Principal's Report
Dear Parents,
Term 2 concludes this Friday the 5th July. Thank you to everyone, teachers, students and parents who have helped make this such a successful semester of learning. Parent/Teacher meetings have been well attended throughout the week and it is always wonderful to have the opportunity to touch base with parents and set goals for the coming semester. A special thank you to Craig Hargreaves, Kim Paton and Michelle McDonnell for assisting with our parent meetings by providing afternoon tea facilities, ringing the bell, providing supervision for younger family members and welcoming and directing families to classrooms for the meetings. This was very much appreciated by all staff.
Congratulations to our 27 Confirmation candidates who were confirmed in St Patrick’s Church last Sunday. It was a beautiful celebration to acknowledge these young adults accepting the call of the Holy Spirit into their lives. Our thanks to the Parish Liturgy Group for the exceptional preparation and work they put into organising such a wonderful celebration.
Yesterday we held a special farewell for Mrs Francis and Ms Luff. Thank you to our beautiful K/1/2 students for contributing some very special personal and heartfelt messages to our two wonderful Classroom Supports Assistants. We wish Heidi and Kristi all the best in their new endeavours.
I would like to welcome Ms Tash Smith to our St Patrick’s staff team. Tash will be replacing Heidi Luff as our CSA for the next two terms. An announcement on Mrs Francis’ replacement will be made early in Term 3.
We are very excited to announce the return of our Little Learners-Preschool Program to commence next term. Ms Tash Smith will also run this program EVERY Friday from 9.30-11.30am, during Term 3 (except the last week of term). This program is open to all parents of children aged between 0-5 years old. Please spread the word about this exciting opportunity!
THIS WEEK:
SRC MASS: Our SRC leaders will present our school Mass this Friday in St Patrick’s Church at 12pm. All parents and family members are welcome to join us for this special Mass.
BEANIES FOR BRAIN CANCER RESEARCH: Thank you to our SRC for organising the Beanie for Brain Cancer Day this Friday. All students may come dressed out of school uniform and are encouraged to wear a beanie or hat and donate to this wonderful cause.
TERM 3:
Term 3 will commence for all students on Tuesday 23rd July. Staff will be attending a Western Region Cluster Professional Learning Day in Temora on Monday 22nd July in relation to ‘Record Keeping’.
GYMNASTICS: Our PE/Sport program for Term 3 will commence with Gymnastics. Due to the high demand for gymnastic programs, we have been offered the following dates to run the program at St Patrick’s….
WEEK 1: Tuesday 23rd and Thursday 25th July
WEEK 2: Tuesday 30th July
Week 3: Tuesday 6th August
Students are asked to wear their sport uniform on those days please.
BOOKWEEK/GRANDPARENTS DAY: The traditional Bookweek/Grandparent celebrations will be held on Thursday 1st August. Over the holidays, please start looking for ‘Super-Hero’ costumes to wear on the day. The day will be filled with a parade, Grandparents morning tea and Trivia Quiz. Lots of fun!
Wishing all our students and families a wonderful relaxing and restful holiday.
Take care,
Christine Baron
Principal