Dear Parents, Carers and Guardians, 

Over the next few weeks, the following children will be preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. 

Eve Antony, Eva Brady, Ava cahir, Athalia Celin Manin, Blair Cooper, Janina De Souza-Daw, Harry Duncan, Avery Dunne, Ella Hogan, Imogen Hunter, Jewell Jayasooryan, Will Jennings, Jia Jimmy, Isaac Kennedy, Isabella Ketchion, Huntah Martin, Elise McKenna, Theo Moretti, Christian Paolini, Dominic Riseley, Evelyn Roji, Penny-rose Ross, Elsie Stanistreet, Gemma Wood, Annabel Wight and Amelia Wisewould. 

We keep these children in our prayers as they take the next step in their Sacrament journey. 

Eisteddfod ticket booking link

We have been provided the following link from Latrobe City for those parents who would like to attend the performances on the 4th September. As this is a Latrobe City organised event, if you have any problems with the ticketing system you must contact them directly, not the school. 

Information about tickets is on the Latrobe City website here: https://www.lve.org.au/tickets.php/  which provides links to the venue's booking site. When you enter the website select “Choral and Vocal Tickets” , then select “Choral GPAC - Main Theatre” on the right hand side. Performers do not need to purchase a ticket.

Full Price: $8.00
Concession: $5.00
Child U12: FREE

Student Led Conferences 

Student Led Conference will occur in Week 9 this term on Monday 15th September and Wednesday 17th September. The conferences are an opportunity for you to sit with your child and their teacher to listen to your child sharing a piece of work that they have completed and are proud of. All students will begin preparing for their conference and we look forward to having the opportunity to showcase your child’s learning progress. 

Families will soon receive a separate email with a booking link. Each student led conference will go for no longer than 10 minutes. Please respect the timeslot you have been allocated, as going over time or running late greatly impacts other parents and teachers.  It is recommended that you do not book back to back timeslots for siblings as this can impact the timing. 

GEM day 

On Friday 5th September the students will be participating in activities based on Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness. These are the three key components of The Resilience Project and form many of the conversations that your child has on a daily basis in their classrooms. You can practice these components at home by thinking about: 

Right to Disconnect and email contact with school staff

Effective from 26 August 2024, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) introduced a high-level workplace right for employees to disconnect from communication received outside of their working hours, unless the refusal is unreasonable. This has been a subject of discussion at many workplaces. 

At St Michael’s we promote and encourage an open and respectful line of communication. The teachers at St Michael's welcome and value the communication between parents and teachers, however, we ask that parents be mindful of the timing of an email being sent to school staff inclusive of weekends. We ask that any email communication between parents and staff is sent at an appropriate and respectful time. This is particularly important during the school holidays, when our teachers are spending time with their own families and children. 

Most often it is not possible for teachers to respond to parent emails during the school day as they are in class, have yard duties or have meetings. To help, where possible, please keep your emails brief and concise.  We all, parents and teachers alike, have families and outside of school, our day to day lives continue. Teachers specify their work hours on their email signature and we ask that you take note and respect the teacher’s right to disconnect out of hours. 

Important Dates 

5th  September - GEM day 
4th September - Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod
9th September - Sacrament of Reconciliation 5pm and 6pm 
10th September to 11th September - Year 4 Camp to Coonawarra
12th September - Year 4 rest day 
12th September - Year 5/6 Mass at 9.30am
16th September - Latrobe Valley Division Athletics 
17th September - State Netball 
18th September - Footy Day 
19th September - Last Day of Term - school finishes at 1pm 

Kind regards 

Lia DiCorleto

Principal