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Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,
It is much harder on your child to have to come in late to the class rather than settle in and commence the day with all of the other students. The school gates open at 8:30am and classes begin at 9:00am. We ask that all parents please make a concerted effort to have your children at school on time.
Sports News
Last week a number of our Year 5/6 students participated in the Regional Winter Sports Competition. Congratulations to all our teams and a special thankyou to the parents who supported and helped out on the day. A special mention to our boys soccer team who came runners up! Well done everyone!!!
Student Learning
The Gold expo was a huge success with the students enjoying being able to demonstrate their learning to other people.Thank you to everyone who was able to visit the 5/6 learning area. Your support was greatly appreciated. Congratulations to the students and teaching team for all their hard work in getting the day ready.
Thank you
We are blessed to have such a supportive parent (and grandparent) community who are able to help us with school events such as Foundation reading, swimming programs and winter sports. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. It takes a village to raise a child and the St Michaels village is thriving with your support.
COVID protocol reminder
Covid is still very active at St Michaels and we ask that you please take note and follow the school protocols that are in place. It is strongly recommended that students:
- Who test positive to COVID-19 should stay home and isolate for five (5) days;
- Should not attend school after five (5) days if still symptomatic;
- Who are symptomatic but have not tested positive should not attend school until their symptoms resolve;
- Parents, guardians or carers advise the school of the COVID-19 positive test result.
To assist with limiting the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses, parents, guardians and carers should be strongly encouraged to ensure that their child(ren) remain at home if they are unwell, including if they have tested positive to COVID-19.
- Friday 28th July - Casual Clothes - Gold coin donation to the missions
- Monday 31st July - Year 3/4 swimming program begins
- Friday 18th August - Relax and Read Pyjama day
- Thursday 31st August - Yr 4 Camp to Coonawarra
- Thursday 7th September - Italian Week Dress up day and parade
- Friday 8th September - School closure day
- Monday 11th September - Fairytale day (Foundation only)
- Monday 11th September - Year 3 Camp to Alambee
- Thursday 14th September - Footy Colours day
- End of term -Thursday 14th September at 3:20 pm.
Kind regards,
Jodie
Over the last two weeks we have read three different parables in the Sunday gospel: the parable of the sower, the weeds in the field and the mustard seed. Jesus is presenting these parables to the community around him to convey a message about living a righteous life in the midst of turmoil and conflict. God created us, loves us and forgives us when we sin. He wants us to be kind to each other. Jesus tells us about his kingdom. This kingdom is not just something that is to come. The signs of the kingdom are around us now, and can be seen in the goodness and kindness of people.
We often hear that to fully live out the kingdom message of Jesus is to be counter-cultural. These parables are a perfect example of that call. Jesus himself acted in contrast to his cultural context and often used examples in his teaching that flew in the face of cultural expectation. What does it mean to be counter-cultural today? Our world is driven by an emphasis on the individual; an emphasis on acquisition; an emphasis on consuming. The kingdom parables of today’s gospel call us to be the agents of change that ‘irritate’ in our own small way to make a difference in the world.
Coming up...
- Friday 25th August - Father's Day Stall
- Tuesday 1st August - Pie Drive
- Thursday 14th September - Footy Day Hot Dog Day
Please note if you wish to communicate with the P&F they have a new email address pandf@stmtraralgon.catholic.edu.au
The Second Hand uniform shop
The shop will be open every 4th Thursday of the month. The next day it will be open will be on Thursday 27th July from 3:00pm to 3:30pm. The stall is located in the large meeting room at the school, so those wishing to purchase items will need to enter through the main office.
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 3 the School Wide Expectation focus was Safety:
I have the right to feel safe in our school environment.
The award winners for Week 3 are:
| Isla Henderson | Christian Paolini | Harper Kite |
| Lachlan Franklin | Elijah Groves | Jye Van Iwaarden |
| Cato Nightingale | Rylee Martin | Xavier Pettie |
| Violet Cauchi | Sammi Illing | Scarlett Baxter |
| Gemma Wood | Jagger Sutton | Judd Sutton |
| Olivia Bond | Kaila Hamblyn | Max Murphy |
| Hannah Rochstad-Lim | Lachlan Hand |
Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and (insert school name) 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 8 September 2023. 46 days left to complete the challenge!
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
Deborah Gilmour in the school library is able to help with any enquires.
To participate in the challenge please click on the link below:
