Western Region Cross Country Carnival

A big thank you to the Gundagai Adelong Race Club for allowing the Western Region Catholic Cross Country to be held on their racecourse. As always, the Race Course and facilities were exceptionally well presented, much to the delight of our visiting schools from Lake Cargelligo, West Wyalong, Grenfell, Young, Temora, Boorowa, Murrumburra, Cootamundra, Tumut, Batlow and Adelong. Congratulations to McAuley College Tumut and St Mary’s Young who tied for the overall school trophy and to St Patrick’s who came in second. Thank you to all of the parents and teachers who planned and assisted in the running of the carnival and for the children who gave their very best. What a fantastic day!

Great Books

As I move in and out classrooms I am very impressed with the students love of reading and the writing they are producing. This year we have purchased over a thousand dollars worth of great books to support our student’s literacy. St Patrick’s is very fortunate to have such excellent resources to support class and home reading. I encourage all parents to ensure that their children spend at least 15 min a night reading so as to build their literacy skills, imagination. creativity, their love learning and insight into this wonderful world in which we live.  Your encouragement of the Premiers Reading challenge is also a way in which you can support your child’s reading growth and love of literature.

Mother’s day

On Monday the 14^th we will celebrate Mother’s Day with a morning breakfast at the school from 8:00 till 9:30 am. All mothers and grandmothers are warmly invited to attend the breakfast followed by a visit to the classrooms.

NAPLAN 2018

This term, our Year 3 and Year 5 students will participate in NAPLAN testing (National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy). We wish all our Year 3 and Year 5 students the very best.  Parents may wish to visit the official NAPLAN site for more information.  NAPLAN 2018     https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/

NAPLAN TESTING TIMETABLE 2018 Year 3 & 5

Supportive Playgroups begins this Friday - 9:00 am - 10:30 am for 8 weeks.

The Supportive Playgroup Program will run for eight sessions and is open to all parents/carers of pre-school students regardless of whether or not you are attending St Patrick’s Primary in the future. This is an opportunity for parents of preschool children to be involved in a supportive playgroup that has a focus on engaging families in their children’s learning. The playgroup focus is to support families to “see” the learning that occurs in everyday play and learning opportunities. This program aims to build parents/carers awareness of how they can influence their child’s learning.

I personally will be facilitating the program along with Kerri-Ann Powell and Natasha Smith.

I am really excited to be able to offer this Supportive Playgroup opportunity to the Gundagai community to support parents in becoming a powerful positive influence on their child’s future learning, health and well-being. This program has been designed to transition into our “Little Learners” preschool experience which will begin in Term 3. 

If you would like more information about this program please call me on 0423452072 or email vincent.powell@cg.catholic.edu.au

If you would like to register you may go online at SUPPORTIVE PLAYGROUPS or contact the school office. 

Peer Support

This week we begin our Peer Support groups with the focus on Friendships. This program supports students to develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to maintain friendships and interact with one another in a friendly and positive way. Skills such as critical thinking, empathy, conflict resolution, assertiveness and relationship building are strategically embedded in the program to assist students in building their well-being capacity.

Have a great week

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