Dear Parents and Carers,

Last weekend five of our St Patrick's students formed our school team at the Interschools Equestrian Competition held here in Bega. Our team members, Amber, Clancy, Demi, Izzy and Thea paraded beautifully in their equestrian uniforms and won ribbons all day! St Pat's were the runners up in the overall pointscore. This was out of 16 schools and with only 5 team members, a great achievement. Some of the results are:

• Izzy was age champion- year 3/4 and
• Thea was runner up age champion- kinder/1/2
• Clancy was 3rd in her handler class and 6^th in Hunter Class

Congratulations to all of our girls.

Wednesday was a cold but clear day for the Junior Cross Country - Fun Run. It was great to see our Kinder to Year 2 students out and active running the course. Thank you to the sport captains and school captains for their great leadership and support, and of course thank you to Mrs Harnett for organising the great event!

At St Patrick's we have a strong commitment to staff professional learning. At the Year 3-6 staff meeting this week our teachers met with a consultant from Sound Waves to further their knowledge and understanding of the synthetic phonic program we are teaching at St Pat's. 

At the same time, the K-2 staff had further PL on the InitiaLit synthetic phonic program we have been teaching for the past 3 years. Our school data shows the great progress of our students in reading based on their active participation in this program.

It is good to acknowledge and remember we are all lifelong learners!

Blessings

Jo

Week four has been a busy week, with our Junior Cross country taking place on Wednesday. I enjoyed being able to spend some time at the Cross Country and was once again impressed by the fantastic sportsmanship of our students. Well done St Pat’s!

     

Our Connecting Maths Concepts (CMC) program continues to run in classes from K-6 four days a week, with a fifth day allocated for additional maths tasks, including problem solving. Students now know the program very well and are demonstrating a high level of engagement during these sessions. 

It has been lovely to spend time visiting classrooms to see students happily engaged in their learning. STEM sessions on Friday continue to be a success, with students learning from a range of platforms and apps. Mrs Harnett is enjoying being able to share her passion for technology with our students.

Prayer is an integral part of daily life at St Pat's. This morning, I watched a beautiful prayer session in Kindergarten. All students were displaying reverence, demonstrating an understanding of the significance of prayer. 

Mel Ferris

Acting Assistant Principal

Dates for your Diary

Wednesday 24th May - Our Lady Help of Christians Mass - 12.35pm - Parents welcome

Sunday 28th May - Confirmation Mass 9.30am - Families Welcome (Morning tea to follow/Bring a plate)

Thursday 1st June - Youth group: 3.15 - 5.15pm St Patrick's church Bega.
DreamWorks movie Prince of Egypt and Pizza to follow. $5 per person.
Please let Father Adrian and Mrs Grant know that you are coming by email
to adrian.chan@cg.org.au

New to the NCCD?

The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) is an annual collection of information about Australian school students who are receiving adjustments due to disability.

At St Pat's we follow we phases of NCCD when creating and implementing Personalised Plans. As noted in the diagram parents and carers are involved in many of these phases. In upcoming weeks we will be reviewing goals and adjustments. As part of this process classroom teachers will be touching base with parents.

Please be advised that due to a technical issue not all fees were successfully emailed to families this term. Fee statements have also been sent home via paper form; therefore some families may receive Term 2 Fee Statement via email and paper form. 
 
Currently fees can be paid via BPAY, Direct debit, Centrepay or QKR, however fee payment options are changing as of June 1. More communication will follow. 

If you have not received your Term 2 Fee Statement or if you have any questions regarding your school fees account please contact the school office on 6492 5500 or office.bega@cg.catholic.edu.au.  

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

Uniform Shop Winter Update

With Winter just 2 weeks away, make your child snuggly with our Winter Jacket for $40! This jacket is polar fleece lined, water resistant, has lots of handy pockets and is made from a quiet and comfortable fabric. We stock sizes 4-16, Adult Small, Medium and Large. 

We are now all stocked up with all the winter uniform essentials:

Beanies - $5.70

Long Sleeve Everyday Polo - $29

Polo Fleece Jumpers - $27.30

Unisex Winter Pants - $20.40

Sports Track Suit Pants - $28.90

Girls High Denier Winter tights - $10.95

Come in and visit us at the Uniform shop on Tuesdays or Fridays between 8.30am- 10am or order on Qkr! 

If you would like to come in for a fitting with your child you can make an appointment by emailing us at stpats.uniform@gmail.com to arrange a time.