We’ve got a few big weeks coming up at St Patrick’s with our Years 3-6 camps program in full swing. Camps provide many opportunities for students to learn resilience, respect, team building and leadership skills, whilst also developing their personal and social skills away from the school environment.

Tomorrow, Friday 25^th October, our Year 3/4 students have their Activity Day at Coonawarra Farm Resort. This will be a full day of fun and adventure with the students leaving St Patrick’s at 7:45am and returning at approximately 7.00pm. Throughout the day, the students will participate in many activities, including, the flying fox, giant swing, high ropes course, labyrinth, archery and hut building.

Next week, our Year 6 students have their camp at Camp Coolamatong from Wednesday 30^th October to Friday 1^st November. Camp Coolamatong is a new camp of the St Patrick’s program, and it will be a great opportunity for our Year 6 students to experience something new and different. Throughout the camp, the students will participate in activities, such as, archery, low ropes course, bike orienteering, climbing and abseiling, survivor course, night walk, canoeing and a boat ride.

The following week, our Year 5 students will attend camp at Karoonda Park from Wednesday 6^th to Friday 8^th November. Karoonda Park is another adventure camp where the students experience some action-packed activities, including, horse riding, abseiling and white-water rafting.

These camp experiences will provide many highlights for the students, and we look forward to hearing many great stories from their adventures.

Just a reminder to parents, that all your child’s Contact Details, Medical Information and all other relevant information is updated on PAM.

School-led Parish Mass

On Sunday, students from St Patrick’s led the Parish mass at St Patrick’s Church. It was great to see a few families support the mass and the children did a great job of doing the readings and offertory procession and leading the singing. After mass, we had a shared morning tea, with some delicious treats on offer. I would like to thank those families that attended and supported the event and encourage more families to attend when we lead another Parish mass during 2025.

Hoop Time Basketball Success

The St Patrick’s Primary School Year 3/4 Future Stars Hoop Time Basketball Team recently competed in the Gippsland Region Finals at the Latrobe Regional Sporting Complex in Traralgon. The team, made up of, Steele Baxter, Indie Craddock, Hunter Kerton, Stella Marsden, Keeley Martin, Jack Spencer and Cody Williams played amazing basketball throughout the day, to finish undefeated after the preliminary rounds, meaning that they progressed through to the final. In the final, they once again played amazing team basketball, leading from start to finish to run out winners 25-12. Coach, Amy Armstrong, was really proud of their efforts throughout the day. The team will now progress to the State Hoop Time Finals in Melbourne later in the term.

St Patrick’s also has two Year 5/6 teams competing in the Gippsland Region Finals tomorrow, so we look forward to hearing how they go.

Melbourne Cup Week

Monday 4^th November is a school closure day, with students and staff not attending school on this day. Tuesday 5^th November is the Melbourne Cup Public Holiday so St Patrick’s will also be closed on this day. I hope that you can use this 4-day weekend to get away together as a family and hopefully enjoy some nice weather.

Tuckshop/Lunch Orders

Thank you to everyone who got their lunch orders in by the cut-off date of Tuesday 22^nd October. I know that the students are really looking forward to these lunch orders from Wa-De-Lock and the feedback from the parents regarding the process and the menu has been positive. Lunch orders will be picked up and delivered to the classrooms, next Tuesday 29^th October.

Kind regards,

Joel