PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Dear Parents
Give me grace and mercy as I try and fail, guidance when I’m not sure which way to go, and wisdom to trust you in all things. For your love brings light and life to all who seek it. May I seek you evermore as I walk with you through this Holy Week and beyond. Amen.
Thank you for your patience and flexibility as we end the term with our highest number of COVID cases in the school so far in both our staff and students. Although we currently have a number of staff isolating, we have been fortunate to have avoided any significant impact on our staffing this term. There are numerous schools in our diocese who have really struggled to have adequate teachers in classrooms. I am really hopeful that we are going to turn a corner and have less interruptions to school life next term.
After great deliberation we have made the difficult decision to postpone the cross country and end of term assembly until next term. This is due to the number of COVID cases in our community and the wet weather forecasted for the remainder of the week. The P & F Easter raffle will still go ahead and we will live stream it on Facebook.
We will also continue to hold our Holy Week liturgies in the church. Parents are welcome to attend, however, you will need to sit separately from the students and we strongly recommend that you wear a mask while in the church.
I want to thank you all for making my first term at St Patrick’s such a wonderful experience. I look forward to greater opportunities to connect next term and wish you all a happy and holy Easter break.
Principal, Shamrock and St Patrick Awards
On Friday 29 April (Week 1, Term 2) we will hold our postponed End of Term Assembly. At this assembly we will present all the Principal, Shamrock (previously known as Gold) and St Patrick Awards. We have given our award system a mini makeover which we will share with you next term.
Our records show that the following students will be receiving a Principal Award:
Bella-Rose Burns, Eleni Michaloudakis & Alani Tanevski.
Our records show that the following students will be receiving a Shamrock Award:
Emelia Connor, Ashton Kotevski, Meila Kusa, Audrey Woods, Rory Meizer, Citrine Nguyen, Eva Zafiropoulos & Kaitlyn Mitrovska.
Our records show that the following students will be receiving a St Patrick Award:
Delilah Calleja, Sofia Mineeff & Bede Woods.
If you believe your child’s name has been left off these lists please contact the office ASAP so that we can ensure they are not missed on the day.
Easter Hat Parade
We will hold a whole school Easter Mass, followed by an Easter Hat Parade and our postponed End of Term Assembly on Friday 29 April. All parents and family members are welcome on the school site for this event.
Students are invited to make an Easter hat at home that can be worn on this day. This isn’t a competition, so I hope this does not cause any angst for families. It is simply a fun way for us to celebrate the Easter Season together as a school community.
Winter Uniform and Girls Green Pants
When we return all students may wear either Summer or Winter Uniform for the first two weeks of the school term. We ask that they wear one or the other, not a combination of the two. Girls now have the option of wearing bottle green pants with their winter shirt and tie, rather than the tunic. They can either wear the elastic waist option or a button and fly - both options will be available at Lowes Warrawong. Leggings or yoga pants are not acceptable options.
P&F Comittee 2022
PRESIDENT – Victoria Harb
VICE PRESIDENT – Tania Fonoti
TREASURER – Kelly Pucillo
SECRETARY – Laurinda Poeira
FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR – Alisa Stojanovski & Danielle Lukarovski
CANTEEN COORDINATOR – Kelly Pucillo & Natasha Treneska
Ms Gabi Tobin - Principal