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Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,
Information will be sent out to you regarding these events in the next couple of weeks.
We are also very excited to introduce you to the Resilience Project. Many of you will be aware of this initiative, either by reading Hugh’s story, seeing it on social media or listening to their podcast “The Imperfects”. Over this year we will be sharing information with you and inviting you to be a part of the discussions with your family.
We have also engaged Kids Roar to run some sessions with the grades 3 - 6 students, parents and staff. Kids Roar is committed to the prevention of abuse on children and adults through education on Personal Safety. Their programs are based on Protective Behaviours Themes:
- ‘We all have the right to feel safe at all times’ and
- ‘We can talk to someone we trust about anything, no matter what it is’
We will hold a session for parents towards the end of this term - further information will be coming.
STARTING LATE AND FINISHING EARLY
We have noticed over the last twelve months there has been an increasing number of students arriving at school late and finishing early. We understand that medical appointments such as doctors or offsite therapist appointments cannot be avoided during the school day but we ask that NON URGENT appointments be scheduled outside school hours.
There are several reasons why this is not okay:
- Arriving Late - The start of the day is a chance to get settled, complete the before school classroom routine and connect with their teacher and friends before the day officially begins. The children are more settled, they know what is expected of them for the day and they haven’t missed important information about what might be happening in their day.
- Leaving early - Learning is occurring right up until the end of the day; whether it is completing set work or playing a game with their class there is always a learning intention behind it and a reason why it is important. With The Resilience Project, a lot of the grades are ending their day with a reflection linked to either gratitude, empathy and mindfulness. Reasons such as getting a haircut, avoiding traffic, wet weather are not acceptable reasons for your child to leave early.
- Frequent absences - these not only impact your child’s learning they also influence their ability to form connections with their peers. By having continual absences they may also find it hard to return, creating anxiety as they need to reconnect with their friends and teacher, relearn the routines of the classroom and establish themselves back into the games on the yard during break times.
SCHOOL UNIFORM
As it is the new school year, we would like to take this opportunity to remind all families about our school uniform policy. At St Michaels, we take pride in our presentation and the way in which we wear our uniform. We ask that all parents help support us by encouraging your child to wear the correct uniform in the right way.
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SUMMER UNIFORM
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SPORTS UNIFORM
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To help students feel comfortable in their learning and play environments, we ask that summer dresses are of an appropriate length. We also ask that the black sports shorts are of an appropriate length and do not have any logos on them. Black running shorts (often with slits up the side) are not appropriate for school.
Finally, students are required to wear black school shoes or black sneakers on days they wear their summer and winter uniform. Other sneakers must only be worn on days where students are wearing their sports uniform. Converse high tops are not appropriate shoes for school and should be saved for special casual clothes days.
We understand that some families may still be sourcing or purchasing uniforms, and recognise that this may take some time. Please reach out to the school office if you are experiencing difficulties with uniforms as there may be some in stock in our second hand uniform store. A full version of the school's uniform policy is available on our website.
May the God of our community walk with us and beside us,
sharing our journeys, listening to our stories, embracing our pain,
and rejoicing in our triumphs throughout this school year.
May God continue to bless our efforts to grow into a strong and vibrant community,
one marked by concern, openness, welcome and trust.
And may God, the source of All Being,
Jesus the eternal word and the Spirit, who is the life force,
bless us now and forever.
Amen
Kind regards
Jodie
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 2 the School Wide Expectation focus is Respect :
I treat my peers, teachers and learning environment with respect.
I show appreciation for the efforts of others.
I speak kindly to others.
I show justice and fairness to all.
I listen carefully to others.
| Bella Skrypzack | Hannah Rochstad-Lim | Jorge Marcou |
| Kit Wilson | Virginia Sanchez | Ayden Berkelmans |
| Claire Mavhundu | Amber Walker | Audrey Crow |
| Maddex Fue | Kaila Hamblyn | Poppy Howe |
| Maya Lourensz | Harrison Rathjen | Levi Stanistreet |
| Zoe Zappulla | Bobbi Heatherill | Makayla Atkins |
Sunday’s gospel is based in a town called Capernaum, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Capernaum is a place that appears regularly in the gospels and, today, is referred to as the Hometown of Jesus. In this week’s reading we are watching the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry unfold.
On this one day Jesus has cast an unclean spirit out of a possessed man in the synagogue, healed Peter’s mother-in-law of a fever and then healed the crowds of people who came to the door. The next morning he announces that they will take the ministry to the whole region of Galilee. In a very simple way, the gospel of Mark has described the growth of Jesus’ ministry from very humble isolated examples to a deliberate reaching out to the people of an entire region.
In the midst of an extremely hectic 24 hours where Jesus effectively launches his public ministry, Jesus takes time to go aside to a lonely place and pray. Jesus provides us with a model of using prayer to reflect on events and to prepare ourselves for the day ahead. Where and when do you find prayer most powerful? How can you better follow Jesus’ example of using prayer in the busy times?
We are very excited to announce that St Michael’s Parish, Traralgon are hosting a night with Fr Rob Galea. This is an event for all; young, old and anyone in between.
You may ask “Who is Fr Rob?”
Fr Rob Galea is an ordained Catholic Priest, currently serving in the Sandhurst Diocese, Victoria after moving to Australia from Malta. He is the founder and executive director of ICON Ministry (formerly known as FRG Ministries) a charity organisation that ministers to over 1,400,000 people each year across the world.
Fr Rob is an internationally acclaimed author, singer, and songwriter with one book (Breakthrough), a reflective journal, and eight album releases. Fr Rob has performed at several key events before an estimated single live audience of over 1,000,000 people. He has been featured in newspapers, magazines and TV shows worldwide, and was a contestant in Australia's 2015 The X Factor. Fr Rob’s book Breakthrough is intended to be released as a Hollywood movie in 2025.
Fr Rob is passionate about sharing the Good News, recognising that before everything that he is a follower of Christ, a priest and only then, a speaker, musician and artist. He has a significant evangelistic and outreach ministry, speaking and singing to students and teaching staff, as well as conferences and churches around the globe.
Come along for an evening of music and testimony. An event not to be missed!
When: Thursday 14th March
Where: St Michael’s Church, Church St, Traralgon
Time: 6:30pm
Next week we begin the period of Lent in the church calendar with Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. Traditionally Shrove Tuesday is a day for preparation when people would indulge, commonly eating pancakes and other sweet treats before fasting, which is why it has become known to some as Pancake Day.
On Tuesday 13th February at St Michael’s the Mission Team will be selling pancakes for the children throughout the day. The funds raised on the day will be used to support Project Compassion by Caritas
Pancakes will be available for $1 each with an assortment of toppings available.
Assembly will resume on Friday's at 1:45pm in the Hall. Parents are welcome to attend, please enter via the Hall door and sign in via the QR codes.
This year St Michael's is continuing our recycling program to do our part to combat landfill. The items that we are recycling are; bread bags (free of crumbs), bread tags, and bottle tops (milk, soft drink and longlife lids only).
