Principal's Report
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome to Term 3! We have had an exciting start to Term 3 with the start of the Little Champions Gymnastics program, Little Learners Program, First Reconciliation classes and the Bookweek celebrations to be held later this week. It has been lovely to welcome back all our students and especially our new student, Alec Bell-Magnone who has joined our Year 4 class. Welcome Alec! We also welcome Alec’s mum and dad, Rachel and Steve to our school community.
STAFF NEWS:
Congratulations are extended to Mrs Kate Howe, who has been successful in her application as the new Religious Education Co-ordinator of St Patrick’s. Mrs Howe’s experience and strong links to St Patrick’s Parish will make her a great asset in this role. Mrs Howe has also accepted the role of Child Safety Advocate (CSA) and will be working in these roles EVERY Friday.
Mrs Natasha Flanagan resigned from both of these positions at the end of Term 2, due to her ongoing medical issues and has taken another term’s leave. We wish Mrs Flanagan a speedy recovery and thank her for her dedication to her the role as REC over the past few years and CSA this year. We hope to see Mrs Flanagan back in Term 4 to resume her role as Classroom Support Teacher (CST).
We also extend a huge welcome to Miss Bethany Bruce and Ms Tash Smith as our new Classroom Support Assistants (CSAs). Ms Smith will work every Monday to Thursday (replacing Ms Heidi Luff) and Miss Bruce will work Tuesday and Wednesdays (replacing Mrs Kristi Francis).
THIS WEEK:
BOOKWEEK CELEBRATIONS. We are super excited about some of the ‘Super-Heroes’ that will be arriving at school on Thursday for our Bookweek celebrations. We also look forward to sharing this special occasion with grandparents and friends.
LITTLE LEARNERS: It was a great start to this program last Friday with 10 children turning up to our first session. Thank you to Ms Tash Smith for co-ordinating such a lovely program, ‘All About Me’. Little Learners will continue EVERY Friday from 9.30-11.00am and anyone with children from 0-5 years are welcome to attend.
FIRST RECONCILIATION CLASSES: Thank you to Mrs Reardon, Mrs Howe, Mrs Saunderson, and Mr Ferguson for the wonderful start to the First Reconciliation class preparation. These classes will be held every Saturday from 4.30-5.45pm (excluding this Saturday) in St Patrick’s School Hall. First Reconciliation will be celebrated on Friday 23rd August.
Looking forward to the St Patrick’s Trivia Night on Friday 9th August.
Enjoy the beautiful rain,
Christine Baron
Principal
