Principal's Message
Dear Parent, Guardians and Carers,
Welcome back to the start of Term 2. I hope that you all had an enjoyable Easter holiday period and were able to relax and spend some time together as a family. The students have all had a great start to the term. They have been really engaged in the classroom and have been producing some great work.
Cross Country
On Thursday, we had our St Patrick’s Cross Country event at the Knob. This is always a fabulous event, and this year was no different, with the students thoroughly enjoying the day. It was great to see so many parents, family members and friends attend, to watch and cheer the children on. We are very lucky to be able to utilise the Knob as our venue, as this provides a fabulous cross country venue. Throughout the day, our senior students ran approximately 3km, our middle school ran 2km and our juniors 1km. Throughout the day, students are awarded points for their House Team, depending on their finishing position. This year there was a very close result in the overall House winner competition. The results were:
- Equal 1st – MacKillop and Ryan – 68 points
- 3rd – Brice – 64 points
The students should all be really proud of their efforts and the way that they participated, demonstrating great determination and sportsmanship. Students from our senior and middle school compete for Age Champion medals. Our Age Champions this year were:
- 12 & Under Boys – Cooper Marsden
- 12 & Under Girls – Tenesha Fieldsend
- 11 & Under Boys – Max Bartlett
- 11 & Under Girls – Mila McLeod
- 10 & Under Boys – Charlie McKinley
- 10 & Under Girls – Stella Marsden
- 9 & Under Boys – Bam Barberio
- 9 & Under Girls – Esther Ronchi-Power
First Communion and Youth Mass
This Saturday evening at 5:30pm at the Cathedral in Sale, Catholic students from our local schools will be celebrating the Sacrament of First Communion. Lexie Fischer will be a part of this celebration. This Saturday evening mass is also a Youth Mass. All families are invited to come along and join in the combined celebration of First Communion and the Youth Mass.
Lawn Bowls
On Monday, St Patrick’s has a team of Year 5 students competing in the East Gippsland Division Lawn Bowls Final in Bairnsdale. Our Year 5 students have had several practice sessions throughout Term 1 and the start of this term and are excited and ready to take on this challenge. St Patrick’s has never had a team enter the lawn bowls competition, so this is an exciting new adventure. We wish Charlie Gartung, Charlie McKinley, Max Bartlett, Riley Bartlett, Will Longmuir and Koby Dorning all the best and look forward to hearing how they go.
ANZAC Day
Next Thursday 25th April, we commemorate ANZAC Day. ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the day when Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed at Gallipoli in 1915. Like in previous years, St Patrick’s will once be involved in the Stratford ANZAC Day March and Ceremony. All students are invited to attend the event. Students who are able to attend must assemble at the corner of Tyers and Blackburn Streets (Endeavour Service Station) at 8:20am. Students attending are asked to wear their full winter school uniform. Following the ANZAC Day March and Ceremony, families are invited to attend morning tea in the hall afterwards.
We have had a positive response from students and families in the past and hope lots of students participate again this year.
School Closure Day
Next Friday 26th April is a school closure day for all students. This is a Time in Lieu (TIL) day for all staff so there won’t be anyone onsite on this day.
Uniform
Throughout Term 2 and Term 3, all students are to wear winter uniform. As in previous years, we will allow a two-week transition period. During this time, students can wear their summer or winter uniform, depending on the weather. From the start of Week 3, Monday 29th April, all students are expected to wear their full winter uniform.
Please find below a list of winter uniform clothing items.
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Pants Option |
Dress Option |
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Long Grey Trousers White long sleeve shirt Grey socks - above ankle School tie School jumper (bottle green with white logo) School soft-shell jacket (Optional for extra warmth) Black full leather lace up shoes or boots/ T-bar shoes or lace up Hair pieces (white/green/black) Bottle green or grey scarf/beanie/gloves (only to be worn outside) School winter waterproof coat (only to be worn outside) |
Green box-pleated pinafore White long sleeve shirt Knee high black socks or black plain tights School tie School jumper (bottle green with white logo) School soft-shell jacket (Optional for extra warmth) Black full leather lace up shoes or boots/ T-bar shoes or lace up Hair pieces (white/green/black) Bottle green or grey scarf/gloves/beanie (only to be worn outside) School winter waterproof coat (only to be worn outside) |
Please find below a list of the winter sports uniform clothing items.
Green sports shorts/skorts or school track pants
School sports polo shirt
School polar fleece sports jumper
School soft-shell jacket (bottle green with white logo)
White socks-no labels or brand names
Runners- not skate or fashion shoes
Hair pieces (white/green/black)
All the school uniform items can be purchased from JSM Embroidery in Sale, whilst we also have some second-hand options available for purchase via the school office.
If for some reason your child is unable to wear the correct uniform, please inform your child’s teacher via Dojo or email.
Kind regards,
Joel
