Dear Parents,

Week 4 of Term 4 is here already. The school term is certainly moving along very quickly! Our thoughts and prayers have certainly been with our families affected by floods over the past few days.

On Tuesday we celebrate "All Souls Day" and pray for all our loved ones that have passed away and are in Gods care.

ALICE THE MUSICAL: Excitement is building for our whole school production of ‘Alice the Musical!’ Characters are starting to take shape and dance routines are being stepped out. A few sneak previews of practice sessions, promise a fabulous production! Tickets are available from the front office for both the matinee and night performances. Only 15 sleeps to go!

CC WORKING BEE: I would like to say a most sincere thank you to the families that turned up to assist with our Community Council Working Bee on Saturday. We realise weekends are precious family time and we are so very grateful to the following families: Worldon, Gaskin, Nicholls, Gailey, Ryan, Hargreaves, Smith, Jones, Morgan, Johnson, and Graham. So much was achieved and our school grounds are so much tidier and cleaner. Thank you ?

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION: Congratulations to our First Holy Communion children who received the holy Eucharist for the first time on Saturday evening. Very special thanks to Mrs Howe for her time and efforts in preparing the children so beautifully. Many thanks also to the children from St Patrick’s who formed the choir for Saturday evening and sang like angels. It was greatly appreciated.

MELBOURNE CUP: Melbourne Cup celebrations were in full force yesterday despite the rain! Fashions of the field and the annual snail race spirits were not dampen by the wet conditions. Congratulations to everyone on such a fabulous day. Well done to Drue in Year 1, on being declared the winner of the Snail Cup with his speedy snail.

2023 KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION: We look forward to welcoming our 2023 Kindergarten students for their very first Kindergarten Transition day this Friday. It’s an exciting time for our new children and their families.

2023 ADDITIONAL TEACHING POSITION: Interviews took place recently for the additional teaching position at St Patrick’s in 2023. An announcement about the successful application will be made shortly. Once classes and teachers have been organised, parents will be informed.

We continue to pray that all our families remain safe during these continuing unpredictable weather conditions.

Christine Baron

Principal