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Pope Benedict XVI’s Prayer for Grandparents
Lord Jesus,
you were born of the Virgin Mary,
the daughter of Saints Joachim and Anne.
Look with love on grandparents the world over.
Protect them! They are a source of enrichment
for families, for the Church and for all of society.
Support them! As they grow older,
may they continue to be for their families
strong pillars of Gospel faith,
guardians of noble domestic ideals,
living treasuries of sound religious traditions.
Make them teachers of wisdom and courage,
that they may pass on to future generations the fruits
of their mature human and spiritual experience.
Lord Jesus,
help families and society
to value the presence and role of grandparents.
May they never be ignored or excluded,
but always encounter respect and love.
Help them to live serenely and to feel welcomed
in all the years of life which you give them.
Mary, Mother of all the living,
keep grandparents constantly in your care,
accompany them on their earthly pilgrimage,
and by your prayers, grant that all families
may one day be reunited in our heavenly homeland,
where you await all humanity
for the great embrace of life without end. Amen!
Dear Parents
Thank you to all those who made Grandparents Day so lovely, especially our mums in the canteen! We loved having so many grandparents join us on the day. Photos from the day, including the iMovie with all the photos sent in, are in the following folder:
Kindergarten 2024
Ww have now sent out our offers of enrollment for Kindergarten 2024. We look forward to welcoming many younger siblings and some new families to the school.
NAPLAN Results
Year 3 and Year 5 NAPLAN results were sent home to families last Friday. Any parents who did not receive their child’s results should contact the school office.
Weekly Communication
In response to the feedback provided through the communication survey sent out last term we have begun sending out a weekly overview of school events each Sunday afternoon. We hope you find this information useful.
P&F Meeting
Please join us for the next P&F Meeting next Tuesday at 6.30pm. This one will be held over Zoom, so you can wear your ugg boots and pjs if you want!
Book Week Parade - save the date
Students are invited to get dressed up as their favourite book character for our Book Week Parade on Wednesday 23 August at 9am. Younger siblings are welcome to dress up also, as are any parents or grandparents wanting to join in the fun.
There are no prizes for best costumes, so please don’t feel pressure to buy or spend a lot of money on a costume!
Ms Gabi Tobin - Principal
We teach this to the students so that they have a way to manage situations with other
students if they feel that are being treated disrespectfully, irresponsibly, or unsafely.
In the explicit teaching lessons, the expected behaviours taught will be:
1. Look at the person
2. Use a serious sincere voice
3. Say “I am sorry for” or “I am sorry that ……………….”
“I can see what I have done has …………………….”
“I would like to try to make this better by ……………………”
4. Say Thank you for you apology
5. Say “Thanks for listening.”
It is with pride that I inform you that over the last two week 26 students were given
Citizenship, Merit, Library or Uniform Awards or Playground Affirmation Awards whilst there were 3 incidents of Inappropriate behaviour recorded.
The eSafety Commission website has resources to help parents and carers be positive role models and online safety advocates.
For online safety information for parents and carers, visit eSafety.gov.au/parents.
For advice on how to set parental controls across home Wi-Fi, devices, software, and more, visit: eSafety.gov.au/parental-controls.
For online safety webinars for parents and carers, visit eSafety.gov.au/parents/webinars.
For advice on the latest games, apps and social media, visit eSafety.gov.au/esafety-guide.
eSafety Commissioner’s Online Relationships and Consent webinar
The Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT, in partnership with the eSafety Commissioner, is offering all parents, carers, teachers and support staff the opportunity to join a 30-minute free webinar designed for parents and carers of young people in secondary school.
It will cover:
- The impact of sharing nude images without consent
- practical suggestions for starting the chat about respectful relationships, consent and pressure to send nudes.
- Where to get support for a young person who has experienced abuse.
- The impact of sharing nude images without consent
Webinar details:
Date: Tuesday 15 August 2023
Time: 7.30 pm – 8.00 pm
Register at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/5491931265697591563
Mr Gavan Hoctor - Assistant Principal
Grandparents Day Thanks!
I would like to share my gratitude to everyone involved in another wonderful Grandparents Day. Fr Mark, Donna and the school choir for making Mass so wonderful, all of the staff who assisted with organising morning tea, the students and families in Years 3 and 4 for providing morning tea, to the teachers for facilitating some fun activities in their classrooms, the P&F who organised the canteen, and of course to all of the wonderful grandparents and family members who joined in the fun. It was yet another example of how wonderful our community is.
Thanks everyone!
Term 3 Prefects
Congratulations to the Term 3 class prefects who were carefully chosen by their classroom teachers to lead their class in Term 3. We will be holding a Prefect Induction Ceremony in the church on Monday August 7 at 9:00am, and all family members are invited and welcome to attend. Excellence Awards held over from Term 2 for students who were absent will be handed out at this assembly also.
On Monday July 31, Year 4 will be participating in the Religious Literacy Assessment, which is an assessment that all students in the Diocese of Wollongong undertake in Year 4. The purpose of this assessment is very similar to that of NAPLAN, however this assessment tests the knowledge and understanding that the children have in the key learning area of Religious Education. It covers content areas from Kinder up until Year 3, and it gives the school an understanding of both areas of strength and potential areas for improvement in Religious Education at St Patrick’s.
We wish the children the best of luck in this assessment and look forward to analysing the data and planning for improvement in the Religious literacy of our students.
Mr Sam Mattas
Religious Education Coordinator
