Dear Parents and Carers,

Congratulations to Savannah (Year 6) for achieving so well in the Prime Minister's Spelling Bee that she has made it to the state final!! Across Australia there were more than 82,000 student registrations this year - a new record for the Bee. Two hundred students from each reading level in each state and territory have progressed to next week's State and Territory Finals. Well done and good luck Savannah!!

On Tuesday this week we welcomed our CogLearn coach Andrew Pirie back to St Patrick's. It is great to share with Andrew the continued progress and achievement of our students, and importantly the great instructional practices of our teachers. Andrew's visit gives us the opportunity to look at our classrooms and across the school with fresh eyes focussing on sustained good practice in teaching and learning.

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On Wednesday visitors from Catholic Education came to St Patrick's for our school's compliance review. This is a time to cast a critical eye over school policies, procedures and daily planning to ensure we are fully aligned to NESA (NSW Education Standards Authority) expectations. It was a great visit, and there was time for a walk around to showcase learning too.

Next week will be a quieter week on the visitor front, and we will be raising money and awareness for people doing it tough, especially the homeless with the Sudsy Challenge on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We hope many students join the challenge (the benefits for you will be less washing for a couple of days, the downsides will be dirtier clothes when you do get to wash them!).

Blessings for a great family weekend.

Jo