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- PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
- RETURN TO SCHOOL - TERM 2
- PB4L UPDATE - WEEK 9
- REC UPDATE
- SPORTS UPDATE - CROSS COUNTRY
- LIBRARY
- PARENT/CARER SURVEY
- AWARDS - Week 9
- AWARDS - Week 10
- BIRTHDAYS
- SCHOOL FLYER
- SCHOOL BANKING
- ASPIRE OSHC - VACATION CARE PORT KEMBLA
- LIFE TO THE FULL
- YEAR ONE RECOUNTS - ST PATRICK'S DAY
- PARISH INFORMATION - EASTER SERVICES
- COMMUNITY NEWS
- YOUTH WEEK
An Easter Reflection
Holy Week for Christians is a time of special intensity. It is a week during which we do things that we don’t usually do and hear things we usually don’t hear. Holy Week has been held in great reverence since the very early years of the Church and no other Christian observance has interested the world so much. The rituals of the Church are complex and laden with meaning and proclaim to the world the liberating Good News that Christ has died, Christ is risen and Christ will come again.
In the three days of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, the Church gives us a dramatic, intense and richly symbolic expression of the very heart of Christian belief. By participating in the liturgy of these three days, we can deepen our understanding of what it means for us to be a Christian.
There are Christian people who find it difficult to come to Church any more. They have had experiences with the Church that have been hurtful to them and so find that the Church has little or nothing to offer them. Such people are closer to Jesus than they might have imagined. When Jesus entered Jerusalem, He was entering the holiest city of the Jewish religion, the city of the Great Temple the centre of which was the Holy of Holies, a place so revered that only the High Priest of the year was allowed to enter it. Yet, it was in Jerusalem that Jesus was betrayed, falsely accused, humiliated and handed over to an occupying force by the senior religious leaders, so He could be tortured and executed.
Like everything that happened in Jesus’ life there is something to be learned from this experience. Jesus’ belief in Himself and the purpose of His life was being tested to the extreme. Even though things did not seem to be working out the way He might have expected, the events that followed were totally momentous: Jesus died, Jesus rose and Jesus, eventually, will come again.
For people who have suffered religious hurt, Jesus’ experience is saying yes, there is real hurt, yes, it can be confusing but it is possible to rise above it all and to come again to the beliefs you once had and that are still dormant within you. Maybe Holy Week is a time to be reunited with Jesus as an understanding life companion.
On the night before He died, Jesus did something rather extraordinary He washed the feet of His apostles, in spite of their protests. He had a special purpose in doing this: “Do you understand what I have done? You call Me your teacher and Lord, and you should, because that is what I am. And if your Lord and teacher has washed your feet, you should do the same for each other. I have set the example, and you should do for each other exactly what I have done for you.”
John 13: 12-15.
Christians are to be strong in their love for one another and for all people. Holy Week is definitely a week with a difference and spiritually rewarding for Christians who, willingly, are part of its unfolding.
Dear Parents
As the end of the term draws to a close we can proudly reflect upon the wonderful effort put in by each and every class to have a rewarding and productive term both academically and spiritually.
This week we have seen each class ( except Yr 6) perform a ritual of the Holy Week events. It was wonderful to see the children perform with such respect and engagement. We began each ritual with a prayer and then the scenes from Holy Week.
Although we have witnessed the sad events leading up to the Resurrection it is also a great opportunity to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made.
On a personal note I wish to thank our staff and students for the great term we have just had, and we look forward to another successful Term 2. Finally I would like to say “Thank you” to all of our St Patrick’s community and wish you all a safe and enjoyable break.
Peace and Best Wishes for a happy and holy Easter
Mrs Anne Duggan - Principal
UNIFORM - Term 2
Children will return to school in Term 2 in their summer uniform. We will reassess this in Week 3 and make a decision on when we will transition to the winter uniform.
Positive Behaviours for Learning (PB4L)
Our PB4L focus for Week 1 next Term is Respecting the School Environment
In the explicit teaching lessons the expected behaviours taught will be:
* Putting my rubbish in the correct bin
* Packing up my toys
* Putting my lunch box and drink bottle in the class tub
* Staying in-bounds
* Cleaning up any mess I make
Examples of behaviours that negatively impact on Respecting the School Environment to be taught include:
* Littering
* Leaving my toys behind
* Leaving my lunch box or drink bottle behind
* Going out-of-bounds
* Leaving a mess
Our PB4L focus for Week 2 next Term will be Being a Peaceful Problem Solver
The purpose of this weekly focus is to provide the students with strategies to help them effectively manage conflict situations should it arise or better still to avoid a conflict from occurring in the first place.
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.
PB4L Data
It is with pride that I inform you that over the last two weeks 70 students were given Citizenship, Merit, Library or Uniform Awards or Playground Affirmation Awards whilst there were only 3 incidents of Inappropriate behavior recorded.
Congratulations boys and girls. This is wonderful news to share.
Please continue to act respectfully, responsibly and safely.
WE’RE GOING GREENER - NUDE FOOD EVERYDAY
We require all students to bring their food in reusable containers of on a daily basis please. Quite simply what we’re asking you to do is to send your children to school with food that is not wrapped in foil, plastic or commercial packaging. Our hope is that all food will come to school in containers that can be brought home rather than wrapping or packaging that ends up as rubbish in our bins. We wish to eliminate single use plastics and food packaging to make a significant impact in reducing rubbish that goes to landfill.
It is our response to instilling in our students an ecological consciousness that aligns itself with the efforts and expectations of the wider community and puts into practice the principles of the Papal encyclical, ‘Laudato Si.”
Requiring students to bring Nude Food empowers students to make conscious choices about what they eat, and encourages them to think about their impact on the environment and their health.
Your support for this would be sincerely appreciated.
Mr Gavan Hoctor - Assistant Principal
REC Update – W10 – T1
Primary Student Environmental Awareness Day
On Friday of Week 9 I attended the Primary Student Environmental Awareness Day with three of the Year 6 leaders – Madi Mineeff, Lily Meizer and Lucas Pucillo. We had a wonderful day as we learned about how we can improve the sustainability of our school, discovered some great environmental initiatives that other schools are undertaking and made our own tote bags from an old shirt that otherwise would have ended up in land fill. It also came to our attention that we are going amazingly well in the space of environmental stewardship at St Patrick’s, especially considering our Nude Food initiative and the skills and knowledge our students gain from working and learning in the Living Classroom.
Many thanks to Madi, Lily and Lucas for a great day!
All the best,
Mr Sam Mattas
Religious Education Coordinator
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Cross Country 2021
The wet ground would not stop our school cross country, so primary and infants ran at school. Thank you to Stage 2 children for their help with running the carnival. And thank you to the whole school for the great enthusiasm when running and cheering.
The individual results are:
Kindergarten 400m
Boys 1. Nicholas Mineeff 2. James Dos Santos 3. Rixon Vanderburg 4. Ethan Fargnoli
Girls 1. Evie Agius 2. Sasha Naumovski 3. Alice Ryan 4. Isabelle Ruprecht
Year 1 600m
Boys 1. Luka Batur 2. William Calleja 3. Edwin Palmer 4. Owen Pucillo
Girls 1. Chloe Dimitrijevic 2. Audrey Woods 3. Emelia Connor 4. Chloe Habak & Ebony Rogers
Year 2 800m
Boys 1. Chavez Ntallaris & Judah Friesan 2. Dominic Romancewicz 3. Alessandro Varela De Sousa 4. George Michaloudakis
Girls 1. Eva Zafiropoulos 2. Aurora Leite 3. Isla Lukarovski 4. Mikayla Dimovski & Veronika Carolan
8 Years - 2km
Boys 1. Rory Meizer 2. Mason Kuzmanovski
Girls 1. Lara Dimovski 2. Tori Fogarty & Amelie Mineeff 3. Georgia Stojanovski
9 Years 2km
Boys 1. Sean Timbs 2. Christian Naumovski 3. Levi Kinnas 4. Harrison Sharpe
Girls 1. Delilah Calleja 2.Fiona Meta 3. Imogen Aquilina 4. Simona Stojcevski
10 Years 2km
Boys 1. Toby Ritchie 2. Nikhil Carolan 3. Jack Aguis 4. Aaron Pasztor
Girls 1. Liana Meta 2. Paige Lukarovski 3. Ari Austin 4. Sofia Mineeff
11 Years 2km
Boys 1. Dylan Capocchiano 2. Isaac Spinelli 3. Nathan Harrison 4. Christian Nagy
Girls 1. Taylah Curtis 2. Ella Sammut 3. Madeleine Mineeff 4. Lucy Yates
12 Years 2km
Boys 1. Jamie Harrison 2. Joshua Purdevski 3. Theodore Ntallaris 4. Lukas Markovski
Girls 1. Maya Rizovska 2. Abbie Lokys 3. Bianca Meta 4. Alexia Trajcevska
The children who have been selected in the School team to compete in Nowra on April 27 should have received and returned their notes. There are four age divisions at the Diocesan level, being 8/9, 10, 11 & seniors. Three children from each school may run in each race.
The House results were:
- 1st St Mary of the Cross - Red
- 2nd St Francis - Yellow
- 3rd St Patrick - Green
- 4th Mother Margherita - Blue
Wishing all the children celebrating birthdays during the week, throughout the holidays and also the beginning of Term 2 all the very best on their special day.
Ethan Fargnoli - Kinder
Tahlia Spinelli - Year 6
Madeleine Mineeff - Year 6
Hannah Dos Santos - Year 3
Audrey Woods - Kinder
Leah Dragarski - Year 1
Marco Alves - Year 4
Nikhil Carolan - Year 4
Paige Lukarovski - Year 5
Evie Combes - Year 6
Fiona Meta - Year 3
Samuel Stojcevski - Year 6
Milani Kuzmanovska - Year 2
Lucia Sharpe - Kinder
Marko Milenkovic - Year 1
Theodore Ntallaris - Year 6
Dear Parents,
I’m sure 2020 was long and challenging for all of us, and for the most part I’m glad it is over as I am sure you all are too. Due to restrictions in the school community we not allowed to run the school banking program. However, I am pleased to announce the school banking program will recommence in Term 2 2021. Our first day back will be Wednesday 21st April 2021.
We encourage your children to participate each week and learn valuable lessons about saving. Any child in years K-6 can participate. If you are not familiar with the program, feel free to go online and read all about it. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact one of the school banking representatives.
If you have an account already, great! If you want to sign up and get a school banking account then you can do one of three things:
- go into your local Commonwealth Bank branch and sign up for the school banking program.
- sign up for the school banking program account online commbank.com.au/banking/school or
- contact either Danielle Lukarovski or Kelly Pucillo (school banking representatives) emails below.
Do not address any questions to the front office as they are not able to answer your questions.
Thank you
Danielle & Kelly
School Banking Co Ordinators
Year 1 have been learning to write recounts of events and stories. They are including time connectives in their work to help retell an event in order of how it happened. Here are a few recounts that Year 1 wrote about how they celebrated St Patrick's Day.
NSW Youth Week 2021
Youth Week will take place from 16 to 24 April and there will be a variety of activities, opportunities and events across NSW for young people. As part of Youth Week, students can lead the direction of the new NSW Government Strategic Plan for Children and Young People. All they need to do is complete a short survey and they will go in the running to win prizes. Entries close 24 April, 2021. Click on the following link to find out more: http://bit.ly/SEYW2021