Dear Parents and Carers,

Dance It was indeed a joyful reunion with our fabulous dance teacher and choreographer Aleeta this week. We always enjoy the great concert preparation energy and fun. Information about costumes and props will be coming home soon.

Concert bookings are through these links

Thursday 12pm session: https://www.trybooking.com/CBXTH 

Thursday 6:30pm session: https://www.trybooking.com/CBXTF 

Cybersafety Protecting children in their digital worlds is an ever-evolving task for Australian families. Now more than ever parents are looking for guidance in how to manage screen time and navigate the world of games and social media.

We are therefore pleased to help our parent community by offering a crucial and engaging education session with ySafe, Australia’s leading provider of cyber safety education. This practical, strategy-rich session will cover the most important points that all families need to know about online safety, covering key information about social media and gaming, screen time recommendations and step-by-step instructions on how to set up a cyber-safe home for kids of all ages.

If you’ve ever struggled with getting your kids off their games and into bed, worried about the content of the games that they are playing or felt concerned that your child was spending too much time in the digital world, this workshop is for you!

Please register for this event by following the link provided: https://bit.ly/stpatricks-ps

This is an important school event for all parents to attend.

Junior Ministers Congratulations to the following students. The junior ministers will work with the senior ministers and also attend parliament for a short time each sitting to understand their roles and responsibilities.

Commendation It was a pleasure to present a commendation to a student in senior primary for his responsibility, honesty, and his willingness to stand up for what is right and not be swayed by a peer. Well done Noah!

With the trophy now engraved we presented Eloise with the Noa Jessop Perpetual trophy.

Uniform We want all St Pat's students to wear their uniform with pride. Please remind your children to

* not wear nailpolish to school

* leave their jewelry at home (students may wear a watch, small studs / sleepers, signet ring, chain with holy medal or cross)

* wear school coloured ribbons / headbands in their hair (all shoulder length or longer hair must be 'up')

* wear their correct jumper

* wear their correct hat 

* wear full black shoes with day uniform.

Blessings

Jo

VISIT TO THE BEGA LIBRARY BY OUR JUNIOR CLASSES

To celebrate Book Week next week our Junior classes will be visiting the Bega Library on Thursday. Anne from Bega Library said, "It was great to hear that St Pats School children could once again visit Bega Library for Book Week. We are also keen for them to visit at anytime. If any children have library cards and wish to borrow on the day could they be encouraged to bring their cards along on the day. As that would be easier for staff to issue books"

Progress vs. Achievement

In education, the words "achievement" and "progress" are often used interchangeably. However, their meanings are very different.

Achievement is measured by students' performance at a single point in time and how well those students perform against a standard. Achievement has typically been measured by students' performance on national tests (such as NAPLAN) and how well students perform in relation to national and state standards and the "bar" established for proficiency.

Progress is measured by how much "gain" or "growth" students make over time (i.e., year-to-year, semester-to-semester, term to term etc.). One way to think of academic progress is in terms of a child's growth chart. A growth chart shows a child's height at age two, three, etc. These data points can be plotted to display that child's physical growth over a specific period of time.

By measuring students’ academic achievement and progress, schools will have a more robust, comprehensive picture of their effectiveness in raising student performance.

Here are some students celebrating progress in learning and enacting the St. Pat's characteristics such as persistence, creativity, cooperation, confidence and resilience. These students received a Red Pillar Sticker for Looking into Thinking.

Over the next weeks at St. Pat's we will begin the next phase of tracking student progress in Mathematics and Reading using our assessment tools and presenting students who demonstrate progress with a gold or silver sticker. If students make 20% or more above expected growth they will receive a gold sticker and be commended at assembly for this learning. 

Religious Education

Upcoming Dates:

9th September - Father’s Day Breakfast. Please book on Trybooking

11th September - First Eucharist Family Mass 9:30am (please note change of date)

16th September - First Eucharist Retreat

18th September - First Eucharist Mass 9:30am 

Learning Walks - Three Worlds of the Text

Did you know students at St Pat’s have been learning about scripture in a different way?!

“Reading the Holy Scriptures confers two benefits. It trains the mind to understand them… it introduces the reader to the love of God”. St Isidore of Seville

Support Students – Self-Regulation

At times when there is a change of routine like dance concert we notice an increase in regulation challenges. here are some tips for parents on how to support their children: https://stayprepared.sg/mymentalhealth/articles/9-tips-to-build-your-childs-self-regulation-skills/ 

Thank you to families who have paid their Term 3 fees.

Term 3 fees are due 7 September 2022, except those with direct debit arrangements.

If at any time your family is experiencing financial hardship due to Covid-19 or any other reason or your family is in need of other support, please contact the school to make a time for a confidential meeting with our Principal, Jo Scott-Pegum to discuss how the school can help support your family.

The fundraising committee are looking to form a Fete Committee to assist the planning and 

organisation of our St Patricks Christmas Fete to be held later in the year. 
The fundraising committee are looking forward to the event and would love some assistance 
to make it an amazing and successful event for our school

Please contact Tam Prime 0429599941

Good luck to our athletes competing in Canberra next Tuesday. We have 14  children who have been selected in the Southern Region team. This is a great representation from one of the smaller schools in the region. If the children are successful at this level they will be selected in the Archdiocesan team to compete in Sydney next month.

Good luck to – Eva Ridley in the discus, shot, high jump and long jump.

Abby Collins, shot and discus.

Connor Elliott, shot.

Jacob Elliott, 200m and relay.

Claire Breust, discus, high and long jumps.

Drew Duncan, shot.

Ally Ferris, 100m and high jump.

Ruben Bailey Roberts, 100m.

Mia Gowing, 100m.

Sienna Jessop, long jump.

Aidan Green, 100m, 200m and relay.

Charlie Ingram/Bates, relay.

Archie Sly, long jump, 100m, 200m and relay.

Arly Schrader, Arly has already made the next level in the 1500m. On the day she will compete in every event except the shot. A big effort for a 10yr old.

We look forward to hearing how our athletes perform.