Dear Parents and Carers,

With outdoor excursions now being allowed, one of the joys this week was being able to reinstate the excursion for Year 2/3 to Bournda that had been planned for earlier in the year and postponed until restrictions eased. The students and their teachers had a fabulous day of learning and engagement and the staff at Bournda commended them on their behaviour, attitude and engagement. Thank you 2/3 for representing our school with pride out in the community. Thank you to Mrs Lott, Mrs Wiley and Brytan Aldridge (AEW) for a great day, and Mrs Sheahan for your organisation of the excursion.

On Wednesday we had the 2nd Kinderstart program for our 2022 Kinders. Thank you to Mrs Banks for organising a fun and engaging morning for the children. We are delighted to announce that Mrs Banks will be the Kindergarten teacher at St Patrick's in 2022, and Mrs McPherson will be working one day per week in Kinder. We sent the children home with a pack of shoelaces and a cardboard shoe cut out, and we are wondering how their mums, dads and carers are going with teaching how to tie shoelaces! Do your children know how to tie laces? This skill can usually be learned by the age of 5 or 6, whilst velcro is a great invention, knowing how to tie laces is a great skill to have.

Today our Year 5 students engaged in learning and collaborating during their Christian Leadership Day. We welcomed Tony Nassar to the team. During the day the students learned about their own strengths and gifts and about the attributes of leaders. Thank you to Mrs Ferris and Miss Rees for leading the day. We are delighted to announce that these teachers are the Year 5/6 teachers for 2022. Ms Alicia Jenkins will be the co-teacher with Mrs Ferris. 

We look forward to announcing the teaching team for 2022 at the end of next week.

Blessings on a restful weekend with your family.

Jo