AUG 10 2023 NEWSLETTER
CHILD SAFETY STATEMENT
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents and Carers,
Tomorrow (Friday August 11 at 10.30am) Bishop Paul Bird will be visiting St. Patrick's, along with DOBCEL representatives, Warrnambool Network Principals, Parish Priests, Parishioners and School Advisory Council members, to Bless our new building completed at the end of last year. On October 6, a Federal Government Official will perform the official opening with the architect and builder representative present. Parents are welcome to attend either celebrations. Thank you to the Parents & Friends who are organising the morning tea for those attending.
Thank you to everyone who purchased from our Book Fair. From the profit taken we were eligible to take $700.00 from the sales and $150.00 worth of books for our school library. Hurray!
Olga Lyons
FEAST OF ST MARY MACKILLOP - AUGUST 8
God of the Prophets
You gifted Mary MacKillop with vision and courage.
In her, we see one who was not afraid to speak fearlessly, Your gospel of love.
We pray for the sensitivity and imagination to read the signs of our times, and to articulate new possibilities for our own day.
Like Mary, may we learn to confront all that is oppressive and unjust and empower others towards true freedom and integrity.
Spirit of Wisdom, be with us as we face new horizons. Amen
FROM THE RE LEADER - ELIZA DWYER
AWARDS
Foundation: Campbell Simpson for excellent work on subtraction. Hazel Taylor for making great progress with her reading. Sully Bresland for his excellent general knowledge in science class. Maeve Bourke for excellent work in guided reading.
Year 1: Finn Chisholm for being a reliable student and always doing the right thing. Frank Watty for sharing his insightful knowledge during class discussion. Lucy Currer for showing off her bubbly personality.
Year 2: Heidi Wagg for being a fantastic Year 2 leader and always demonstrating a resilient attitude
Year 3: Poppy Robinson for applying herself in writing sessions to display a growing understanding of how to improve her own writing.
Year 4: Sophie Porter for applying herself during all reading lessons and successfully challenging herself to complete the task board activities.
Year 5: Kolo Sakate for his dedication he has shown to the presentation of his work this term. Sam Porter for working effectively during writing time and completing pieces to the best of his ability. Billy Wagg for the way he applied himself during our literacy blocks this week. Ivy Condon for her hardworking attitude in all aspects of learning.
CLASS NEWS 56BM
SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
Last week we introduced our new School Wide Sustainability initiative.
We noticed that there was a lot of rubbish in our yellow bins that should have been in our red bins. We presented the first ever winning class from the fortnight's focus. We were very impressed with the bins on a daily basis in this class.
Congratulations to 3/4MM for winning our class plant Jeremy and 10 minutes of early break.
OUR DIOCESAN COMMUNITY
Please find below the link for the July 2023 edition of “Our Diocesan Community”
BOOK WEEK IS COMING! AUGUST 19 - 25
Book Week will be celebrated in Week 7 of Term 3. The Theme is READ GROW INSPIRE! Children can dress up as a book character or something related to the theme on Friday August 25.
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