Dear Parents

It was wonderful to see so many families able to join us for our Student Leadership Induction Ceremony yesterday.  I have no doubt that these students will make wonderful leaders for our school.

Canteen

Unfortunately, given the size of our school, paying someone to run our canteen is not a viable option.  Therefore, we rely solely on the generosity of parents to have the school canteen open.

We understand the difficulty this creates for working parents and parents caring for young children at home.  However, you can help support the canteen through as little as an hour on one day a year, by donating food items such as popcorn or Zooper Doopers, or giving a one off donation of $10 that will go towards buying supplies for the canteen.

Kelly Pucillo has kindly made a flyer outlining the roles and ways you can help us with the Canteen.  I want to thank and acknowledge all the parents who were able to give of their time last year, but in particular I need to acknowledge and thank Kelly for the many hours she gives to ensure we even have a canteen!  Please fill out the following form, identifying how you can help support the canteen this year.  

Every little bit counts, so if you can assist in some way we would really appreciate it!

Uniforms

Our current contract with Lowes will end this year.  This means we will now enter into a new tender process, inviting a small number of prospective suppliers to apply for our uniform contract, including Lowes.  Regardless of the outcome, Lowes are still contracted to provide our uniform until January 2024.  The only exception is the hats, girls blouses and skorts, which can be bought online from Yeronga. Hats can be purchased from the office anytime, however, the office can only accept cash payments - $32 per hat.

Kembla Street Drop Off

We are very fortunate at St Patrick's that we have a number of ways students can be dismissed in the afternoons.

A very popular choice for many parents and grandparents is to use the Kembla Street Drop Off and Pick Up Zone.

When using this option we remind you that you may only legally be in the zone for 2 minutes.  (Failure to observe these rules can get you a $196 fine and 2 demerit points.). Therefore we ask that you do not arrive before 2.55pm.

Our staff are striving to make this process as safe and smooth as possible for our students, their families and the local community.  We want to get your children in your car as safely and quickly as we can so that we do not have cars banked up down the street.  Cars that are double parked in this line leave themselves vulnerable to increased fines as you are double parked in a school zone.  In addition, it also creates great frustration for our local neighbours who are unable to drive down the street.

Ideally, students who use the pick up zone of an afternoon should be able to enter the car independently from the curb side and secure their own seatbelt.  If your child is still developing their independence with this skill, could we ask that you arrive no earlier than 3pm and preferably around 3.05pm.  This will allow the initial rush to die down and give your child more time to enter the car without slowing down the flow of cars. 

Ms Gabi Tobin - Principal