Newsletter 22/07/2024 Term 3 Week 2

Grandparents Day Prayer

Friday 26th of July is the feast of Saint Joachim and Anne and on this day we celebrate Grandparents Day where we recognise the contribution grandparents make to our families and our community. 

From the Principal

Dear parents and carers,

Term 3 has started well despite the cold, wet weather that is keeping us inside for many of our break times. The children are showing great resilience and the staff are providing many outside opportunities when there is a break in the weather during the day.

LEARNING AND TEACHING

School Reports & Parent/Teacher Interviews

Our school reports were released in PAM late last term and we hope you have had an opportunity to read about your child's progress. We will follow these up now with our Parent/Teacher Interviews tomorrow on Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th of July. If you have not yet booked an appointment, please go into the PAM app and find a convenient time to meet and discuss your child's progress.

Taster Day

Last Thursday we hosted kindergarten children from Cobden, Camperdown, Simpson and Banana Splits to our Taster Day. These children enjoyed a morning of fun and friendship, participating in activities in STEM, PE & Auslan/Health.

Foundation Grandparents Day

On Friday this week the Foundation class celebrate the feast of Saint Joachim and Anne by celebrating Grandparents Day Mass and morning tea with grandparents who are able to attend. This is always a wonderful celebration for our Foundation families each year. 

The week ahead

First Aid in Schools

St John's Ambulance Australia are providing our students with a basic overview of the principles of first aid tomorrow, Tuesday 23rd of July. Across the day, each class will participate in a 45 minute session with the facilitators. We hope the children will learn valuable skills that may help them in an emergency situation.

Super Brain Dance Workout

We have been offered an opportunity to work with Maggie Flanagan who is an Early Childhood Educator, Counsellor, and Wellness/ Nutrition/Fitness coach.  She will conduct a Super Brain Dance Workout for our 3/4 students today. This will be a great opportunity to warm up and get our brains moving.

Green and Gold Day

Friday 2nd August is when we will celebrate all things Olympics, with a wear your Aussie colours day at school.

Children can come dressed in their green & gold colours, no cost to students. ( Ours gold shirts will be perfect!)

PE Classes for Term 3

Your child's PE class may be on a different day this term. Please check the days below and send your child in their sport uniform on the appropriate day.

PE Classes for Term 3 2024
Monday - 56WS
Tuesday - 56HJ, 56C, 1WA, 34L
Wednesday - 56B, 1SH, 2DS, 34DH
Thursday - 34PB, FDF, 2M

Wellbeing

CATHOLIC SCHOOL CULTURE

Message Sticks

To mark the 150th anniversary of the Diocese of Ballarat, five Message Sticks were created to symbolise the ongoing message of love, care and education in our 63 schools. They will simultaneously journey to each Catholic school across the four education zones of the Diocese. A Mother Stick will remain in the central Catholic Education Ballarat (CEB) Office to which the four travelling Message Sticks are indelibly linked.

On Friday at assembly, we welcomed the arrival of one of five Message Sticks to St Patrick's Primary School with an explanation and liturgy. This stick will be used in lessons, meetings and activities all this week, before it continues its journey on to St Thomas' Terang next week.

Parish Bulletin

LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP

Save the date

Our St Patrick's Trivia Night is being held on Friday August 2nd,  pop this in your diary!

This is always a great social night for the St Pat's parent community and a  great initiative of our P&F. Please contact the school office ASAP to book a table or join with others to make a table.

Building Progress

We were blessed by the favourable weather for the majority of the build which means we are still on target for a handover of the senior wing early in Term 4. We have reached lockup now with most of the brickwork complete and windows and doors installed. Plumbing and electricals are just being completed and we have begun plaster work. Unfortunately (although much needed) the rain has created muddy areas in our yard, and we are trying to avoid these areas. 

Known Dates

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

NCCD Fact Sheet

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

P&F Fundraiser

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 

You can purchase your tickets online via the following link

https://www.trybooking.com/CRFYB or use the QR code below.

 If you have not returned your tickets sold or unsold to the school office, please do so as soon as possible.

SAC Meeting

Our next SAC meeting will be on Tuesday the 30th of July at 7pm in the staffroom. This will be the final meeting chaired by Xan Coleman who is moving away with his family. I would like to thank Xan for his support and encouragement during his time as a SAC member and as the chair this year. Nina Pasque will fill this role until the Annual General meeting later this year.

If you would like to communicate with the council directly, please use the email below:-

sac@spcamperdown.catholic.edu.au

TheirCare

Enrolments are now open!

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.

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

Birthdays

Happy Birthday to the following students who will celebrate their birthday this week.

Steph F, Bonnie M & Joe R

Community Events

Junior Spring Season Basketball Registration

Positive Partnerships Autism Workshop

Camperdown Junior Girl Guides