Newsletter 20/05/2024 Term 2 Week 6

Our Penticost Prayer

From the Principal

Dear parents and carers,

We are half way through Term 2 and several important activities are approaching. We have our Grade 4 Camp, Confirmation, preparation for our production and our Tri-Sports going on at the moment. It is great to have these special opportunities at school.

National Simultaneous Storytime

On Wednesday we will have students participating in the National Simultaneous Storytime. This year the book is by an Australian author and illustrator and is called Bowerbird Blues. Students will read the book at the same time as other students across Australia. We thank Paula Atkins for all of her work which allows our school to participate in National Simultaneous Storytime.

We are having an out of uniform day on Wednesday and encourage children to wear blue clothes. 

There is no charge for wearing casual on this day. 

$400 School Saving Bonus

The Allan Labor Government has announced a $400 School Saving Bonus for all school students in government school regardless of income, but only for families that hold a Health Care Card in Catholic schools. We feel that this is so unfair.

We strongly believe that the payment should be means tested for all students or apply to all students.

This decision punishes families for choosing to send their children to a Catholic school. St Patrick’s School, DOBCEL and the Victorian Catholic Education Authority are working hard to change this decision and we are asking for your help.

Please find attached the letter sent to families last week and the email template that can be used, and we ask that you please consider contacting a local Member of Parliment to express your concerns.

The Week Ahead

Wellbeing

Grade 2 Local Excursion

Grade 2 Historical Society and Heritage Walk

Last Friday our Grade 2 students went on a town walk to visit the Camperdown Historical Society. They braved the showers and headed off to find out more about the significant people, buildings and sites in our local area.

Division Cross Country

The 11 students who qualified and represented St Patrick's at the Division Cross Country event in Warrnambool last Friday competed very well and 5 students will move on to the Regional competition next Monday.

CATHOLIC SCHOOL CULTURE

Parish Bulletin

LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP

Known Dates

Below is a list of known dates at this stage for the rest of this year.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Helping Hand

We have a family in our community experiencing difficult circumstances at the moment and we would like to be able to support them by providing them with some meals. If you are able to make an extra meal and send it to school, we will make sure they are delivered to them. To support dietry needs, please clearly write the ingredients on the dish. Thank you.

Watch this, Space!

Our school production is fast approaching. The children are busy practicing their routines with Kirsty and Vickie.

The production will be held in the MRC stadium on Tuesday the 25th June which is a matinee performance, Wednesday the 26th June and Thursday the 27th June which are evening performances. 

It's the year 2200. The very last piece of coal just ran out and the President Of the World (POW  for short) can't take their nightly bubble bath. With absolutely no help from the A.I. Vice  President, POW discovers that a new type of energy has just been invented—Kinesiactricity: the  power generated by large dance mobs. The only problem? No one on Earth has danced since  the Great TikTok Crash of 2062 and everyone has forgotten how.  

With the help of the world's oldest human—the last dance historian on Earth—POW must take a  ragtag team on a treacherous journey to the stars to save not only the bubble baths, but also  the Earth from a danceless future.  

P&F Fundraiser

The P&F will be running a raffle this term - details as follows;

St Pat's Pot O’Gold Draw!
Win Camperdown Cash to spend at any business of your choice in postcode 3260.

Prize values -  1st $2000     2nd $1000     3rd $500
Tickets $20 each - tickets will be sent home soon with each family. 

TheirCare

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.

We look forward to welcoming TheirCare to the St Patrick’s Primary School Camperdown community in 2024.

For further information, visit www.theircare.com.au or call our support office on 1300 072 410

School Student Broadband Initiative

Please find information reguarding the Australian Governments School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI).

The Australian Government initiative is 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.

Save the Date - Movie Night

The P& F are running a movie night in Warrnambool during the next school holidays, Wednesday July 3rd.

Save the date and come along for a fun evening!

Tickets are available for purchase from the office.

Birthdays

Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrate their birthday this week and during the holidays.

Isla H, Matthew T, Hannah U, Stella E & Finn V

Community Events