CALENDAR

Detailed calendar can be viewed at www.spnhill.catholic.edu.au or on the FlexiBuzz app

AUGUST Tu 13 7.30pm SAC Meeting M-F 19-23 Book Week Fr 23 Dress up day and parade at 2.5opm Tu 27 Kinder students and families visit to

St. Pat’s 10am We 28 WWSSA Athletics Warracknabeal Fr 30 Father’s Day Breakfast SEPTEMBER Th 5 School Closure—Staff PD

‘Fundamentals of Writing’ We 11 SAC Meeting 7pm Fr 20 Last Day Term 3—Dismissal at

2.15pm OCTOBER Mo 7 First Day Term 4 Th 17 Local Public Holiday—Nhill Show

Dear Parents and Members of St. Patrick’s School Community,

GIFTING MASS

We recently received a thank you letter from the St Vincent de Paul Society in Horsham for our contributions to this year’s Gifting Mass. Over 1336 items were collected, with a total value of over $4,000. These items will be used to help the needy in our regions. It was a great effort by everyone and is very much appreciated by those involved in the distribution.

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST - DRESS UP AND PARADE

Students (and staff) may come dressed as their favourite superhero or book character to celebrate Book Week. This year’s theme is "Reading is My Secret Power".

Students will also be designing a cape showcasing their own "secret powers".

A parade will be held in the hall at 2.50pm and parents, grandparents and friends are invited to come along.

WWSSA ATHLETICS AT WARRACKNABEAL

Ten of our senior students have qualified to compete in the West Wimmera level of athletics. This carnival will be held at ANZAC Park Warracknabeal. A canteen will be available at the event, but if you wish to buy lunch there it must be pre-ordered. Attached are permission notes for these students with all the information about the excursion, including the canteen order form. Please complete the cut off section at the bottom of the form (and the canteen order form) and return it to school as soon as possible, at the very latest by next Friday 16 August.

As partners in Catholic Education and open to God’s presence, we pursue the fullness of life for all. St. Patrick’s School is a Child-safe school.

Our Vision

St. Patrick’s

Church Times

Sunday 11 August

Mass

10.00 a.m.

St Patrick’s School

is a child safe school St. Patrick’s School

Term 3 Week 4

29 Leahy Street, PO Box 113, Nhill 3418

Phone 03 5391 1575

Mobile 0419 929 271

Fax 03 5391 1506

Email principal@spnhill.catholic.edu.au

Web www.spnhill.catholic.edu.au

Term Dates Class Times Administration Office Hours

Term 1 30 Jan* to 5 Apr 8:55am Class time

Term 2 23 Apr to 28 Jun 11am Recess Monday 9am-3:30pm

Term 3 15 Jul to 20 Sep 11:30am Class time Tuesday 9am

3:50pm Term 4 7 Oct to 20 Dec 1:00pm Lunch Wednesday

1:45pm Class time Thursday

3:15pm Dismissal Friday 9am1pm

Newsletter No. 2019/22 Friday, 9 August 2019

SCHOOL

Advisory

Council

Parent Representatives Lisa Braybrook Helen Cannell Michelle Dickinson Jamie Donnell Zanny McEldrew Melissa Polkinghorne Ex Officio Fr. Peter Hudson Kathryn Bendall Ann Munro Karen Rintoule

Next Meeting Tu. 13 August 7.30pm

This week’s winner is Link who was

caught using our school rules by being respectful.

Nominated by Ebony

The third Teaser is fun with riddles … see if you can answer each one. Return your answers to Mrs Dickinson by next Tuesday.

Pictured are Plot, Harmony and Nan Myint with their Reading Awards presented last week.

JUNIOR CLASS The Junior Class has been discussing past and present, and looked at ‘old fashioned games’. We thank Sienna and Tyi for creating hopscotch designs on the pavement. Rock paper scissors was also a favourite pastime. Mrs Creek

SENIOR CLASS Last Friday the senior students explored another type of procedural writing, cooking! They did a fantastic job following instructions from both the teachers and of course the recipes. The seniors had a lot of fun slicing, measuring, stirring, pouring, and finally baking their masterpieces! The class made a few extra honey joys, which they kindly shared with all of the junior students! We had some delicious teats on Friday for lunch. Have a go making honey joys with your child, it's lots of fun and really easy! The recipe is attached.

Full colour version of newsletter is on our website spnhill.catholic.edu.au/newsletters-2018.html and FlexiBuzz

Cartoons

Best thing about St. Patrick’s School

Making friends

2 cats—Holly and Tiggy, a dog Joe and a rabbit

The Gruffalo

Yellow

Mum and Dad, Hanna and Jack. We like going camping and fishing at the river, with Don and Nan.

Resting in bed

Strawberries

Best

ever

What can you share about

yourself that no-one or not

many people know?

Ride a motor bike

What do you want to

do when you grow up?

Who are they and what do

you enjoy doing with them?

A farmer

Swimming in Fiji

SUMMER HOLIDAY CAMPS

What are you doing this Summer?

SU Victoria is running camps for children in Years 4 - 12 during the summer school holidays.

Awesome outdoor adventures: sailing, water tub-ing, canoeing/kayaking, swimming, archery and climbing/abseiling. Make new friends and enjoy

small group Bible activities.

Camp Coolamatong is part of Scripture Union Victo-ria and has been running holiday camps for 40

years. Our volunteers are trained, Working with Children Check compliant and ChildSafe.

Camp Information and Registrations www.suvic.org.au/holiday-camps

Sibling discounts available

Cranswick Road, Banksia Peninsula Ph: 5156 6511 or 9482 5700 Email: camps@suvic.org.au