Term 2 Issue 4 24th June 2022

Principal's News

Dear Families,

What another fabulous term we have had at St Patrick’s School. Our students have worked incredibly hard this term and it has been wonderful to see the positive progress they are making in many areas of their learning.

Last week our students represented St Patrick’s School at the Mitchell State School combined athletics day. I was impressed with the number of students who attended the day and showed their team spirit by supporting and cheering on their peers. Congratulations to Hallie Page and Keelie Moody who have both been nominated to attend the Roma & District Athletics Day in July. Hallie has been nominated to compete in shot put and Keelie has been nominated for the 100m and 200m running events. Well done girls, you should both be very proud of your achievements.

State of Origin Pizza Night

Thank you to our parents who are working hard behind the scenes to prepare for our State of Origin pizza night fundraiser. Thank you to our families and community members who have placed a pizza order and supported our school fundraising event.

Good Luck Mrs Silvester

The time has finally arrived for us to farewell Mrs Silvester for the next 12 months. It has been an absolute pleasure having you back at St Patrick's. Our students have had a wonderful semester with you and have achieved many great things during this time. We wish you all the very best for the safe arrival of your new baby girl and we can't wait to meet her.

Welcome Mrs Cassidy

On Wednesday students in our 3-6 class met their new teacher via a Teams meeting. This was a great chance for students to meet their new teacher and introduce themselves to Mrs Cassidy. They were able to learn a little about Mrs Cassidy and get to know her a little before she begins next term. We look forward to welcoming Mrs Cassidy to our St Patrick's family in the coming weeks.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our families and staff members who have been helping our school this term. We have had parents and staff assist with collecting cans/bottles from our local collection points, sorting cans/bottles, mowing lawns, whipper snipping, volunteering for fundraising events such as pizza night, Friday night raffles, tuckshop and camp oven dinners, just to name a few. Many hands make light work, and it is definitely greatly appreciated to have support from our families to assist with making our school a great place for our students, your children.

I wish you all a happy, safe and restful holiday and I look forward to seeing you all next term.

Warm regards,

Kylie

St Columba's Parish Mass Dates

St Columba's Parish Mass Dates

Following the Parish Mass on Saturday, 16th July there will be a cup of tea. Everyone is very welcome to attend and stay for a cuppa and a chat.

Pupil Free Day

There will be a pupil free day on  Monday, 11th July as the staff will be attending meetings. There will be no school on this day. We look forward to seeing our students return on Tuesday 12th July.

Free Dress Day - State of Origin Football 13th July

Wear your team colours and show your support for your favoruite State of Origin team for the final game. The students are allowed to wear their State of Origin Football colours to support their team on Wednesday 13th July. Please donate a gold coin for the missions. 

Student Protection

At St Patrick’s School the safety and wellbeing of our students is our highest priority. All children should grow up free of violence or exploitation and be able to learn in a safe and supported environment. Schools have a number of specific child protection reporting obligations that are detailed in our Student Protection Processes and Guidelines.

If a student wants to talk to someone about harm, abuse or inappropriate behaviour toward themselves or others, they can speak to a trusted staff member or one of our School Student Protection Contacts (SSPCs).  The SSPCs receive additional training and are identified in the student protection posters displayed around the school.

Felicity Ray, Jenny Bye and Kylie Millar are the Student Protection Contacts for St Patrick's School.

Summary documents have been developed for parents and caregivers about our student protection obligations and our broader strategy for maintaining safe school environments.

Further information on all of the above topics can be found on the Toowoomba Catholic Schools website at https://www.twb.catholic.edu.au/parents-and-community/student-protection/

Student Protection Contacts

Tuckshop Roster Term 3, 2022

School Photos

School Photos

Class News : Years 3, 4, 5 and 6

The 3-6 students had the pleasure of being visited by lead teachers to progress their knowledge and skills within The Arts curriculum.  The students were taught visual arts skills such as creating horizons, foregrounds and backgrounds, and shading objects to create shadows.  Students also participated in workshops focusing on choral skills and performances.  They had great fun performing choral poetry, using various actions, voices and facial expressions.  The 3-6 students were so impressive to watch in the short time they spent rehearsing this. 

The 3-6 students have been preparing all term for the Mitchell Combined Schools Athletics Carnival.  They have been practicing and refining their skills in running, relay races, shot put, discus and long jump.  Their discus, in particular, has been extremely impressive.  This is a hard and skilful event to master and many of our students now look like mini Olympians! 

Our 3-6 drama unit culminated with the students working collaboratively to perform an improvised scene from the story ‘Matilda’.  Students performed these improvised scenes for the P-2 students who thoroughly enjoyed them.  This year the students have shown great growth in the area of drama.  Not only has their confidence grown but they can stay in character and change their voice and body language to portray various characters and emotions.  It has been an absolute pleasure watching them develop these skills over the course of the term. 

I wish you all a safe and restful break and look forward to seeing your bright happy children return in Term 3 😊

Class News: Prep to Year 2

Wow, the last half of the term has truly flown by!  The P – 2 students have worked marvellously in the Drama and PE space over the past few weeks.  The students have eagerly practised their ball games in preparation for the Mitchell Combined Schools Athletics Carnival.  They have shown great improvement over the course of the term in their understanding of how these games are played and the physical skills required to execute them.  It has been lovely to watch the students become more involved and work positively together as a team. 

In week 9, students had the pleasure of being visited by several lead teachers from Toowoomba to broaden their knowledge and skills in The Arts learning space.  The P-2 students practised creating a number of different insects using various shapes and line pressures.  They all thoroughly enjoyed this activity and were able to create insects with different personalities by choosing various eye and mouth shapes.

Arts Visit from Mr Jim Midgley and Mrs Anne-Maree Spalding

The P-2 students completed their drama assessment last week and were required to perform an improvised scene from the story ‘The Jungle Book’.  It was delightful to see the students take on the movements, facial expression and voice of Shere Kahn as he threatened Mowgli and the wolves at the water hole.  Their confidence and willingness to step out of their comfort zone to take on different characters has progressed significantly and it has been wonderful to see all students enjoying and engaging in these lessons.

I wish you all a safe and restful break and look forward to seeing your bright happy children return in Term 3 😊

Principal's Award

Maya Page

For being a kind friend to others and always making sure that you are including others in school activities

Mercy Awards

Judd Henricks

For being observant of peers during our ‘Think, Pair, Shares’. I love the way you saw someone without a buddy and took the initiative to move to ensure this person didn’t feel left out. 

Keep following in the footsteps of Catherine McAuley! 

Brayden Wise

For demonstrating the Mercy Value of Service. You have continuously displayed your leadership skills in small group tasks over the past two weeks. This has been seen through organising your reading group, ensuring everyone had their play book, and stepping up to read the part for students who were away. Your leadership services make our classroom a positive place to learn. 

Continue to let the Mercy Values shine through in everything you do! 

Awesome Achiever Awards

Montana Morris

For giving everything a go and showing real maturity and initiative during Deadly Arthur’s visit.      I really enjoyed reading your first Quick Write. You had me on the edge of my seat, wanting to know what would happen next. 

Keep up the great work! 

Lillian Mitchell

For using the Learning Powers of Curious and Persistence. You have shown excitement about reading when practicing the Julia Donaldson plays with your groups. During your reading test, you made sure to have another go if you made a mistake, using your reading strategies such as sounding out and re reading the text, resulting in you progressing in your reading levels. You must be so proud of yourself. 

Keep up the great work!

QAS First Aid Training

First Aid Training will be conducted at St Patrick's School on Sunday, 31st July for anyone that may be needing to complete their training. 

Learners can use the following link to book themselves into the course online.

https://bookings.qld.gov.au/services/firstaid/course/Book%20a%20course

Important Dates for 2022