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___________________________________________________________________________________ St Patrick’s Primary School, Wangaratta, would like to acknowledge the Bpangerang, Moira, Ulupna, Yalaba Yalaba,

Kaitheban, Wollithiga, Yorta Yorta and Ngurai-illiam-wurrung, as the Traditional Custodians of the land

on which our school is situated.

ST. PATRICK’S SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 10th May, 2017

Two very important things are happening this weekend. It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday and some of our Year Four students are marking an important point in their faith journey by receiving the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist.

Please keep the students in your thoughts and prayers this weekend as they celebrate this significant milestone. I’d also like to congratulate the parents for all of their efforts in preparing these children over the past few months.

MOTHER’S DAY …… What can you say about this very special day? If you know me and you’ve read some of my “rantings” then this may seem like a “scratched record” but that doesn’t really bother me (or so it seems!).

It’s fair to say that without mothers, none of us would be here! It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to work that out! However, I think that the ability to give birth is the most beautiful and special experience a person can have. Think about it. It’s life creating. There can be no greater gift. I think that that is reflected in the bond between mother and child. Yes, fathers play an incredibly important role but that’s for another time.

The love that a mother has for a child is the same as the love God has for each of us. I have often thought about this over the years as I tried to understand what God’s love means to me. There is nothing a Mother (or Father) wouldn’t do to help, support, protect, nurture their child. That’s how God loves us. Now, to be clear, as beautiful as the gift of child birth is, you don’t have to have given birth to feel the same way about children. Adoptive mothers (and fathers) experience the same level of intensive love for their children. I know this to be true both in my personal life and in my professional life where I’ve worked with many adoptive parents who love their children so much that the depth of their love is bottomless.

A mother’s love is like no other. I have many fond memories of my mother and the love she showed me. That doesn’t always mean “plain sailing” either. There was a time, going through puberty for example, when I became an insufferable brat! (hard to believe I know- lol). She loved me none-the-less. But most of my memories are of her being there when I needed her. Loving me and being proud of me for who I was. Even as an “oldie” I still remember her hugs and kisses from my childhood. That was a special place that no-one can take away. These memories are also a source of solace in tough times as well as my learning how to show affection to others.

So, Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums of the world. You deserve a day that celebrates the priceless contribution you make to the world. May our children learn what it means to be loved by God through their experiences of your love for them.

THANK YOU KRISTY DILLON DESIGN FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL

Dear Parents, A heart felt thank you to all of our wonderful parents, staff and students for all of their efforts to make the Mayfair the successful day it was yet again. I don’t have the final financial figures yet but more important than how much was raised was the commitment shown by our families to ensure the success of the day. SO…. Thankyou …… Thankyou …… Thankyou. Special thanks to Tennille Hall who oversaw the whole operation. The day ran very smoothly indeed. There were lots of others that contributed a great deal and if I began naming them, I would invariably leave someone out and hurt some feelings. Just know that your efforts make our school the special place that it is. Money raised will go to support existing and new projects. Some of the things to be done include but are not limited to: 1. Resilience Project Booked (Feb 2018 - cost $8000.00) 2. Classroom readers being purchased - the school is matching the $500.00 per year level so we have

$500.00 per class. 3. Fence Purchased – sustainability garden to be established. 3. Brochures and Information collected on Playground equipment for playground upgrade (major task) 4. Research done on Playground games (need to talk with students before proceeding). 5. Money has been expended by the school for uniforms for a few families in need (Pastoral Care Fund). The P&F also donated $500.00 to the trust fund for the children who recently lost their parents in the family violence tragedy of a few weeks ago (Thanks Vanida O’Brien for co-ordinating that on our behalf).

CONFIRMATION/EUCHARISTCONFIRMATION/EUCHARISTCONFIRMATION/EUCHARISTCONFIRMATION/EUCHARIST –––– THIS WEEKENDTHIS WEEKENDTHIS WEEKENDTHIS WEEKEND This weekend there are three Masses that families can attend to celebrate the Sacraments of Confirmation/Eucharist. On Saturday (13th May) 10.30am and 6.00pm at St Patrick’s Church and on Sunday (14th May), 9.00am at Our Lady’s Church.

There will be a practice at the Church where the children are celebrating these Sacraments on Thursday (11th May) at 7.00pm. Families are to go to the Church that they have nominated to attend. Please continue to keep these students, and their families, in your thoughts and prayers.

CELEBRATORY LITURGY THIS MONDAYCELEBRATORY LITURGY THIS MONDAYCELEBRATORY LITURGY THIS MONDAYCELEBRATORY LITURGY THIS MONDAY Next Monday morning at 9.00am, instead of our usual flag raising, we will sing the National Anthem in our School Hall, to be followed by a brief liturgy to celebrate our newly Confirmed students. A presentation will also be made to these students to mark this significant event in their journey of faith. Parents, grandparents, friends etc are welcome to join us for this event. It should run no more than twenty to twenty-five minutes.

NAPLAN TESTINGNAPLAN TESTINGNAPLAN TESTINGNAPLAN TESTING The Years 3 and 5 teachers are currently overseeing the Naplan testing in their classes. Yesterday the children did the Language Conventions and Writing component, today they completed the Reading component and tomorrow they are doing the Numeracy section. Once completed, the papers are marked independently and a report is sent back to the school for parents to collect if they so wish.

THANK YOU LIONS CLUB OF WANGARATTA FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL

GOVERNMENT FUNDING GOVERNMENT FUNDING GOVERNMENT FUNDING GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO CATHOLIC SCHOOLSTO CATHOLIC SCHOOLSTO CATHOLIC SCHOOLSTO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

There is no movement as yet on a fairer funding model for Catholic Schools. I remain optimistic that

the Federal Government will come to their senses. To do that though, they need to realise that we are

a bit “cheesed off” at their current proposal. If we don’t voice our concerns, then they will see that as

tacit approval for their policy

Speculation that Catholic Schools will be forced to hike school fees significantly is just that,

speculation! There is a lot more to do before we get to that extremely drastic measure.

If you haven’t already contacted Cathy McGowan then it’s not too late to do so. You don’t have to

write a lengthy letter, just a few short sentences expressing your concern for the funding model and

requesting that she look into it for you.

Her email is: [email protected]

SCHOOL PHOTOS SCHOOL PHOTOS SCHOOL PHOTOS SCHOOL PHOTOS –––– 18181818THTHTHTH MAYMAYMAYMAY School photos will take place on 18th May. That’s next Thursday. Envelopes are being sent home today and need to be returned to school no later than Wednesday 17th May. We have changed our photographer this year to a local company (North East Photography). All of the information is contained in the one envelope (including the Family photo request). This is different to previous years. Students are required to wear their full winter uniform on the day.

FRIDAY’S ASSEMBLYFRIDAY’S ASSEMBLYFRIDAY’S ASSEMBLYFRIDAY’S ASSEMBLY This Friday’s Assembly is being run by the Year FOUNDATION students. Please feel welcome to join us. This week’s assembly will have a Mother’s Day theme.

CLOSURE DAY 7CLOSURE DAY 7CLOSURE DAY 7CLOSURE DAY 7thththth JuneJuneJuneJune The next scheduled closure day is on Wednesday 7th June. This is a Report Writing Day.

MOTHER’S DAY STALLMOTHER’S DAY STALLMOTHER’S DAY STALLMOTHER’S DAY STALL TOMORROW, Thursday 11th May, there is a Mother’s Day stall in the school Hall. All presents are $4.00. It’s a great chance for the children to buy a present for mum (before Dad steps in and gets that well deserved Lamborghini or shopping trip to Paris!).

ANDREW CHINNANDREW CHINNANDREW CHINNANDREW CHINN Andrew Chinn will perform at St Patrick’s School on Wednesday, 24th May. Families are welcome to come along and enjoy Andrew’s wonderful performance. More details closer to the day.

THANK YOU MAKE UP BEAUTY BY JOSIE FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL

CREW DayCREW DayCREW DayCREW Day Next Tuesday, 16th May, the three Catholic Schools are combining to celebrate our Catholic Identity. The day will include a liturgy, sports games and activities and a sausage sizzle. All of the Junior Schools (Foundation to Year 2) will come to St Patrick’s School, The Years 3 & 4 students will travel to Our Lady’s School and the Years 5 & 6 students will travel to St Bernard’s School.

MAYFAIR MAYFAIR MAYFAIR MAYFAIR LOST ARTICLESLOST ARTICLESLOST ARTICLESLOST ARTICLES There were a few lost items handed into the school during the Mayfair. They are:

1. A sum of money

2. 3 – 3-tiered cake stands

3. Plastic containers

4. Munster High shoulder/hand bag.

5. A child’s pink jumper (Just Jeans size 8)

If any of these sound familiar, then please do not hesitate to contact Annette or Rosie in the Office.

NewsletterNewsletterNewsletterNewsletter Our newsletter can be accessed on our website and our Facebook page. Annette (in the Office) also has a mailing list that she is happy to include you on. Simply email Annette on: [email protected] or phone the office (03 57 215795) and she’ll put you on the list. If all else fails, you can request a hard copy from the office.

St. Patrick’s PS APPSt. Patrick’s PS APPSt. Patrick’s PS APPSt. Patrick’s PS APP REMINDREMINDREMINDREMIND If you want to keep up with what’s happening around the school, you can join REMIND. It can be downloaded from the app stores to your devices using either of these links:

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Mass TimesMass TimesMass TimesMass Times * Saturday 6.00pm St Patrick's * Sunday 8.00am St Patrick's * Sunday 9.00am Our Lady's * Sunday 10.30am St Patrick's * Sunday 10.00am Moyhu * Sunday 10.30am Whitfield (1st Sunday)

Terry

THANK YOU MARIO SOLIMO FOOTWEAR FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL

DATES TO REMEMBER MAY 11th - 9.00am Mother’s Day Stall

11th - 7.00pm Confirmation Eucharist Practice 13th - 10.30am Confirmation/Eucharist – St Patrick’s Church 13th - 6.00pm Confirmation/Eucharist – St Patrick’s Church 14th - 9.00am Confirmation/Eucharist – Our Lady’s Church 16th - CREW Day

18th - School Photos 24th - Andrew Chinn Visit

27th - 12.00pm Ladies Long Lunch

JUNE 5th - 6.00pm P & F Meeting 7th - CLOSURE DAY – Report Writing Day 12th - QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY – Pupil Free

Our annual Mother’s Day stall will be held Our annual Mother’s Day stall will be held Our annual Mother’s Day stall will be held Our annual Mother’s Day stall will be held TOMORROWTOMORROWTOMORROWTOMORROW,,,, Thursday 11Thursday 11Thursday 11Thursday 11thththth May May May May

between between between between 9.009.009.009.00amamamam –––– 11111111.00.00.00.00am.am.am.am. All presents will be $4All presents will be $4All presents will be $4All presents will be $4.00.00.00.00 each.each.each.each.

If If If If any parents would like to help out on the day, any parents would like to help out on the day, any parents would like to help out on the day, any parents would like to help out on the day, please contact please contact please contact please contact Daniella Clifford on 0418142Daniella Clifford on 0418142Daniella Clifford on 0418142Daniella Clifford on 0418142299299299299

MAYFAIR SHOWBAGS

WANTED – McDonald’s Toys (in the wrappers Woolworths Marvel Heroes Power Discs (in the wrapper)

for Mayfair 2018 showbags.

Please deliver to the office, thank you.

THANK YOU MONROES HAIR DESIGN FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL

FEAST ON OVENS LADIES LUNCHEONFEAST ON OVENS LADIES LUNCHEONFEAST ON OVENS LADIES LUNCHEONFEAST ON OVENS LADIES LUNCHEON We will be holding our 3rd annual ‘Feast on Ovens’ Ladies Luncheon on

Saturday 27th May from 12:00pm - 4:00pm at the Quality Hotel Gateway Wangaratta.

Live entertainment featuring Jim Annett, a 3-course meal & drinks will be provided.

Tickets go on sale - 18th April at St. Patricks School office

$75.00 per ticket - early bird special, then $80.00 per ticket - after Mayfair.

Tickets have previously sold out fast and we would like to make sure as

many of our mums as possible get access to this event.

So please get in early & book your tickets to ensure you don’t miss out!

Limited seats available - tickets not available at the door due to catered event.

Lucky door prizLucky door prizLucky door prizLucky door prizes, silent auction & more fun to be had!es, silent auction & more fun to be had!es, silent auction & more fun to be had!es, silent auction & more fun to be had!

SAVER PLUS Saver Plus is a matched savings and financial education program, offered locally by community

organisations in every state and territory Saver Plus assists individuals and families on lower incomes to build assets and improve financial capability, and has supported thousands of lower income earners to develop a lasting savings habit.

Saver Plus offers:

• up to $500 in matched savings for education costs • fun, free and informal financial education workshops • assistance and support from a Saver Plus coordinator to establish a savings goal and develop a

savings habit.

Participants make regular deposits towards a savings goal over a 10-month period and attend workshops to build their financial management skills. When participants reach their savings goal, ANZ matches the amount – up to $500 – towards education costs including uniforms, text books, laptops, sports equipment, music tuition, TAFE or apprenticeship costs, and much more.

Who is eligible?

You may be eligible to join Saver Plus if you:

• have a Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card • are at least 18 years old • have some regular income from work (you or your partner) including casual, part-time, full-time or

seasonal employment • have a child at school or attend vocational education yourself.

Contact us:

Phone or text Karyn 0457849112

Email [email protected]

THANK YOU RINALDOS’ CASA CUCINA FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL

THANK YOU NU-FRUIT WANGARATTA FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL

PAT ON THE BACK

Foundation A big pat on the back to SAM NEWTON for the enthusiasm he shows to Miss Gaston all his work tasks. Great work, Sam! Foundation Congratulations to MANI D’AGOSTINO for organising and being Mrs Levesque responsible for his belongings in readiness for his learning. Year 1 Congratulations to ADELE HAMILL for her excellent work in responding Ms Collins to our narrative “Whatever Next!” Adele completed some great writing and drawing activities about her story. Well done! Year 1 A big pat on the back to LUKE DILLON for the wonderful way he is Mrs Bray concentrating in class and taking up challenges. Keep it up superstar! Year 2 Congratulations to REMY LLOYD for the concentration and effort she Cassidy/Ackerly always puts into her writing. Keep it up, Remy! Year 2 A big pat on the back to STELLA JOHNSON for working so hard on Ms Rinaldi vowel sounds in her reading and writing. Keep up the great work, Stella! Year 3 Congratulations to BLAKE WINSLADE for showing great resilience Vincent/Capper during our Maths lesson. He made mistakes but was able to overcome them and listen so that he could continue – this time doing it correctly. Year 3 A big pat on the back to KEENAN PERUZZO for working hard on Miss Smith ensuring he is using paragraphs when writing and coming up with

wonderful ideas to write about. Keep up the good work, Keenan! Year 4 Congratulations to RYAN MCKAY for showing initiative in his Persuasive Mrs Rizzo/McIlroy writing this week and managing to transfer his persuasive skills to other

areas of the curriculum. Well done, Ryan! Year 4 Congratulations to SARAH HAMILL for the attention and carefully Mrs Shaw/Russell thought out detail she consistently puts into all her work, every day. Year 5 Congratulations to LUCA JONES for demonstrating great persistence in Mrs Nicoll/Mr Lynch developing his understanding of the process of addition and subtraction, and related word problems.

Year 5 Congratulations to ASHER SIMMONDS for his excellent Mother’s Day Mrs O’Connor recount, using descriptive language to capture the feelings associated with the story.

Year 6 Congratulations to LILY CASAGRANDA for the friendly and caring way Mr Levesque she invites her classmates to join her in group activities. Year 6 Congratulations to LILI FAN for the enthusiasm she always displays Mrs Rickard when completing her work. It is always of a very high standard. Keep it

up Lili!

Special Award Congratulations to FREDERICK HUHN for his fast recall of numbers Mrs Patterson that make “ten”, with his confidence increasing every week. Well done!

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM

FOUNDATION – Michelle & Caz

What a beautiful sunny day with a wonderful community spirit at the annual Mayfair on Sunday. We thank you for all the time and support you and your family gave to St. Patrick's school community. Thank you! As Helen Keller states, 'Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.' This Friday, St Patrick's school community would like to invite all mothers and special friends to assembly as the school community says, 'Thank you.' On Friday morning, the Foundation classes will lead assembly beginning at 9.00am. All welcome. Religious Education - This week the children will continue the unit, 'What do l know about Jesus?' The children will continue to listen to stories about Jesus. They will participate in a Godly play story about 'Jesus and the children' and respond in a variety of ways. Literacy - The children will continue to participate in many reading and writing activities to consolidate their learning. This week you and your child may find out how many syllables are in all of your family’s names. e.g Thom-as, Jenn-i-fer Congratulations to the many children who have read over 70 nights of home reading! We thank you for your constant support. An article from Reading is Fundamental states, 'Taking the time to read with your children on a regular basis sends an important message: Reading is worthwhile.' HANDY HINT - If your child makes an error and your child does not notice ask them to check it. Does it look right and sound right to you? What else could it be? Mathematics - This week your child will continue to count forwards and backwards from any given number up to and above 20. They will sequence, count and match collections up to and above 20. What collections can you count around the home? What number can you count up to when travelling to and from school? Inquiry - The children will continue to work through the unit 'Our sustainable world.' This week the children will assess their vegetable experiment and write down their findings. REMINDERS - *'Show and tell' - Your child's favourite sport and why *Mother's Day stall - Thursday 11th May *Mother's Day assembly - Friday 12th May *Please make sure your child's jackets are labelled

F/1/2 CREW gathering On Tuesday 16th May all the Foundation and Grade 1/2 students from the three Catholic Primary schools will gather at St Patrick's for a liturgy and activities. At 1.00pm the children will enjoy a sausage sizzle with each other. We are asking for any parents who are able to help cook sausages from 11.00am to come along. We thank you for your time and support.

FOUNDATION REQUEST - We would like a photo of our students with their Mum's. If you are at school, please call in for a photo and Michelle or Carolyn will take your photo. If you are unavailable to be at school you might be able to send a photo to: [email protected] [email protected]

THANK YOU OVENS & KING COMPUTER SERVICE FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL

YEAR ONE/TWO – Gen, Karen B, Janina, Amanda & Sharyn

We begin with an enormous thanks to our families for your efforts in contributing to the success of our Mayfair – it is absolutely not possible without you! Also, a big congratulation to all the Year 1 children for their enthusiastic participation in Assembly last Friday. We are all now practicing for our Mother’s Day Assembly this Friday. All welcome!

We have a couple of busy weeks ahead of us, with dates listed below for your reference.

Literacy

In the Year 2 writing this week, we have particularly focused on using conjunctions to form more complex sentences and combine ideas. In spelling, the Year 2 students are looking at the ‘ou’ sound as in ‘out’ whilst the Year 1 students are focusing on the short sound ‘d’ and ‘pr’ blend. The Year 1 students are learning more about the structure of narratives, using the picture story books Possum Magic and Wombat Stew, as well as writing some interesting recounts about the Mayfair.

Numeracy

In Year 1 this week, the students have continued investigations with 2 digit numbers, looking at number patterns and 3D shapes. In Year 2, the students have had a completely new focus on the skill of mapping and using coordinates to describe the location of places and things. Religious Education

This week, we will look at stories that involve sightings of Jesus after his Resurrection. In particular, the story of the ‘Breakfast by the Lake.’ Students will retell the story and discuss that Jesus was seen by his disciples after his Resurrection. They will locate Jerusalem and Lake Galilee on a map for further significance.

CREW Gathering

On Tuesday 16th May, the F/1/2 students from St Bernard’s and Our Lady’s will visit St Pat’s for our annual CREW gathering. The students will commence with a liturgy in the hall, followed by activities and finally, a sausage sizzle. Parents and friends are most welcome to attend! We also require the assistance of adults to cook some sausages for the students, if anyone is able to give up an hour of time. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Please let your child’s teacher know if you are able to assist. Happy Mother’s Day

Finally, Happy Mother’s Day to our wonderful mothers, grandmothers and special friends for Sunday May 14!! We hope it is a truly special day for you all. Upcoming Dates

Thursday 11th May – Mother’s Day Stall

Friday 12th May – Mother’s Day Assembly

Tuesday 16th May – F/1/2 CREW gathering (Liturgy and sausage sizzle)

Thursday 18th May – School Photos

Friday 19th May – Year 2 presenting assembly

Wednesday 24th May – Andrew Chinn visiting

Tuesday 30th May – Alpha Show Performance

THANK YOU PARK LANE NURSERY FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL

YEAR THREE/FOUR – Sarah, David, Trudi, Kylie & Trish

A big thank you to all parents and family members who were able to help at the Mayfair, we appreciated it very much. Well done to all our Year 3 students who participated in Naplan you all did a fabulous job. Could you please ensure that all your child’s items are labelled including their jumpers/hats etc? At this time of the year they often come wearing their jackets which they discard quickly. Hence why it’s important to have their name on them. As you are aware, Karen Rizzo is off on leave for the term. Kylie Mcilroy will be filling in for Karen. If you need to contact her, her email is [email protected] A big welcome to Ms Allan who is working alongside Miss Smith as a Pre-Service Teacher. We welcome you to St Patrick’s Primary School and hope you enjoy your teaching rounds. She is with Miss Smith’s class for four weeks. Just a friendly reminder that the Year 4 students will have their sport on Tuesdays and Fridays. Just a reminder Miss Smith needs Year 3 photos of Mother/child. Please email them to her at

[email protected] Literacy: Our writing focus for this term will be Narrative and Persuasive text. This week in Literacy we will be completing Naplan tests and working on our Persuasive and Narrative writing. In our Persuasive Writing children will be asked to plan out a writing piece persuading their parents to increase their pocket money or give them pocket money. Children will work in small groups to discuss what they could write. Our focus for spelling this week will be _st and _sh as in best and bush. Year 4 students will be completing another Persuasive text and we are going to hear examples from the Year 6’s who wrote Persuasive letters to Mr Corrigan. This will be a great opportunity for us to see high standard examples of this type of writing. Our spelling focus is ‘ea’ as in beam and we will be focussing on comprehension in our reading groups. Numeracy

This week in Numeracy Year 3s we will be focusing on subtraction. Students will complete a number of activities associated with subtraction, such as completing vertical equations, worded problems and problem solving games. In Year 4 we will be continuing with looking at Maps. This week we will be learning about scale and measuring distances off maps of Australia and even creating some enlarged drawings that are to scale.

Inquiry: Inquiry, this week, we will be looking at different habitats of animals such as The Ocean, Desert, Rainforest, Beach and the Snow. Students will look at different animals that live in these habitats and how they survive. The Year 4’s will be looking at the native plants and animals of Africa and North America and researching these on the computers.

THANK YOU PITARIS’ CAFÉ FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL

Religious Education: In Religious Education we will continue to work on developing an understanding of the different Sacraments in the church. Last week we talked about the symbols involved in Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist.

YEAR FIVE/SIX – Nara, Paul, Andrea, Helen & James

Mother’s Day

Tomorrow, Thursday morning, parents have organised a Mother's Day stall for the children to choose a gift for their mum. The cost is $4.00.

Friday the Foundation classes will assist with a Mother’s Day assembly for the mums. Each class will present an activity about their mum.

Crew Day St Bernard’s

Next Tuesday the Year 5 and 6 children will be visiting St Bernard’s as part of Catholic Education Week. They will work in groups with students from Our Lady’s and St Bernard’s. Sausages will be available for lunch. The children will need their own lunch if they don’t wish to have a sausage. Their permission note needs to be returned by Monday 15th May.

Literacy: Reading and Writing

In writing we are continuing to develop our formal letters to editor, (Mr Corrigan) to persuade him on an improvement for the school that will enhance our learning. Naplan

Year 5’s are completing Naplan Tasks this week.

Numeracy

We have continued to work on our addition and subtraction skills using word problems involving whole numbers and decimals. These skills have helped to solve equations with missing numbers, for example _____ + 34 = 63 + 13.

Religious Education

This week we congratulate the Year 4 students, Lucy and Hayden Cole who are receiving the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist this weekend.

Homework

The children are reminded that their homework is due back this Friday May 12th.

Inter-School Sports

This Friday both St Pat’s Yellow St Pat’s Green will play each other in netball and football at the Barr. Come along and cheer on the students. Games commence at 2:00pm.

ART AND CRAFT NEWS

The children from Years Foundation through to 3 have decorated a Mothers' Day present for their Mum. These special secret surprises need to be placed in the heat of an oven for about twenty minutes or in front of a fire for a little longer. This should preserve the life of the present. Please note the present is purely decorative. Cheers and A Happy Mothers' Day David Capper

THANK YOU PARTYLITE FOR SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL

from the 2017

Mayfair Team