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Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,
Firstly, thank you to all the parents who were able to support our grades 5/6 swimming program, it was greatly appreciated. The 3/4 swimming program will begin on the 22nd August for two weeks.
Our school camp programs will also be occurring over the next two terms. The grade six children and the grade three children will be heading off this term. We appreciate this is causing some anxiety amongst children and parents as we haven’t been able to do things like this over the past two years and children haven’t had the same opportunities to socialise outside of school with their peer group and develop social skills and confidence to try new things.
We are excited to partner with Dani McLennan Occupational Therapy to offer a session for parents of children in grades 3 to 6 to support you in supporting your children to have a successful camp experience.
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Camp Support Meeting for Parents: Has your child missed out on school camp because of COVID lockdowns? Do you have a child that worries about going on school camp? Are you unsure about your child going on school camp? We know that going on a school camp can be a really big deal! We also know that the disruptions of the last two years has led to challenges with all the usual preparations that occur prior to children learning to go on school camp. Dani and Kayce, from Dani McLennan Occupational Therapy, will be offering a presentation and discussion about preparing your child for camp on Thursday 18th August starting at 5:30pm in the School Hall. This will include how to support your child to develop skills in reducing worry about staying away from home, increasing independence in self-care, and dealing with the new and unusual activities that are a part of camp. |
Kind regards
Jodie
Lk 12:32 - 48
The readings this week focus on faith and trust. Jesus trusted his disciples to carry on his work when he had gone: curing the sick, forgiving sinners, performing miracles in his name and sharing the good news of Christ with the world. After the Holy Spirit came to the disciples at Pentecost, the disciples went out and began to share the good news of Christ with the communities around them. They did what Jesus had asked them to do and shared everything they had seen and heard with others.
Who is trusted to do the work of Jesus today? Throughout the years there have been key figures that come to mind; Mother Teresa, Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop, Pope Francis. These are people who have done great things in our world and made a huge impact on lives across the globe. What about in our community, in our schools, in our homes? Each one of us can make an impact on the lives of the people around us. We are the disciples of Jesus and it is our job to share the good news. This is done in the way we treat people, the way we live our lives, the impact that we have on those around us and the world we live in.
Yesterday we celebrated the feast day of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop and one of the quotes that Saint Mary is famous for is “never see a need without doing something about it.” What needs do you see in your world / community / work place? What can you do about it? Our actions, big or small, will make a difference.
As mentioned previously in the newsletter, for the remainder of this year we are supporting Catholic Mission’s efforts in Ethiopia.
At St Michael’s we are aiming to support the Goat Rearing Centre in Emdibir by raising enough funds to purchase goats. Every $75 that we raise will purchase another goat for the centre. By purchasing goats we provide the community with many resources: meat, milk, cheese and will be able to use their fleece. The community will also be able to sell the goats creating an income. If you would like to learn more about the work that Catholic Mission are doing please check out the website Socktober: for mission month
The first of our fundraising efforts will start this week with a Colouring Competition and a ‘Guess the lollies in the jar’. The student leaders will come around to the classrooms over the next few days to speak with the children. Entry in both of these competitions will be 50c.
Each week students from each class are awarded Student of the Week certificates. These children are nominated for the example they have been within the school based on the School Wide Expectation focus for that week. The weekly focus will be from Wednesday until Tuesday the following week. Awards will be presented to students at assembly on Friday.
In Week 4 the School Wide Expectation focus was Learning :
I set high expectations of what I can achieve.
I work hard and always try my best.
I reflect on my own learning and how I can improve.
I can receive and act on feedback.
The award winners for Week 4 are:
| Dylan Rawson | Ariana Di Ciero | Odin Heystraten |
| Penny-Rose Ross | Annastasia Witte | Riley Collins |
| Scarlett Ryan | Zach Seeber | Matilda Fenech |
| Rhianna McInnes | Chelsea Pace | Tom Webber |
| Ollie White | Om Parankusham | Darcy Hourigan |
| Xavier Pavich | Olivia Uren | Jakeb Domagala |
| Harley Synnott | Leah Kalapurackal | Amayus Den Toom |
| Grace Ketchion | Ethan Pritchard | Levi Field |
| Lucy Steevens | Evie Hoggard | Riley Pahl |
| Ajak Manhiem | Harrison Milliner | Adele Calabro |
| Tessa Rouget | Jorge Marcou | Jack Webber |
| Eden Zammit | Edelweiss Vickers | Spencer Campbell |
| Kaiden Garth | Jaymes Johnstone | Anika Roscoe |
| Sophie Mae Bailey | Sammi Illing |
Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and St Michael's is excited to be participating. The PRC application offers a range of exciting features including:
- access to a library catalogue (including book images and blurbs)
- a modern user-friendly interface
- rewarding students with badges as challenge milestones are achieved
- the option for students to mark books as a favourite, give them a star rating or complete a book review
The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 2 September 2022.
Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.
All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers.
To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklist and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: https://www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-
challenge
The challenge will be closing on 26th August 2022 and all students need
to have completed the challenge by 2nd September 2022.
Deborah Gilmour in the school library is able to help with any enquires.
Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge 2022
With only several weeks of the 2022 Premier’s Reading Challenge left. It’s time
to make sure you have your books completed for the challenge. So far we have:
33 students registered
10 students completed
636 books finished
