Dear Parents

Please keep in your prayers family and friends of St Patrick’s who have recently lost a love one or are sick at this time.

I have spent 2 professional learning days with our Kindergarten teachers titled KINDERSPOT. There is a growing need in the area of oral language and sensory and motor development in schools especially in Kindergarten. The days were facilitated by a Speech Pathologist and an Occupational therapist.

Did you know……Working for 10 minutes, then movement or ‘’brain breaks” is very important.

Kindergarten

I have completed Kindergarten 2020 enrolments. However, if you know anyone whose family is interested in enrolling for next year please advise them to come to the office or go to the website to download an enrolment form.

There are still spaces for next year.

2019 Kindergarten students do not receive a Semester 1 written report. End of year report will only be sent for Kindergarten. Years 1 to 6 will be receiving their reports at the end of the term.

NAPLAN

Well done to the Year 3 and Year 5 students who completed NAPLAN last week. Students tried hard to do their very best while remaining unworried . We look forward to the NAPLAN results showing us all just what a great job the students and teachers are doing at St Patrick’s. A big thank you to Mr Mattas, who coordinated the NAPLAN process and to Miss Cappetta and Mr Mindzas for their support of the students during the week of testing.

Uniform

Could I please ask you to check in the lost property baskets near the student entry to the office? There are a number of jackets, cardigans etc. Also please write student’s name on school clothing and lunch containers.

Best Wishes

Mrs Anne Duggan
Principal

Our SPB4L focus for this week (Week 6) is Respecting Others.

In the explicit teaching lessons the expected behaviours taught will be:

1. Looking at others when they are talking
2. Speaking courteously to others
3. Accepting other peoples differences
4. Listening to other peoples opinions
5. Encouraging friendships
6. Keeping personal space

Examples of behaviours that negatively impact on Respecting Others to be taught include:

1. Minding someone else’s business
2. Taking someone else’s belongings
3. Speaking unkindly to or about someone else
4. Bossing people around
5. Physical aggression
6. Invading someone’s personal space
7. Keeping friends to myself

Our SPB4L focus for next week (Week 7) is Good Manners
In the explicit teaching lessons the expected behaviours taught will be:

• Saying ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’
• Saying ‘Excuse me’
• Saying ‘Good Morning”
• Asking ‘May I’
• Waiting my turn to talk
• Looking at the person speaking
• Using the other persons name

Examples of behaviours that negatively impact respectful, responsible and safe use of Good Manners to be taught include:

• Not saying please, thank you or excuse me
• Interrupting
• Walking away when someone is talking to you
• Ignoring others

We would very much appreciate your discussing these weekly focuses with your children and reviewing the expected and non-acceptable behaviours in our endeavour to see that St Patrick’s is a more respectful, responsible and safe learning community for all.

SPB4L Data

Throughout Weeks 4 and 5, 67 Citizenship, Merit, Library or Uniform Awards or Playground Affirmation Awards were awarded whilst there were 5 incidences of inappropriate behaviour recorded.

WE’RE GOING GREENER - NUDE FOOD EVERYDAY

Data will be collected one day each week with the class that has most students bringing ‘Nude Food’ to school during term 2 enjoying scones baked in the wood fire oven in the garden in Week 10 with thanks to Mr Mattas.

Week 4 Data

Of the 145 students included in the count on Thursday, 22 May, 98 brought Nude Food to school. This equates to 68% of the student population.

Last weeks most sustainable class was Year 5 with 87.5% of the students bringing Nude Food.

Hip-hip hooray Year 5.

Week 5 Data

Of the 146 students at school last Friday 118 brought Nude Food to school. This equates to 80% of the student population.

Last weeks most sustainable classes were Years 3, 4 and 5 with 83% of the students bringing Nude Food.

Hip-hip hooray Year 3, 4 and 5.

Best Wishes

Mr Gavan Hoctor
Assistant Principal

Congratulations to the following students receiving awards:

Principals Awards:

Gold Awards:

Leena Carolan - Yr 1
Jake Stojanovski - Yr 2
Alexander Rostankovksi - Yr 5
Alana Crapis - Yr 6

Uniform Awards:

Dominic Romancewicz - Kinder
Isaac Spinelli - Yr 3
Abbie Lokys - Yr 4
Sarah Megas - Yr 6

Library Awards:

Rory Meizer - Kinder
Vivianne Theodosiadis - Yr 2
Riley  Fogarty - Yr3

Congratulations and a very Happy Birthday to the following students celebrating over the next two weeks:

Eleni Michaloudakis 2, 4/6, Christian Purdevski 6, 5/6, Leena Carolan 1, 8/6, Elyssa Sirijovski K, 12/6, Cassandra Saliba 5, 14/6, Cooper Pucillo 1, 16/6, Aurora Leite K, 17/6, Nate Mihalopoulos 5,

First Reconciliation

Just a friendly reminder that several of our Year 3 boys and girls will be having their First Reconciliation on Thursday evening in the parish church. This is a significant event in their journey as Catholics and we wish them the best of luck!

St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal

Another friendly reminder about the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. Please donate jars of jam, noodles and canned soup throughout the month of June. These items will be given to people who are in serious need throughout the winter months.

Kind Regards

Mr Sam Mattas
Acting Religious Education Coordinator

Athletics Carnival 2019

First apologies for unclear permission note. The carnival is booked in for TUESDAY 18th June.

Could adults or high school students who are able to help at the Athletics Carnival please return notes to school by Thursday this week.

Where: Kerynn McCann Athletics Track, Beaton Park, Wollongong

When: Tuesday 18 June 2019. Term 2 Week 8.

Transport: On Tuesday morning all children come to school and buses will transport them to the athletics track. After the carnival buses will return children to school before the afternoon school buses.

Time: 8.45am roll call at school.  8.50am buses leave.

Cost: $7 per child to cover bus and sports ground use.

Helpers: Adult help is needed at all the events. If you are able to help as an official could you please fill in the slip and return it to your child’s teacher before 6 June.

Spectators: Beaton Park charges $1.00 for spectators. Please include this with your child’s note if you are attending but not returning an officials form.

Bring: Lunches: Children need to bring own lunch, recess, munch and crunch and snacks. No lunch orders available. No canteen.

Provide children with plenty to drink – large labelled drink of water is the best.  

Do not pack 2 children’s lunches in 1 bag as age groups move around separately.

Clothing: Children should wear school sports tracksuit with shorts underneath. Also wear school hat and ample warm clothing. Please run in sports shorts, then put tracksuit back on. Please ensure every article of clothing is labelled with your child’s name. Extras: Children may like to bring something small to sit on.

As each person’s own rubbish goes back into their bag they might like to bring a small container for this purpose. Or better still make it a Nude Food day.

Dismissal: Buses will return children to school in time for afternoon school buses. Children leaving with parents should indicate this on their child’r permission note and on the day need to inform their class teacher before leaving.

National Simultaneous Storytime

On Wednesday at St Patrick's we participated in National Simultaneous Storytime! This was a national reading event with the aim to have 1 million students reading simultaneously at 11am. This years book was ‘Alpacas with Maracas’ by Matt Cosgrove. We all enjoyed listening to the story. If you would like to find out more visit:

In the new Science and Technology Syllabus, there is a requirement for schools to be teaching STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) and Digital Technology. Thanks to the generosity of the P&F, the school has been able to purchase some robotics for K-3. Miss Figueira has been visiting classes on a Friday to teach the students how to use them.

Mikaela Markovski – Touch Football

Congratulations to Mikaela Markovski from Year 6 who attended the MacKillop Touch Football Trials in Sydney on Friday of Week 5. Unfortunately, Mikaela was unsuccessful at the trial, however to have progressed to that level is a significant achievement in itself! Well done Mikaela!

Kind Regards

Mr Sam Mattas

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

With thanks to Tina and Mile Jovanovski