Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,

What a lovely day we had here at St Michael’s on Friday. The weather was amazing and the children had a fabulous time both during the Diversity Dash and then taking special people through the Art Show. A reminder that any sponsorship collected for the Diversity Dash needs to be paid to cdfpay by 10pm tonight.

Thank you so much to all who were able to help out during the Diversity Dash and/or visit the Art Show. These events could not happen without your support.  On your behalf I also wish to thank Shona Arber and Sharon Dortmans for organising the Diversity Dash as well as Jenny Hanrahan and Sue Hill for the careful curation of the art pieces in the hall. 

If you were unable to join us on Friday to view the art exhibition, we will have additional times available to visit the exhibition before and after school. These times will be:

Wednesday 23rd November  (3:20-3:45pm) 

Thursday 24th November   (8:30 - 8:50am and 3:20 - 3:45pm)

Below are some photos of our special days!

       

      

       

ITALIAN DAY

Yesterday there was a school incursion where a magician visited the school to perform an Italian show for the children. There were lots of laughs to be had. I'm sure you've heard all about it from the children!

On the 5th of December, the school will celebrate an Italian cultural day. A number of things will happen on this day. 

Firstly, there will be a parade beginning at 9am. The children are invited to dress up in the Italian colours (green, white and red) or as an Italian character. 

Some simple ideas are as follows:

•  a pizza chef - just need a pizza box and an apron 
•  a gondolier driver - a stripey top and black pants
•  gelato (ice cream) - a colourful wig with brown clothing 
  
•  a Carnevale participant- a mask (can be made or Spotlight has some)
  
•  a soccer player - soccer top and soccer ball
  
•  a painter like Michelangelo - school art smock or old shirt and a paintbrush
  
•  any clothing with the Italian colours (red, white green) - some children wear  green  sports tops on sports day and all children have a red polo shirt. 
  
•  An Italian flag

On this day, the children will experience another cultural show and will also be invited to taste some gelati. If your child is not able to have gelati because of health issues, please contact Carla Scholtes on the email address below to arrange an alternative. We usually also have available gluten free sorbet, such as Gelativo or Weis from Woolies but please let her know if your child will need this.The gelati will be served in cups, not cones. (cscholtes@stmtraralgon.catholic.edu.au).

A REMINDER THAT THIS FRIDAY 25TH NOVEMBER IS A

SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY.

Kind regards,

Jodie

St Vincent De Paul Christmas Appeal                           

St Michael’s Primary School has a long tradition of supporting our local St Vincent de Paul Society. Each year we assist with two collections for St Vinnies: June, for the Mass of the Sacred Heart and December, for the Christmas Appeal

Leading up to the festive season, St Vincent de Paul make Christmas Hampers for families in our local community who are in need of support, particularly at this time of year.

To assist St Vinnies, we ask our school families to donate some festive items. These donations might include: Christmas food, serviettes, wrapping paper, bon bons, gift cards, toys etc. Consider donating the items that bring joy into your household during this special time of the year.

Any support you can offer at this time would be greatly appreciated. We ask that donations be at school before Friday 9th December.

Thank you for your continuous spirit of giving.                          

Sue Rickwood

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 7  the School Wide Expectation focus was Safety: 

I have the right to feel safe in our school environment.

The award winners for Week 7 are:

We are very excited to be having another Lunch order day on Thursday 24th November with My School Lunches. 

Please click on the link below to complete the form if you are able to help with delivering lunches to classrooms on the day. Helpers needed from approx 12:15pm - 1:00pm.

Lunch Order Helpers - Thursday 24th November

Please note this will be our last lunch order day for the year. The lunch order day that was planned for Friday 9th December has been cancelled. 

Icy poles are for sale at lunchtime during Term 4. They are 50 cents each.