FEBRAURY 13, 2025 NEWSLETTER
CHILD SAFETY STATEMENT
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you to the parents who came along to our Term 1 Working Bee. We achieved a long list of tasks with many hands to make light of the load. The next working bee will be at the beginning of Term 3.
Our Opening School Mass will be held this Friday at 12.30pm in St. Patrick's Church. The school leaders will officially receive their badges and be commissioned for their roles. All are welcome.
This year the staff will be hosting a WELCOME BREAKFAST for all families on Monday February 24, followed by time to visit their children's classrooms and meet the teachers. See details below.
Next Tuesday we will welcome Tara Shanahan, our new CatholicCare Pastoral Care Worker. Tara will be at St. Patrick's each Tuesday to support wellbeing in the school and to provide counselling for referred students. Referral forms are available from the office. Students who were previously referred do not need to have another referral form.
Olga Lyons
SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS - 2025
Term 1 - Friday April 4 - RE PD (To be confirmed)
Term 2 - Tuesday April 22 - Collaboration
Wednesday April 23 - Maths Curriculum
Thursday April 24 - DOBCEL Strategic Plan
Tuesday June 10 - Wellbeing PD
Thursday 19 & Friday 20 September - RE PD
Term 3 - Monday July 21 - Structured Literacy PD
Final Day for Students in Term 4 - Thursday December 18
FROM THE REL - MICHELLE MALONE
WELCOME BREAKFAST
The St. Patrick's staff would like to invite parents to a WELCOME BREAKFAST on Monday February 24th. Breakfast will be served between 8.00am and 8.40am. Parents can visit the classrooms with their children between 8.30 and 9.00am. Parents who do not wish to attend the breakfast may visit classrooms from 8.30am.
Breakfast orders must be made through CDF by 3.30pm on Wednesday February 19th. The food will be ordered from The Village Bakery; prices are being subsidised by the school. A coffee van will be onsite for those who wish to purchase a coffee and there will be tea and coffee stations as well.
Breakfast Menu:
Egg & Bacon Roll - $5.00
Ham & Cheese Croissant - $5.00
Savoury Quiche - $3.00
YEAR 1 NEWS
LAST WEEK'S AWARDS
The following children will be receiving awards at tomorrow's assembly.
Foundation:
Year 1
Year 2: Tully Brittain-Watts, Lynden Knee, Kelly Parkinson
Year 3A: Jai Coxall, Rosie Brian, Liam Jackson
Year 3B: Poppi Sproal
Year 4: Ayla Gramss, Max Simpson, Heidi Wagg
Year 5
Year 6
CDFpay - THIS IS READY TO USE
St Patrick's uses CDFpay for online canteen ordering, uniform shop, events, fundraising, and over-the-counter purchases at our school.
How to register for a CDFpay account
- Search ‘CDFpay’ on the App Store (Apple) or Google Play store, download the app, then click ‘Sign up now’. Alternatively, scan the QR code or enter the following link in your web browser: https://user.cdfpay.flexischools.com.au/register
- Enter and confirm your email address, then click ‘Sign up’.
- Check your email inbox and follow the prompts to complete your account registration (check junk/spam if lost).
After you have registered and entered your child’s details, you can:
- Add your child’s student card number to enable over-the-counter purchases.
- Top up your parent wallet and set daily spend limits for your child.
- To avoid card surcharges, top up $50 or more using a debit card or bank transfer any value.
- Order and pay in seconds!
Have questions? Visit https://flexischools.zendesk.com/hc/en-au/ for detailed FAQs or chat to the Flexischools Digital Assistant. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please complete the online Contact Form and Flexischools will get back to you directly.
SCHOOL DATES - 2025
| Friday February 14 | Beginning of Year Mass at 12.30pm |
| Tuesday February 18 | Reconciliation Parent Meeting at 7pm |
| Assembly at 2.40pm | |
| Monday February 24 at 8.00am | Welcome Breakfast and Open Classrooms |
| Monday February 24 | Lions Club Eye Screening - Foundation, Yr 3 & Yr 6 |
| Tuesday February 25 | SAC Meeting at 7.00pm |
| Wednesday February 26 | St Pat's Athletics - Yrs 1 - 6 |
| Thursday February 27 | Moyne School Tennis |
| Friday February 28 | Division Swimming |
| Thursday March 6 | Foundation Athletics |
| Division Tennis | |
| Friday March 7 | NO CANTEEN |
| Assembly at 2.40pm | |
| Monday March 10 | Labour Day Public Holiday |
| Monday March 17 | Whole School Mass at 12.30pm |
| Friday March 21 | Assembly at 2.40pm |
| Friday March 28 | Moyne Athletics |
| Wednesday April 2 | Reconcilation at 5.30pm |
| Friday April 4 | SCHOOL CLOSURE - TO BE CONFIRMED |
The Wellbeing Barometer - 2025
SCHOOLZINE
Schoolzine is the platform that St Patrick's uses for our Newsletter, Sporting Schools Form and lots more. There are links on the Home Page to PAM, Latest Newsletter, School Calendar, eForms, Call Us, Website, Policies and Procedures, CDfpay, Newsletter Archive, Facebook Link, Child Safety and Canteen Menu.
To download Schoolzine click on the link below. The passcode to get access to this App is 8137
SPORTING SCHOOLS
Sporting Schools will commence next week, Tuesday February 4th. The program will run for 7 weeks, with the final session being on Thursday March 20. The program days for Term 1 are Tuesday and Thursdays 3.20pm-4.30pm. You must register your child via the Schoolzine App. See details earlier in the newsletter regarding the App. Millie Kenna and Ben Kelly will be running the program.
Please only register your child/children the day of or the night before the session they will be attending. Cut off is 12pm. The form will not be live until Monday February 3.
Days are subject to change depending on the availability of Millie Kenna.
COMMUNITY NEWS
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No group sharing required.
The weekend is based around Catholic values. Couples of all faiths are welcome.
Please check our website for more details and to book your special weekend:
Our next weekend is: 25-27 April 2025 at St Paul's Retreat Centre, Wantirna South.
Starts Friday evening at 7pm and finishes Sunday afternoon around 4:30pm
Information/Bookings: Phone Mercy & James 0409 183 676 or
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