in the audience for these performances. Unfortunately, due to COVID 19 restrictions, parents are not able to attend. However, if it is possible, a video will be taken of each performance next week during music lesson time. These can then be viewed at home.

Students in Years 3 - 6, and the choir, have been rehearsing for this event and are very excited to perform to an audience!

Sporting News
This week, many of our Year 5/6's competed at the Dendy Lightning Premierships against schools within our district. Some very keen and athletic students even competed in more than one event.
Soccer Lighting Prem
We took a boys team and girls team on Wednesday down to Dendy Park, East Brighton. The boys were coached by Mr Daidone and gave it a solid crack, however they were up against some extremely tough competition. Our girls team were coached by Miss Currenti and they finished in grand final spot against St Joan of Arc. The girls ended up in an exciting over time penalty shoot out battle. Unfortunately we didn't come away with the win, but it was a superb effort by all and they should be extremely proud of their efforts. A huge thank you to Greg Blair Smith for umpiring on the day and Luke and Isabel for coaching.
Netball Lightning Prem
On Thursday we took 3x netball teams across to Duncan McKinnon to compete in the A Grade Girls (Coached by Gabby Parr), Mixed A (Coached by Miss Trott) and Mixed B team (Coached by Pip). All three teams fought it out on the court and displayed some excellent skills and team work. Overall our A-Girls finished 3rd, A-Mixed finished 5th and B-Mixed finished 3rd. Well done to all and a huge thank you to LSO Lucy for umpiring, Pip and Gabby for coaching.
AFL Lightning Prem
On Friday we took 1xteam to DW Lucas, East Malvern to compete and run around in some very wet and tough conditions. Our boys and girls fought hard, kicked a few snags and had a great day. They were coached by our very own VFLW superstar Miss Currenti. St Pats finished in 3rd position. Well done to all players and thank you to Isabel for coaching the day.

Dani Trott 

Physical Education Teacher, Sports Coordinator and Year 2 Classroom Teacher 

School Fee Invoices

School Fee invoices will be emailed out shortly. The MACS policy for Concessional Fees in 2022. This policy lists the eligibility criteria for family concessions.You can access the policy and application form at this link.

Please contact kmascaro@spmurrumbeena.catholic.edu.au for any further fee details.

Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund (CSEF)

Thursday 23rd June is the last day for the Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund CSEF applications to be lodged.

A reminder to Parents and Guardians 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 before the end of term 2 to be eligible.
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/csef

NCCD Information for Parents

You can access the NCCD Information for Parents 

Calendar Dates

Term 2 2022

June

Mon 20                            Supporting Disability Sport Australia gold coin

Friday 24                         9:15am Feast of Sacred Heart Mass, End Term 2 @ 1pm

Term 3 2022

July

Monday 11                        Beginning Term 3

Wednesday 20                  Confirmation Year 6 5:30pm

Thursday 28                      School Advisory Council Meeting 7pm 

Friday 29                          Hoop Time (Year 3 / 4 )

August

Friday 5                            Hoop Time (Year 5 / 6)

Friday 19                          Closure Day (student free day - staff professional learning) 

Thursday 25                      School Advisory Council Meeting 7pm                           

Tuesday 30                       Dendy Athletics

September

Tuesday 13                        Year 4 First Reconciliation 6pm

Wed 14                               Rugby Gala Day (tbc)

Friday 16                           End Term 3 @ 1pm

October

Term 4 2022

Monday 3                          Beginning Term 4

Monday 31                        Closure Day (student free day - staff assessment)

November

Tuesday 1                          Melbourne Cup Day - School closed

Thursday 3                        St Pats Sports Day

Thursday 17                      School Advisory Council

T20 Cricket (Year 3 / 4)

T20 Cricket (Year 5 / 6)

Saturday 19                        Year 4 First Eucharist 9:15am

Friday 25                            Closure Day (student free day - staff professional learning)  

December    

Tuesday 6                          Year 3 First Reconciliation 6pm

Tuesday 13                        Year 6 Graduation Mass 6pm

Friday 20                           End Term 4 @ 1pm

Community Update #2.8

 A Confirmation Prayer

Here is the prayer that the children and parents prayed at the preparation workshop on Wednesday evening. May we keep our Year 6 children in our prayers as they prepare to make their Confirmation next term.

Grant that we may always be willing to the Spirit working in our lives, that we may know and appreciate what is right and good, and so find happiness in your presence. Help us to recognise the Spirit's invitation to service and respond with joy & eagerness. We ask this though your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever, Amen.

Morning Prayers

The children love welcoming you to their learning spaces across the school. We will continue to have prayers on Wednesday and Friday until the end of the term. We are averaging about 20 parents per session. Today we had 28 parents attend.

Please note that on the last day of term ( Friday 24 June), we have a whole school mass in the church for the Feast of the Sacred Heart. We won't have morning prayers on that morning but you are most welcome to join us in the church for mass.

Social Justice Action for Term 2

On Thursday, members of the St Vincent de Paul, Murrumbeena came and spoke to the children about their work. This term we are linking our social justice action to St Vincent de Paul, Murrumbeena, using our core values of supporting each other, treating each other fairly and respecting and valuing one another.

We deeply appreciate the donations of non-perishables you are sending in with the children to their classrooms. We will collect these in hampers and bring them to mass on the last day of term, June 24th, prior to donating them to St Vincent de Paul.
Some ideas for items to include:
Canned goods, Dry goods,Toiletry/Hygiene items e.g. toothbrushes/toothpaste, soaps, etc
Thanks
Faith and Community Team

Parent Meetings & Reports - School finishes at 12:30 on Thursday 16 June
Semester 1 reports will be available to access through PAM on Tuesday afternoon.

Many parents have already booked an appointment to meet with class teachers next week. If you are unable to make a booking, please contact Lina or Kellie in the office and they can assist you.

How do the meetings work ?

The parent meetings are held in the school hall. Teachers will be seated at a table. We will ensure there is physical distancing in place. We use a timer to ensure the meetings remain on time. Please come along a few minutes before your meeting and you will be directed to where your child's teacher is seated. We will have a waiting area set up outside the hall. 

Don't forget to check the display board outside the hall for the refurbishment and project designs. Jenny will be available to talk though the projects with you and hopefully answer any questions you may have.

Team Kids will operate from the current art space in the back yard unless numbers are high and they will then be based in the junior classrooms.

Sibling Enrolments 2023

We are currently processing enrolments for 2023.  Here is a link to the enrolment form. Please complete and return to the office as soon as possible or pick up a hard copy from the front office.

Tapping into parent expertise

Part of the school's vision is to value the skills that our parent's can offer.. tap into the expertise of our parents and carers. In the past few years, we have had different working groups eg. Cultural, Grants, Health & Safety, Child Safety. These working groups replaced the POPE forums and allowed an opportunity for parents to contribute their skills and voice to strengthen the activities at school.

The Faith & Community team have prepared an invitation for parents to share their skills to support teaching and learning. For example, when teaching about Civics and Citizenship, having parents or community members who work in Government or for the Council are rich sources of information to include in our children's learning.

The form will go home with the children or you can access it at this link.

Beachside Cross Country Results

Last Friday, St Pats were proud to have 7 of our students compete at the Beachside Cross Country held at Bald Hill Park. Tessa.P, Eliza. J, Isabella.L, Eliza. P, Dylan.F, Noah.B and Matilda.C all finished within the top 8 runners at the Dendy district a few weeks ago which put them in the running to this next stage of elite competition. Unfortunately we had Eliza.P, Eliza.C and Isabella unwell and unable to run on the day, however an amazing display of effort and stamina by our other 4 runners. 

Finishing results for the day were.... 

*Dylan - 33rd

*Noah - 32nd

*Matilda - 21st

*Tessa -23rd

Well done runners!!!

Supporting Disability Sports Australia Mon 20 June

On Monday the 20th of June the Year 6 Health and Wellbeing Leadership Team will be supporting Disability Sports Australia. Disability Sports Australia represents athletes with a physical disability, they have a goal to raise $25,000 and have currently achieved a goal of $11,847.33.

Students are recommended to wear active wear or sporty clothes to school on Monday and bring a gold coin donation with them to school for this initiative.

The Year 6 students will be running activities at snack and lunch times all week for everyone to get involved.

We kindly ask St Patrick's families to please help contribute to this cause.

Kind regards

Year 6 Health and Wellbeing Team

SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING

Our last meeting for this term was held in the staffroom on Thursday 9 June.

Here is a summary from the meeting:

Jenny reported on progress in the Faith Team areas aligned to the School Improvement Plan and Annual Action Plan goals. Here is a link to Jenny's report.

Jenny finished her report by thanking the council for their support during her time at St Pat's.

Father Siby shared that the school has access to lease Rovira House for the Prep classes to be based during the refurbishment. 

Refurbishment tenders have been received and the MACS Capital Program Officer will advise further on next steps. Permits have been granted and any neighbours affected have been consulted.

Glen Education will commence the lease of the portable classroom on the 1st of July to commence the kindergarten works.

The principal appointment process is going well with interviews planned for Week 9 of this term.

The next meeting is Thursday 28 July.

 

Parents & Friends Notices

Next P&F Meeting - Tuesday 21st June at 7.30pm – All welcome

All parents are welcome to join our next P&F meeting, which will be held on Tuesday 21st June at 7.30pm. We are excited to be able to meet in person in the school staffroom, however below is the Zoom link for parents who wish to join us from the comfort of home. 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87255137817?pwd=STI2NEFhdU44aHdTb1VaV1NZcFZodz09

Meeting ID: 872 5513 7817

Passcode: 122689

Calendar Dates

Term 2 2022

June

Monday 13                      Queen's Birthday

Tuesday 14                      Year 2ST Parent Meetings 2pm onwards

Wed 15                            Soccer Lightning Prem

Thursday 16                    12:30 Finish Parent Teacher Meetings 1pm

Thurs 16                          Netball Lightning Prem

Fri 17                               AFL Lightning Prem

Mon 20                            Supporting Disability Sport Australia gold coin

Friday 24                         End Term 2 @ 1pm

Term 3 2022

July

Monday 11                        Beginning Term 3

Wednesday 20                  Confirmation Year 6 5:30pm

Thursday 28                      School Advisory Council Meeting 7pm 

Friday 29                          Hoop Time (Year 3 / 4 )

August

Friday 5                            Hoop Time (Year 5 / 6)

Friday 19                          Closure Day (student free day - staff professional learning) 

Thursday 25                      School Advisory Council Meeting 7pm                           

Tuesday 30                       Dendy Athletics

September

Tuesday 13                        Year 4 First Reconciliation 6pm

Wed 14                               Rugby Gala Day (tbc)

Friday 16                           End Term 3 @ 1pm

October

Term 4 2022

Monday 3                          Beginning Term 4

Monday 31                        Closure Day (student free day - staff assessment)

November

Tuesday 1                          Melbourne Cup Day - School closed

Thursday 3                        St Pats Sports Day

Thursday 17                      School Advisory Council

T20 Cricket (Year 3 / 4)

T20 Cricket (Year 5 / 6)

Saturday 19                        Year 4 First Eucharist 9:15am

Friday 25                            Closure Day (student free day - staff professional learning)  

December    

Tuesday 6                          Year 3 First Reconciliation 6pm

Tuesday 13                        Year 6 Graduation Mass 6pm

Friday 20                           End Term 4 @ 1pm

Register for St Patrick's Netball Club

Netball Registration Notice available at this link.

 

Community Update #2.7

 Congratulations to our Year 5's for making their First Eucharist

St Patrick's church was full with family and friends to celebrate this special occasion. Let's keep the Year 5's in our prayers as they continue on their sacramental journey.

Next week the Year 6's and families will meet in the church for a Confirmation Workshop to prepare to make their Confirmation next term.

Principal Appointment Update

As you would be aware applications have closed for those wishing to apply for the position of Principal for our wonderful school. Moving forward MACS and the panel will be engaging in a discernment process aiming to interview prospective applicants in the near future. Please continue to pray for the Principal Selection Panel and for those who have applied. St Patrick, pray for us.

Social Justice Action for Term 2

This term we are linking our social justice action to St Vincent de Paul, Murrumbeena, using our core values of supporting each other, treating each other fairly and respecting and valuing one another. 

Across this term, we would deeply appreciate any donations of non-perishables to be sent in with the children to their classrooms. We will collect these in hampers and bring them to mass on the last day of term, June 24th, prior to donating them to St Vincent de Paul. 

Some ideas for items to include:

• Canned goods

• Dry goods

• Toiletry/Hygiene items e.g. toothbrushes/toothpaste, soaps, etc

Thanks

Faith and Community Team

Sibling Enrolments 2023

We are processing enrolments for 2023 on Monday. Here is a link to the enrolment form. Please complete and return as soon as possible or pick up a hard copy from the front office.

SRC News

Some of you will have read the SRC messages on SeeSaw.

The SRC ( Student Representative Council ) members from each class have prepared newsletters to help keep you up to date with class news. Below is the latest Prep newsletter.

Calendar Dates

Term 2 2022

June

Thursday 9                       School Advisory Council Meeting 7pm

Friday 3,10                      Interschool AFL/Netball (Year 5/6)

Wednesday 8                   Year 6 Confirmation Workshop 6pm

Monday 13                      Queen's Birthday

Tuesday 14                      Year 2ST Parent Meetings 2pm onwards

Wed 15                            Soccer Lightning Prem

Thursday 16                    12:30 Finish Parent Teacher Meetings 1pm

Thurs 16                          Netball Lightning Prem

Fri 17                               AFL Lightning Prem

Friday 24                         End Term 2 @ 1pm

Term 3 2022

July

Monday 11                        Beginning Term 3

Wednesday 20                  Confirmation Year 6 5:30pm

Thursday 28                      School Advisory Council Meeting 7pm 

Friday 29                          Hoop Time (Year 3 / 4 )

August

Friday 5                            Hoop Time (Year 5 / 6)

Friday 19                          Closure Day (student free day - staff professional learning) 

Thursday 25                      School Advisory Council Meeting 7pm                           

Tuesday 30                       Dendy Athletics

September

Tuesday 13                        Year 4 First Reconciliation 6pm

Wed 14                               Rugby Gala Day (tbc)

Friday 16                           End Term 3 @ 1pm

October

Term 4 2022

Monday 3                           Beginning Term 4

Monday 31                        Closure Day (student free day - staff assessment)

November

Tuesday 1                          Melbourne Cup Day - School closed

Thursday 3                        St Pats Sports Day

Thursday 17                      School Advisory Council

T20 Cricket (Year 3 / 4)

T20 Cricket (Year 5 / 6)

Saturday 19                        Year 4 First Eucharist 9:15am

Friday 25                            Closure Day (student free day - staff professional learning)  

December    

Tuesday 6                          Year 3 First Reconciliation 6pm

Tuesday 13                        Year 6 Graduation Mass 6pm

Friday 20                           End Term 4 @ 1pm

Register for St Patrick's Netball Club

Netball Registration Notice available at this link.