Dear Parents and Carers,

The semester is drawing to a close and teachers have finalised Semester 1 Reports. Your child's report will be available to you through the Compass App on Monday afternoon.

As communicated earlier in the term, In Year 1- Year 6, your child's report will have a grade against the five point achievement scale A-E reporting for each learning area. 

In Kindergarten achievement is graded against on a four point scale.

K-6 reports will also provide information about your child's Engagement with Learning attributes, this is graded on a four point scale.

There will be no written comments on the report. Teachers will meet with you for an interview next week to discuss your child's learning: aspects of engagement,progress and achievement.

We hope to achieve 100% parent attendance at parent teacher interviews. Attending an interview by phone or in person shows your child how important their learning and engagement at school is for you. It shows them you value school and learning and that you are interested to know more about them as a member of the class and school community.

We know the high value you place on learning, does your child know this too? Let them know by booking a meeting!

Blessings

Jo

On Thursday, Years 3-6 enjoyed a performance by Starrs Productions, called ‘Return of the Bully’.

See some reviews below from senior students.

Karate Play

Bullying is a subject that everyone needs to learn about. That’s what Year 3-6 experienced on Thursday. Some amazing people came to our school to teach us about bullying. The main points were:

• Stand tall
• Don’t react
• Don’t disagree, just agree
• Block their path
• Don’t throw stones
• Write a Journal

The kids all enjoyed it very much. It really helped us out and it was great fun and an educational way to learn. The presentation let us engage and feel safe at our school.

By Sienna and Rowan

Yesterday, the students from Years 3-6 at St Pat's saw a little play about how to beat bullies. I think it taught us well because it was full of comedy and still gave informative examples of the six strategies on beating bullies. There was a Karate Sensei who was trying to act tough, but he was a scaredy cat. We all left with strategies on how to beat bullies. All in all, I really enjoyed the play and it will help me in the future. 

By Imogen

Religious Education 

Students in 3/4 have been exploring images of God this term.

Students read scripture and viewed images of Mount Siani before creating their own representation.

Supporting Students - Adjusted Reports 

Students who receive substantial or extensive adjustments receive an adjusted Semester Report.

Adjustments are actions taken that enable a student with disability to access syllabus outcomes and content on the same basis as their peers. These adjustments relate to teaching, learning and assessment from Kindergarten to Year 12. The types of adjustments will vary according to the needs of the individual student. Decisions are made at school level to offer adjustments to students with disability in each curriculum area and assessment activities.

Based on the school's context and student needs, schools can decide on the format. At St Patrick’s our adjusted reports include adjustments and/or exclusion of grades on Compass and an additional report aspect that reflects on the achievement of Personalised Plan goals.

This additional aspect allows teachers to share individual progress based on the adjustments that have been implemented.

Thank you once again for your patience and understanding through the transition to the new Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn (CECG) finance system.

Fee statements have now been emailed to all families. The new statements have an updated BPAY Biller Code/CRN. Please be reminded and that BPAY is now the preferred payment method.

Thank you for supporting the school with these system changes and should you have any concerns or haven’t yet received a copy of your new fee statement, please contact the office on 6492 5500 or office.bega@cg.catholic.edu.au

Hot dog day this coming Monday!!

The lost property trolley is still overflowing with uniforms! 

The lost property trolley is located at the front office just to the right hand side of the door. If you have a chance, come and have a look if your child is missing a jumper or jacket. All unclaimed uniform will go to the second hand store at the end of term.

Office of Dr Michael Holland - Family Fun Week @ NSW Parliament - FREE online events these school holidays

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Snowy is becoming more beautiful every day and The Wicked Queen is not happy! She has decided to send Snowy away, to get rid of her, once and for all.

The Magic Mirror has warned The Queen this is a huge mistake – Snowy is beautiful on the inside and the outside- everyone loves her. The Queen isn’t listening and orders The Hunter from the Palace to take Snowy into the forest and leave her there… forever!                                                                                                    

Meanwhile, the Cool Dudes have decided it’s time they started making healthier food choices and doing some exercise.                              

During this interactive production, kids will enjoy the opportunity of role-play as they are invited on stage to become a variety of characters- including The Cool Dudes- that love to rap!

The off-stage action continues with singing and dancing for the rest of the audience.

Target audience is 3 – 11 years and their families.

Running time – 50 minutes – PLUS “meet and greet” after the performance.

Ticket link: https://www.trybooking.com/CHZRQ

A timely piece of live theatre about making better food choices, while keeping kids fit and healthy!