Newsletter 04/04/2025: Term 1, Week 10 2.0
From the Principal
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
On behalf of Darren and all St Patrick's School staff, we would like to wish you a very happy and safe Easter break.
We celebrated the end of a very busy term today with Mass and then our annual Easter Raffle. Our gratitude goes out to the Parents & Friends who coordinated the prizes, and to all families for their generous donations.
A reminder that with Easter Monday, ANZAC Day and staff professional development days in the first week of Term 2, we will welcome students back on Monday 28th of April. This is also our School Photo day. We look forward to seeing all those smiling back at school after their three week break!
We also warmly invite all students to attend the ANZAC Day March in their school uniform, meeting at the Camperdown Post Office at 9:45am on Friday 25th April.
A huge thank you to our three Mercy Work Experience students: Paddy, Matea and Tess, for all their help over the past week. We also farewell Claire Powling as she goes on maternity and wish her all the best!
Kind regards,
Tarryn Delaney & Jess Courtney
Prayer
Easter Raffle
What an exciting raffle! Again, many thanks to those parents who volunteered their time to coordinate the prizes.
We raised just over $3,500 towards our school, Thank you
My New Gallery
School photos - Term 2 Day 1 - Monday 28th April
Yes it is a logistically tricky day to host school photos on the returning day of school after the holiday break! At the time school photos were booked last year, our term did not look like it does now. Remember all photos can be ordered online using the details on your pack. Any orders that are paid in cash need to be with your student on the day.
Cross Country
Our annual cross country was held last Thursday.
Students in Grades 3-6 competed at the showgrounds and Foundation - Grade 2 students ran their races on the Mercy oval.
Congratulations to all students who participated on the day and a special shout out to our Age Champions for 2025! Well done to Nazareth House on winning the House Shield!
12 Year Olds 3km - Harvey Townsend & Taleah Dower
11 Year Olds 3km - Roy Molan & Millie Bourke
10 Year Olds 2km - Joshua McConachy & Emmy Sinnott
9 Year Olds 1km - Max Hutt & Aubree Eldred
8 Year Olds 3 laps - Jobe Kent & Tilly Brebner
7 Year Olds 2 laps - Leo Hutt & Lulu Burmeister
5/6 Year Olds 1 lap - Jude Martin & Ava Tongs
School Closure Days
These are our known Closure Days, which will mean that students are not required to attend school on these days.
- April 22nd (ReLATE)
- April 23rd (Positive Behaviour)
- April 24th (DOBCEL)
- July 4th (ReLATE)
- September 19th (Structured Literacy)
The first week of term two contains two public holidays - Easter Monday and ANZAC Day (Friday). With the support of our governing body, DOBCEL, Tuesday 22nd April, Wednesday 23rd April and Thursday 24th April will be student free days. St. Patrick’s staff will be participating in collaborative professional learning days with St. Colman's Mortlake, St Mary’s Ararat and St Thomas’ Terang as well as all schools in the Southern Zone of the Diocese of Ballarat. The focus for these professional learning days will include ReLATE and Strengthening our Universal practices in School Wide Positive Behaviours
This creates a three week break, inclusive of Easter, for our students at the end of Term 1.
I understand that this extended time off can require careful planning for families. I am hopeful that by providing you with advanced notice, you will have ample time to make any necessary arrangements, whether it be coordinating childcare, planning family activities, or simply enjoying some time together. TheirCare is open for bookings on these school closure days. We note that although TheirCare is open for late bookings they have in the past not ran on the day if there are no bookings for the school closure day.
I appreciate your understanding and support as we work to ensure the best possible educational environment for our students. As always, please get in touch if you would like to chat about this further.
ANZAC DAY
Happy Auslan Day
On Sunday, 13th April it is Auslan Day. We are very blessed to have Tracy teach our students Auslan, she is extremely passionate and works with the deaf community to ensure that her teaching is accurate and respectful.
Thank you to Tracy for filming with each class so we could make this video to celebrate.
Upcoming Events
Some important dates for your calendar for Term 2.
Monday 21/04 Easter Monday Public Holiday
Tuesday 22/4 School Closure Day
Wednesday 23/4 School Closure Day
Thursday 24/4 School Closure Day
Friday 25/4 Anzac Day Public Holiday
Monday 28/4 School Photo Day
Wednesday 30/4 Alpha Show - King Arthur
Friday 02/05 Division Athletics - Warrnambool
Tuesday 06/05 District Cross Country - Noorat
Thurs 08/05 Grade 4 Camp to Sovereign Hill
Friday 16/05 Division Cross Country - Warrnambool
Noone's Uniform
Noone's have stock of our uniform for purchase.
The shop is located in the Mercy Regional College building. Below is the school holiday and term 2 trading hours.
The uniform shop will be opened during the holidays on Thursday 24th April, 8am -12pm.
The uniform shop is looking for a casual retail shop assistant - please find details below.
TheirCare
Theircare has now commenced at St Patrick's School and it's not too late to enrol.
We are excited to announce that we have now partnered with an independent Outside of School Hours Care (OSHC) provider called TheirCare.
TheirCare provides a stimulating and safe environment for all children. During sessions, children develop life-skills, friendships, confidence, and creativity through play-based programs.
For further information, visit www.theircare.com.au or call our support office on 1300 072 410