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Dear Parents, Carers and Guardians,
We have lots happening at school over the next few weeks so I encourage you all to check the school calendar and facebook pages to keep up to date.
Term Two will be over in a flash, with teachers preparing to write reports for your child. As a teacher, I loved writing reports for my students, highlighting their successes and recognising areas of development for future learning. A huge amount of time goes into writing a report, with most teachers spending an average of 45 minutes to one hour per child putting together a comment that provides you with a snapshot of your child’s learning. Most often, reports are written after hours, taking teachers away from their own families. So please, when reports are released to you on Friday 23rd June, I ask that you dedicate time to viewing your child’s report. Celebrate your child’s successes and consider the areas of development as opportunities for growth.
Staff Professional Development Day - Friday 6th June
On Friday, staff from both St Michael’s and St Gabriel’s Primary School will gather in our school hall to participate in a professional learning day hosted by Michael Ymer.
By working with Michael, our school is able to meet some of our Annual Improvement Plan outcomes by building expert teacher capacity in the area of Numeracy. We look forward to an exciting and hands on day of learning with Michael.
District Winter Sports
Today all of our Year 5/6 students are representing St Michael’s at the District Winter Sports round robin. Students will participate in Tee- Ball, Soccer, Football and Netball at various locations in Traralgon. Days like this cannot run without the support of parents, so I send a huge thank you to all parents and other helpers who have shown your support by coaching, umpiring or assisting today. We really appreciate you all.
Italian Week - 30 June to 4 July
This year, we will celebrate Italian Week in the last week of term. Students will have the opportunity to dress up and participate in a week full of Italian activities organised by Maestra Carla. Our Italian week dress up parade will be on Thursday 3rd July at 9am in the school yard. All parents and carers are welcome to come and watch. More information will be provided in the coming weeks, but here are some photos from last year's parade to help with some costume ideas.
Finally, I wish you all a lovely long weekend. See you all back at school on Tuesday 10th June.
Kind regards
Lia DiCorleto
Important Dates:
- Friday 6th June - School Closure Day - no school for the students
- Friday 13th June - Multicultural Day - Mass at 11:30am
- Thursday 26th June - Grandparents afternoon 2pm
- Thursday 3rd July - Italian Week Dress up Parade 9am
- Friday 4th July - End of term - School finishes at 1pm
Our next Parents & Friends group meeting is Monday 16th June at 7pm in the Staffroom at St Michael's.
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 given out in the classrooms on Thursday.
In Week 7 the School Wide Expectation focus is Safety:
I have the right to feel safe in our school environment.
| Liam Eccles | Elsie Rudolph-O'Donnell | Eva Skarlatis |
| Hugo Francis | Bryce Symes | Niah Borg |
| Keegan Rice | Isabelle Illing | Jaxon Nachorny |
| Ethan Jijo | Anjali Thusmanraj | Riley Brady |
| Rafferty Green | Ava Cahir | Hayden Rawson |
| Mack Prince | Callum Jensen | Evelyn Roji |
St Michael’s Primary School has a long tradition of supporting our local St Vincent de Paul Society. We aspire to live the Gospel message by serving Christ through our care for the poor, showing respect and compassion to all members of society.
Each year we support St Vincent de Paul with two collections: mid-year we collect cans for the winter and December we support the Christmas Appeal.
We are now collecting non-perishable food items to donate to the St Vinnies winter appeal. We ask that the children bring along canned goods over the next couple of weeks. These items will be collected in the classrooms and might include cans of soup, baked beans, vegetables, tuna …… cans that might be used to create a meal for a family.
On Friday 13th June at 11:30am, at our Whole School Mass, we will present our ‘Winter Collection’ to St Vincent de Paul. We extend the invitation to you all to come along and celebrate the Eucharist with us.
The life and ministry of Jesus is only the first half of the story. This story continues as the disciples and believers enter into a new way of witnessing to the ministry of Jesus and spread the message even further than Jesus was able to do in his life. Seen in this light, the gospel account of Jesus’ ministry establishes a model and a pattern for the ministry that the followers of Jesus seek to emulate in their own lives after his Ascension. The Ascension is the pivotal event in the ministry of Jesus. The Ascension, and the subsequent events of Pentecost, was essential for the shift in emphasis from the ministry being carried on by Jesus to the same ministry carried on by millions of people throughout time.
The School Savings Bonus is a State Government initiative designed to assist families with cost-of-living pressures. Under this funding, each eligible student is entitled to a $400 bonus for application towards activity levies and uniform purchases from approved supplier. Within our school, all CSEF applicants are eligible to receive this funding. All families who have a Centrelink Health Care Card and have not applied for CSEF in the past are encouraged to contact the school office and initiate an application this year. Please refer to the below link for more information:
https://www.vic.gov.au/receiving-school-saving-bonus#non-government-school-information
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
