Posts by St Patrick's College
Wellbeing Report – February 7, 2019
A very warm welcome back to all students and families (in more than one sense!). We particularly welcome those who are joining the College community for the first time In particular, we welcome all our 232 new students in Year 7 as well as the 40 new students at other year levels. 2019 promises to…
Read MorePastoral Care Report – February 7, 2019
2019 Pastoral Care Program: Information for- Parents Positive Psychology -“ -Thriving Mind” -“ Year 10 Students At St Patrick’s College, the concept of -‘positive psychology’ is incorporated in to our Year 10 Pastoral Care Program.- This coming Monday, 11 February will see all Year 10 students attend a seminar called -Thriving Mind-. Thriving Mind is…
Read MoreSchool Anxiety
SCHOOL ANXIETY What is anxiety? Anxiety is a physiological response caused by the brain when it perceives danger. Anxiety occurs when the brain perceives the threat to be beyond the real-life risk and activates the fight/flight/freeze response. In the mind of the anxious child, this is irrelevant, because it feels just the same as being…
Read MoreSenior School Report – February 7, 2019
Welcome to the Senior School for 2019.- The start of each school year provides us with the opportunity to continue as we were, or to choose to do some things better than we did previously.- In all of aspects of our lives, be that our learning or relationships, we will achieve more and be better…
Read MoreMission Report – February 7, 2019
One of the many gifts of a school is the opportunity for a new start. In the spirit of Jesus’ Resurrection, we can start afresh with a new life and sense of hope every new year, every new semester, every new term, and every new day. This is true for our new students, families and…
Read MoreTeaching and Learning Report – February 7, 2019
Teaching and Learning in 2019 Classes for the year have started very well and the boys have returned from the break with a noticeably positive attitude to their learning. Congratulations to the boys on the way they have started 2019 and may the rest of the year be equally as productive! The 2019-2021 Strategic Plan…
Read MoreBoarding Bulletin Board – February 7, 2019
News around the Boarding Precinct What a wonderful start to the 2019 College year, here in Boarding at St Patrick’s College. We have been blessed to welcome many new families to, what is now, a full Boarding Precinct. 35 of our Boarders are new to St Patrick’s College Boarding. This has been exciting for students…
Read MoreInformation Technology Update – February 7, 2019
Year 7 and Year 10 1:1 devices 2019 sees the continuation of the 1:1 eLearning device program. The year commenced with two very busy days with our new Junior and Middle school students setting up their iPads, while new Senior School students received laptops as they started the laptop program. This is a very exciting…
Read MoreKRC Update – February 7, 2019
2019 Heralds Exciting Changes for the KRC We have had a busy start to the 2019 year.- Movement of staff offices to Kenny House and the creation of the new Year 12 Study Space saw the need for the library to relocate key areas of its own learning spaces.- Two major moves were our Student…
Read MoreCommunications at SPC
Communications at St Patrick’s College The- St Patrick’s College Crest- Newsletter is a- fortnightly newsletter emailed to all families and students every second Friday and aims to provide a thorough overview of news and events from around our large community. All items published in the Crest are also collated in two easy-to-find pages on the…
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