Around The School
Cross Country
Congratulations to our 47 students who took part in the Eureka Division Cross Country.
It is a tough course and you all represented St Pat's Primary beautifully!
Of our 47 we have 8 students have qualified to represent our region in Warrnambool on Monday 26th May. Congratulations Lachie Tehan, Rosie Hills, Jackson Knight, Jack Stott, Will Stott, Ethan Taylor, Kitty Ford and Layla Simpkin.
Mothers Day Breakfast and Stall
We hope that all of our Mother's and Mother Figures had a beautiful day on Sunday!
Thank you so much to those who put in their time and effort to help run a beautiful breakfast and stall, we are all so very grateful.
Juniors Wildlife Park Excursion
On Thursday May 1st , the Foundation, Grade One, and Grade Two students visited the Ballarat Wildlife Park. We were lucky to have perfect weather for exploring the park and discovering interesting facts about a wide range of animals. This exciting excursion marked the beginning of our Biological Science Unit. Students listened to informative keeper talks, observed animals in their naturalistic habitats, and learned about the different features that help these animals survive and thrive.
Highlights of the day included watching koalas snoozing in eucalyptus trees, spotting tigers lounging on the rooftops of their huts, and seeing meerkats dart cheekily in and out of the bushes. We were also fascinated by crocodiles sitting lazily in the water and on rocks. We delighted in the cute antics of the penguins and the opportunity to feed many kangaroos. Many students loved the chance to pat a turtle and lizard.
Back at school, we are now continuing to build upon our knowledge by exploring animals and their habitats through a variety of investigations and activities.
It was a wonderful way to spark curiosity and excitement for learning in the Biological Sciences.
Indonesian
Indonesian Language Learning Ambassador (ILLA) program comes to
St Patrick’s!
This semester, St Pat’s has participated in an Australian Government funded program called ILLA (Indonesian Language Learning Ambassadors).
The ILLA program provides Australian Government-funded scholars from Indonesia with an opportunity to directly engage with Australian schools – teachers and students – and learn first-hand about Australian culture, community, and classroom teaching practices. It also enables Ambassadors to share their skills and knowledge of the Indonesian language, culture, and customs and establish local Australian community connections.
Senior students have increased their knowledge, cultural perspective and enthusiasm about Indonesia through enriching activities with Ambassador Benna, in our Indonesian and Music classrooms. They were fortunate enough to be shown how to play a traditional Indonesian instrument, the Angklung.
We have a photo of a senior class added to the ILLA article in the Australia Awards in Indonesia website!
Healthy Living
Yr 5/6 F picking lettuce to take home from the vegetable garden.
Also picking olives from school olive tree, it will be a couple of months before children can taste them.
The students made a delicious Apple Crumble in Healthy Living, treat yourself, it is like a hug in a mug!
My Favourite Place at School
Media Arts with Juniors.
Our junior students have been exploring ways to combine media to share information.
They have been working on creating a short video about their favourite place at school by combining photos, text and audio. We will be sharing more of our videos during this term.