Our School Prayer

Father in heaven, we, the family of St Patrick’s, ask you to unite all us all in love, truth and courage.

We want to love you and each other.

We want to learn the truth that Jesus taught us.

Give us the courage to live good lives.

Help us to treat each other as special members of our special family.

Create a close bond between pupils, teachers and parents.

Give us pride in St Patrick’s and may our school always be proud of us.

We thank you for our school and our families.

But especially we thank you for being our Father who gives us life and love.

Help us always to live as your children.

Dear Parents

Congratulations

Welcome new baby, Xavier Woods – little brother to Emily (2) Bede (3). Congratulations and best wishes to the Woods family.

New staff

A big welcome to Mrs Popovski who will be teaching Year 6 on Fridays for the year and filling Mrs Hall’s place while away this term.

Uniform

At St Patrick’s School wearing school uniform is a sign that your child is a member of our special community. The pride students demonstrate in wearing school uniform is a mark of their sense of belonging. Compliance with a dress code is also viewed as being linked to discipline and to a sense that all are equal in community.

To encourage  full compliance with the Uniform Code, parents are asked to support the following directives:

• long, shoulder length hair to be tied back.
• green ribbons, hair accessories to be worn
• hats are to be worn at all times when outdoors.
• hair to be neat and tidy  shoulder length hair to be tied back/up (Boys and girls)
• hair to be its natural colour
• hairstyles to be moderate with no extremes
• nail polish not to be worn
• shoes should be cleaned and polished
• ankle socks to be worn – not tennis/ ANKLET socks
• Notes must be supplied explaining non-compliance with Uniform Code
• Jewellery regulations:

Girls may wear:

A signet ring

Single pair simple stud or sleeper earrings

A watch

Chain with religious medal or cross

Boys may wear:

A signet ring

A watch

A chain with a religious medal or cross

Award assemblies

Children from all grades assemble regularly on a Thursday morning for the distribution of awards, celebration of achievements and special presentations. These gatherings take place on a weekly basis at 8.45am.

During the year classes will be presenting to the community a special assembly. Notification of this will be through newsletter, Skoolbag or written flyer.

AWARDS SYSTEMS

Teacher Awards

Merit awards given for class/playground behaviour

5 merits

 1 Principal

 3 Principal

 1 Gold

 2 Gold

1 St Patrick’s Medal

Pupil Free Day

On the first day of Term 2 – 29 April – teachers will be attending a Professional Learning Day on Writing.

Students will start Term 2 on 30 April.

Good health and best wishes

Mrs Anne Duggun

Principal