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WORKER OF THE WEEK
MARIST STUDENTS VISIT
Thank you to the Year 11 and 12 Marist Religion classes who visited our school this week to celebrate Catholic Education Week. The students worked with our classes to do art and craft, reading activities and play outdoor games. All of the students greatly enjoyed the activities with the Marist students.
AFL SESSIONSThe students from Year 5 and 6 will be involved in AFL coaching sessions over the next 4 weeks. The sessions are aimed at developing fitness and skills involved with the game of AFL. Thank you to the AFL coaching staff who are providing these sessions for our students.
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WESTERN 7’sThe Western 7s carnival will take place tomorrow at McIndoe park. St Patrick’s school will have an U10s and U12s team represented at the carnival. Mr Ferguson and Mr Boyle will be with the students who are attending this event.
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BRUCE AND DENISE MORCOMBE VISIT
Bruce and Denise were wonderful, down to earth people committed to sharing messages of safety to children all around Australia. They were outstanding presenters delivering such a personal message in way that all our children were able to understand, engage with and remember. We are proud to have played a small role in assisting them continue through our fundraising efforts in 2020.
CHALLENGE CUP
Last week, we took part in the annual Challenge Cup carnival in Rockhampton where all primary schools come together to compete in Netball and Rugby League.
Our Netball team with their coaches of Mrs McConnell and Mrs Ryan competed in the final, narrowly missing out on the trophy. Our boys competed with an outstanding attitude and resilience, seven of our team members were from St Benedicts whom we met for the first time just before our first game.
A big thank you to Cassie, our first aide officer as well as Michael Smale who assisted the footballers throughout the carnival. Each year when we travel away, we are lucky enough to stay together as a team and have our food prepared for us by parents who volunteer. Our meals were unbelievable and a special thanks must go to Rach McDowall and Jacqui McGavin for providing such wonderful nutrition for us.
Our Netball team with their coaches of Mrs McConnell and Mrs Ryan competed in the final, narrowly missing out on the trophy. Our boys competed with an outstanding attitude and resilience, seven of our team members were from St Benedicts whom we met for the first time just before our first game.
A big thank you to Cassie, our first aide officer as well as Michael Smale who assisted the footballers throughout the carnival. Each year when we travel away, we are lucky enough to stay together as a team and have our food prepared for us by parents who volunteer. Our meals were unbelievable and a special thanks must go to Rach McDowall and Jacqui McGavin for providing such wonderful nutrition for us.
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ICAS ASSESSMENTS
ICAS assessments will take place towards the end of this term. A letter was emailed to all parents with students from Year 2 to 6 informing them of sitting dates and costs. Parents are able to use the link provided in the letter to pay for these assessments online. Online payment needs to be completed by this Friday 23rd July. Practice tests are also available on the ICAS website. If you have any questions or need any assistance with this, please contact the office.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK 2021 – A Spirited Tomorrow
Monday was a brilliant day that summed up many aspects of our school that contributes to being part of a wonderful community. We joined together to celebrate the ‘Treasures’ in life as part of Catholic Education Week.
Many families joined us after assembly for morning tea before participating in class with their children.
The lasting impression of the day was our families joining in with our students throughout our lunch and play time.
Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to gift our students with some wonderful memories to treasure
Many families joined us after assembly for morning tea before participating in class with their children.
The lasting impression of the day was our families joining in with our students throughout our lunch and play time.
Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to gift our students with some wonderful memories to treasure
NEW SCHOOL UNIFORMS
Items from our new uniform have started to arrive in our uniform shop and more supplies are arriving daily. These items will be available to order. The uniforms are available to order online www.wearitto.com.au. Items may also be directly purchased from our uniform shop which is opened at the following times Monday and Friday 8am-10:30am and Wednesday 1:30pm-4pm.
We currently have good supplies of the following uniforms:
We currently have good supplies of the following uniforms:
- Girl’s Formal Blouse
- Girl’s Formal Skort
- Boy’s Formal Shirt
- Unisex Sport’s Short
- Tracksuit Bottoms
CONGRATULATIONS OLIVIA & SUMMER
Congratulations to Summer Wright who is in Prep Green and Olivia Sutherland who is in Year 2 at St Patrick’s school.
Summer has been growing her hair so that she could donate it to the ‘Wigs for Kids’ initiative and Olivia has been growing her hair so that she could donate it to the Leukaemia foundation.
Olivia and Summer's generous spirit and empathy for those in need is a true reflection of the ‘Making Jesus Real’ values that we celebrate at St Patrick’s school.
Summer has been growing her hair so that she could donate it to the ‘Wigs for Kids’ initiative and Olivia has been growing her hair so that she could donate it to the Leukaemia foundation.
Olivia and Summer's generous spirit and empathy for those in need is a true reflection of the ‘Making Jesus Real’ values that we celebrate at St Patrick’s school.
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READERS CUP TEAM
Congratulations Ava Wills, Kenzi Kerr, Finlee Anderson, Knox Hamilton, Milla McCarthy, Claire McDowall Daniel Mikoljski and Ethan Farrell who are members of our Readers Cup teams. Last term the teams competed in the Regional Readers Cup competition in Clermont. The students performed very well and gained a 2nd and 5th place in the competition. Thank you to all of the students for their dedication to reading. Thank you also to Miss Krause and Mrs McPheat for their support and Mr Ferguson for driving the bus.
SCHOOL MUSICAL – ‘THE MOST EPIC BIRTHDAY PARTY EVER’
The Year Six musical was a hit last term, the way our leaders worked together to put on a very polished performance was amazing. The teamwork from our students as well as the dedication from our staff, especially Mrs. Roslyn Horsfall, was incredible. It was really humbling to be able to thank everyone on our school’s behalf. It was half-way through a long list of acknowledgments that I was overcome with gratitude, our school and our children are surrounded by generosity and support from so many areas of our community.
PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION
Our next P and F meeting will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 3rd August.
This meeting will take place in our Activity room. A zoom option will also be available for families. The link will be emailed to families closer to the meeting time.
If families would like to add items to the agenda for the meeting please email: spe@rok.catholic.edu.au and title the email: ATTENTION: P and F Agenda
Our P and F executive are also very approachable and are very happy to talk to you about agenda items for our P and F meetings.
This meeting will take place in our Activity room. A zoom option will also be available for families. The link will be emailed to families closer to the meeting time.
If families would like to add items to the agenda for the meeting please email: spe@rok.catholic.edu.au and title the email: ATTENTION: P and F Agenda
Our P and F executive are also very approachable and are very happy to talk to you about agenda items for our P and F meetings.
NEW FLAG POLES
New flag poles were erected in term 2 at the front of our school. These flag poles will proudly fly our Australian, Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander flags.
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS EISTEDDFOD
Please save the date for the Central highlands Eisteddfod to take place 31st August – 2nd September. All primary choir, band, small ensemble and verse-speaking events will take place on Thursday 2nd September!
In additional to these large group events, students may nominate to compete in singing, verse-speaking, piano and instrumental sections as a soloist or as part of a duo. These sections are open to students from Prep to Year 6. If your child is not part of our instrumental music program and would like to nominate as a competitor, please contact Mrs. Horsfall to receive a nomination letter. Roslyn_Horsfall@rok.catholic.edu.au
In additional to these large group events, students may nominate to compete in singing, verse-speaking, piano and instrumental sections as a soloist or as part of a duo. These sections are open to students from Prep to Year 6. If your child is not part of our instrumental music program and would like to nominate as a competitor, please contact Mrs. Horsfall to receive a nomination letter. Roslyn_Horsfall@rok.catholic.edu.au
ST PATRICK’S FUNDRAISING COOKBOOK UPDATE
Firstly, thank you to all those families who have already submitted a recipe for our St Patrick’s Cookbook. I greatly appreciate the time you have taken to input your recipe into the Google Form.
Having said this, we need more recipes. We would like our St Patrick’s Cookbook to be a wealth of family favourite recipes and we need your help to achieve this. We understand many families are incredibly busy, so we have decided to make the recipe submission process quicker for families.
You can submit your recipes in three ways:
Having said this, we need more recipes. We would like our St Patrick’s Cookbook to be a wealth of family favourite recipes and we need your help to achieve this. We understand many families are incredibly busy, so we have decided to make the recipe submission process quicker for families.
You can submit your recipes in three ways:
- Complete the Google Form: https://forms.gle/nHXeDuvXoud63jGW8
- Email your recipe to: Natalie_McCosker@rok.catholic.edu.au
- Send a paper copy to schoo
CQ ROBOTICS COMPETITION
St Patrick’s school will be entering two teams in the CQ Robotics competition. Knox Hamilton, Mikhos Sadural, Ella Gellatly and Claire McDowall will participate in the robotics dance competition and Connor Berthun, Alex Campbell, Madison Dewhurst and Violet Van Hees will participate in the robotics rescue competition. The competition will take place at the CQ University in Rockhampton on Friday 6th August. We wish the students all the best in their preparation for the competition.
STUDENT SIGN-IN AND SIGN-OUT PROCEDURE
A new Student Attendance booklet and computer is available for parents to sign their children in and out of school when attending appointments throughout the day, arriving late to school and leaving school early. The booklet and computer are located in the front office. Parents are asked to use the booklet to find their child’s details and then use the computer to account for their child’s attendance. The staff in the front office will support families with this new procedure.
NEWS FROM OUR ST PATRICK’S PARISH
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IMPORTANT PARISH UPDATES
Weekend Mass attendance numbers have now increased to 200. Frs Truc and Yon look forward to meeting you all in person. St Patrick’s Parish are now utilising a QR code system. Upon arrival, please scan and enter your contact details. Alternatively, you can register at the Church doors. At all services parishioners attending are asked to clean the area they have used. Spray bottles and chux provided at the doors. Just a reminder that our Church and Parish Office will be closed on Mondays for deep cleaning. Office hours are Tuesday through to Friday, 9am to 3pm. Mass times are Tuesday at 12:00 – 1:00pm and Wednesday 7am, Thursday 8am, Friday 9am. Attendees are welcome to stay for the remainder of the hour in private prayer. For those wishing to visit the Church outside those times, please contact the Parish Office to organise a time. |
Parishioners are welcome to attend our St Patrick’s Parish
Weekday Masses: Monday NO MASS Tuesday 12 noon Wednesday 7:00am Thursday 8:00am Friday 9:00am CHILDREN’S LITURGY Children’s liturgy will begin this weekend. It will be on Sunday at 8am. |
COVID RESTRICTIONS
As a school we continue to endeavour to provide as many opportunities as we can to engage our families in our school activities. Due to COVID regulations we are required to put into place measures to ensure that we are meeting the requirements of the number of adults within our school and also ensure social distancing when adults are present. We thank families for their continued support in regard to our restrictions.
PARENTS AT ASSEMBLY
With the lifting of some restrictions, we are now able to welcome all families back to our assemblies. It will no longer only be the families of classes presenting at the prayer assembly and the parents of the Work of the Week students.
PLAYGROUNDS
All of the school playgrounds are closed before and after school. We ask that no children play on the playgrounds after school as this is a time when the playgrounds are cleaned.
We also ask that families do not arrive at school before 8am in the morning for drop off and leave the school grounds as soon as they have collected their children at 3pm.
We thank all of our families for their continued support.
PARENTS IN CLASSOOM
The lifting of some COVID restrictions now allows for parents to enter classrooms. We are still however required to ensure that we are social distancing within the classrooms. Based on the average size of our classrooms we are able to have up to 12 adults in the classroom at one time.
Before and after school are times when teachers are preparing for student learning and lesson preparation. If parents would like to meet with teachers before or after school to discuss their child, please email the teacher to arrange a suitable time.
In the mornings, students will continue to be asked to take their bags to their classroom and then go to the undercover area where leadership members will be on duty. All students will continue to engage in the morning walk before lining up in the undercover area at the 8.40am bell.
Students are still required to move to the pick up locations at the 3.00pm bell. The pick up locations are the bus waiting area on Borilla street, the drop off zone on Anakie street and in front of the school office on Yamala street. Students are not to wait in the undercover area to be collected by their families in the afternoon. All playgrounds are not to be played on in afternoon.
PARENTS AT ASSEMBLY
With the lifting of some restrictions, we are now able to welcome all families back to our assemblies. It will no longer only be the families of classes presenting at the prayer assembly and the parents of the Work of the Week students.
PLAYGROUNDS
All of the school playgrounds are closed before and after school. We ask that no children play on the playgrounds after school as this is a time when the playgrounds are cleaned.
We also ask that families do not arrive at school before 8am in the morning for drop off and leave the school grounds as soon as they have collected their children at 3pm.
We thank all of our families for their continued support.
PARENTS IN CLASSOOM
The lifting of some COVID restrictions now allows for parents to enter classrooms. We are still however required to ensure that we are social distancing within the classrooms. Based on the average size of our classrooms we are able to have up to 12 adults in the classroom at one time.
Before and after school are times when teachers are preparing for student learning and lesson preparation. If parents would like to meet with teachers before or after school to discuss their child, please email the teacher to arrange a suitable time.
In the mornings, students will continue to be asked to take their bags to their classroom and then go to the undercover area where leadership members will be on duty. All students will continue to engage in the morning walk before lining up in the undercover area at the 8.40am bell.
Students are still required to move to the pick up locations at the 3.00pm bell. The pick up locations are the bus waiting area on Borilla street, the drop off zone on Anakie street and in front of the school office on Yamala street. Students are not to wait in the undercover area to be collected by their families in the afternoon. All playgrounds are not to be played on in afternoon.
MAKING JESUS REAL
St Patrick’s School is an MJR school. MJR is a values education resource. MJR is centred on the belief that we are all God’s children and are called to try to be like Jesus Christ in the way we live. We are Jesus’ friends. He calls us into friendship with God and he calls us to imitate his way of living. MJR values include respect, honesty and trustworthiness, understanding, tolerance and inclusion. They focus on the Gospel values of compassion, justice, humility and forgiveness. These values also encourage students to do their best, treat others fairly, be responsible for their actions, follow principles of moral and ethical conduct and stand up for others against bullying. Our main aim in Catholic Education is to invite students, parents and teachers to be aware of and grateful for God’s loving presence in their daily lives. MJR’s main aim is to get us ‘switched on to God’s presence’ by reflecting on our lives each day to see where God has been in our experiences.
Another focus is not to leave Jesus as merely a person in history, but to emphasise that Jesus Christ is a mystery with us now. We live ‘in the now’ and we will always have ‘the now’. MJR demonstrates a strong connection to many Catholic spiritualties, such as the Ignatian and Franciscan traditions, particularly with aspects such as the imitation of Christ, respect for others and for creation, and reviewing the events in our lives. The Sacrament of the Present Moment is a central theme. Through emphasis on simple and memorable prompts such as WESTIE (Welcoming, Encouraging, say Sorry, say Thank you, Inclusive and Enthusiastic), MJR inspires positivity and gratitude. I encourage you to have talk to your child about how they can Make Jesus Real.
St Patrick’s School is an MJR school. MJR is a values education resource. MJR is centred on the belief that we are all God’s children and are called to try to be like Jesus Christ in the way we live. We are Jesus’ friends. He calls us into friendship with God and he calls us to imitate his way of living. MJR values include respect, honesty and trustworthiness, understanding, tolerance and inclusion. They focus on the Gospel values of compassion, justice, humility and forgiveness. These values also encourage students to do their best, treat others fairly, be responsible for their actions, follow principles of moral and ethical conduct and stand up for others against bullying. Our main aim in Catholic Education is to invite students, parents and teachers to be aware of and grateful for God’s loving presence in their daily lives. MJR’s main aim is to get us ‘switched on to God’s presence’ by reflecting on our lives each day to see where God has been in our experiences.
Another focus is not to leave Jesus as merely a person in history, but to emphasise that Jesus Christ is a mystery with us now. We live ‘in the now’ and we will always have ‘the now’. MJR demonstrates a strong connection to many Catholic spiritualties, such as the Ignatian and Franciscan traditions, particularly with aspects such as the imitation of Christ, respect for others and for creation, and reviewing the events in our lives. The Sacrament of the Present Moment is a central theme. Through emphasis on simple and memorable prompts such as WESTIE (Welcoming, Encouraging, say Sorry, say Thank you, Inclusive and Enthusiastic), MJR inspires positivity and gratitude. I encourage you to have talk to your child about how they can Make Jesus Real.
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A TOUR OF OUR SCHOOL
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Our school was originally established by the Presentation Sisters in 1902 to serve the catholic families of the Central Highlands area of which Emerald is the geographical hub. The Sisters ended their ties with the school in 1992 due to the decline in their numbers and a shift in their mode of service to people and especially children.
St Patrick’s School exists for the education of children from Prep age (Five) to Year Six and is a co-educational facility serving the township and surrounding districts of Emerald. At our school, we aim to develop within our students the ideals of academic excellence and personal growth which are centered around the deepening of our Christian faith. We strive to have these aims as the centre point of any relationships and curriculum which occur within our community. |
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