Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,

Grade 3/4 Coonawarra Camp

Over the past two days the Year 3/4 students have attended school camp at Coonawarra. The Coonawarra camp is an adventure camp that challenges the children to go outside their comfort zone and try a variety of outdoor activities. This year’s activities included; The Labyrinth, Climbing Wall, Giant Swing, Flying Fox and High Ropes. All of these activities challenge the children both mentally and physically and it so pleasing as teachers to see them take on these challenges in such a positive way. It is a highlight for the teachers to see the smile on their faces when they have successfully participated in these activities. This years Year 3/4’s took on these challenges and should be all really proud of what they have achieved.

Another challenge of going away on camp is that the children are away from families for the night. For some of the children, this is the first night that they have slept away from home. Like most years, there were a couple of tears and a few nervous moments, however all of the children did an amazing job.

Thank you to all of the teachers and support staff who attended camp. Your dedication to the students of St Patrick’s is greatly appreciated.

Grade 5/6 Hoop Time Basketball

Last Friday, we had a girls and a boys’ team compete in the Hoop Time Basketball Competition at the Gippsland Regional Sporting Complex in Sale. This was the first time since 2019 that the competition had been held, so it was great to be able to once again compete. Both of the teams played St Thomas’ Sale, St Mary’s Maffra and St Michael’s Heyfield in the pool games. Despite neither side winning a game, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day and represented our school beautifully.

Foundation Students 100 Days of School  

Last Friday, our Foundation students also celebrated their 100^th day at St Patrick’s. This was a fantastic celebration, with the students thoroughly enjoying the day. I’m sure that you will all agree that the Foundation students have learnt so much in their first 100 days and we can’t wait to see what they achieve in the future. Thank you to all the parents who supported the day and to Miss Boyd, Miss Barclay and the support staff who made the day such a success.

School Closure Day – Friday, 12^th August

Next Friday, 12^th August is a whole school closure day. All the staff at St Patrick’s will be attending a professional learning day in Lakes Entrance that will focus the Whole School Approach to Positive Behaviour Support. By continuing this focus, staff will continue to develop their knowledge and skills in supporting and managing positive behaviours throughout St Patrick’s.

Kind regards,

Joel

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Due date for final instalment: Friday 3rd December 2021.

• If your account has a credit balance as a result of cancelled excursion levies and camps, please submit a written request for a refund, including your bank account details. Or, alternatively you can leave your school fee account in credit and the balance will roll-over to 2022 school year.

Please contact the school office if you have any concerns in regards to school fees.

Great News!! Registration for VICSWIM Summer Kids Program to be held at Stratford Pool Jan 2022 is now open.

This Years Swimming Teachers are Marieke and Marty. 

The dates for the 2022 program are as follows;

Week 1: Monday 3 January – Friday 7 January

Week 2: Monday 10 January – Friday 14 January

Week 3: Monday 17 January – Friday 21 January

This program is an amazing opportunity for young kids to learn and swim, undergoing a water safety program held over the first three weeks of January 2022, with each week consisting of five consecutive 30-minute lessons, Monday-Friday.

The cost of the VICSWIM Summer Kidz program remains at $35 per week with an additional $5 booking fee to ensure the program complies with Covid-Safe requirements. The booking fee will apply when you make a transaction and is not per child, per week or per class.

As noted, planning for this awesome program is well and truly underway as we have secured a successful number of new and returning venues for our programs to run across both metro and regional areas of the state. This list is growing each and every day, and we are continuing to hire and secure teachers and staff that ensure that this program runs smoothly for our young participants!

We are also extremely pleased to announce that the date to secure your spot in next year’s Summer Kidz program has been locked in for 16 November 2021 at 10am. Head to https://booking.vicswim.com.au on the date listed to ensure your child is ready to go for 2022. We suggest that those looking to book, log on early due to the suspected high demand and traffic that will occur during the opening of the portal.