Religious Education - Forward Planning 

Parents are invited to attend our upcoming Chapel Masses. Mass begins at 9:15am in the Church on Friday of each week:

Week 8- 1/2R

Week 9- 5/6R & 5/6G

12th December 12:15pm - Thanksgiving Mass

14th December 6pm - Year 6 Graduation Mass

We are still looking for more altar servers for weekend and school Masses! Please email Mrs Grant emma.grant@cg.catholic.edu.au 

Vinnies Christmas Appeal - Christmas Hampers

Thank you to the families who have already donated to our Christmas Hampers!

St Pat's would like to continue to support the St Vincent De Paul Christmas Appeal.  Families who are able to donate can place an item in the hampers in their classroom or school foyer. Donations can include:

Toothpaste and toothbrushes 

Shampoo and conditioner

Chips

Popcorn

Pasta

Rice

Cake mix

Tinned fruit or vegetables

Tinned soup

Biscuits 

Lollies 

Christmas cake/pudding 

Please do not include items such as chocolate that could spoil in warm weather.  

My Body, My Life - Puberty and Personal Development Program

The Archdiocesan Relationship Education Team are very excited to be visiting
St Patrick’s Primary School to run the My Body, My Life puberty and personal development program with Grade 5 and 6 early next year.

The team of relationship educators and trained youth ministers will be working in small groups with the year 5 and 6 students on Tuesday, 7^th March 2023.

St Patrick’s has requested early access to the online units for all parents of current Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 students. Parents can access the content, at their discretion, with or without your child.  The videos are available here: https://cgcatholic.org.au/my-body-my-life/st-patricks-primary-school-bega/.

The My Body My Life online parent / child program includes about 60 minutes of video content, plus a few activities.  You can watch all 6 short videos in one sitting, or over a few nights, whichever works best for your family.

 Research shows that despite any awkwardness you and your child might feel, children much prefer to hear this information first from their own parents and carers. We are simply trying to help you with that process and then reinforce the same information at school.

The topics covered in the videos include:

• Changes during puberty: physical, emotional, social
• Personal hygiene: skin, hair, cleanliness
• Reproductive systems: growth, development, changes and experiences
• Human conception
• Mood changes, mental health and wellbeing
• Respecting yourself and others
• Talking to trusted adults