Dear Families,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend.   Fingers crossed the weather continues to improve with a few warm rays of sunshine for our outside playtime.

Last week we had the wonderful Disco Bingo event organised by the Parents and Friends.  I popped my head in and saw some spectacular dressups by the parents - it's great to see it's not just kids who enjoy dressing up!  Thank you to the amazing P&F team for the countless hours spent planning, setting up and all those goes with organising an event of this magnitude.  Our St Paul's community is very lucky to have you.

School Closure Day

Last Monday 14th August, on the School Closure Day, the staff participated in a Faith Formation Day. The focus of this day was to strengthen our shared understanding of our school Vision and Charism, how it is communicated through words and deeds, and how it illuminates the Catholic identity of our school. The staff had the opportunity to deepen their understanding of who St Paul, our patron saint, was and how today, we live out the values taught to us through the Gospel of St Paul. We aligned our school vision and mission to the teachings of St Paul, recognising that through his passionate belief in Christ and his firm conviction that all were welcomed and included in the name of the Lord, regardless of who they were and where they came from, just as we here at St Paul’s school believe and uphold today. 

School Expectations

Each class has been working diligently this term to begin exploring and understanding the school expectations that were formulated as a result of a School Closure Day earlier in the year, where the staff worked very closely with Patrice Wiseman. It has been important for the students to spend some time understanding the Behaviour Purpose Statement which underpins the five expectations that we have here at St Paul’s. From here, they then go on to talk about each expectation in more detail, understanding what it means for their own behaviour and that of others. The expectations of ‘We listen and follow directions’, ‘We speak appropriately’, ‘We take responsibility for our learning and the choices we make’ are the first of the expectations that most classes have explored to date. 

Fowler girls

Congratulations to Audrey and Liesel Fowler who competed against 9 other state teams in the Junior State Championships for Hockey a couple of weeks ago. Their team, The Flames, finished 5th out of 10 teams; a fabulous effort. It is a wonderful achievement to make it to such an incredible level. We are always very proud of our students and their achievements and wish the girls all the best with their future hockey endeavours.   

Sandpit Toys

‘St Paul’s Builders, can we fix it…’ well with these fabulous new trucks, we most certainly can! These trucks for the junior students to play with in the sandpit are bringing so much joy, fun and smiles on the faces of so many children. Thank you to our wonderful P&F who purchased these new toys and who work tirelessly to help our school in so many ways. 

Once again, another reminder about unwell students - with so many colds going around at this time of year, please keep any unwell children at home to rest and recover properly.

Have a great week everyone.

Kind regards,

Freda