Message From Our Principal

Mrs Jackie Stockdale

Our Grade 5–6 students represented St Patrick’s wonderfully at their recent Melbourne camp, showing excellent behaviour, teamwork, and respect throughout the experience. Many people from the wider community took the time to comment on how well-mannered and considerate our students were, which is something we can all be very proud of. A big thank you also goes to Ms Ras, Ms Gee, Emma, and Tyarna for their time, care, and energy in supporting the students and making this camp such a positive and memorable experience.

Excitement is building as we get closer to our school production! Tickets were sent home to families this week, and it’s wonderful to see so much anticipation for the big night. If you have tickets that you will not be using, please return them to the office so we can reallocate them. If you require additional tickets, email me or see Teresa at the office. Please note that students performing in the production do not require a ticket. We can’t wait to share this special event with our school community!

Thanks to the 12 families who have already completed the ORIMA Survey, your feedback is really important to us!!

We look forward to more families completing this important survey! The survey was emailed to all families from Teresa.

Congratulations to Madi Old, who was today named 10 Year Old Girls Age Champion from last week’s Waranga District Athletics Carnival after the final points were tallied.

Madi shows great commitment to her athletics, and with so many students from schools across our area competing, this is an outstanding achievement. We are very proud of you, Madi!

Our recent Grandparents’ Mass was an incredible celebration, with the church filled to capacity — there wasn’t a spare seat in the house! It was so special to see so many grandparents and special friends joining us for this occasion, creating a wonderful atmosphere of love and connection across generations. A heartfelt thank you to Kizza, Ran, and Kristy Grant for generously cooking the BBQ lunch afterwards, which was very much enjoyed and appreciated by all.

Book Week was a fantastic celebration at St Patrick’s, with our parade bringing colour, creativity, and plenty of smiles as everyone dressed up as their favourite book characters. The fun continued with multi-age rotation activities based on the shortlisted books, giving students the chance to learn, create, and share in a spirit of imagination and storytelling. It was wonderful to see the joy and excitement that books bring to our school community!

Don't forget to sell your tickets and return them to the office:

Engagement of Volunteers

At St Patrick’s Primary School, Tongala the safety and wellbeing of our students is our highest priority. To uphold our commitment to child safety, ALL Volunteers are required to review and acknowledge our Child Safe Code of Conduct, Staff & Students Professional Boundaries Policy and Photography & Video Policy and Procedures. Additionally, Volunteers must complete a Volunteer Registration form and successfully complete the CESL School Volunteer Induction before commencing their role as a Volunteer.

We deeply value the contributions of our Volunteers and appreciate your support in maintaining a culture of care and protection. Together, we can continue to provide a safe and nurturing space for every child to thrive.

For more information regarding volunteering contact us or click on the link to complete the Volunteer Registration form.

Volunteer Registration Form

All Volunteers will be asked to:

Complete a Volunteer Registration form (including personal details, Working with Children Check (WWCC) and 2 personal referees), please inform your referees they will be contacted by the school in relation to your volunteering.
Once you have completed the Volunteer Registration form and are approved to Volunteer at the school, you will be sent an email with a link to access the required training:

(Please note – Completing this induction replaces the previous onsite induction interview)

CESL School Volunteer Induction; and
Read and acknowledge the Child Safe Code of Conduct, Staff & Students Professional Boundaries Policy and Photography & Video Policy and Procedures.

All Volunteers will be required to update details at the start of each year and inform the school of any changes to your circumstances or updates to your WWCC. All Volunteers will need to complete the CESL School Volunteer Induction and read and acknowledge all relevant safeguarding policies at the start of each school year even if an existing Volunteer.

All information received regarding volunteering and providing referee details will be maintained in line with CESL Privacy Policy.

PUBLIC LINK AND QR CODE

Volunteer Registration Form