Newsletter 5 - 10th April 2025

Thank You

Thank you to Mark and Samantha Radich from Belly’s Bar & Grill and Belly’s Pizza & Takeaway for supporting St Patrick’s on our Fish and Chip day. The chips were donated for our special lunch for Lent. We are grateful for your generosity.

Morning and Afternoon Supervision Reminder

Morning

Our school opens at 8:30 a.m., and at that time, students are supervised by a staff member. Prior to 8:30 a.m., there is no staff supervision, so we kindly ask that students who are dropped off early sit quietly until the school day begins.

For safety reasons, students are not allowed to play on the playground equipment before 8:30 a.m. When some students are playing because they are being supervised by parents, it can be difficult for others to understand why they need to wait. To help ensure that all students are safe and follow the same expectations, we ask that parents who arrive with their children before 8:30 a.m. keep their children seated until the staff supervision begins.

Afternoon

We love seeing our St. Patrick’s community connect and enjoy time together after school! It’s a joy to watch families interact around the grounds. However, with up to 45 children attending Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) each day, the Educators have a limited amount of time to supervise the children in the hall after school.

To ensure the safety and proper supervision of all children, it’s important that non-OSHC children and parents are not mixed in with the children attending OSHC. Therefore, we kindly ask that families limit playtime on the playground equipment to 5-10 minutes and leave the school grounds by 3:05 p.m.

At 3:05 p.m., the gates on Noone Street will be locked for safety reasons, as OSHC children are being supervised, and to help St. Patrick’s Child Care comply with necessary regulations.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in keeping all our children safe!

School Wide Positive Behaviour - Good Decision Cards

From the beginning of this year, teachers have been explicitly teaching students expectations across the school. We clearly and explicitly define, demonstrate and model what normal behaviour is and what values underpin or justify it. We also explicitly teach routines and what these look like including:

• Entry to a classroom
• Leaving the classroom
• Transitioning between activities
• Getting attention
• Collecting or distributing equipment
• Getting to the lesson or lineup on time
• Correctly wearing their uniform
• Lining up outside calmly
• Storing bags correctly
• Getting the equipment they need
• Taking out their exercise books/whiteboards/chrome books

Well done to all the students this term for stepping up to our whole school expectations this term. We collected many ‘Good Decision’ cards from Martyn, Byrne and Dooley Houses. Congratulations to Dooley House  for their amazing effort for having the most cards. They were rewarded with a fun afternoon this week.

Easter Message for Our St. Patrick’s Community

As we approach the Easter break, we want to take a moment to express our gratitude for the ongoing support and partnership of our wonderful families. This season is a time for reflection, renewal, and spending quality time with loved ones.

We hope that you enjoy a restful and joyful Easter, filled with peace and happiness. May this time also bring our students an opportunity to recharge and return refreshed for the remainder of the school year.

Thank you for your continued dedication to our school community, and we look forward to seeing everyone after the break!

Have a great Easter and term break.

Carmen Aylott

Principal