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Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,
Welcome back to the start of Term 4. I can’t believe how quickly the year has gone.
As you have probably all seen or heard, the new building project started over the holidays. Our builders, Eastern Victorian Construction Group (EVCG), have begun preparing the site by demolishing the existing buildings and will continue doing this throughout the coming week. This is a very exciting time for the school and whilst I’m sure that there will be a few hiccups along the way, it will be all worth it in the long run. In 12-14 months’, we will have a state-of-the-art building that will provide for the increasing student and staff numbers. It will be great seeing the progress for the remainder of this term and into next year.


St Patrick’s School Priorities Puzzle
At St Patrick’s we strive to provide a quality school environment and education for all students. Our core school priorities are centred around an ‘Accelerated Growth for all Students’. Essentially, what this means is that no matter the students starting point, we want them to have at least 12 months educational growth every year that they are at St Patrick’s. We strive to achieve this by having a deep knowledge of the curriculum; providing expert teacher practice; creating a safe, respectful and responsible school environment; working collaboratively together; and strengthening the Catholic Identity of the school. The puzzle below is a visual representation of these core school priorities.
Lions Club Public Speaking Competition
Will Longmuir will compete in the next stage of the Lions Club Public Speaking Competition on Sunday 12th October. This is the third year in a row that Will has represented the school in this competition, and we look forward to hearing how he goes. Will is very passionate about this competition and has worked extremely hard to achieve such great results.
Sports Update
This Wednesday, ten students will represent the school at the Gippsland Region Athletics event in Newborough. These ten students have done exceptionally well, progressing through three stages of competition already. We look forward to hearing how they go and hope that we may have a representative or two at the State Athletics Final, later in the year.
On Friday, our Year 3/4 Boys Hoop Time team will compete in the Gippsland Region finals. We wish the boys all the best and know that they will represent our school with pride. Good luck!
Also on Friday, our Year 5/6 students will compete in the Heyfield and District Cricket Blast Gala Day. This is the first stage of competition, with some competitive teams afforded the opportunity to progress to the next stage. For those not participating in the competitive division, this will be a fun day out where they can try out the game of cricket.
Next Wednesday 22nd October, one of our Lawn Bowls teams will compete at the Gippsland Region Bowls Competition in Traralgon. This is the second year in a row that we have competed in this event, and it is a great opportunity for the students to participate in a less mainstream sport.
P&F Meeting
On Thursday we had a P&F meeting. During the meeting we planned for the Colour Run, which is scheduled for Friday 28th November. This has been a huge success for the past two years and we look forward to another successful events this year. P&F planning is also underway for our Annual Christmas Raffle and Yearbook. The P&F group do an amazing job at coordinating these fun events for our school community. If you are interested in being a part of the P&F, please contact the office.
Term 4 will be a busy term, so please check the school calendar and place the events in your diary.
Kind regards,
Joel
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING AT
ST PATRICK'S BY CHECKING OUR CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE.
Go to: www.stpstratford.catholic.edu.au
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Wednesday 17th December |
2.15pm - 3.30pm |
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2025 SCHOOL FEES PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
Families who have nominated payment in full at commencement of school year:
Payment was due 28th March 2025.
If paying by termly instalment:
2nd Instalment due Friday 25th July 2025
3rd and Final Instalment due Friday 24th October
Thank-you to families who have been prompt with their payment.
The key thing to remember when it comes to meeting payment commitments is to keep the school informed if anything changes. If at any time you have a concern about school fees and levies, please contact the school office to discuss the issue.
Notice to Families on direct debit -
Changes to direct debit arrangement:
You may change, stop or defer a debit payment, or terminate this agreement by providing us with at least fourteen (14) days notification by:
- telephoning us on 51 456 463 during business hours;
- Email: admin@stpstratford.catholic.edu.au
- arranging it through your own financial institution.
Families who are on direct debit arrangement:
Please be aware that your payments will continue indefinitely unless you notify the school office in writing. (Email: admin@stpstratford.catholic.edu.au).
By signing the Direct Debit Request form, you have agreed to ongoing payments with no automatic end date.
If you wish to cancel or make changes to your payment arrangement, please contact the school office directly.
School Fee Statements are emailed on the 1st of every month or next business day.
Please contact the school office if you are not receiving your statement.
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT ST. PATRICK'S
Grade 3/4 Activity Day



































































Happy Birthday to these students who celebrate their birthdays in the coming weeks:
10th October
River Brewer
11th October
Logan Battley
14th October
Romeo Jackson
15th October
Lewis Ronchi-Power
20th October
Will Brewer
21st October
Lachlan Longmuir
22nd October
Ayla Rawson
23rd October
Hudson Cartwright
*HAVE A GREAT DAY*
Hi all
Here is the parish bulletin for this coming weekend.
Only one week to go to our fabulous Multicultural Day – please come along and enjoy this day.
We hope to see you all there.
PARISH CALENDAR
Tues 14 Oct 5.30—6.30pm: Safeguarding training in the Chapter House (last available session)
Thurs 16 Oct: No weekday Mass
Fri 17 Oct: Parish office closed
Sat 18 Oct 5.30pm: Youth Mass
Sun 19 Oct: Parish Multicultural Day
Wed 22 Oct 5.00pm: Parish Pastoral Council meeting, Chapter House
Sat 25 & Sun 26 Oct: Collection for Mission Sunday at all parish Churches
Sun 26 Oct 12pm: Parish Lunch
Wed 29 Oct 5.30pm: Finance Committee meeting, Chapter House
Sat 1 Nov 10am: All Souls Mass at Rosetti Chapel, Sale Cemetery
Sun 9 Nov 2.00pm: Concert in Cathedral
Have a wonderful weekend – try not to get blown away today!!
Regards, Clare O’Brien
Parish Secretary
(Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9.15am to 3pm. The office may be closed between 12.30 & 1.30pm for lunch)
St Mary’s Cathedral Parish
47 Foster St (PO Box 183)
SALE VIC 3850
03 5144 4100
BRIAGOLONG TENNIS CLUB
The summer pennant commences on the 11th of October 2025.
If you are interested in playing this season at Briagolong Tennis Club please contact -
Tam Beechey on 0429935785 or Gerard Condon on 0438821728
All abilities welcome
Fees for the season is $90