Dear Parents and Carers,

We were blessed to have the Easter weekend as separate from the school holidays this year giving opportunity to walk the journey of Holy Week together prior to the weekend, and to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on our return on Tuesday.

Enrolling Now

If you have a child starting Kindergarten next year please complete the online enrolment form. We will commence enrolment interviews at the start of Term 2 with our current families.

3/4 Friday Recess Playtime

So much fun for many of the boys and girls in 3/4 who wanted a game of Red Rover - even though the Cross Country Carnival had exhausted them!!

Home - School Communication

At St Patrick's we highly value strong and productive communication between home and school. In the first instance most enquiries occur between you as parent and your child's teacher. This can be done by phone or email. Sometimes, as necessary our teachers will talk with myself or Mrs Grant or Mrs Ferris if they feel that a member of school leadership needs to be informed or involved.

Please take time to email your child's teacher if:

* You want to let them know something about your child including simple things like they are not sleeping well etc, or to notify a change in family circumstances

* You want to organise a conversation or meeting about learning and engagement at school

* You feel unsure about something your child has mentioned about learning or play at school 

If your child comes home with a concern or worry, please

* Listen to them and check in with them about how they managed their concern while they were at school

* Ask who they talked with and if it was resolved by a staff member. ** Please note that school will communicate with you if we are aware of any concern that is noteworthy. We do not communicate all interactions that need a teacher's support to resolve.

* Tell your child the staff at school are always here to help them and to keep them safe, connected and learning. 

Sometimes as parents we forget to acknowledge to our children that for every 'event' that has occurred there are as many accounts/versions of the event as there are people who were present. That is why when we look into what happened we listen to everyone involved to help us get close to the truth, which is somewhere in the middle of all the accounts. 

Thank you for always bringing your concerns directly to school for discussion and resolution, this is the quickest way to move forward in a positive way. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings,

Jo