St Patrick's Catholic Parish Primary School Port Kembla
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44 O'Donnell Street
Port Kembla NSW 2505
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Email: info@sppkdow.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 4275 5500
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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

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Dear Parents

I can’t believe how fast a term goes!  We have had a wonderful first term together with lots to celebrate!  Thank you for continuing to partner with us through your child's learning.  We certainly feel privileged to journey with you.   I hope you all have a joyful and safe Easter and we look forward to seeing you all next term. 

The first day for students is Wednesday 26 April.

Kindergarten 2024

We will begin interviews for Kindergarten 2024 early next term.  Families can book a tour at any time and pick up an enrolment form from the office.

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Canteen

I wanted to acknowledge and thank all the parents and grandparents who have been able to assist in the canteen this term, send in food donations and/or a small cash donation to buy supplies.  The Canteen so far this year has raised over $1000 thanks to your generosity!  Special thanks to Kelly Pucillo for her coordination of the Canteen. 

If you are able to help in anyway please contact Kelly directly on 0413 768 894

When giving your child money to spend at the Canteen can we ask you to remind them that they cannot buy items for their friends.

End of Term Assembly

Please join us at our End of Term Assembly where some students will receive Excellence Awards, Principal, Shamrock and St Patrick’s Awards.  Excellence Awards are given in the areas of faith, literacy, numeracy and behaviour.  Principal Awards are achieved by receiving 5, 10, 20 or 25 merit and/or citizenship awards.  Shamrock Awards are achieved by receiving 15 merit and/or citizenship awards.  St Patrick Awards are achieved by receiving 30 merit and/or citizenship awards. 

The following students will be receiving an award.  If you believe your child should be included on this list, please notify the office by Monday.

Principal Awards: Aria Blottin, Declan Dragarski, Liam Grech, Rocco Lukarovski, Michael Naumovski, Saxon Parkes, Chardonnay Poeira, Jacob Timbs, Zac Usljebrka, Citrine Nguyen, Tyler Burns, Tiarna DiCiaccio, Levi Marras Scerri, Christian Naumovski, Rose Varela De Sousa, Delilah Calleja, Marco Alves, Imogen Aquilina, Mila Manevski, Sofia Mineeff, Jake Stojanovski, Jacob Svarc, Bede Woods, Dean Dragarski, Eleni Michaloudakis, Nikhil Carolan & Charlotte Blacker

Shamrock Awards: Ari Austin, Leonardo Medina & Oscar Ernst

St Patrick Awards: Hannah Dos Santos, Kora Gebauer & Levi Kinnas

If your child is receiving an excellence award, you would have been notified by email this week.  Please remember to keep this as a surprise for your child!

Students may be signed out at the end of the assembly.  To make this process as smooth as possible we ask that you complete this form by Wednesday if you wish to take your child home early on this day. Please click the link.

Early Dismissal
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Thank You Teachers

I'd like to thank and acknowledge our staff for going above and beyond this week.  I hope you all found the parent teacher interviews beneficial in supporting your child.  It takes considerable time for the teachers to prepare for these and I want to thank them for making themselves available for meetings outside of school hours.  I also want to thank them for today's Cross Country, in particular Mr Mattas, Mrs Cudina and Mr Mindzas.  Being a small school means we don't have the luxury or a designated sports teacher or coordinator.  This means this work is picked up by other teachers in addition to their normal teaching load without any additional release or pay.  We are truly blessed to have such dedicated teachers willing to give so much of their time for our students.

Class Assemblies

After a few years or COVID restrictions we are pleased to announce that we will be host class assemblies again this year.  Each class will host one assembly that will showcase the wonderful learning the students have been engaged in.  Parents and family members are invited to all class assemblies in the Parish Hall.

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Pupil Free Days

Staff Development Days / Pupil Free Days are held throughout the year and students do not attend school on these days.

These will occur on the following dates for 2023:

Monday 24 April 

Monday 5 June (Staff Spirituality Day)

Monday 18 December

Tuesday 19 December

Easter Hat Parade

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Congratulations to the following families on the birth of their daughters, we are so excited for you all: 

The Carolan family welcomed a beautiful baby girl on 16 March.  She is baby number 8 for the Carolan family balancing the scales with 4 boys and 4 girls.

Amelia Elizabeth Carolan

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The Woods family also welcomed a beautiful baby girl on 25 March. She is baby number 7 and is the 4th girl.

Isabelle Pearl

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Environment Matters

Last Friday three of our students attended the Caring for Our Common Home - Primary Student WEN Day.  Kimora, Joey and MIla shared a fantastic iMovie created by our Environment Leaders - Delilah and Ari and shared all the wonderful ways we care for our environment at St Patrick’s.  A big thank you to these students who did an amazing job on and leading up to the day.

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To watch their iMovie please click here:

Enviromental Matters
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Ms Gabi Tobin - Principal