Friday 26 September- Last day of Term 12.30pm Finish - Casual Day
TERM 4
Monday 13 October - Pupil Free Day
Tuesday 14 October - School Resumes
Friday 17 October - Little Paddy's Transition Day
Friday 24 October - School Disco 6.30pm - 8.00pm
Friday 31 October - Pupil Free Day
Dear Parents, Families and Caregivers
It is hard to believe that we are at the end of Term 3. In this term our students have engaged in some rich learning and extra curriculum events. Some of these have included: Book Week, Intersport Volleyball Carnival, Sacramental celebrations of Confirmation and Eucharist, SAPSASA Metro Athletics Day, SAPSASA Soccer, Moon Festival just to name a few.
Congratulations to our choir students who performed on Monday night at the Adelaide Convention Centre as part of the South Australian Catholic Schools Music Festival. Special thanks to Mrs Platten for stepping up in Mrs Meyer’s absence. We are also very grateful to Denise from our Catholic Education Music Team for supporting our choir in Mrs Meyer’s absence.
Today we have seen an incredible example of our whole community coming together for the Moon Festival to share traditional dances and costumes. Thank you to everyone, especially our Moon Festival Committee who facilitated this day with our students.
Finally, I wish you all a safe, happy holiday with your families.
Warm regards
Catherine O’Dea
Our inaugural Little Paddy’s Transition Program for 2026 Reception children will begin on
Friday 17th October at 9:00am - 11:00am.
This program will be facilitated each Friday morning for Term 4, except for 31st October when we have a scheduled Professional Learning Day for staff.
All parents and caregivers are also invited to attend a
New Reception Information Morning Tea
on Friday 17th October at 9:00am in the Staffroom.
We look forward to welcoming all new families to our St Patrick’s School community.
Dear Families,
As we are near the end of Term 3, I have been reflecting on what a busy term it has been. We’ve had Catholic Schools’ Open Week, Mary MacKillop Feast Day celebrations, Book Week, sacramental celebrations, buddy class Masses, the Volleyball Carnival, said farewell to Mrs Ahern, Mrs Lavendar and Ms Siobhan and welcomed Mrs O’Dea, as well as all that goes within teaching and learning.
As we come to Week 10, we also finish a busy week.
Catholic Schools Music Festival (CSMF)
In Mrs Meyer’s absence, I feel privileged to support our talented choir students who have been working hard to prepare for the CSMF at the Adelaide Convention Center on Monday night. Our students made us all so proud of their talent and performance on the evening. While listening to their rehearsals, I discovered how beautiful they all sound together and how well they learnt the songs and actions, many of which were quite difficult to learn. The yearlong commitment really paid off for them all and every member of the choir was amazing. Thank you to their families who have supported throughout the year and for bringing them to the performance on the night.
Congratulations to Abhijot, Ramon, Askshath, Harry, James, Giao, Sukhman, Ava, Jordan, Joanna, Fatima, Thiv, Brodie and Huan Ca for their enthusiasm and commitment to the St Patrick’s Choir.
St Patrick’s Full Moon Festival
In 2025 we celebrate the cultural diversity of our St Patrick’s community at the Full Moon Celebration on Wednesday between recess and lunch. The rich cultural heritages of students and staff members make for an exciting event. Special thanks to the teachers, staff members and parents who prepared the students for the performances and to the families who were able to join us. St Patrick’s was filled with colour from the beautiful cultural clothing and lanterns that brightened up our school. We have much to be thankful for.
End or Term 3 Assembly
Please join us on Friday morning at 9.30am for the end of term assembly. Our St Patrick’s Captains will lead the assembly and highlight the learning and achievements our students have made as well as share some memories of the term.
I wish you all a safe and enjoyable break. Cherish the moments you can share as a family. I look forward to seeing you in Term 4.
God Bless
Anne-Marie Platten
APRIM
In this Jubilee Year of Hope, come along to celebrate and support South Australia’s talented youth in September 2025.
Now in its 37th year, the annual Catholic Schools Music Festival will showcase over 2000 extraordinary students from the ages of 10-18 years on stage at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
Featured soloists, big bands, vocal groups and more exhibit an astonishing calibre of musicianship and you will be in awe of the 400-voice choir!
On Friday the 16th of September we took 54 students (13 teams) to the regional Primary Schools Cup Volleyball Day at the Lights Stadium. The students played up to 6 mini games of volleyball over the course of the day. The students participated with energy and enjoyment and competed in a professional manner during the games. At the end of the day our teams won 5 out of the 6 grades that we participated in. We then had 4 other teams come runner up in their grades. These teams will progress through to finals day in early term 4. We look forward to hearing how they go against the best primary school teams in SA!
Awollo and Athieng were invited to participate at the School Sport SA Metro Athletics Day on Friday the 16th of September for the Port District Athletics team. The girls made our school proud demonstrating great athleticism and competitiveness throughout the day. The girls results can be seen below.
| AWOLLO | ATHIENG |
100m - 1st 200m - 3rd Long Jump - 6th Relay - 2nd | High Jump - 4th Relay - 2nd |
Congratulations Awollo!
Due to Awollo’s incredible results, she has been invited to represent South Australia in Canberra later this year for the National Primary Athletics Championships.
We look forward to seeing how you go against the best in Australia!
Congratulations to Ben and Sukhman in representing the Western Metro Teams in the recent School Sport SA Statewide Hockey Carnival.
Ben's team came equal 3rd and Sukhman's team came equal 4th.
Well done Ben and Sukhman, we are really proud of your efforts on the hockey pitch!
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.
Examples of Nude Food
Nude Food includes a wide array of options, as long as there is no extra packaging.
This could include:
OPEN - MONDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY
PLEASE ORDER ON QKR APP before 9AM
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.
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 3 fees were due the last day of Term 3 which was the 26/9/25.
We offer direct debit, BPay, EFTPOS and direct deductions from Centrelink 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 2024. 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 is applied for online. If you haven’t already applied for this year, please arrange as soon as possible as the cut-off date is early November. Instructions on how to do this are available at the front office.
School Card must be applied for each year.
If at any time you are having trouble meeting your school fee commitment, or have any queries, please contact me on 83034500 to discuss this matter.
Hi Everyone
Welcome, If you require our services, please register on www.campaustralia.com.au and follow the link.
BOOKINGS can be made when you register on the Website.
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,
For all Enquiries and Bookings - Please go to the website or call Ph 0447 141 518
Thankyou Michele
