Principal's News
Dear Parents,
Week 6 is upon us already and we are now ½ way through our final school term for the year. It is always amazing how quickly time flies once Term 4 comes around! While St Patrick’s continues to remain under Level 3 restrictions, we are starting to see some of the restrictions slowly easing for NSW schools. Please see the section below with the latest restriction updates. As from yesterday, Monday 8th November, it is now a mandated Public Health Order that all staff, relief staff, visitors and volunteers that come onsite are fully vaccinated against COVID19. This also applies to all parents and helpers who assist in any way onsite such as canteen helpers, reading helpers or parent volunteers.
Special congratulations are in order for Akacia Winchester in Year 5, after she was announced the winner of the Year 5/6 Pens Against Poverty competition. Akacia’s entry entitled ‘Attitude Mystery‘ was selected from among hundreds of entries from Year 5/6 students across NSW and the ACT. Akacia was announced winner at an online award ceremony that her class participated in last Wednesday. Akacia was awarded with her certificate and book prize at last Friday’s class assembly. We are all extremely proud of Akacia and this great achievement.Congratulations to our wonderful Year 5 students, who are currently delivering their 2022 School Captain leadership speeches to the students and staff. We have been extremely impressed with the effort and high quality of all the speeches so far. The final group will present their speeches tomorrow morning and from there staff and students will vote. School Captains will be announced at our annual Award Day. Thank you to Mrs Fairall for livestreaming the student speeches to enable parents and families to watch the presentations.
This Thursday is Remembrance Day. Thank you to Mrs Reardon and Year 5/6 who have organsied a school Remembrance Day ceremony. Our School Captains will represent St Patrick’s at the annual Remembrance Day ceremony at ANZAC Grove. This event has been approved in line with COVID protocols as it is an outdoor event. We give thanks to all those who sacrificed their lives protecting and serving our nation.
Excitement is building at St Patrick’s with a handover date being given by CE for our new administration area. The handover date is set for this Friday 12th November. The interior of the administration building has been completed and the exterior will be dependent on weather conditions this week. Mrs Fairall is looking forward to moving into her new space.
Best wishes are extended to past students of St Patrick’s who are sitting the first of their Year 12 HSC exams today. We wish them every success for the exams and their future endeavours.
Christine Baron
Principal