Welcome to St Michael's Primary School - Kaleen

Before School Care YMCA 2020

13 Dec 2019

As mentioned, in 2020, YMCA will be operating Before School Care from our School Hall. We would love to see as many families as possible accessing this service. This service will operate Monday-Friday from 7am and include breakfast. 

To apply or receive further details and support could we ask that you please phone YMCA Canberra on (02) 6242 4040 (ask for Nadine or Jenny) email us at cs.canberra@ymca.org.au  or visit our website for further information https://canberra.ymca.org.au/what-we-do/outside-school-hours/

A reminder from the start of the 2020 school year, supervision at school will start at 8.20am (30 minutes before the start of the school day). The library will no longer be open at 8am. This was a short term measure whilst we secured a formal Before School Care arrangement. 

Any questions, please make contact with myself or YMCA directly. 

Year 6 Graduation Liturgy and Celebration Dinner

12 Dec 2019

This is to advise that our Graduation Celebration Dinner will go ahead regardless of weather on Tuesday 17 December.

We have made the decision to relocate our dinner celebrations into the library (which is air conditioned) to ensure the heat and/or smoke haze doesn't impact on our event and to ensure everyone will be comfortable. The prediction is for 37 on Tuesday. 

We are looking forward to celebrating our Year 6 students, firstly in the Church at 5.30pm and followed by dinner in the school library. 

Thank you for your ongoing support. 

December 11 Newsletter

11 Dec 2019

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December 11 Newsletter

11 Dec 2019

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K-2 Swimming

10 Dec 2019

This is a message for parents with students in K-2 who are participating in the swimming program at the moment. 

We are receiving more student requests for food at recess and lunch time because they are hungry after swimming and eating more food. Could we ask parents in K-2 to please pack extra food, especially for lunch time after they get back from swimming. 

Also, we are having a few students present with rashes from the increased swim activity in chlorine water. We ask if parents can ensure that students have a good bath/shower wash every night with soap and moisturise their skin after. 

Any questions you may have, please discuss with your child's teacher. 

Carol Event - Cancelled

09 Dec 2019

Unfortunately, we will be cancelling tonight's Carol Event. 

I have just been advised through Catholic Education, following information from the Chief Health Officer, the ACT Health Directorate has recommended that all outdoor activities in schools be cancelled today due to poor air quality.

Students are remaining inside for playtimes for the rest of today and tomorrow during recess and lunch.

As mentioned previously, we can't move to the hall due to only having an evaporative cooling which will suck in the smoke haze. Without the cooling in the hall, it would not be comfortable for everyone to be in there. 

At this time of year, it is also very difficult to move the night to another night with other events being held within the school and wider community. 

Community Council will look to hold a little cake stall soon at a pick up or drop off to still raise some money for Companion House. 

The food vans were also expressing concern with employing staff to work outside. 

I have been focusing on the weather due to the rain causing issue last year, would never have crossed my mind regarding smoke haze. 

Of course, we are fortunate not to have any fires in the ACT at the moment and keep those affected by fires at present in our prayers. 

My sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused. 

Thank you for your understanding. 

Monday & Tuesday Playtimes

09 Dec 2019

This is to advise that we have changed our arrangements for playtimes for today and tomorrow due to the smoke haze and heat. 

The oval will be closed with no soccer and football games being played. This is to discourage students from running around for the whole break time. 

Our tuckshop area will be open instead and the library will be open at both recess and lunch times for any students requiring inside relief in air conditioning from the haze. 

We will judge for lunchtimes depending on the heat whether we stay inside completely, particularly tomorrow where the weather is forecasted to be very hot. 

Teachers will look at doing inside fitness/sport over the next couple of days. 

Thank you. 

Carols - Tonight

09 Dec 2019

This is a reminder that our Carol Night is on tonight. 

Despite the smoke haze, we will be going ahead with an outside event tonight. This event is expected to go for an hour and will not contain physical activity.

I understand that some people may not be able to attend due to the smoke, however, we can not relocate to the hall as the evaporative cooling will not work and the hall will be too hot with everyone in there. 

The library with split system air conditioning will be available if there are older people, babies or people suffering from asthma who require a relief from the haze during the night. We will have breaks between each grade performance. 

I apologise for any inconvience caused. 

December 4 Newsletter

04 Dec 2019

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ICAS Certificates

27 Nov 2019

ICAS Certificates will be presented on Friday morning this week, with our Harmony Awards.