St Patrick's Primary School Pakenham
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136 Princes Highway
Pakenham VIC 3810
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Email: principal@stppakenham.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 03 5943 9000

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"That they may all be one, as you Father, are in me and I am in you"

Newsletter for 15th July 2021

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Newsletter for 15th July 2021

IMPORTANT!

At the time of publishing this newsletter we are on the verge of another statewide lockdown.  At this stage we do not have any other details, so please keep an eye on your emails, PAM and the SZapp for any updates.  This afternoon your children have brought home their pencil cases, and a book in preparation of an official lockdown announcement.

We thank you for understanding and patience during this difficult time. 

Dear Parents

Welcome back as we commence Term Three!  I hope that all families enjoyed a relaxing holiday and are looking forward to the term ahead. 

Yesterday our Grade 4 students travelled to Phillip Island for their camp.  They are having a fantastic time and it is wonderful that they have the opportunity to get away and enjoy time together. They were exceptionally excited as they departed. 

At this stage we are planning for all camps and excursions to continue, however, we remain at the mercy of COVID restrictions.  Let’s hope that these do not have to change as the term progresses and the children get to enjoy the activities.

Reports / Family Learning Conversations

Reports were distributed to families on the last day of Term Two. I hope that you have taken the time to read these reports as they will be discussed further at the Family Learning Conversations (previously Parent / Teacher Interviews) next week on Tuesday the 20th and Wednesday the 21st of July.   It is essential that you take the time to attend these meetings as strong lines of communication between home and school are important for your child’s development.

Due to restrictions the FLC’s will be conducted as a Google Meet, however, parents will still be required to book a time using the following booking information; Log on to schoolinterviews.com.au ( Link ) and use code j9fyd.  The Google Meet code will then be sent to you by the teachers on Monday the 19th.

2022 Enrolments

If you know of anyone looking to enrol their child at St Pat’s for 2022 please encourage them to contact the school Office on 5943-9000 to book a tour.

Assembly

Assembly will be at 2.30pm this Friday.  Parents are welcome to join us via the following link   Click to view assembly

Staffing News

Over the holiday period Mrs Jane Baxter (Music) resigned due to personal reasons.  On behalf of everyone I thank Jane for all of her efforts at St Patrick’s over the years and wish her all the very best for the future.

We are currently advertising for a music teacher. The music program I will continue being covered by a CRT teacher until a suitable replacement is organised.

Sacraments

The dates for the Sacraments are as follows;

Communion
Saturday, 17th July @ 6:00pm

Sunday, 25th July @ 10:30 am

Confirmation

Thursday 22nd July @ 7pm  - Parent Workshop, compulsory for 1 parent to attend.  No children!

Saturday, 21st August @ 2:00pm & 6:00pm.

  

COVID Restrictions

I remind parents that the following procedures are in place for the safety of all;

  • Masks are required to be worn by parents at all times when in the school.
  • Parents wishing to come into the grounds to drop off or collect their children must scan the QR code on the way in and wait out the front of the classroom. Please do not enter the rooms and social distance whilst waiting.  You must limit your visit to less than 15 minutes, gates open at 3pm at the end of the day.
  • Parents waiting for children in the pick-up lines need to ensure that their children know which carpark to go to.
  • If you do park your car you must walk over and collect your child. Please do not call for your children to walk across to your car unaccompanied. 
  • Meetings with staff are by appointment only. Any parent that is going to be in the school for more than 15 minutes needs to sign on and complete the COVID form at the Office.
  • Please communicate with staff via phone or email.
  • The Office is open if required, however, please wear a mask and observe the density limits (maximum of 6 people). It is preferable to phone or email if possible rather than come to the Office.
  • All extra cleaning and hand hygiene that was in place is still being adhered to.
  • Please do not send food items to share with others when it is your child’s birthday as they cannot be handed out.
  • If your child is sick, or displaying symptoms, please keep them at home. Children that present as sick or displaying symptoms at school will be sent home and asked to gain a medical clearance or negative COVID test before they return to school.
  • Bubble taps are operational at school.
  • An ample amount of sports equipment will be provided at school so we ask that students do not bring equipment from home.

 

Important Dates for Your Diary 

  • Tuesday 20th / Wednesday 21st July – Family Learning Conversations
  • Wednesday 4th Thursday 5th Friday 6th August – Grade 5 Camp Sovereign Hill Ballarat

  

Regards,

 

Simon

 

 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Olga 6C, Sherine 2V, Javaly 5RS, Klara 1O, Miriam 5SA, Henry 2DG


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Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st July 2021

Family Learning Conversations

Link to School Interviews use code j9fyd

Wednesday 14th July - 16th July 

Grade 4 Camp  

Wednesday 4th August - 6th August

Grade 5 Camp

The Grade 4 Students are having a wonderful time on Camp.  They went for a walk to the beach today and are enjoying a lovely, sunny, winters day.  

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Book club catalogue's went home this week!   Orders are due in by Friday 5th August.   All orders must be done on line via the scholastic web site.  

Please see the flyer below for instructions on how to order.   Cash payments will not be accepted!

SIMON -  a Learning Management Software solution for schools.

St Patrick’s Primary school is now using SIMON in the classroom to keep track of your child’s progress and learning as well as attendance.  SIMON will also be used for School Reports and Student Wellbeing.

Access PAM via this link   Link to PAM 

PAM, SIMON’s Parent Access Module

PAM (Parent Access Module) is our new Parent to School communication platform.   PAM will provide real time access to keep parents updated with their children’s progress, important dates and messages. Relevant resources – calendar events, student reports, parent notified absences, absence data and sick bay notes will all be accessed via PAM.

Parents will be able to easily book Parent Teacher interviews through PAM, and access teacher email addresses. 

Parents would have received an email from noreply@stppakenham.catholic.edu.au on Friday 5th March that contains instructions and a link for them to click on.  Please check your JUNK or SPAM mailbox if you do not receive this email.  PAM accounts are linked via your email address that we have in our systems.  If you have recently changed your email or you can not find the email sent on Friday please call or email us on office@stppakenham.cathlic.edu.au

Click on the 'forget password' link to set your password and then verify your email address.  (Email addresses must be verified for PAM to work properly).  Once your email is verified, your email can be used as the username for your account.

Once you have successfully logged in, you can save PAM to your homescreen on your device.

If you have any issues or need help with PAM please contact the school via email, office@stppakenham.catholic.edu.au

Parent Notified Absences via PAM

Once you have PAM set up and saved to your home screen you can easily send in Parent Notified absences.   Please use this platform going forward as this automatically syncs with the class roll.   This will fix the issues of receiving SMS notifications even though you had already notified the school. 

The Be You website has some great articles about anxiety.  Please see the link below. 

If any families are struggling at this time and would like to reach out for a chat or support please contact Meg Escalante, our Wellbeing officer, via email on mescalante@stppakenham.catholic.edu.au

You can also visit the Be You website which has contact numbers for you to call. 

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NCCD Moderation will be taking place this week.  Please see flyers below for more information. 

First Communion
The link to book in a mass for those students who missed out on their Communion due to the lockdown has gone out via email. 
Please only book in your child at this stage.   
Family members can be booked via the parish website the Monday before Mass. 
Noleen Chalmers
Religious Education Leader.

 

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM 2021

Sacrament Dates for 2021

Confirmation

An email went out to all Grade 6 students in regards to Confirmation.  All children wishing to take part must be enrol via the Parish website.  The first part of the process is a Parent Only workshop on Thursday 22nd July at 7pm in the Parish Hall. 

Link to Parish

Copy of letter sent to all Grade 6 Students.

Confirmation - Grade 6 Students

22nd July - Parent Workshop - 7pm

21st August 2pm and 6pm - Confirmation Masses

Reconciliation - Grade 3 Students

14th October - Parent Workshop

20th and 21st October - Reconciliation 

Have you installed the new SZapp?   

Skoolbag is no longer being used, install SZapp now! 

 Follow the installation guide below to install the new app on your smart devices.  

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Operoo is still our main platform for communication!  All correspondence will continue to go via the Operoo email platform.  In most cases it will be in Operoo that you will first be notified of any upcoming excursions or events.  Most of these events must first be approved before they appear on any calendar.  

Please remember to update any details in Operoo, for example change of address or phone number,  this will send us a message that your details have changed and we are then able to update our database.

Don't forget to upload your child's hayfever letters including symptoms specific to your child!

If you have any problems using Operoo, please call into the school office preferably on a Monday, Thursday or Friday and we will be able to help you.  

Events coming up early next term that you will need to give permission for!

Girls Footy

Gr5 and Gr6 Winter Sports

Gr 5 Camp

Gr 2 Excursion (TBC)

Parent Notified Absences via PAM

Once you have PAM set up and saved to your home screen you can easily send in Parent Notified absences.   Please use this platform going forward as this automatically syncs with the class roll.   This will fix the issues of receiving SMS notifications even though you had already notified the school. 

Click on the link below to access PAM.

 Link to PAM 

St Patrick's P & F (Parents and Friends Committee) offers parents opportunities to meet each other and to become involved with the school through school events and fundraising activities.
The P & F are responsible for organising many school community activities such as the Mother's and Father's Day stalls, discos, and the school’s major fundraising event, and the bi-annual School Fete.
Thank you
P&F Committee 

The current committee is as follows: 

Morwenna Harder - President
Karen Duiker - Vice President
Amy Condon - Treasurer
Tanya Fernandes - Secretary

Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser - Sunday 4th July

Huge thank-you to everyone who volunteered a few hours of their time to help with the BBQ.  The P&F committee really appreciates your support, events like these aren't possible without the help of parents and teachers.  Also a thank-you to the parents who couldn’t volunteer their time but came down to support us with buying a sausage or 2.

Uncoming Events
Fathers Day Stall and School Disco  - dates to be confirmed

Please remember to update your contact details and any relevant medical details for your child.  

This can be either done via Operoo or contacting the school office. 

Paddy's Kitchen's purpose is to make a difference in people's lives, by providing a fresh, nutritious meal in a friendly environment.  Paddy's Kitchen serves every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month from St Patrick's Pakenham, Parish hall.  Dinner at 6pm 

www.stpatrickspakenham.com.au/paddys-kitchen

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Next Dinners:

18/7/21

Paddy’s Kitchen is an outreach program initiated by the parishioners of St. Patrick’s Church, Pakenham, to serve our community.
Students, staff and parents of St Patrick’s school have been playing an important role to reach out to the community by volunteering to help with cooking, serving and cleaning.  As one of the team leaders of Paddy’s’ Kitchen, I would like to invite the parents and friends of St Patrick’s school to be involved and assist to reach out to our beautiful Pakenham community.
Through this program, our school community makes it evident that, ‘The person is not only sacred but also social. Moreover, we believe we have a right and a duty to participate in society, seeking together the common good and well-being of all, especially poor and vulnerable people.’

Please email me if you have any questions with how you can be a part of Paddy’s Kitchen.
Tresa Andrews
mandrews@stppakenham.catholic.edu.au