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Dear Parents, Carers and Guardians,
Over the last two weeks St. Patrick’s has been a very busy place. Students celebrated Shrove Tuesday with beautiful pancakes that were cooked by our Parents and Friends group.
Ash Wednesday brought all students together to celebrate the start of Lent with a whole school Mass. During this Mass, ashes were blessed and distributed to students. These are made from the olive branches or branches of other trees that were blessed the previous year.
Our Year 5/6 students were lucky enough to participate in a leadership presented by The Museum of Australian Democracy. Students participated in activities and real-world examples to reflect on what leadership qualities they have, consider areas for personal development and consider how they can work together to create positive change.
The 2023 SRC students have been announced.
Congratulations to the following students:
Year 3 - Steele Baxter and Alivia Costanzo
Year 4 - Max Bartlett and Isla Dorning
Year 5 - Matilda Dower and Jaxon Rawson
Year 6 - Ella Patrick and Sonny Johnson
The 2023 Year 6 Liturgy Leaders have also been announced.
Congratulations to the following students:
Noah McLay, Nellie Bubb, Adara James, Amelia Nock, Ruby Mowat, Myles Witt, Jamieson McNicol, Chase Baxter, Ebony Bubb and Harry Rowley.
On Tuesday 22 students travelled to the Sale Swimming Pool to represent St. Patrick’s at the Heyfield and District Swimming Sports. It was fantastic to see such team spirit and determination displayed by all students on the day. We had some fantastic individual and team placings which led to St. Patrick’s claiming overall first place for the second year in a row. These 22 students will now compete on Monday in the Wellington Division Swimming Sports.
Thank you to our Parents and Friends group for organising a welcome back BBQ on Thursday evening. It was a great opportunity for families to catch up with one another as well as touring classrooms and meeting classroom teachers.
Parent Teacher interviews will take place next Tuesday 7th March and Thursday 9th March from 3.50pm until 6.00pm. Bookings can be made via PAM.
Lastly, a reminder that Friday 10th March is a student free day. On this day, staff members will have Professional Learning sessions where they will continue to develop their literacy pedagogical practice.
Kind regards,
Shane
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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Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrate
their birthday in the coming weeks:
Payton Costigan - 9th March
Henry Alcock - 10th March
Kit Barberio - 10th March
Lilly Cherry - 11th March
Evie Taylor - 11th March
Max Martin - 12th March
Milana Van Twest - 12th March
Have a great day!!
NIPPERS AT SEASPRAY THIS SUMMER
Want to be part of the Nippers program at Seaspray Surf Life Saving Club this summer?
If so, it’s time to get registered and get along to Aqua Energy to have your Nipper’s swimming ability assessed.
Nippers is a beach education program for children aged between five and 13 that introduces participants to life saving. They learn valuable water safety and life saving skills and gain confidence in the surf. It is not a learn-to-swim program. Sessions will be held on Sunday mornings in December and on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings during January.
All participants must have their swimming ability assessed by a qualified swimming instructor. Assessments will be done on Sunday 27 November at Aqua Energy in Sale.
The assessment times are:
9am: Under Eleven, Under Twelve, Under Thirteen and Under Fourteen
9.30 for a 10am start: Under Six, Under Seven, Under Eight, Under Nine and Under Ten
Please enter through the outdoor entrance just off Guthridge Parade. Those who are not Aqua Energy members may be asked to pay the entrance fee ($4.70 for children aged up to 15). If you are an Aqua Energy member, please bring your membership tag.
Before assessment day, please make sure your child or family is registered and the appropriate Seaspray Surf Club membership is paid.
To help us out on the day, please ensure you are clear of your Nipper’s age group. Remember, age groups are determined by a child’s age on 30 September. That means, a child who turns 10 years old on 1 November will be in Under Ten, as they were nine years old at the end of September. A child who turned 12 years old on September 1 will be in Under Thirteen as they were 12 years old on 30 September.
Children must be aged 5 years or more as of September 30, 2022 to participate in Nippers. The program is not designed to cater for children aged younger than this.
For details of the assessment requirements for each age level, please visit https://lsv.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Pool-Junior-Evaluation-Preliminary-Assessments-2022_20231.pdf
If you have questions about Nippers at Seaspray and the season ahead, please email nippers@seaspraysurfclub.org.au.