Often anticipating an event can bring as much joy as the event itself. So it is with the season of Advent. We know that the Son of God was born once long ago. And we prepare once again to celebrate the event with rejoicing.
Special thanks to Anne Mullan and our Carol team for coordinating a very special night of singing on Wednesday. Despite the very warm weather, the children did a wonderful job of sharing the message of Christmas with us all. Thank you to all of our families who supported the evening. More photos are available on our school Facebook page: St Patrick's Murrumbeena, Inspiring Catholic Leaders of the Future.
Thank You
A HUGE thank you to all of our parents who dedicated their time to our school during 2017. In particular, Susie Frost who has led our Parents and Friends committee and Travis Westcott our Parish Education Board. Thanks to every parent who has helped with school excursions, sports events, fundraisers, the fete and P& F activities. Special thanks to Phil and Tina who are finishing up from the second hand uniform shop and Danny for all of his work coordinating the working bees this year.
We also thank all of our families who are leaving our community and wish them well.
A very HUGE thanks to our St Pat's staff, including Sandra and Deb in the office, our teachers, leadership team and learning support officers. Together we are a great team and believe we have made a positive difference to the lives of your children.
On behalf of our team, we wish you a very Happy Christmas and blessings for a joyous 2018.
Reports
The teachers have worked hard preparing the children's end of year school reports. I have had an opportunity to read all of the reports and the outstanding achievements of every child at St Pat's. Our Year 6 reports in particular, highlight the all rounded excellent education that the children have had during their time at St Pat's. The opportunities for all children are immense and I especially thank our staff for the quality learning and teaching that they have provided.
The end of year reports have included an attendance notice this year. There is a letter of explanation with the reports and a link to a report feedback survey. Here is the online link to the survey.
Staff News
I am pleased to announce our new classroom teacher for Year 3 is Sarah Nolan. Fortunately Sarah has worked for us before in a CRT role and we know what a great teacher she is. Sarah is an experienced primary school teacher who also holds a Diploma in Psychology. We are looking forward to Sarah teaching in 3N and working alongside Nicole O'Halloran in 3O. Ms Nolan joined the children for the final transition session on Friday.
We warmly welcome Tia Croce as a new Learning Support Officer (LSO), to join our wonderful LSO team: Nayrie Haladjian, Noreen McCoy and Deb Wrigley. Tia has been in 1W for work experience this year and has graduated with a Certificate in Education Support from the Australian Catholic University.
Masterplan News - Our journey begins...
A team of architects and designers from K2LD met with our Student Representative Council (SRC) for the first masterplan visioning workshop on Thursday. It is apt that our students are the first to contribute their ideas to the vision for the future of our school buildings and grounds. You can read all about the process, see more photos and videos at this link.
The parent visioning workshop will take place on Tuesday 6th February, 2018 at 7pm. Please mark this date in your diary. We invite as many parents as possible to come along and contribute to the future development of our school. If you have ideas or concerns, eg. Kiss and Drop, parking etc then come along and have your say.
Thank you from the Staff
Special thanks to our Year 4 families for the delicious morning tea the staff shared this morning.
End of Year celebrations, Final Assembly and Break Up
On Tuesday 19th December, all of the children will need to wear their sports uniform. They will be walking to Packer Park during the day and joining in with the team from Proactivity Health for a fun School Sports Incursion. The children will need to wear sunscreen and have their hat and a water bottle. The P& F are kindly providing sausages for lunch. Please provide your child's lunch if they will not be able to eat sausages.
The final assembly will take place at 12pm on Wednesday and school will finish at 1pm.
Health message for us all
Here is a message from our students - Kate, Ella and Mimi. This is an outcome of an enrichment group activity with Mrs Oliver.
Important Term 1 Dates for 2018
(Reminder that Preps will not come to school on Wednesdays in February.)
Tues 30th Jan - Staff return
Wed 31st Jan - Years 1-6 students return
Thurs 1st Feb - Prep students commence
Tuesday 6th Feb - Parent Workshop for School Masterplan
Mon 12th Feb - Parent Connection evening
Mon 19th Feb - School Photo Day
Wed 21st Feb - Parish Education Board meeting 7pm
Wed 28th Feb - Parent Sacramental Family Night for Years 3 & 6
Wed 7th Mar - Preps commence Wednesdays
Mon 18th Mar- Year 5/6 Camp to Canberra - Thursday 22nd Mar
Wed 28th Mar - School Closure Day
Thurs 29th Mar School Closure Day
Fri 30th Mar - Good Friday
Masterplan News - Our journey begins...
A team of architects and designers from K2LD met with our Student Representative Council (SRC) for the first masterplan visioning workshop on Thursday. It is apt that our students are the first to contribute their ideas to the vision for the future of our school buildings and grounds. You can read all about the process, see more photos and videos at this link.
The parent visioning workshop will take place on Tuesday 6th February, 2018 at 7pm. Please mark this date in your diary. We invite as many parents as possible to come along and contribute to the future development of our school. If you have ideas or concerns, eg. Kiss and Drop, parking etc then come along and have your say.
Thank you from the Staff
Special thanks to our Year 4 families for the delicious morning tea the staff shared this morning.
End of Year celebrations, Final Assembly and Break Up
On Tuesday 19th December, all of the children will need to wear their sports uniform. They will be walking to Packer Park during the day and joining in with the team from Proactivity Health for a fun School Sports Incursion. The children will need to wear sunscreen and have their hat and a water bottle. The P& F are kindly providing sausages for lunch. Please provide your child's lunch if they will not be able to eat sausages.
The final assembly will take place at 12pm on Wednesday and school will finish at 1pm.
Health message for us all
Here is a message from our students - Kate, Ella and Mimi. This is an outcome of an enrichment group activity with Mrs Oliver.
(Reminder that Preps will not come to school on Wednesdays in February.)
Tues 30th Jan - Staff return
Wed 31st Jan - Years 1-6 students return
Thurs 1st Feb - Prep students commence
Tuesday 6th Feb - Parent Workshop for School Masterplan
Mon 12th Feb - Parent Connection evening
Mon 19th Feb - School Photo Day
Wed 21st Feb - Parish Education Board meeting 7pm
Wed 28th Feb - Parent Sacramental Family Night for Years 3 & 6
Wed 7th Mar - Preps commence Wednesdays
Mon 18th Mar- Year 5/6 Camp to Canberra - Thursday 22nd Mar
Wed 28th Mar - School Closure Day
Thurs 29th Mar School Closure Day
Fri 30th Mar - Good Friday
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