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Physical Education Sport, recreation and play are essential attributes in the physical and social development of our students at St. Patrick’s. Sport also helps to define culture and our PE program includes interschool Summer and Winter Sport Carnivals. Not only does sport develop specific physical skills, it also improves health, fitness, develop social skills, friendships, team work and fair play. At St. Patrick’s Primary School, Physical Education is an important part of the curriculum. Students participate and enjoy a one hour lesson each week of Physical Education (PE) and our aim is to provide ALL students with: Physical activities that encourage maximum participation, are inclusive and fun and cater for all student’s needs. Various challenging activities to engage, maintain interest and increase student enjoyment in physical activity. To develop students Fundamental Motor Skills (FMS) and sporting skills so they can participate confidently in a wide range of physical activities and sport. We are a 'Sporting School' at St Patrick's and each year we provide opportunities for our students to enjoy a range of different sports, delivered by specialist coaches. Click here to find out how this initiative benefits our children. ​ At the end of each year, St. Patrick’s holds its own sports carnival where the focus is on participation and having fun. Students compete for their house, Chisholm, McAuley, Morrison or O’Rourke, earning points throughout the day. ​ ​ ​Inter-School Sporting Carnivals The Interschool Sport program runs separately to the Physical Education program for students in Grades Three to Six. It incorporates swimming, cross-country and athletics carnivals. It is a voluntary program, where students who wish to participate, are required to trial for different events. Students who are successful in gaining a place in these teams, participate firstly at the Mitchell District level against other local primary schools. From the District level, students who achieve a first or second placing go on to compete at the Whittlesea Division level and from here they may be successful to compete at the Northern Metropolitan Region level. More information about this can be seen below as part of School Sports Victoria. In addition to these carnivals, all Grade Six students participate in Interschool Summer and Winter Sports. These sports include basketball, softball, rounders and modified cricket for the summer and netball, AFL, soccer and tee-ball for the winter carnivals. School Sport Victoria ​ St. Patrick’s has a long and proud history of students from Year 3 to 6 competing in School Sport Victoria (SSV) events. Trials are held at school and students are selected for the District Team based upon their commitment, respect and skill in their chosen sport. If successful at District events students will get the opportunity to compete at Division, Regional and State Championships. The ‘Mitchell District’ competitions are: Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics. NB: Students can also compete at a National level and would have to attend a trial for their respective sport, which is organised through School Sport Victoria (SSV). Parents and Carers, please click here https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/ for further information on the nomination process and selection for state teams. ​ Participation in School Sport Victoria events are an extremely important part of a child's learning here at St Patrick's Primary School. Have you got a sporting achievement that you are proud of! You can print off your Participation Certificate, by selecting the relevant button and typing in your details. This can be accessed in the School Sports Victoria website link: https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/Pages/ParticipationCertificates.aspx Pathways to Excellence - Victorian All Schools Track & Field and Cross-Country Championships St. Pat’s students that are interested in representing Victoria in Track & Field and Cross Country at a national level will need to compete in Athletics Victoria (AV) organised events to qualify. Parents and carers please click on the following link for further information: http://athsvic.org.au/events/competitions/avcompetitions/schools/

St Patrick's Primary School is an "ICON" school, which means that many of our finance and payroll functions are administered by our head office (MACS) through "Shared Services". They request certain information from you as part of the onboarding process. ​ We require personal details from you, which can be provided in a form here . Close

SMART spelling (Years 3 - 6) To log on to the classroom lessons: spkilmore@smartspelling.com.au Password: 12345678 We do a SMART Spelling lesson every Monday during the writing block, this is where we explicitly teach the focus sound and words for the week. Homework spelling lists are created at this time. Friday writing session includes a spelling test and usually a grammar lesson. Ensure you have your SMART Spelling chart displayed in the classroom (Kate has this printed and laminated) Close

St Patrick's Primary School will facilitate all staff to have the necessary medical training required, which includes: - CPR training (annually), compulsory for VIT, encouraged for all other staff - anaphylaxis (2-yearly and six-monthly updates), all staff - asthma (3-yearly and annual updates), all staff - first aid training (3-yearly), encouraged for all staff ​ This training is provided at no cost to staff members. It is imperative that all staff complete medical training where it is compulsory. We also strongly encourage all other staff to complete the training as well. Close

There are a number of ICT Policies that all staff should be aware of: Cyber Safety ICT Acceptable Use Policy Staff ICT User Agreement Close

All new staff are provided with an induction process to ensure that you are set up for success in your new role with St Patrick's. All teaching staff are provided with a paid induction program. A sample induction program can be found here . An individualised program will be provided for every new staff member to ensure that you are provided with all of the relevant information that you need. Close

Family school partnerships refers to the ongoing development of the relationship between St Patrick's and our families. St Patrick's believes strongly in relational learning where staff and parents/carers work closely to ensure the best possible learning and pastoral care outcomes for students. Effective two-way communication is a critical component to this. Further information about FSP is in the induction document, as well as on our school website, which can be found here . Close

Staff at St Patrick's are giving ongoing opportunities with faith formation. In addition, teaching staff are also supported in obtaining the Catholic accreditation to teach in a Catholic School and/or teach Religious Education. ​ For more information about Formation and Accreditation, please click here . Close

If this is the first time you have worked for Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS), you will be issued with a C-number, which you can use to access a range of MACS services, such as the online Catholic Education Victoria Network (CEVN). It is also an essential piece of ICT information, as you will need it to log into your computer and access the school photocopiers. Close

As part of on onsite induction, we will always walk new staff members around the school to help familiarise you with the school. Prior to onsite induction, we would encourage you to view the school video here , and also look at the school's facilities website page here . Close

Literacy at St Patrick's includes: 5 hours of reading per week 5 hours of writing per week ​ In addition, all classroom teachers participate in a 90 minute facilitated planning session with the Literacy Leader once a fortnight. ​ There is also a full-day term planning session at the end of each term in readiness for the next term. Close

As a Catholic Primary School, St Patrick's celebrate our Catholic faith in prayer and liturgy throughout the school year levels. ​ For more information about prayer and liturgy, please click here . Close