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FRI 2 NOVEMBER

All Saints/All Souls

Liturgy @ 8.30am

FRI 9 NOVEMBER

Remembrance Day

Liturgy @ 11.00am

MON 12 TO FRI 23

NOVEMBER

Pre Primary

swimming lessons

TUES 13 NOVEMBER

P & F Meeting @

7.00pm

WED 14 NOVEMBER

Cyber Safety Parent

Presentation @

6.30pm

MON 26 NOVEMBER

School AGM @

6.00pm

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Dear Parents,

Grandparents’ Morning It was lovely to see our

grandparents attend our annual Grandparents Morning Tea last

Friday morning. The children looked forward to spending time with their grandparents and

showing them the many wonderful things they do at St

Patrick’s. Some children even had the opportunity to Skype their grandparents overseas!

Grandparents’ Day celebrates the

role that grandparents and older people play in our society—both

the things they have done, and the things they keep doing. It was a great way to spend time

with an older loved one and connect across the generations.

A big “thankyou” to the wonderful ladies of the P & F who organised

the delicious morning tea and made everyone feel so welcome.

Thankyou. Camp

Our Year 6s are currently on camp at Forest Edge near

Waroona where they are participating in all sorts of exciting and challenging outdoor

activities. The children have been having a marvellous time and,

whilst Mrs Tomlinson, Mr Yorke and Mr Ryan are working overtime, they are enjoying

working with the children in a different setting where everyone

is challenged and asked to step

From the Principal

St Patrick’s Primary School

8 Ellen Street

Fremantle WA 6160

(08) 9335 5215

admin@stpatsfremantle.wa.edu.au

www.stpatsfremantle.wa.edu.au

Dates for the

Diary

out of their comfort zones. The

camp will provide many fond memories for the Year 6s,

whether it be the activities, food, or the time spent with friends, old and new, in different situations.

All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day

Our Year 2 class will present a liturgy tomorrow to recognise both All Saints’ Day & All Souls’

Day.

All Saints’ Day is a solemn holy day of the Catholic Church celebrated annually on 1st

November. The day is dedicated to the saints of the Church, that

is, all those who have attained heaven. All Souls’ Day, which is

observed on 2nd November, is dedicated to those who have died, and we offer our prayers for

them.

Bernadette Higgins Assistant Principal

Last day of school for

students for 2018 is

Friday 7 December.

First day for students

for 2019 is Monday

4 February.

Those whom we love and

lose are no longer where they were before.

They are now wherever we are. — St John Chrysostom

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School AGM

Congratulations to all of our students who

competed in the recent Interschool Athletics Carnival.

The students put in a huge effort to attend the before school training sessions and gave

their best effort on the day.

Overall, St Patrick’s was placed equal third, with the following students deserving of a special mention:

Notice of School Annual

General Meeting

The Board of St Patrick’s Primary School invites you to attend the Annual School Community Meeting at 6.00pm on Monday

26th November 2018.

The purpose of the half hour meeting will be to give the school community a report on the Board’s activities during the past year,

Principal’s report on school activities, present a Provisional Budget for the ensuing year

and, most importantly, to elect members to the Board who have an interest and can share their gifts in the welfare of the

students and are eager to promote Catholic schooling. It is not a forum for general

questions.

Election of Board for 2019: The School Board is accountable to the Catholic Education Commission of Western

Australia (CECWA).

Its task is to help the Catholic school achieve its educational responsibilities in accord with CECWA policies, guidelines and procedures

and any Diocesan guidelines and prescriptions for religious education. The

School Board is responsible for financial management and planning and for provision of advice in the formulation of school policy.

The Board has no responsibility for the administration of the school. The Principal is

the Chief Executive Officer of the school. The Principal is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school and for the

implementation of policies.

If you wish to nominate yourself for election to the School Board please indicate your intention to nominate with

the school Administration by email at admin@stpatsfremantle.wa.edu.au

Spelling Bee

Weeks 6 & 7

12th to 22nd November In the Drama/Music Room

Finals

Friday 23rd November at

Assembly

Interschool Athletics

Easton—Year 4 Champion Boy

Maria—Year 5 Champion Girl

Nicholas & Kale—Year 6 Boy Runner Up

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The St Patrick’s Community

Support Centre is once again going to provide food hampers

this Christmas, to each person that they support.

Below is a list of items that are required for the hampers. The Support Centre is happy for families to donate individual items or an entire hamper.

If making up a hamper at home, please

place each bag of items in a reusable fabric shopping bag and tie with a ribbon. This second bag will prevent the spillage of food

items in transport.

Please leave all donations of hampers and individual items at the School Administration.

We thank you for your anticipated kind generosity.

Hamper Donations

1. 1 x 420g can of peas

2. 1 x 425g can of beetroot 3. 1 x 410g can of fruit salad

4. 1 x 95g can of tuna 5. 1 x 340g Plumrose tinned ham

6. 1 x 53g chocolate bar 7. 1 x 125g sachet of instant

mashed potato 8. 1 x box of instant coffee sachets (10 sachets)

9. 1 x 100g flavoured rice crackers

10. 1x 250g pack of Arnott’s cream biscuits (any kind) 11. 1x 190g Sirena Tuna &

Rice ready-to-eat meal 12. 1 x 1L custard (vanilla

flavour) 13. 2 x 110g Aunt Betty’s

Steamy Puddings (any flavour)

The final Scholastic Book Club catalogues for

2018 are being distributed to all students this week.

If you would like to place an order from this edition, please do so by Friday 9th

November. It may be a great opportunity for a little bit of early Christmas shopping.

To order, follow the instructions on the back of the catalogue.

Wanted—New Scholastic Book Club Coordinator

Our current Scholastic Coordinator, Mrs Emilia Pinzone, has organised Book Club for

us for the last few years but, sadly, we say goodbye to the Pinzone family at the end of this year.

For the Scholastic Book Club to continue on

in 2019, we would invite any interested parents to put their hand up to continue the tradition.

At St Pat’s, we generally only do three Book

Club orders a year, so the time needed for this volunteering opportunity is minimal. To make the transition even easier, Emilia has

kindly offered to assist the new volunteer to learn how to coordinate the ordering

process. If you would like to be the 2019 Book Club

Coordinator, please email school Administration on

admin@stpatsfremantle.wa.edu.au Don’t forget that sales from the Scholastic

Book Club catalogues accumulate points that go to our school library for new

resources.

Scholastic Book Club

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Around St Pat’s

On Friday, the students had a

lovely time showing their

grandparents their classrooms.

I’m sure many were astonished

at how schools have changed.

On Tuesday, all classes

from Kindy to Year 5

experienced a native

animal incursion

presented by Living

Classroom School

Incursions. The

children came face to

face with native

animals, all in the

comfort of the school

undercover area (left).

On Sunday, our

students were once

again involved with

the Parish’s

Blessing of the

Fleet. The children

wore traditional

costumes and

processed through

the streets of

Fremantle (left).

On Tuesday, the

Year 6 class left

for their annual

camp at

Waroona. They

return on Friday

and will,

undoubtedly,

have many

exciting stories to

tell their families

(photo to the

right).

The

Socktober

Fundraiser

last week

was a great

success

raising a

total of $216

for Catholic

Mission. It is

not too late

to drop off

more socks

(photo to the

right).

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Around St Pat’s (cont.)

The Year 6 class has

been out and about

lately. Late last term

they attended an

excursion at the

Maritime Museum.

(photos to the left).

Last week, the Year 6

class, along with the

Year 4s, walked to CBC

to get inspired by the

annual CBC Art

Exhibition (photos

above).

P & F News Thank you very much to everyone who was involved in making our Grandparents’ Day

special on Friday, from those that made a plate to the helpers on the day. It was a lovely morning with 122 Grandparents joining us for some time with the kids in the classroom,

morning tea and fantastic performances from Pre-Primary and Year 2.

Also, a big Congratulations to our Interschool Athletics team that competed so well at the

Interschool Carnival, they really did us proud!

A belated big thank you to our wonderful Teachers and Education Assistants at the school.

Friday was World Teachers’ Day and to show our appreciation the P&F put on some nibbles for the Teachers after school to say thank you.

A reminder that the Year 4 class Wine Fundraiser is still running so don’t forget to place

your orders either online if ordering a case or at the office if only ordering a few bottles. You

have until Thursday 22nd of November to place your orders. Thank you to the Year 4 mums

who organized the wine tasting last Thursday night. The Year 4s also have a fantastic

hamper being raffled off that is on display in the office. Tickets are available at the office to

purchase and it is now going to be drawn at the Edu Dance Concert.

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P & F News (Cont.)

You will have all received the Cyber Safety Presentation note that went out on SkoolBag this

week. This parent presentation is open to all parents of all years as the cyber world is affecting our children much younger these days. Put it in your diary so you don’t miss it and

make sure to RSVP! Surf Online Safe is a Perth based internet awareness business. Paul Litherland is a former WA Police Officer with 20+ years’ experience. From 2009 to 2014 Paul worked in the Technology Crime Investigation Unit working specifically with children and

their families. From here he realized there were limited resources or organisations educating children and parents about cyber safety so decided to leave the Police force and

set about educating children and families about cyber safety! The parent presentation will begin at 6.30pm and go for approx. 1 – 1.5 hours. Paul will

cover a wide range of topics which include;

Cyber Bullying – Legislations surrounding this and how it is affecting our kids; Digital Citizenship – Where our kids are going online, the Apps they use and the

information they are sharing;

Online Footprint – How easy it is to find kids online and what they can do to minimize the risk;

Social Networking & Networking in general – How the system works and how to overcome their reach;

Online Gaming and websites – Risks and uses; and Tips & Tricks – How to keep an eye on your kids through software and hardware. Easy

instruction on what we can do to keep them safe.

Please note in your diaries that the Term 4 P&F Meeting (the final meeting for the year)

will be held on Tuesday 13th November at 7pm in the Staff Room. As this is the final meeting of the year, we would love to see as many faces as possible.

It is now time for our Class Reps to decide if they will be continuing into 2019 or asking for new volunteers for each class. You will have all received an email from them so please

consider putting up your hand as the Class Rep is a great communication tool from the Class to the P&F and also someone who co-ordinates your class get-togethers. You only have to put in as much as you can—there are no expectations!

A reminder to please think about nominating for the 2019 P&F Executive Committee. All

positions will be up for nomination at this year’s AGM. These roles do not need to take up

too much of your time. How much you wish to be involved and put into the position is up to

you. The positions required to be filled are President, Vice President, Treasurer and

Secretary. Full support and hand-over will come with the positions.

Peta Evans, President on behalf of the P&F Exec Committee

Dates For Your Diaries

Wednesdays—School Banking Day 8.15am to 8.45am

Term 4 P&F Meeting – Tuesday 13th November – 7pm, Staff Room

Cyber Safety Presentation—Wednesday 14 November (2pm Presentation to Years 5 & 6) (6.30pm

Presentation to parents in the school library.)

Wine Fundraiser—Orders close Thursday 22nd November

School AGM—Monday 26th November

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The following information has been sent to St Patrick’s for inclusion in our

newsletter. Please note that the information is for your interest but does not imply that St Patrick’s Primary School endorses these activities or the information.

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