October 23, 2025 NEWSLETTER

CHILD SAFETY STATEMENT

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Parents and Carers,

 The Year 3/4 sports day was a great success.  Well to done Tommy Greene and the staff who assisted.

We are getting very excited about our Grandparent's and Special Friend's day on Monday.  Please check the details in the newsletter below. 

The Year 2 students will be sleeping over in the school on Thursday night.  Let's hope they do actually sleep!

Thursday is also our Socktober day to raise awareness and funds for October Mission Month.  Funds will go to support disadvantaged communities.  

The Halloween Disco is next Friday evening so get those costumes happening. There are 2 age group sessions. See the details in the newsletter below.  

5.00pm - Years F-2 (parents are welcome to stay)              6.00pm - Years 3-6.  

Olga Lyons

MISSION MONTH - OCTOBER

 “I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.”  John 10:10

Catholic Mission is the Pope’s international mission agency in Australia and is part of the global network of Pontifical Mission Societies operating in over 160 countries. We partner with communities to help them flourish by supporting grassroots projects, including healthcare, education, and faith formation, while also being an active voice for human rights.

Each year Catholic Mission celebrates the work of the Mission in Australia and around the world in October for Catholic Mission month.

Loving God,

You sent Your Son Jesus so that we may have life and have it to the full.

Bless the work of Catholic Mission as they bring life, hope and love to communities in need.

May their efforts in healthcare, education and faith formation help all people flourish in dignity and peace.

Inspire us to be part of Your mission, sharing Your love and standing up for justice around the world.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

FROM THE REL - MICHELLE MALONE

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulatons to Noami, Ryan, Logan, Layla on the birth of Austin Joseph Watts. 

SCIENCE NEWS

YEAR 3B NEWS

Maths in Action: 

Mapping Our Classroom! 

This week in Maths, we have been exploring ‘Location’ by learning to create and interpret map symbols and legends. Working in groups of three to four, we used LEGO to design and build our own 3D models of our classroom, complete with a legend to represent desks, doors and key areas.

Once our models were complete, groups used their legends to create accurate maps that showed the classroom layout from a bird’s-eye view. The activity encouraged teamwork, problem-solving and spatial thinking, all while making Maths creative and fun!

AWARDS

The following students received awards at last Friday's assembly:

Learning

Foundation: Emmett Cullen for amazing fact fluency in Maths. Remy Cooper for wonderful word seeking skills in Sounds Write. 

Year 1: Evie Elliot for an excellent improvement in her handwriting. Josie Baulch for her thoughtful and valuable contributions to class discussions.

Year 2: Brax  Shiells for OUTSTANDING reading. George Haylock for trying very hard to stay focused and on task during all activities. Tommy Fitzgerald for showing great focus in writing and creating a wonderful, imaginative narrative. Millie Leddin for delivering a wonderful presentation to the class about her holiday.

Year 4: Jack Willoughby for his excellent fluency when called upon during our literacy sessions. 

Year 5: Maggie Currer for her organisation and classroom efficiency.

Year 6: Sophie Porter for her enthusiasm and active participation during our assembly preparation.

Respect

Year 5: Henry Elliott for his persistence, patience and spectacular effort in performing in Eva at the Spring Music Festival. 

PUPIL FREE DAY

The staff will be participating in a Curriculum Professional Development Day in term 4 on Thursday November 6

JAPANESE HOST FAMILIES NEEDED!

PADDY'S BREAKFAST CLUB

GRANDPARENTS & SPECIAL FRIENDS' DAY

PLEASE FILL IN THE GOOGLE FORM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ORDER A SAUSAGE FOR YOUR CHILD'S GRANDPARENTS OR SPECIAL FRIENDS

SAUSAGE SIZZLE ORDER FORM 

HALLOWEEN DISCO - OCTOBER 31

CATHOLICCARE PARENTING CONSULT

This is an opportunity for parents to engage in an individual parenting consult with an experienced and Parenting Practitioner.

Hello! My name is Helen Diamond and I am delighted to be doing some work with the St Patrick’s school
community on Tuesday 28th October.

I am a Parenting Practitioner with CatholicCare, who has had the joy and privilege of working with parents for 28
years; I’m also a parent of three adult children and a grandparent of a 6yo and a 2 yo.

One thing I know for certain is that every parent wants to be the best parent they can for their child/ren. The
problem is that there is so much information around today, advising parents how to be the best they can that it
can be really confusing and confidence- deflating. Each generation of parents puts their own spin on parenting
and new research overrides the messages of previous “experts” which can sometimes leave us not knowing
where to turn when we hit a roadblock in our parenting journey.

I’m looking forward to conducting some parenting consultations at St Patrick’s, to hearing your parenting stories
and to discussing ways that you can support your children to navigate the ups and downs and challenges they
(and you!) may be facing.

If you are interested in an individual parenting consult on Tuesday 28th October, please send me an email and
we’ll organize a time that will suit you: helen.diamond@catholiccarevic.org.au

Looking forward to meeting you!
Kind regards,
Helen

SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS

SCHOOL DATES - 2025

FOUNDATION 2026 INFORMATION

SPORTING SCHOOLS - TERM 4

There will be a change of days for Term 4, the days will be Wednesday and Thursday. Sporting Schools will start in Week 3 on Wednesday October 22 and finish on Thursday December 4.

EMPOWER STRENGTHENING PARENT SUPPORT PROGRAM

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