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St Patrick's Parish Newsletter: 03/06/20
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Volume 8 ~ 3rd June 2020

Term 2 Week 6

444 Kiewa Street, Albury 2640
Phone: 0260214464
Fax: 0260213694
info@spaww.catholic.edu.au
www.spaww.catholic.edu.au


Kinder enrolments 2021 CLOSE THIS FRIDAY, 
5th JUNE.
Please return completed enrolment forms by this Friday if you intend to enrol your child for 2021. 

Dear Parents & Caregivers

Last week we were excited to learn that a new Bishop has been appointed to our Diocese. This has been a long process with Bishop Mark Edwards being appointed to the position. Bishop Edwards, who will turn 61 next month, was born in Indonesia and grew up in Adelaide, Darwin and Melbourne’s southeast, attending St Leonard’s Primary School and Mazenod College. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1986 and has held leadership positions within the Australian Province of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne on November 7, 2014 and ordained Bishop the following month. Bishop Edwards’ priestly ministry has largely centred on secondary school and seminary education, including serving as rector of Iona College in Brisbane and as aspirants’ master and novice master at St Mary’s Seminary in Mulgrave. In addition to his priestly formation and theological training, Bishop Edwards completed a science degree at Monash University, where he also obtained a doctorate in philosophy.

Presently we are finalising the change of format to our mid year reports. Given the COVID-19 pandemic we have received advice from Catholic Schools NSW that the Minister for Education, Dan Tehan has signed a determination under section 59(5)of the Australian Education Act 2013 which will allow for some reporting flexibility to parents in 2020. In the coming days I am hoping to send out exact details of Semester 1 reporting. 

Please be reminded that if your child shows any signs of being unwell, particularly with cold/flu-like symptoms, please do not send them to school. I make particular note of this not because I am suggesting they are likely to have COVID-19, rather if these germs pass on to any of our staff, and they present with cold/flu like symptoms, they are required under regulations to have a COVID-19 test, and not return to work until they receive their results. Potentially this could limit the number of staff we have available.

I have been very busy with Kinder enrolment interviews for 2021. This Friday 5th June is the final date and enrolments will be closed after this. If you have a child to enrol for next year you must get your form in by this Friday please.

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Project Compassion

Project Compassion boxes went home with the children at the beginning of Lent. Unfortunately we were unable to have our Money Line fundraiser for Project Compassion at the end of Term 1. If you still have your money box at home, can you please send it to school. Caritas Australia will use this money to help the most vulnerable Australians during this difficult time. 

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things, with great love"

Saint Teresa of Calcutta

A Reflection on last Sunday’s Gospel: Pentecost

“In the evening of the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’, and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peace be with you.

‘As the Father sent me,

so am I sending you.’

After saying this he breathed on them and said:

‘Receive the Holy Spirit.

For those whose sins you forgive,

they are forgiven:

for those whose sins you retain,

they are retained.’” (Jn 20:19-23)

 

When has the Spirit given you the strength to act with courage?

When and where in your life do you need the Holy Spirit’s help to speak out?

Family Prayer

Come Holy Spirit!                                                                                                                                                                     

Fill our hearts with your gifts

and kindle in them the fire of love.             

Amen

This coming Sunday is Trinity Sunday. In the second reading, we heard St Paul use a Trinitarian greeting in his second letter to the infant church at Corinth: "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." Already this understanding of God was present in the very early Church and it would be further developed by the early Church Fathers

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TUCKSHOP 
Tuckshop will be providing LUNCH ORDERS ONLY on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday's.
No lunch orders  Monday & Tuesday.  NO OVER COUNTER SERVICE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Parents are NOT ABLE TO ASSIST in the canteen. 
Tuckshop Price List 2020
Information & Parent Helper Note
Re-usable lunch bag order form
QKR Tuckshop App Order System Information
QKR How to guide

Kinder enrolments 2021 CLOSE THIS FRIDAY, 
5th JUNE.
Please return completed enrolment forms by this Friday if you intend to enrol your child for 2021. 
Key dates: for Premiers Reading Challenge. 
Challenge started for student entries:  Monday March 2
Challenge closes for student entries:  Friday August 28

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FAMILIES FOR BEING SO ACCEPTING OF THE CHANGE TO OUR ENVIRONMENT AT SCHOOL
DURING THIS TIME.

JUST A FEW REMINDERS:
* All children are to enter and exit the school via the Kiewa Street gates.   
 (PLEASE DO NOT USE STAFF CAR PARK).
* Parents are unable to enter the school. Please phone the office if you have any concerns or you need any information.
* Parents are not allowed to enter the classrooms. If you have a message for your child or need to leave items please contact the office. 
* Please be considerate of others and abide by the rules in Kiewa Street "Kiss & Drop" area.
   DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR AND DO NOT DOUBLE PARK.
AT PICK UP, adults will be unable to enter the school grounds. For this reason, afternoon pick up will remain staggered with K-2 (and any siblings in Year 3-6) being picked up at 2.45pm and Year 3-6 students being picked up from 3.00pm. Please note that Year 3-6 students with siblings in K-2 will be picked up at the earlier time slot, simply because of numbers. There is a teacher on gate duty each afternoon. Please be mindful that your child needs to be picked up by 3.30pm at the latest. 
IF YOUR CHILD SHOWS ANY SIGN OF ILLNESS PLEASE DO NOT SEND TO SCHOOL. 
It may not be related to COVID-19 but  if one of our school staff shows symptons of any illness they are immediately excluded - compulsory  COVID-19 tested -then wait at least 4 days until results are received before they can return to school. This will impact all aspects of our staffing during this time.
* If Students are Absent, parents are required to submit an Attendance Note via Compass Portal. If no note is received an SMS will be sent to parents and students will be marked as Unexplained Absence.  
* TUCKSHOP will provide LUNCH ORDERS ONLY Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. NO OVER COUNTER PURCHASES can be made.  
Just a few REMINDERS ~  
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