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Welcome back to the start of Term 2. I hope that you had a great Easter holiday break together as a family and were able to get away and enjoy the beautiful Autumn weather that we had.
Term 2 will no doubt be another busy term and we look forward to supporting and challenging all students to achieve their best. Meeting the needs of the students is always most effective when the school and families work in partnership.
ANZAC Day March
Many students from St Patrick’s attended the ANZAC Day March and ceremony on Tuesday. ANZAC Day is an important date in the Australian calendar and it is pleasing to see how well supported this event is by the school community. I would like to thank all the students who attended the march and also the families for supporting your child to attend. Being involved in community events such as this, in such a positive way, reflects really positively on the school.
Shakespeare Festival Faire Day
Next Sunday, 7th May is the Shakespeare Festival Faire Day. As in the last couple of years, the Faire will take place on the Village Green, opposite the Train Station. This year St Patrick’s will be holding a Lucky Jars Stall. Thank you to you all for sending in your lucky jars today, we had a great response. If you were unable to send in a lucky jar today, these can be sent in early next week.
On the Faire Day we will need support from the parents/senior students to help set up the stall and manage it from 10am until 3pm (or when all lucky jars have been won). If you are able to help out for an hour or two, please contact the school office.
Shakespeare Student Performance
Our Grade 6 students will be ramping up their preparations for the Shakespeare Festival Student Performance over the coming weeks. They (along with their teachers) have worked really hard throughout Term 1 and the performance is coming along nicely. All students in Foundation to Grade 5 will attend a viewing of the student performance on Wednesday, 10 th May at 1:30pm.
Insight SRC Parent Survey
In the week beginning Monday, 8th May some families will receive an invitation to complete the Insight SRC Survey. This survey provides valuable feedback to the school on what we are doing well and the areas that we can continue to improve in. If you are one of the families that receives a survey invitation, it would be greatly appreciated if you could take the time to complete it. Whilst the survey does take about an hour to complete, the value added to your child’s education through your participation will far outweigh the time that it takes you complete it.
Kind regards,
Joel
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ST PATRICK'S BY CHECKING OUR CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE.
Go to: www.stpstratford.catholic.edu.au
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St Patrick’s Cross Country
On the last day of Term 1 we had the St Patrick’s Cross Country event at the Knob. We had beautiful weather and the students all did a fabulous job completing their respective events. Thank you to all the parents that helped out on the day, along with the staff.
I would like to make a special mention of Mrs Laverty and Mr Fyfe for their efforts in preparing for the day and their organisation on the day. It was a huge success!
Congratulations to everyone who participated, you all earnt points for your House Team. The final results were:
1 st – MacKillop – 204 points
2 nd – Brice – 170 points
3 rd – Ryan – 155 points
I would also like to congratulate our race winners:
Foundation – Heath Costigan & Coco McLeod
Grade 1 – Rylan Dower & Payton Costigan
Grade 2 – Bam Barberio & Elsie Cumming
9 & Under – Charlie McKinley & Stella Marsden
10 & Under – Max Bartlett & Isla Dorning
11 & Under – Cooper Marsden & Ella Patrick
12 & Under – Jack Bartlett & Ruby Mowat
If you are paying by termly instalment please see due dates for payment below:
1st Instalment due by Friday 21st April 2023
2nd Instalment due by Friday 21st July 2023.
3rd Instalment due by Friday 20th October 2023.
If paying by EFT, you will find our bank account details on the top right hand corner of your statement. Please use your name and account number as reference.
If you wish to adjust your direct debit, please contact the school office.
For families who are not on a direct debit payment arrangement, 1st Instalment of school fees was due on Friday 21st April 2023.
Please contact the school office if you have any concerns in regards to school fees.
Mother's Day Gifts
Thursday 11th May and Friday 12th May.
This year our Mothers Day Stall will be a little different from previous years.
This year we won't have a stall, but gifts can be purchased via CDF Pay.
Visit: https://stpstratford.cdfpay.org.au
So that all gifts can be a surprise for our mum's, Dad's, you and the kids may have to log in to CDF Pay!!
Once gifts have been ordered, the Parents & Friends will package the gifts for distribution.
Children will be able to collect their gifts from school on Thursday 11th May and Friday 12th May.
Reminder, please report your child's absence or late arrival via Parent Access Module (PAM).
The cut off time to report a student absence is before 9.30am.
It is the school's legal obligation to follow up all unreported absences.
Thank-you for your co-operation.
Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrate
their birthday in the coming weeks:
Bam Barberio - 23rd April
Lincoln Lenane - 26th April
Emmanuel Rodriguez-DeGroot - 1st May
Jamieson McNicol - 2nd May
Kobi Scicluna - 5th May
Hudson Rigby - 7th May
Charlie Sammut - 7th May
Isobelle Venables - 9th May
Liam Harrington - 11th May
Have a great day!!
Here is the parish bulletin for this coming weekend. This Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday – we hold a leaving collection for our Seminarians on this weekend each year.
As Fr Jithin is currently enjoying his holiday with his family and friends Fr Mark will be helping Fr Francis with Masses this weekend.
The first Parent only workshop for Confirmation is being held on this Wednesday 3rd May at 6pm in the Cathedral assembly area.
If you have a child who is in Grade 6 or above and has made their other Sacraments, you may wish to enrol them for Confirmation.
Please call the Parish office 5144 4100 (working hours are shown in the signature block below) or email Sale@cdsale.org.au to obtain your enrolment forms.
Confirmation will take place at 9.30am Mass on Pentecost Sunday 28th May.