MAY 16, 2024 NEWSLETTER
- CHILD SAFETY STATEMENT
- FROM THE PRINCIPAL
- FROM THE RE LEADER - ELIZA DWYER
- SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
- SCHOOL PODCAST
- CLASSROOM NEWS - ARTS
- AWARDS
- STATE BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT
- SCHOOL STUDENT BROADBAND INITIATIVE
- RECONCILIATION WEEK MAY 27 - JUNE 3
- NEW UNIFORM ITEM - BEANIES!!!
- SCHOOL DATES - 2024
- SCHOOL TV - RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE
- IT'S TIME TO ENROL FOR 2025
- AUSTRALIAN EARLY DEVELOPMENT CENSUS
- NCCD INFORMATION FLYER
- LIBRARY SHELVING
- SPORTING SCHOOLS
- COMMUNITY NEWS
CHILD SAFETY STATEMENT
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents and Carers,
Congratulations to the students who ran in the Moyne Cross Country last Friday. Eight students will be heading to Warrnambool for the Division Cross Country competition on Friday and we wish them well.
We have the Year 4 class and individual Year 5 & 6 students performing at the Eisteddfod next week. Thank you to Sam Kenna for preparing them for their poetry reading during their drama lessons.
It was wonderful to see so many mothers and grandmothers at the Mother's Day Breakfast last Friday. Thank you to Tony Jackson and his team of dads who prepared the delicious food and the mums who decorated the hall.
Congratulations to the children who made their sacrament of Confirmation on Wednesday evening at the Infant Jesus Church in Koroit, along with children from St Patrick's Koroit, St John's Dennington and St Pius X West Warrnambool.
Please take the time to listen to the senior leader's very first podcast!!
Olga Lyons
FROM THE RE LEADER - ELIZA DWYER
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
On Wednesday evening Fr John Fitzgerald confirmed 8 of our students at the Infant Jesus Church in Koroit, along with students from Port Fairy Consolidated, St Patrick's Koroit, St John's Dennington and St Pius X West Warrnambool.
Congratulations to these students from St Patrick's Port Fairy:
Inala Hayes, Tadhg Duus, Hudson Malady, Angus MacKenzie, Basil Sheehan, Freddie Simpson, Max Simpson, Heidi Wagg
SCHOOL PODCAST
Our Student Leadership Team have been busy creating a School Podcast. They have released the very first episode on Spotify today and are looking forward to releasing new episodes every fortnight. Their skills will continue to develop and we are excited to see what they can do in this space. Follow the link below to have a listen!
CLASSROOM NEWS - ARTS
What a huge start to the year we have had in the art department! If you have visited the school recently you will have noticed the most beautiful art pieces created by our students displayed all through the corridors. The next time you come to the school, make sure you take the time to admire all of the masterpieces.
This week marks the beginning of the Warrnambool Eisteddfod. We have students in Years 5 and 6 competing in the speech, poetry and scripture reading sections, along with all of our Year 4 students who will compete in the choral speaking section.
All parents and friends are welcome to attend. The eisteddfod is taking place at St Pius X Hall in Warrnambool. Please head to the following website for all of the times and dates of the performances: warrnambooleisteddfod.org.au/speech-drama
All of our students have been practicing hard for the big event and we wish them all good luck.
AWARDS
Keely Parkinson for picking up rubbish in the yard.
Grace Parkinson for picking up rubbish in the yard.
George Moutsos for helping Henry.
Albie Tregeagle for making excellent progress sounding out words
Ethan Moutsos for working very hard during literacy.
Lucy Currer for consistently working hard in all tasks.
Lachlan Seath for displaying excellent work during structured literacy.
Inala Hayes for sharing excellent ideas during structured literacy.
Iney Murphy for demonstrating respect by supporting her classmates in group work to achieve success.
Lilly Roberts for demonstrating learning by successfully using adjectives and adverbs to expand her writing.
Jack Leddin for demonstrating respect by being a positive role model who willingly supports others.
Billy McCorkell for demonstrating learning by applying himself during all class activities to improve as learner.
Marley Coxall for excellent work during ‘Sounds Write’.
Juliet Hayes for excellent work during 'Sounds Write'.
Hazel Brian for great work putting the map of Australia together.
Frankie Ploenges for excellent work on addition.
Freya Crosier for learning all her vowel sounds.
STATE BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT
Last week the Allan Labor Government announced a $400 School Saving Bonus for all school students in government schools regardless of income but only for Health Care Card holders in Catholic schools.
This is deeply unfair.
We believe the payment should be means tested for all students or apply to all students.
It should not be based on which school you attend.
This policy punishes families for choosing to send their children to a Catholic school.
St Patrick's Primary School, DOBCEL and the Victorian Catholic Education Authority, are working hard to oppose this policy and we need your help.
We need to show the Victorian Government that punishing families who choose a Catholic School is unacceptable. Please consider contacting your local Member of Parliament to express your concern.
Thank you for your time in reading this and for advocating for your family and our schoo
SCHOOL STUDENT BROADBAND INITIATIVE
The Australian Governments School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) is available to families up to December 2025. This means for eligible families who sign up now, there is still over 18 months of free internet.
The Australian Government initiative was designed to boost education opportunities and narrow the digital divide, with the Australian Government providing up to 30,000 eligible families with school age children with no internet at home access to free NBN under the SSBI.
Access to the SSBI has become easier, with applications made through the National Referral Centre that parents/carers with school students can contact directly to check their eligibility.
Victorian families with students enrolled in Prep to Year 12, who do not have an active NBN connection (or had one in the previous 14 days) but can access a standard NBN service at their premises can become eligible with an application to the National Referral Centre.
You can find more information about the NRC on Anglicare Victoria’s website available here: Student Internet Program - Anglicare Victoria or contact Jordan Smith at the DOBCEL Office at jsmith@dobcel.catholic.edu.au
RECONCILIATION WEEK MAY 27 - JUNE 3
To highlight Reconciliation Week we will be creating a human Indigenous flag on the oval on Monday May 27. An aerial photograph will be taken to display in our school foyer. Students are asked to dress in the colours listed below and bring a GOLD COIN DONATION to go to the "Opening the Doors" funding organisation who provide resources for Indigenous students in schools.
Year 2 - wear all yellow clothing
Years F/1/3 - wear all red clothing
Years 4/5/6 - wear all black clothing
Staff - wear all black or colour of your class
NEW UNIFORM ITEM - BEANIES!!!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE CHILLY WEATHER
SCHOOL DATES - 2024
Term 2
Friday May 17 - Division Cross Country Friday May 17 - Year 1, 2 & 3 Church Mass at 12.30pm Monday May 20 - Kinder Visit at 9.30am Tuesday May 21 - Yr 5 & 6 Winter Sports Wednesday May 22 - Eisteddfod Thursday May 23 - Eisteddfod Friday May 24 - Eisteddfod Friday May 24 - Kinder Visit at 9.30am Friday May 24 - Assembly at 2.40pm in the Hall Monday May 27 - Region Cross Country Tuesday May 28 - Hands on Learning Volcanco Produce Visit Friday May 31 - Senior & Foundation Church Mass at 12.30pm Wednesday June 5 - Kinder Visit at 9.30am Thursday June 6 - Division Girls Footy Thursday June 6 - Kinder Visit at 9.30am Friday June 7 - Division Winter Sports Friday June 7 - Assembly at 2.40pm in the Hall Monday June 10 - Labour Day (Public Holiday) Tuesday June 11 - Special Lunch Thursday June 13 - HoL & Mini Vinnies Leaders Visit to Foodshare at 12.45pm Friday June 14 - Beach Monitoring at 9am Friday June 21 - Reports Live on PAM Tuesday June 25 - Parent Teacher Interviews at 2pm-6pm Wednesday June 26 - Parent Teacher Interviews at 3.30pm-6pm Friday June 21 - Assembly at 2.40pm in the Hall Friday June 28 - Last day of Term 2 at 2.20pm
Term 3
Monday July 15 - First Day of Term 3 Tuesday July 16 - Parent Information for Eucharist at 7pm Friday July 19 - Eucharist Program at 10am Friday July 19 - Division Hockey Monday 22, Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24 July - Year 5 & 6 Camp at Melbourne Thursday July 25 - Rest Day for Year 5 & 6 Camp Friday July 26 - Assembly at 2.40pm in the Hall Saturday July 27 - Working Bee Friday August 9 - Assembly in the Hall at 2.40pm Friday August 16 - Trivia Night @ 6.30pm Saturday August 17 - Eucharist at 6pm Wednesday August 21 - Staff PD - Pupil Free Day Friday August 23 - Assembly in the Hall at 2.40pm Friday September 6 - Father's Day Breakfast at 8am Friday September 6 - Assembly in the Hall at 2.40pm Tuesday 10 & Wednesday 11 September - Year 3 & 4 Camp at Roses Gap Thursday 12 September - Rest Day for Year 3 & 4 Camp Friday September 20 - Assembly in the Hall at 1.40pm Friday September 20 - Last day of Term 3 at 2.20pm
Term 4
Monday October 7 - First Day of Term 4 Friday October 18 - Assembly in the Hall at 2.40pm. Monday October 28 - Grandparents & Special Friends Day Thursday October 31 - Division Cricket Friday November 1 - Assembly in the Hall at 2.40pm Friday November 15 Assembly in the Hall at 2.40pm Friday November 22 - Yr 6 Surfgroms Friday November 29 - Yr 6 Surfgroms Friday November 29 - Assembly in the Hall at 2.40pm Friday December 6 - Yr 6 Surfgroms Monday December 9 - End of Year Mass at 12.30pm Friday December 13 - Yr 6 Surfgroms Friday Decemb er 13 - Assembly in the Hall at 2.40pm Tuesday December 17 - Yr 6 Graduation Wednesday December 18 - Students Final Day at 3.20pm Thursday December 19 - Pupil Free Day
School Assembly - All school assemblies will be held in the hall this Term. Assemblies are held every second week at 2.40pm
SCHOOL TV - RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE
“If you swear at someone, or about someone, you are actually committing an act of verbal violence. You transgress the usual rules of social interaction, impinging upon someone's self-image and their sense of dignity."
Dr Michael Carr-Gregg
IT'S TIME TO ENROL FOR 2025
Existing families with a child starting Foundation in 2025 are asked to complete the electronic enrolment enquiry document found under the Enrolment Information tab on our school website before June 19.
AUSTRALIAN EARLY DEVELOPMENT CENSUS
During the month of May all schools are required to complete the Australian Early Development Census for children in their first year of full-time schooling. This census assists in building a complete picture of early childhood development in Australia, so that the government can better understand and respond to the needs of children and their families. If any parents/carers do not consent to the collection of their child's information please contact the school.
NCCD INFORMATION FLYER
Please click on the link below for more information on NCCD
LIBRARY SHELVING
Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to assist in shelving borrowed books in our Library. You have been rostered on for a week but we only expect you to come in for a short time and later in the week is best.
Week of: 27/05/2024 - Judi Seath
Week of: 03/06/2024 - Ruth Everitt
Week of: 10/06/2024 - Nieka Geekie
SPORTING SCHOOLS
Our last sessions will be in Week 7, May 27 & 30.
COMMUNITY NEWS
