Dear Families,

It's been a massive fortnight here at St Paul's, which is yet another reminder to me of why I love our school community atmosphere so much!

Father's Day stall and breakfast

A huge thanks to Jennifer Di Domenico and her team of helpers for providing our children such a wonderful choice of gifts and a great shopping experience: Amani Soufan, Amy Wilson, Anna Fatkina, Bec Belej, Ineke Elbert, Lindsay Spencer, Sam Ryan, Sarah Arnott, Valentina Esposto and Victoria Zisis.

And a special thank you to Rosie Norris for her gift donations which I hear sold like hotcakes! 

An equally talented team of people pulled off yet another incredible Father's Day Breakfast, with Danny Maher (as always) doing a huge amount of work in ensuring this event ran as smoothly as it did - in preparation, set up and pack down. A big thank you to Nicky Keeble, Jessica Black, Tina Macaro, Sarah Arnott, Tran Luc, Alice Woloshenko, Lexa Nguyen, Mary-Louise Van Dyk, Jess Barca, Emma Wood, Luciana Martin, Diana Khamu, Helen Skinner, Kat Gray, Linda O'Halloran, Zoe Holland and Dean Picotz!

Dad's Annual Footy Match

What a great turn out we had at Centenary Park for the Dad's Annual Footy Challenge, despite the windy conditions.  Thanks to Danny Maher (once again) and Steve James from St Peter's Junior Football Club for arranging a great day out for families and bringing our two communities together. Congratulations to St Peter's for taking the Cup home again.

Sustainability Festival

The sustainability festival was one of my favourite experiences of my life. We got to learn how to make a bracelet out of plastic bags from the St. Joan of Arc canteen. We had to weave the bags to make a bracelet.

My favourite part of the day was at the end when a paleontologist named Ben talked about the dinosaur age. We got to hold a megalodon tooth!

By Samuel Holland Year 5

I was one of the lucky people chosen to go to the sustainability festival.
We walked to Patterson train station and caught the train to Glen Huntly Station. From there, we took the tram to St. Kilda Town Hall.

At the St. Kilda Town Hall, we were split into groups: one group of Year 5s and one group of Year 6s.

We went through a series of rotations where we learned some recycling tips and tricks to apply here at St. Paul’s. We learned how to make bag tags out of plastic bags and how the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne reduce their water waste.

By Loretta Wise Year 5

On Thursday, the 5th of September, four Year Six students and five Year Five students were selected to participate in the Sustainability Festival. We all learned about what other schools are doing to be more sustainable and how we can reduce our carbon footprint.

We visited different stations where students from various schools shared what they are doing to be more sustainable. One school focused on reducing plastic waste, while others concentrated on the environment and how to take care of it.

At another station, we received a small seed to place in a ball of clay (which helps the seed grow). We then shaped the clay into an animal or plant, took it home, and planted it in the garden so it could grow.

At the final station, people from the St Kilda Zoo discussed “Bubbles, Not Balloons,” a concept where you use bubbles at birthday parties instead of balloons to be more sustainable and care for the environment.

By Isabella Di Domenico Year 6