Deputy Principals Mrs Diakrousis & Mr Speranza

Dear Families,

It has been another wonderful and busy week at St Patrick’s. It has been a delight seeing so many of you at our Meet the Teacher afternoons. These sessions provided a valuable opportunity for families and teachers to connect, share important information about your child, and begin building strong partnerships for the year ahead. We truly appreciate the time you took to attend and your ongoing support in working collaboratively with us to support your child’s learning and wellbeing.

On Tuesday, we celebrated Shrove Tuesday. Thank you to our wonderful parent helpers who generously gave their time to prepare pancakes for our students. It was a joyful experience for all and a meaningful way to begin our preparation for the season of Lent.

On Wednesday, our students attended Mass for Ash Wednesday. Fr Joseph and several parishioners commented on how reverent the students were throughout the service, particularly when receiving the ashes. We are very proud of the respectful and prayerful manner in which they represented our school community.

We hope you have a lovely weekend ahead.

Warm regards,

Joelle Diakrousis, Deputy Principal / Learning Diversity Leader 

Anthony Speranza, Deputy Principal / Learning & Teaching Leader

Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, Slide

A helpful reminder for all of us is the Cancer Council’s “Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, and Slide” slogan. This easy-to-remember message encourages children to Slip on a shirt, Slop on sunscreen, Slap on a hat, Seek shade, and Slide on sunglasses whenever they’re outside. Practicing these sun safety steps helps build lifelong habits that protect skin health. 

Further advice is also attached below:

Please ensure your child has their school hat in their bag every day, as our "No Hat, No Play" policy remains in effect. Please encourage your child to apply sunscreen before coming to school and to reapply during the day.

NAPLAN Assessment

Students in Year 3 and Year 5 will be completing the NAPLAN assessments between Wednesday March 11th and Friday 20th March. The 4 assessments will be scheduled throughout this testing window, and the school can arrange for students to complete missed assessments if absent on particular days.

For further information about NAPLAN, please see the guide below or the website: https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/for-parents-carers

Child Safety Awareness for February - Child Safety Standard 1 

Please see the Child Safety page for further information