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Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Christmas Concert - Carols on the Green 2025
You are warmly invited to celebrate Carols on the Green once again this year. Make sure you do some vocal warm-ups in preparation for the night. Each class will perform two songs and the parish choir will perform. There will be delicious food and showbags for the children. We look forward to celebrating this exciting evening with you.
Gates open from 5:00pm
Dinner: from 5:30pm
Carols: 6:00pm
St Patrick’s Youth Faith Formation Afternoon
I would like to thank all the boys and girls who attended our youth faith formation session yesterday afternoon. My gratitude goes out in particular to Mr Mattas our Religious Education Coordinator, Mrs Mouna Roach, Mr Timothy Hart and Mr David Gearin for their running of workshops throughout the afternoon. Please read all about it further on in the newsletter.
New Monitors in Classrooms for 2025
I’m pleased to inform you that all of our classrooms that aren’t equipped with 75 inch monitors will be upgraded for the 2025 school year. This will make it easier for all students to be able to view the screen from wherever they are in the classroom.
Kindergarten, Year One and Year Two classes will be equipped with brand new interactive monitors for commbox. These screens allow teachers to share work, access the internet as well as a variety of apps. Multiple student can also interact with the screen at the same time. Professional learning for these teachers will occur early in the new year.
P & F
The school is very grateful to the P & F who at their last meeting approved funds for the purchase of new soccer goals for the students, a new personalised gazebo for gala days, sports carnivals and outdoor events. The P & F have also provided funds for the purchase of 10 new iPads for our K-3 students as well as some outdoor games and equipment for playtime. Thank you to the P&F for all of their support. These funds directly benefit the students of St Patricks.
Kind regards
Mr Mitchell Elks
Principal
POSITIVE BEHAVIOURS FOR LEARNING (PB4L), SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL)
Our PB4L focus for the Week 7 of Term 4 will be the Toilets
In the explicit teaching lessons, the expected behaviours taught will be:
1. Walk to the toilet
2. Flush the toilet after use
3. Wash hands using one pump of soap
4. Be quiet during toilet visits
5. Walk quickly and quietly back to class
Examples of behaviours that negatively impact respectful, responsible and safe
behaviours in the Toilets to be taught include:
1. Running, playing or shouting in or near the toilet
2. Putting soap on the toilet floor
3. Locking myself in the toilet
4. Putting toilet rolls into the toilet
Our PB4L/SEL focus for Week 8 will be: Asking Permission
In the explicit teaching lessons, the expected behaviours taught will be:
1. Look at the person.
2. Use a calm and pleasant voice.
3. Say “May I….?”
4. Accept the answer calmly.
PB4L Data
It is with pride that I inform you that in the last two weeks 44 students were
given Citizenship, Merit or Library Awards whilst there were 11 incidents of Inappropriate behaviour recorded.
Please strive to act respectfully, responsibly, and safely girls and boys. Thank you!
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.
Kind regards
Mr Gavan Hoctor
Assistant Principal
First Holy Communion
Please keep in your prayers the following children who are receiving the sacrament of First Holy Communion in the coming weekends at St Therese, St Francis of Assisi and The Immaculate Conception Parishes. Best of luck on this most sacred and special sacraments, what a special time in your journey as young Catholics!
Apologies to the four young friends who were not included in the newsletter item last time.
Year 5 and 6 students had a wonderful afternoon on Thursday during their spiritual formation session, ‘Pilgrims of Hope – Light for the Journey’. It was a wonderful time for the girls and boys.
St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal
We have begun to accept donations for the 2024 Vinnies Christmas Appeal. If you can please donate anything that may be considered a treat - lollies, biscuits, pancake mix, long life custard, panettone/pandoro etc - that would be greatly appreciated. We're accepting donations until December 6th.
Thank you for your generosity!
Kind regards
Mr Sam Mattas
Religious Education Coordinator
School Fees are invoiced as an annual account, due for payment in full 30 days after invoicing. However, many families elect to pay their school fees by regular instalments and as a new family to our school, we would like to offer you this option. If you wish to take up this offer, please complete a Request to Pay by Instalment Form which is available on the
school’s website or from the school’s administration office. On completion of the request, either email it to instalments@dow.catholic.
IMPORTANT: Please note that if you currently have a child or children at another school in the Diocese and you are paying by instalments at this location, you will not need to complete another Request to Pay by Instalment. The instalment request carries over from school to school with the same frequency of payment eg Weekly, fortnightly, etc.
If you are currently paying by instalments there is no need to complete another Request to Pay by Instalment as your request carries over from year to year unless you wish to amend the frequency of your payments eg Weekly to Fortnightly
If you would like to pay school fees by instalments in 2025 and have previously not taken up this option for payment, please complete a Request to Pay by Instalment Form which is available on the school’s website or from the school’s administration office. On completion of the request either email it to instalments@dow.catholic.edu.
IMPORTANT: Please note that if you currently have a child or children at another school in the Diocese and you are paying by instalments at this location, you will not need to complete another Request to Pay by Instalment. The instalment request carries over from school to school with the same frequency of payment eg Weekly, fortnightly, etc.
The last week for library borrowing is Week 7 to allow time for all the books to be returned before the end of the year. There will be a stocktake taking place in the library from Week 8 onwards. The students have been borrowing very well and enjoyed playing Christmas Trivia in the library the past 2 weeks. Thank you for supporting your children with their borrowing and returning of their library books.
Kind regards
Mrs Tracy Carey
Library
Wishing all the children celebrating birthdays all the best wishes.
Jacob Timbs - Year 4
Clara Dray - Year 6
Edward Bland - Kindergarten
Isla Lukarovski - Year 5
Jake Jovanovski - Year 5
