Dear Parents

Life Education

On 2, 3 and 4 July the Life Education Van will be coming to our school. Specially trained educators present vital health and safety messaging through tactile and multisensory activities. Each session is designed to intrigue and excite children of all ages, which captures their imagination and has a lasting impact! Joined by Life Education's loveable mascot Healthy Harold our educators bring to life lessons that empower children to make safer and healthier choices, now and in the future.

The cost of this excellent program was included as a separate cost on your statement of account. There is an opportunity also if you wish to purchase Happy Harold merchandise. A form is attached at the bottom of this newsletter if you wish to purchase products.

Athletics Carnival

A big thank you to Mrs Pulbrook for organising once again a wonderful Athletics Carnival.

5c/10c Challenge Winners – Year 3

Thank you to Mrs Alisa Stojanovski for organising the chocolate fundraising event, 5 and 10c challenge together with the pizza and ice cream for Year 3 winners.  The total raised was $627.30.  Thank you to all the parents for their contribution.  In 2020 the P&F will be holding a silver coin challenge.  Thank you also to Mrs Lukarovski for her assistance in various fundraising events.

Book Week Readings

In preparation for our St Patrick’s Book Week celebrations, Alana Crapis’ (Year 6) grandmother, Mrs Bowater is once again volunteering her time to come each week and read one of the short listed books from the Premiers Reading Challenge. Mrs Bowater spends each Thursday reading to each class.

Best Wishes

Mrs Anne Duggan
Principal

Our SPB4L focus for this week (Week 8) 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 on 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

Our SPB4L focus for next week (Week 9) is Covered Areas. In the explicit teaching lessons the expected behaviours taught will be:

1. Walk when under the covered areas

2. Passive Play
3. Handball and skipping only
4. Clean up after myself

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

1. Running and chasing
2. Playing outside the toilets/bubblers
3. Yelling and Screaming
4. Leaving my possessions behind

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 6 and 7, 46 Citizenship, Merit, Library or Uniform Awards or Playground Affirmation Awards were awarded whilst there were 6 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 6 Data

Of the 160 students included in the count 123 brought Nude Food to school. This equates to 77% of the student population.

The most sustainable class in Week 6 was Year 2 with 84% of the students bringing Nude Food. Hip-hip hooray Year 2.

Week 7 Data

Of the 146 students at school last Friday 118 brought Nude Food to school. This equates to 77% of the student population.

Last weeks most sustainable class was Year 2 with 91% of the students bringing Nude Food. Hip-hip hooray Year 2.

Best Wishes

Mr Gavan Hoctor
Assistant  Principal

MEDALLION WINNERS

Congratulations to the following students receiving awards:

Principals Awards:

William Culshaw Yr 6
Cameron Culshaw Yr 3
Sophia Dimovski  Yr 3
Irene Michaloudakis Yr 4
Chase Austin Yr 5

Library Awards:

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

Kaitlyn Mitrovska Yr 3 - 18/06, Irene Michaloudakis Yr 4 - 19/06,

Dominic Santosa Yr 6 - 21/06

First Reconciliation

A very big congratulations to all of the Year 3 girls and boys who completed their First Reconciliation last Thursday evening. By all accounts it was a wonderful evening and a rewarding experience for the children and their parents. I spoke with Fr Mark and he was especially pleased with willing and eager participation of the girls and boys. Well done Year 3!

St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal

The breakout space is looking like ALDI at the moment with the amount of canned soup, pasta, noodles and jars of jam flooding the area at the moment! What a wonderfully generous community we have at St Patrick’s!

There is still time to bring in any of the items mentioned above for the Vinnies Winter Appeal. 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 

Wednesday, 26 June 2019

With thanks to Danielle Lukarovski & Maz Gueber