Dear Parents,

Welcome to Term 3. I trust everyone enjoyed the holiday break and spent time either at home or holidaying away.

Over the past three years we have been continually challenged by COVID and health regulations, particularly as we enter Term 3. Once again, we are faced with the uncertainty of scheduled events and activities planned for Term 3. Our new CE Roadmap and NSW Health regulations will assist in guiding us through this term. From a school perspective, we will continue to monitor our staff and students’ attendance data and make decisions based around this with guidance from our CE COVID team. In the meantime, please continue to practice COVID safe procedures to minimise any risk. The health and well-being of our school community will continue to remain our priority as we make school-based decisions. As always, any important communications will come via Compass notifications. Facebook is used for reminders and general news.  Please be sure to keep an eye on any announcements about regulations, especially any cancellations or postponements that may come along this term.

We are delighted to welcome the Ryder family to St Patrick’s this term. Dylan has joined our Year 4 class and Charlie has joined our Year 2 class. We also welcome their parents, Amy and Chris and younger brother Harry, to our school community as well.

If you have visited our new administration area lately, you will have noticed some beautiful new furniture and plants. A very grateful thank you is extended to Carla Barton for her advice and support in decorating this area. Thank you also to staff members for picking up, ordering, delivering, and setting up this space. Our new Vision and Mission statement is currently being professionally designed and will also be placed in this area. Other focus areas for improvement now are the front entrance garden, old administration area including the Principal’s office, staff work space and staffroom. It is a work in progress for now!

Mrs Anne Saunderson has officially resigned from Catholic Education including casual and relief work. We are extremely grateful to Anne for her dedication to St Patrick’s and Catholic Education over many years. We wish Anne all the best for the future and hope that she enjoys her retirement years.

We have been blessed with beautiful weather since we returned to school last week. It has been a lovely way to begin our new school term.

Stay safe and well,

Christine Baron

Principal