Upcoming Events

District Athletics P & F Meeting @ 1.45pm Assembly @ 2.50pm

Friday April 20

Working Bee @ 9am-12pm

Saturday April 21

ANZAC Day - Public Holiday

Wednesday April 25

Assembly @ 2.50pm

Friday April 27

Emmanuel College Open Day

Sunday April 29

SAC Meeting @ 7.30pm

Tuesday May 1

School Cross Country

Wednesday May 2

ST PAT’S NEWS Phone: 03 55681371 Email: principal@spportfairy.catholic.edu.au April 18, 2018

From The REC - Leanne MahneyWeekly Prayer

Lord God,                                         You are our beginning and our end.

As we begin the second term of our school year, help us to give of our best.

Help all of us to concentrate on our studies and give us the strength and courage to do what is right so that we will enjoy a

productive and happy term.      We give thanks for our community and

for our school family. We make this prayer in the name of your son, Jesus.

Amen.

Canteen

Thursday April 19

Donna Parsons, Julia Gibbons, Dearna Leishman

Friday April 20

Sarah Lu HELP NEEDED

Thursday April 26

Michele Fox, Kerrie Graham

Friday April 27

Bree Porter, Tamara Wright, Rebecca Greene

Thursday May 3

MAY RACE HOLIDAY

Friday May 4

Melanie Mason, Fiona Barry, Anna-Jane Henderson

Library The week of Shelving

Monday April 23

Donella Mulraney

Monday April 30

Rebecca Rowbottom

Sick Bay Linen

Friday April 20

Viv McCallum

Friday April 27

Shane Allen

Rosters From The REC - Leanne Mahney

RE AROUND THE ROOMS Our children will have a range of learning experiences in Religious Education this term. These will include the planned units of work at each level as well as whole school experiences of prayer which include Anzac Day and Catholic Education Week celebrations and liturgies. Our assemblies continue to be an opportunity for our school community to pray together at the end of our busy weeks of learning.           

F/1 Celebrating our earth and seasons The children will look at the seasons of the Church and name the important events in the Church calendar. They will investigate the seasons and link them to the sequence of events of Lent, Easter, Advent and Christmas.

2/3 Mission The children will be investigating the three sacraments of initiation. They will be asked to find examples of how Jesus and the apostles acted in a loving way, and identify these actions in people they know in their lives. Children will be looking at the gifts of the Holy Spirit and Pentecost.

4/5/6 People of Prayer The children will investigate the religions of our neighbouring countries and compare and contrast the elements of prayer, tradition, symbol and religious art. Their investigations will deepen their understanding of Catholic ritual and the commonalities between religions of the region of Southeast Asia.

The REC - Leanne Mahney

Dear Parents, Parishioners, Carers, Staff & Students,

Welcome to Term 2! I hope everyone had an enjoyable Easter and a restful holiday. This term isshaping up to be another busy one and is 2 weeks longer than last term, so no doubt we will befeeling the difference by the end of June.Some major events for this term include:ConfirmationCatholic Education WeekNAPLAN testing - Yr 3 and Yr 5 studentsWarrnambool EisteddfodWinter sportsCross country

From The Principal - Sue Paulka

Sacrament of Confirmation - Sunday 20th May.

It was wonderful to see so many of our Confirmation candidates and their parents attend our Confirmation meeting on Tuesday evening. We were able to look at the work ahead of us in preparation for this most important event. Family groups have been organised for the next four weeks. If you were unable to attend this meeting, information about these groups will be emailed to you.   

Best wishes in this preparation time to:                                      Grace Godde Henry Grahek Emily Leddin            William Verhoef Tessa Phillips Zac Allen Charlie Murray   Maeve Murphy Hugh Allen Aidan Dwyer Harry Wagg Harry Pollock Chloe Dumesny Oliver McCosh            Tilly Chisholm Isaac Dempsey Caleb Tonkin Eliza Ross Jordan Dwyer   Sienna van de Camp Please send to school ASAP: 1. Sacramental tri- folder.   2. Confirmation name and sponsor information once both are finalised.    Thank you.

Welcome

This week we welcome Zac (Yr 6) and Cooper (Yr 3) Lumley and their parents, Caroline and Stephen to our school. We hope they enjoy being part of our St Patrick’s community.

We also welcome Fumi Kasao, who will be our Japanese language assistant. Fumi will be with us for the next 12 months. Thank you to the Barry family who will be hosting Fumi for the first few weeks. Fumi will be at our school on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and at St John’s, Dennington on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Working bee

Our working bee for this term will be held this Saturday, April 21st, from 9.00am -12.00pm.Work to be undertaken will include weeding, spreading mulch, cleaning windows and garden maintenance. Please bring along rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows, gardening equipment, trailers etc.Families rostered on for this working bee are:

Hennig, Greene, Williams J, Covey, Lu, Wagg, Killen, Mason, Mulraney/Atkins, Coxall, Dumesny, Connellan, Chisholm, Jordaan/McCall, Belleville, Lowe, Lenehan

Athletics

Good luck to the following students who will be competing in the Warrnambool Division Athletics at Brauerander on Friday:Claudia Phillips Poppy Myers Oliver Myers Taj PlantJames Verhoef Sunny Hansen Frankie Bant Lekaya PlantEve Covey Layla Royals Sam Graham

Engaging Adolescents

Centacare will be offering the Engaging Adolescents program for a 3 week period in Term 2 on May 10th, 17th and 24th. This is an excellent program for parents of children in Years 5 & 6, or those with teenagers. Please see details and booking information attached. You can also leave your name at the office if you are interested. Child care will be available if required.

Regards,Sue PaulkaPrincipal

From The Principal - Sue Paulka

School News

P & F NEWSCANTEEN We need help for this Friday’s canteen, April 20. Two of our canteen helpers are unavailable and if we do no one is able to assist we will need to cancel Friday’s canteen.

P & F MeetingThere will be a P & F meeting this Friday 20th April at 1.45pm in the hall foyer before assembly.

Shoe Boxes NeededIn Year 2/3 this term we will be focusing on the topic, ‘Healthy Bodies & Healthy Minds’. As part of this unit each student will be creating their own healthy lunchboxes. As such, we are asking for each student to bring a shoebox into class which will be used for their lunchbox. We will start creating our lunchboxes in Week 3.

School News

We have a collection box in the foyer near the office and in the main corridor near the art room to put your vouchers in. All vouchers need to be at the school by June 15.

Sporting Schools Sporting Schools will commence on Monday May 11 until Thursday June 21. The activities for this term will be soccer and t-ball, with bowls and table tennis in the hall when the weather is inclement.

Sporting Schools attendance by CareMonkey forms only If you would like your child/children to attend our Monday or Thursday sessions of Sporting Schools they firstly need to be enrolled through CareMonkey, using the Enrolment Form. Once they are enrolled they can then attend sessions.

For each session that you wish your child to attend, you need to fill out an Attendance Form on CareMonkey. Please only fill in one form at a time, the night before or on the day of the session. The cut off on the day of each session is 11am. If something important comes up and you need your child to attend, please ring the school to inform them and then fill out an Attendance Form.

Visual Arts Report

VISUAL ARTS REPORT Hello from the Visual Arts room. Last term was very busy but we managed to squeeze some fantastic art experiences into our learning time together. We had a whole school focus on drawing and we experimented with many drawing mediums. We also learned some new techniques such as cross hatching and shading.

This term we are focusing on painting and printmaking. We can’t wait to show you what we have been doing. Monique McCartney - Visual Arts Teacher.

In F/1 we made self portraits with markers, using line, colour and shape.

In 2 / 3 we used rulers to design and draw our own Irish seafarer houses.

In 4/5/6 we completed a still life sketch of local plants in our school garden. We focused on mimicking nature’s patterns and textures.

School Awards

Piper Lawrance for excellent year 1 leadership.

Archie Cameron for writing an excellent acrostic poem.

Lola Myers for making connections when reading.

Sofia Resk Wilson for demonstrating perseverance during challenging tasks.

Elli Kirkpatrick for excellent team work in her news report group.

Eliza Parkinson for a fantastic start to the year in F/1.

Harry Haylock for staying focused and persisting in maths.

Max Dance for a great effort in building a narrative.

Amalia Little for being a polite and helpful class member.

Thomas Parkinson for always being positive towards his learning.

Ryan Riordan for fantastic growth in his Lexile test and showing great improvement in his reading comprehension.Aarahi Schuler-

Singh for completing a great historical recount on computer programs and going above and beyond in her presentation.

Harrison Lu for being an enthusiastic member of the class.

Community News

Port Fairy - St Patrick’s & Koroit - Infant Jesus Mass Times Saturday April 21 @ 6.30pm - Port Fairy Sunday April 22 @ 10.30am - Koroit

Future Events

May Race Day - Pupil Free Day

Thursday May 3

Harmony - Wellbeing Day Assembly @ 2.50pm

Friday May 4

Foundation 2019 Tours & Information Night

Tuesday May 8

Engaging Adolescents - Centrecare @ 7.00pm

Thursday May 10

Walk Safely to School Day Mother’s Day Breakfast @ 8.00am Volunteer Inducation Session @ 1.30pm Assembly @ 2.50pm

Friday May 11

Mother’s Day Sunday May 13

ICT Parent/Student Information Night @ 7pm

Monday May 14

Engaging Adolescents - Centrecare @ 7.00pm

Thursday May 17

NAPLAN Tuesday - Thursday April 15-17

Moyne Cross Country & Soccer Assembly @ 2.50pm

Friday May 18

Confirmation @ 10.30am Mass

Sunday May 20

Centacare Engaging Adolescents Program @ 7.00pm

Thursday May 24

Assembly @ 2.50pm Friday May 25

Wednesday

Engaging Adolescents Marea Sholly

Family Relationship Educator Phone: 03 5559 3000

www.centacareballarat.org.au

Engaging Adolescents Parenting Program

A 3 week program for parents of 12 – 15 year olds.

Engaging Adolescents will:

§ Help parents understand and cope better with the challenges of early adolescents § Provide parents with information and skills for developing and maintaining trusting, positive

relationships with their adolescents.

During sessions parents have the opportunity to discuss

§ Family life with teenagers § Normal phases and behaviour § Sorting out behaviours § PASTA strategy for teenagers § Communication

Date: May 10th, 17th and 24th Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm Venue: St Patrick’s School, Port Fairy Cost: $6.50 (Workbook) Bookings Centacare Family Relationship Services Essential: Family Relationship Practitioner

Marea Sholly Phone: (03) 5559 3000 Email: marea.sholly@centacarewarrnambool.org.au

Parent & Family Education Programs Information

Family Relationship Services Program Contact: Marea Centacare Warrnambool Office Level 1, 142 Timor Street PO Box 994 Warrnambool Vic 3280 PH: 03 5559 3000 FAX: 03 5561 7135 E.Mail: marea.sholly@centacarewarrnambool.org.au

FLYERS FOR THE ABOVE PROGRAMS CAN BE REQUESTED

Programs – Term 2, 2018

Dates/ times Venue

1-2-3 Magic & Emotion coaching

Tuesdays 8th,15th,22nd May 1.15- 3.15 pm

St Malachy’s PS Edenhope Workbook $6.50

Engaging Adolescents

Mondays 21st, 28th May, 4th June 6.30 – 8.30pm

Warrnambool East PS Workbook $6.50

Moving Forward Parenting after Separation

Tuesdays 17th, 24th April, May 1st 6.30 – 8.30pm

Centacare Warrnambool $10.00

Engaging Adolescents

Thursdays 10th, 17th, 24th May 6.30-8.30 pm

St Patrick’s PS Port Fairy Workbook $6.50

Bringing UP Great Kids

Mondays 23rd, 30th April 7th, 14th May, 18th, 25th June Time: TBC

Centacare Warrnambool No Cost

Event COME AND TRY DAY - Meet the Coach

First Auskick Day for 2018

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12 rounds of Auskick for girls and boys from age 5

Combination of Friday evenings and Sunday mornings

Starts Sunday April 22nd, 9.30amCome-and-try night (and meet the coach) Friday 23rd March, 5.30pm at Gardens oval

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To all parents of children Under 10 – a reminder that we have our first game of Under 10’s Football this week at the Garden’s Oval vs Terang / Mortlake. Please be at the ground by 9.40am for a 10am start. If you are hoping to play, make sure you have registered and paid with Auskick http://www.aflauskick.com.au/ Keep an eye on Team app for more information.