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Dear Parents, Guardian and Carers,
We are very proud of our grade 5/6 students who planned and ran the Mini Olympics day last Friday. It was a fantastic opportunity for them to showcase their leadership skills, teamwork, and creativity. Their effort in preparing for the events, the teamwork they displayed and the positive spirit that was evident made the Mini Olympics Day a huge success and enjoyed by the other levels. We extend our gratitude to our teaching staff for their work in providing the grade 5/6 students the opportunity to plan and run this event.
Yesterday the Foundation students celebrated 100 days of school. How time flies when you are having fun! We loved seeing the children wearing their 100 days t-shirts. So creative!!
Email contact with teachers
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 teachers, 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. Therefore, we ask that parents allow a period of 24 hours until a response is received. 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.
Relax and Read Day - Friday August 23rd
To celebrate Book Week, all children and staff are encouraged to wear their pyjamas to school on Friday 23rd August. At 3pm on this day, we warmly invite parents, carers and special friends to come to school and join your child in their classroom for a short activity. School gates will open early on this day.
Important dates:
- 20th August - Sacrament of Reconciliation celebration
- 22nd August - School Closure Day
- 23rd August - Relax and Read PJ day
- 9th - 10th September - grade 4 camp
- 20th September - Term 3 ends at 1pm
Sunday’s gospel contains one of the famous ‘I am’ statements. Jesus proclaimed to his followers that “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be hungry; he who believes in me will never thirst.” (John 6:35) For thousands of years, bread has been a staple part of the human diet in many cultures. It is no accident that the image of Jesus as bread makes such a significant appearance in the gospel of John. For the Jews, like other Ancient Near Eastern cultures, bread was a vital mainstay of their diet. In the Bible, the word ‘bread’ often simply means all food – it was that important! For many, regular access to bread did equate to life. Bread also played a crucial role in religious practices, especially the Passover meal.
When we think about the Eucharist, Christ is present in many forms: in the people gathered; in the celebrating priest; in the Word proclaimed; and in the consecrated bread and wine – the Body and Blood of Christ. In relation to receiving Christ through the reception of communion, St Augustine wrote, ‘Be what you see, and receive what you are.’ We not only receive the Body of Christ through Eucharist, we are called to be the Body of Christ because of what we have received; and we receive the Body of Christ because we are already part of the Body of Christ.
St Michael’s Family Groups
The Passionist Family Group Movement has been a large part of the St Michael’s Parish for many years. You may ask “What are Family Groups?
Family Groups are a way to build a christian community through an extended family. A family for all who wish to belong - married, single, young, old or anywhere in between!
Traditionally each Family Group is made up of 5 - 10 family units and they gather once a month with a planned activity - a picnic, dinner, games night etc. A fabulous way to connect with others and have fun while building community.
On Sunday 18th August, the St Michael’s Family Groups will celebrate together with 9:30 am mass and morning tea in the hall. Together, with the J-Walkers, we shall celebrate the fabulous parish that we belong to. Everyone is welcome to join us for a great morning.
For more information about Family Groups speak contact either the parish office on 5174 2060 or Sue on 0416 167 081
On Friday 26th July St Michael's was represented at the Traralgon District Basketball. We sent two teams to the event who were fortunate enough to be led by Matt Scholtes and Jess Murphy. Both teams showed great sportsmanship and fought right to the end in every game. The Girls team won 3 games and the boys won 2. We would like to thank Mrs Dortmans, Mr Scholtes and Jess Murphy who gave up their time to train and coach the team as well as Ben Murphy for his assistance scoring on the day.
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 is Honesty:
I always tell the truth.
I am honest when reflecting on my personal performance.
I take responsibility for my actions.
| Nanette Chihota | Leo Graham | Charlie Hopkins |
| Jasper Beckingham | Josephine Sanchez | Jack Brady |
| Penelope Griffiths | Ava Cahir | Harrison Georgiou |
| Emma O'Mara | Ariana DiCiero | Clementine Reid |
| Jackson Absolom | Blake Langley | Alexander Witte |
| Lyla Lubawski | Romi Colgan | Isabella Suter |
| Ella Hogan | Lillian Wright | |
| Claire Mavhundu | Kyle Kimani |
With only 32 days of the 2024 Premier’s Reading Challenge left. It’s time to make sure you have your books completed for the challenge.
Foundation to Grade 2
Number of books: 30
Number of books from the challenge book list: 20 or more and 10 or more of your choice.
Grades 3 to 4
Number of books: 15
Number of books from the challenge book list: 10 or more and 5 or more of your choice.
Grades 5 to 6
Number of books: 15
Number of books from the challenge book list: 10 or more and 5 or more of your choice.
The challenge will be closing on 6th September 2024 and all students need to have completed the challenge by 29th August 2024.
We offer hot lunches weekly on a Monday with Munch Lunch. They are a local company that offer a variety of lunch items.
Ordering is simple, download the Spriggy Schools app via your App Store or Google Play store, select St Michael's School, add your children and their class to the app and place your order! Lunches will then be delivered to school. Orders need to be placed by 9:00am on the day. You can pre order lunches 2 weeks in advance.
Contact: Munch Lunch 0459 220 445 or hello.munch.lunch@gmail.com
