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Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,
It has been a busy, yet highly successful term at St Patrick’s. This week you will have received your child’s Semester One student report. These can be accessed via the Parent Access Module (PAM) on the SIMON platform. The student report provides an update on your child’s progress throughout the semester and provides a general comment about their approach to schooling, as well as outlining what they have achieved in each of the key learning areas. Your child has also been assessed against the standards of the Victorian Curriculum and have been graded with reference to the work that they have produced and what they have achieved. I encourage you to read this report with your child and celebrate their achievements so far this year. Parent/Teacher Interviews will be scheduled during Term 3, which provide you with an opportunity to discuss your child’s progress and achievements and ask your child’s teacher any questions that you may have.
Term 3 Staffing Changes
We have several staff changes that have recently occurred or will occur to start Term 3. These changes are as follows:
- Meg Greenway has reduced her days from 3 to 1. Meg will teach in 5/6C on Friday.
- Annie Bristow has increased her days from 3 to 4. Annie will teach in 5/6C from Monday to Thursday. This means that Annie is unable to take Library on Thursday. Classroom teachers will take Library with their own class.
- Amy Laverty has accepted a position teaching PE at St Thomas’ Sale and will commence this position from the start of Term 3. A replacement for Amy is yet to be determined.
- Sarah Boag has resigned from her Learning Adjustment Leader role. For the remainder of the year, Sarah will teach 3/4B from Monday to Friday.
- Kate Wheeler is the new Learning Adjustment Leader, commencing in Term 3. Kate will fulfil this role on Monday and Tuesday and remain in her Mental Health in Primary Schools (MHiPS) Leader role on Wednesday and Thursday. Alyce Tait has extended her leave from the MHiPS Leader role until the end of the 2025 school year.
- With Kate taking on the Learning Adjustment Leader role, she doesn’t have the capacity to continue as our Languages teacher. This role is currently being advertised.
- Jennaya Smith has reduced her days from 5 to 4. Jennaya will teach 5/6D from Monday to Thursday. A replacement for Jennaya on Friday is yet to be determined.
- Laura Mynard (ESO in 5/6D) has changed her days from Tuesday and Wednesday to Monday and Tuesday.
Building Project Update
The proposed building project has recently been slowly ticking along in the background. The tendering process closed a couple of weeks ago, with us receiving five quotes from different construction companies. The quotes outlined the proposed work, cost, timeline, and methodology to complete the project. The architects are currently reviewing the tender applications of two of these companies and a decision on which company has been successful in their application will be made in the coming weeks. Following this, it is hoped that works will begin during next term.
Year 5/6 Urban Camp
This Wednesday, Thursday and Friday our Year 5/6’s will attend Urban Camp in Melbourne. The program for the three days is as follows:
It will be an action packed few days that we know the students will thoroughly enjoy! We will have photos and a report in a newsletter early next term.
I hope that you all have an enjoyable holiday period and get to spend some time together as a family. I look forward to seeing you all next term.
Kind regards,
Joel
St. Patrick's School Takes Great Pride in its Uniform
We currently have some students not wearing the correct uniform.
It is an expection of parents and students that the correct uniform is worn.
WINTER UNIFORM:
- Green box-pleated pinafore or long grey school trousers
- White long sleeve shirt
- School tie
- School jumper
- Bottle green or grey scarf
- Knee high black socks or black tights (worn with tunic)
- Grey socks to be worn with long grey trousers
- Black leather school shoes/ T-bar school shoes or leather lace up shoes
- Hair tied up with school colours only
Students who are not in correct uniform will be given a uniform note to be signed by parents.
Thank-you for your co-operation.
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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School Fee statements are emailed to all families on the first of every month or next business day.
Please contact the school office if you are not receiving your school fee invoice.
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.
Please contact the office if you have any concerns in regards to school fees.
2025 SCHOOL SAVINGS BONUS (SSB)
The School Savings Bonus is a State Government initiative designed to assist families with cost-of-living pressures. Under this funding, each eligible student is entitled to a $400 bonus for application towards activity levies and uniform purchases from approved supplier. Within our school, all CSEF applicants are eligible to receive this funding. All families who have a Centrelink Health Care Card and have not applied for CSEF in the past are encouraged to contact the school office and initiate an application this year. Please refer to the below link for more information:
https://www.vic.gov.au/receiving-school-saving-bonus#non-government-school-information
Thank-you to families who have returned their School Savings Bonus Forms.
IF YOU HAVEN'T RETURNED YOUR FORM, PLEASE DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Thankyou
Chick Hatching Success in the STEM Room! 
Exciting news from our STEM classroom—we've successfully incubated and hatched our very own chicks! Students have been absolutely captivated, watching with wonder as the eggs slowly cracked open in the incubator. The anticipation turned into pure joy as the first fluffy, adorable chick made its grand entrance into the world!
From observing the delicate hatching process to now caring for our newest tiny class member, this hands-on experience has sparked curiosity, empathy, and so many smiles. It’s been a magical moment in the classroom.
A Wild Adventure with Reptile Encounters!
On Wednesday and Thursday, students from Foundation, Grade 1, and Grade 2 embarked on an unforgettable journey into the world of reptiles during our Reptile Encounters Incursion!
Our enthusiastic and incredibly knowledgeable presenter, Nick, brought along an amazing lineup of scaly, slithery, and surprising creatures. Students got up close with a towering Goliath stick insect, a curious turtle, a vibrant green tree frog, a striking Northern blue tongue lizard, a dramatic frilled-neck lizard, a graceful woma python, and not one, but two pythons—including one ironically named Tiny (who was anything but!). The grand finale? A real, live freshwater crocodile named Snappy!
From wide eyes to excited whispers and brave pats, the students were absolutely captivated. The experience sparked curiosity, wonder, and maybe a little bit of courage! It was a truly wild adventure—one they’ll be talking about for a long time to come.
Happy Birthday to these students who celebrate their birthdays in the coming weeks:
1st July
Violet Harper
Willow Hodgson
Otto Richardson
3rd July
Alexander Pakulsky
8th July
Zachary Gray
Jake Morton
22nd July
Max Bartlett
26th July
Jobe Dugan
29th July
Jasper West
*HAVE A GREAT DAY*
