Dear St Patrick’s families,

Happy Father’s Day to all our wonderful dads, granddads, uncles and father figures for last Sunday. It was wonderful to have so many fathers attend our special BBQ lunch last Friday. Many thanks to all the staff and canteen workers that assisted in preparing the lunch for everyone to enjoy. My apologies for not being present on the day, however I was attending the WR Principal’s Meeting in Temora. The photos certainly show a very enjoyable gathering of father figures and excited children! Thank you for coming along.

OPENING AND BLESSING: We are so excited to be hosting our Opening and Blessing ceremony this Friday. The ceremony will officially acknowledge the funding received from Catholic Education to build our new administration office area and the NSW State Government ‘Building Stronger Communities’ grant to upgrade and enhance our playground facilities. We are also delighted to include the blessing of our new stained-glass window in the front foyer. We will be joined by Fr Richard Thompson (Vicar General), representatives from Catholic Education office in Canberra, Council representatives, past and present community council members, parish and school community members, community members, as well as Mr Bernie Harrington and his family. Mr Harrington donated the money to design the new stained-glass window on behalf of the Harrington family and his best friend Raymond Young and family. We look forward to sharing this special event with many special guests and friends. Please see the schedule for Friday below.

COMMUNITY COUNCIL WORKING BEE: We are extremely grateful to the hard-working families that participated in the Working Bee last Saturday morning. Special thanks to Mr John Morgan for co-ordinating the working bee and to the families who volunteered their time and assistance. We would like to acknowledge the following families:

John, Amanda Lachlan and Zoe Morgan

Elle, Andy, Molly and Josie Lott

Alicia and Lachlan Hargreaves

Anthony Nicholls

Aaron Nicholls

Tim and Darby Jones

Carl Barton and Gerry O’Hehir (foyer area re-design)

Special Mention to Lachlan Morgan and Darby Jones who lugged wheelbarrow loads of sand and bark up the hill to fill the sandpits and gardens at the working bee. Well Done Boys we are very grateful for your help

Our foyer area and grounds look fantastic and are now in perfect condition for our Opening and Blessing celebration on Friday.

2024 CLASS ENROLMENTS:

We are calling for all enrolments for 2024 to come in as soon as possible please. The number of teachers we are allocated, is based on overall student enrolments (not on individual enrolments). Catholic Education staffing decisions for 2024 are being made now! If you have a child to enrol or know anyone wishing to join our fabulous school community, please encourage them to enrol as soon as possible. Another 2024 Kindergarten Information session will be held on Friday 15 September from 9.00-10.30am in the school library for anyone wanting to know more about St Patrick’s.

Looking forward to celebrating the Opening and Blessing on Friday.

Christine Baron

Principal

St Patrick, pray for us