St Pat’s News
Wellbeing Report – June 7, 2018
Contact detailsThere are times when we will need to contact you, including on the day if your child is absent and you haven’t informed the school as to why. Do we have your most up to date contact details?- If not, please contact the school on 5331 1688 so we can update our records. Alternatively,…
St Patrick’s College Winter Appeal
St Patrick’s College Winter Appeal The annual Winter Appeal will be commencing on Tuesday the 12th, next week, and will run into the first two weeks of Term 3. This is a significant event in the calendar in terms of Social Justice. We are encouraging parents and students alike to donate non-perishable food items, sanitary…
2018 MENtal Brekky guest speaker announced
It is with great excitement that the College can announce our guest speaker for the third annual 2018 MENTal Brekky, run under the auspices of the Chris Yeung Fund and the SPC Foundation, which will be held in the St Patrick’s College Old Collegians Association Pavilion from 7am on Friday, October 19. Former AFL player…
Year 8 Japanese Program – Taiko, Manga and Kendo
Year 8 Japanese program -“ Taiko drumming, Manga drawing and Kendo As part of our year 8 Japanese program, the year 8 students of Japanese are learning about traditional Japanese arts, hobbies and sports. In April, our students had the chance to learn taiko drumming from Kiyomi Calwell, the owner of the Tyke-Oh company. She…
Director of Sport Report – June 7, 2018
Please click on- this link– for a Sports Report from the Director of Sport, Mr Gavin Webb. –
Performing Arts Report – June 7, 2018
A busy week! The week beginning 28th May was a busy one for the music department. Year 7 Concerts -“ Monday May 28th Each year the Year 7 Boys perform a concert that demonstrates the progress they’ve made since beginning to learn a -‘Band’ instrument in term 1. Learning an instrument in a group setting…
Information Technology Update – June 07, 2018
Balancing protection with education when it comes to children and technology on Life A recent episode of Life Matters on ABC Radio National had Cyber Safety experts Susan Mclean and Dr Michael Salter discuss the dilemma parents and schools face in balancing protection with education when students go online. Susan McLean is an ex-Victoria Police…
Mission Report – June 7, 2018
Schools are communities that rely on routine. We have timetables, bells and repeated cycles that let us know where we should be and what we should be doing. So we welcome the approaching holidays and the break from routine for our students. We celebrate that moment in the morning when they pause over breakfast to…
Boarding Bulletin Board – June 7, 2018
-‘Boarding Bulletin Board (T2)’ News around the Boarding Precinct On Sunday May 27th, we welcomed over a hundred guests, from both our Boarding Community and wider College Community, to our Term 2 Family Dinner and Mass, that coincides with the commencement of National Reconciliation Week. The Mass was a wonderful celebration, which concluded with all…
KRC Update – June 7, 2018
Study skills and exam techniques Exams. It’s that time of year when we use summative assessment tasks to gauge a student’s academic progress. While it is fair to say that this is not everyone’s favourite activity, there are some things that can be done to lessen the pain. Good study skills help students manage the…