Principal's Report
Dear Parents and Carers,
Week 10 is here and the end of term is approaching very rapidly. This term has presented a number of different challenges on the COVID front, with our first real experience of managing a COVID outbreak at school. We are certainly grateful that for the most part, we were able to meet the challenge head on and take appropriate measures to work through this time with minimal impact to teaching and learning. Of course, we are uncertain of what lies ahead, especially across the winter months, but we are excited at this point in time, that we have been able to continue with minimal restrictions in place and to open up our school to parents and visitors once again. We encourage and welcome parents and family members back on school site especially for morning drop off and afternoon pick up.
We are delighted to welcome the Director of Catholic Education, Mr Ross Fox to our school this Thursday. Mr Fox is taking the opportunity to visit our NSW regional Catholic schools while restrictions have lifted. Mr Fox will visit classrooms and spend some time with staff as well as Community Council members.
We have several school events coming up in the following weeks where parents and family members are welcome to join us. The annual Cross Country was held today and next week we have Footsteps Dance coming to St Patrick’s with a disco included. Community Council are also organising a free family BBQ on the disco evening as an opportunity to welcome our new families and gather our school community together for the first time over the past two years. Please see the information in the newsletter regarding this special event. Harmony Day will also be celebrated on Friday 8th April, and we thank our families who have volunteered to contribute to the special multi-cultural lunch event for our students.
Term 1 will conclude next Friday 8th April. We wish all our families a happy and Holy Easter as well as a relaxing holiday. Thank you again to families for the wonderful support we have had across the term. We are very appreciative of the ongoing support, patience and understanding from our families in our current educational context.
Christine Baron
Principal
St Patrick, Pray for Us