Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Term 2 Highlights

We’ve had a busy and exciting Term 2! Here are just some of the wonderful activities we’ve enjoyed:

• Year 5/6 Camp
• Catholic Schools Open Week
• Mother’s Day Stall
• Classroom Check-ins
• Writing and Oral Language Assessments
• Reconciliation Day
• Report Writing
• Excursions: Suitcase Stories, Cleland Wildlife Park, SAPOL and KESAB visits
• Soccer Carnival
• Footy Clinics
• Fitness Leaders Program
• Year 1 Number Check
• DIBELS Testing
• Be Brave Performance
• Visits to Morlan Court Nursing Home (Journey to Emmaus)
• Altar Server Training

A big thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who helped make these events possible!

School Disco

Our school disco is locked in for Week 7 - Friday, 5th September in the school hall. We’ll share more details early next term.

If you have a current Working With Children Check and would like to help with planning or setup, please contact Ms Platten at: aplatten@stpatsmp.catholic.edu.au or let the front office know.

Parent Feedback - LLL Surveys

Each year, Catholic Education South Australia (CESA) asks all Catholic schools to complete the LLL Surveys. These surveys are for staff, students, and parents.

We invite all parents to take part - it’s a quick and easy way to share your thoughts about how our school is going.

• Takes only 3-5 minutes
• Responses are anonymous
• Your feedback helps us reflect, improve, and plan for the future

The surveys are online and need to be completed by Friday, 22^nd August (Week 5).

More information will be given out in the new term. If you need help to access or complete the survey, please contact the Front Office, and we’ll be happy to assist.

Your voice matters - thank you for taking the time to support our school!

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD)

We are currently completing our data for the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD), which happens every year in all Australian schools. This data helps identify and support students with disability and learning needs by recording the learning adjustments we make to meet their individual needs.

Information collected is completely anonymous—no student names or personal details are included. The data helps the government understand how to support schools better and contributes to school funding.

Thank you for supporting our inclusive learning community.

Student Attendance - Let Us Know!

If your child is away due to illness, please contact the front office to let us know. If we haven’t heard from you, you’ll receive a text message asking for a reason. Please reply to this message as soon as possible.

Each term, we must report any student who has been absent for 10 or more days without explanation. This is a government requirement.

If your child will be away for a family holiday, you’ll need to complete a form available at the front office. This form must be signed by the principal before the absence.

Thank you for helping us keep our attendance records up to date!

Semester 1 Reports

Your child has brought home their Semester 1 School Report on Wednesday. Reports include two grades:

• Achievement - what your child knows and can do
• Effort - how hard they tried

Some reports may show AAS for a subject. This means your child is working on a different year level for that area, which would have already been discussed with you.

Please take time to read and discuss the report with your child. Praise their effort and talk together about setting goals for next term.

Stranger Danger

Students and families are reminded to be wary of approaches from strangers, especially when they are unaccompanied or travelling to and from school. If they are approached students should not respond and should not accept offers of rides or gifts.

Students should seek the assistance of other nearby adults if they feel unsafe and should report the event to a trusted adult (parent or school staff member) as soon as possible.

SA Police advises that taking out a mobile phone and calling police can deter the offender and they recommend the student making a formal report to their closest police station.

For guidance on what to teach your child about strategies for saying safe, view this link:  SAPOL Personal Safety | Safety for Young People

School Improvements

We’re pleased to share that Catholic Education SA (CESA) has approved plans to refurbish the student toilets in the courtyard.

Architects are now working on the designs, and we expect work to begin later this term.

This is a great step forward in making our school an even better place for our students. We’ll keep you updated as the project progresses!

End of Term 2

School finishes early on Friday, 4th July at 12:30pm.

• Students may wear casual clothes
• Camp Australia will be offering OSHC, so please book if needed

Term 3 starts on Monday, 21st July.

We wish all our families a safe and happy holiday. We hope you find time to rest, have fun, and enjoy each other’s company.

In all things love,

Barbara Ahern

Principal

Parish/School Sacramental Program

The children of the sacramental program and their families have been preparing throughout the year and in Term 3 we will celebrate the sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation. There are some important dates for families to remember so please record these in your diary.

• Wednesday July 30 - Confirmation and First Communion Workshop @ Whitefriars’ School from 6pm to 8pm.         
• Wednesday August 13 - Rehearsal for Confirmation at St Margaret Mary’s Church @ 7pm. Please bring your child’s sponsor to the rehearsal
• Friday August 22 and 29 - Sacrament of Confirmation Ceremony @ St Margaret Mary’s Church. Please arrive by 6.45pm for a 7pm start.
• Sunday August 31 - Sacrament of First Communion @ St Patrick’s Church @ 8.30am.

Social Justice Fundraisers for Term 2.

In Term 2 our school supported the St Vincent De Paul Society Winter Appeal. Our generous community donated lots of food and drink items which will be shared amongst people finding it difficult to feed themselves and their families this winter.

A big thankyou to Mr Proctor who has been cooking soup with our Year 6 students each Friday and donating the soup to Fred’s Van. Fred’s Van is a St Vinnies program that takes food out to people who might be living on the streets and/or people who can’t afford to buy a meal. Their delicious soups will help to keep people in need in Adelaide a little warmer.

Mr Proctor also organised a Sausage Sizzle on Tuesday of this week and profits were donated to the St Vincent De Paul Organisation. Thanks again Mr Proctor and Mrs Proctor for helping.

Mary MacKillop Feast Day

On August 8 in Week 3, we will celebrate Mary MacKillop’s Feast Day with our annual Mission Markets. Each class will organise a stall with items to sell to raise money for projects supported by the Mary MacKillop Today Organisation.

We will begin the day with a Whole School Mass at 9.30am and our Mission Markets will take place between 11.30am and 12.45pm. Parents/Carers are very welcome to join us and we hope to see lots of you at Mass or the markets. More information will be sent home early Term 3.

Kick Start for Kids Breakfasts

St Patrick’s School are blessed to have Kick Start for Kids Program providing us with breakfast foods each week. Thanks to our Year 6 leaders who volunteer their time to serve breakfast and thanks to Ms Hartley for organising.

Remember breakfast will be available each Wednesday and Friday morning from 8.30am to 8.50am.

Wishing you all a lovely holiday break. I hope you keep safe and warm and enjoy your time together.

God bless.

Anne-Marie Platten

SAUSAGE SIZZLE

1ST JULY 2025

Another successful Fundraiser supporting local families doing it tough.

This Terms Sausage Sizzle raised $352

St Patrick's School would like to thank the Year 5/6's that helped our amazing

Chaplain Michael Proctor carry out a well organised event.

To all the families who donated and the Mansfield Hotel who kindly donated the sausages

THANK YOU

Soccer Team 2025

Teacher Nicole Johnson accompanied our Soccer team to the Small School Knockout.

They Won a game 11 to 1 and Lost a game 3 to 4

WELL DONE

Back Row: Miss Emerson, Ben, Nathan, Kirubel, Dunamis, Ms N Johnson 

Front row: Rashaad, Mathais, Huan-Ca, Brodie & Reiden

OPEN - MONDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY

PLEASE ORDER ON QKR APP before 9AM

Nude Food Day every Wednesday

Please leave wrappers at home.

Use reusable containers or lunch boxes to help keep our school clean and tidy.

OPEN - MONDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY

8.30am - 10am

NOTE: Due to increased pricing, we have raised the price of our Trackpants from $40 to $45.

Thankyou

AVAILABLE - Wednesday & Fridays

From 9.30AM - 11.30AM 

Closed on School Holidays

Playgroup, family fun for families with children under 5 years

Playgroup SA has partnered with the Office for the Early Years (Department of Education) to provide free development checks for children aged 12 months to 4 years. The checks provide an opportunity to monitor your child’s development, identify any concerns and celebrate milestones. A development check helps to monitor whether a child is meeting the milestones for their age (such as dressing or talking). Please note this is not a health check.

Please contact Chau Tran 8303 4500 if you would like further information or would like to book in child development check.

As a Volunteer at St Patrick's, you can get involved in:

• Parents & Friends Community
• School Board
• Fundraising Events
• Excursions - Class support
• Sports Day

An important role of Volunteer is to promote strong links between the parents and the school but also strong links between families, where members of families really feel that they belong to the school.

An active parent group also ensures the school is well resourced and the grounds are always well maintained.

We are welcoming new parents to come along and Volunteer at the School and join the Parents and Friends Group. Any amount of time is helpful.

Please enquire at the front desk or call on 8303 4500

A friendly reminder to those families, who do not have a direct debit set up, that Term 2 school fees are due by the last day of Term 2 the 04/07/25

We offer direct debit, BPAY, EFTPOS and also direct deductions from Centrelink payments to cater to the changing financial needs of our families at St Patrick’s School. When the direct debit payment option is selected your school fee payment is calculated over the full school year right up until the 31st of December 2025. This means smaller payments are required, making this method the most affordable way to budget for your commitment. Please come into the office or ring me on 83034500 if one of these options would better suit your financial requirements.

School Card 2025 must be applied for online each year and the instructions are in this newsletter. If you have any problems please come and see me if you are having any issues.

If at any time you are having trouble meeting your school fee commitment, or have any queries, please contact me on 8303 4500 to discuss this matter.

Christine Lavender
Finance Officer

Hi Everyone

Welcome, If you require our services, please register on www.campaustralia.com.au and follow the link.

Hours of Operation

Before School - 7AM - 8.30AM

After School - 3.10PM (2.30PM Tues) - 6PM

We offer breakfast for the children in the morning and fresh fruit and second snack after school. Kids will enjoy sports, art and crafts,

Thank you Michele

For all enquiries and Bookings Please call - Ph 0447 141 518

VACATION CARE - St Patrick's School DO NOT have OSHC OPEN in the School holidays.

Please go to the Camp Australia Website and book at a center near you.