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.