Dear Parents, Carers and Guardians, 

Over the next few weeks, the following children will be preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. 

Eve Antony, Eva Brady, Ava cahir, Athalia Celin Manin, Blair Cooper, Janina De Souza-Daw, Harry Duncan, Avery Dunne, Ella Hogan, Imogen Hunter, Jewell Jayasooryan, Will Jennings, Jia Jimmy, Isaac Kennedy, Isabella Ketchion, Huntah Martin, Elise McKenna, Theo Moretti, Christian Paolini, Dominic Riseley, Evelyn Roji, Penny-rose Ross, Elsie Stanistreet, Gemma Wood, Annabel Wight and Amelia Wisewould. 

We keep these children in our prayers as they take the next step in their Sacrament journey. 

Eisteddfod ticket booking link

We have been provided the following link from Latrobe City for those parents who would like to attend the performances on the 4th September. As this is a Latrobe City organised event, if you have any problems with the ticketing system you must contact them directly, not the school. 

Information about tickets is on the Latrobe City website here: https://www.lve.org.au/tickets.php/  which provides links to the venue's booking site. When you enter the website select “Choral and Vocal Tickets” , then select “Choral GPAC - Main Theatre” on the right hand side. Performers do not need to purchase a ticket.

Full Price: $8.00
Concession: $5.00
Child U12: FREE

Student Led Conferences 

Student Led Conference will occur in Week 9 this term on Monday 15th September and Wednesday 17th September. The conferences are an opportunity for you to sit with your child and their teacher to listen to your child sharing a piece of work that they have completed and are proud of. All students will begin preparing for their conference and we look forward to having the opportunity to showcase your child’s learning progress. 

Families will soon receive a separate email with a booking link. Each student led conference will go for no longer than 10 minutes. Please respect the timeslot you have been allocated, as going over time or running late greatly impacts other parents and teachers.  It is recommended that you do not book back to back timeslots for siblings as this can impact the timing. 

GEM day 

On Friday 5th September the students will be participating in activities based on Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness. These are the three key components of The Resilience Project and form many of the conversations that your child has on a daily basis in their classrooms. You can practice these components at home by thinking about: 

Right to Disconnect and email contact with school staff

Effective from 26 August 2024, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) introduced a high-level workplace right for employees to disconnect from communication received outside of their working hours, unless the refusal is unreasonable. This has been a subject of discussion at many workplaces. 

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 school staff 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. 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. Teachers specify their work hours on their email signature and we ask that you take note and respect the teacher’s right to disconnect out of hours. 

Important Dates 

5th  September - GEM day 
4th September - Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod
9th September - Sacrament of Reconciliation 5pm and 6pm 
10th September to 11th September - Year 4 Camp to Coonawarra
12th September - Year 4 rest day 
12th September - Year 5/6 Mass at 9.30am
16th September - Latrobe Valley Division Athletics 
17th September - State Netball 
18th September - Footy Day 
19th September - Last Day of Term - school finishes at 1pm 

Kind regards 

Lia DiCorleto

Principal

Luke 14:1-14

In the gospel of Luke, Jesus is accused of eating with sinners and tax collectors (Lk 15) and we have an image of Jesus as always eating with the marginalised. However, this week’s gospel account is a more common occurrence: Jesus eating with a leading Pharisee and people of social importance. Although Jesus is depicted as frequently dining in the houses of these well-to-do people, he was probably never invited a second time! As in the account in this gospel, Jesus made a habit of accepting the hospitality of such people and then giving them a lecture about how they should behave and reminding them who was not gathered around the table with them. Certainly the sort of actions that don’t see too many follow-up invitations!

The message Jesus dishes out to the Pharisees on this occasion is about not thinking you’re more important than you really are. He tells them that it is far better to assume a lower status and to be lifted to greater prominence than it is to assume too much and have to be asked to step down to your proper status. In first century Jewish society, eating was as much a political act as it was a social one. Who you ate with was a reflection of your social and political position. To be invited to the head of the table would reflect very positively on a guest whilst being asked to assume a lower seat would be humiliating.

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