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Friday 9 August |
2.15pm | Assembly |
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Thursday 15 August |
2:30-3.30pm | Science Week Experiments Expo (All Welcome) |
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Thursday 15 August |
Feast of the Assumption |
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Friday 16 August |
9:00am* |
Assembly (*Time Change) |
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Friday 16 August |
Sue Whiting Author Visit | |
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Tuesday 20 August |
ILF Great Book Swap | |
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Thursday 22 August |
9.00am in Hall | Book Character Dress Up Day and Parade |
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Friday 23 August |
2.15pm | Assembly |
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30 August |
From 8.30am 9.30am |
Open classrooms Father’s Day Liturgy |
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5 September |
Confirmation Retreat and Parent/Child Formation Evening | |
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6 September |
2.15pm | Assembly |
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13 September |
2.15pm | Assembly |
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17 September |
Sacrament of Confirmation | |
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20 September |
2.15pm | Rainbow Awards Assembly |
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25 September |
3.30pm | Sharing Our Learning- open school afternoon |
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27 September |
St Michael’s Feast Day- uniform free | |
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27 September |
Last Day of Term 3 | |
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14 October |
First Day of Term 4 | |
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18 October |
Grandparents & Good Friends Morning | |
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25 October |
Boorowa Touch Football and Netball Carnival | |
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25 October |
World Teachers Day | |
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1 November |
9.15am | Kinder 2025- Orientation 1 |
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2 December |
9.15am | Kinder 2025- Orientation 2 |
Dear Parents and Carers,
In the coming weeks we are inviting students, teachers and parents to provide feedback on their experience of St Michael’s using an online survey. CECG ask schools to complete the surveys as they form an important part of our whole school evaluation and planning process.
As we value the role of parents and carers within our school community, we would like to invite you to complete the Tell Them From Me (TTFM) Partners in Learning survey. We would greatly appreciate your feedback. The information you provide will be used to maintain our commitment to working together in partnership to further improve student learning and wellbeing at St Michael’s.
The survey is anonymous and will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. You can access the parent survey on your computer or mobile device by using the URL below:
http://tellthemfromme.com/g9h74
A reminder that it is Hat’s On-again time- the beginning of August is when UV levels start rising again.
UV exposure causes 95% of skin cancers in Australia. So, whenever the UV hits 3 or above, we need to make sure everyone at St Michael’s school uses a combination of sun protection strategies (Slip, Slop Slap Seek, Slide). St Michael’s follows CECG Policy, ‘no hat- play in the shade’.
Ride and walk to school
Thank you to everyone who came along to the walk or ride to school morning- amazing effort! We are so proud of all our champion students and families at St Michael’s- future Olympians! Thank you to our friends at ACT Government who supplied the prize packs which we raffled on the day.
National Science Week
We are getting excited, next week, 10 August-18 August is National Science Week. Students have been preparing an experiment to share with their peers. We welcome all families to view our Science Experiments on Thursday 15 August from 2:30pm.
Reminders
School fees were sent out recently. We appreciate all our families who pay school fees promptly and support us in providing an excellent educational experience. If you are experiencing issues or concerns with fees please call and make an appointment.
Thank you for your continued support.
Many blessings,
Judy Egan
Principal
Special wishes to those children who will celebrate their birthday this week: Jeremy M, 5/6I.
Congratulations to the following students who achieved a Harmony Award this week.
Well done!!
| K Yellow | Arpitha E |
| 1/2 Blue | Rigdzin Y |
| 1/2 Red | Ariana E |
| 3/4 Green | Lauren M |
| 3/4Orange | Gursirat K |
| 5/6 Indigo | Logan W |
| 5/6 Pink | Mihail I |
Did you know ….
80% of our happiness is derived from:
- Friendship.
- Health.
- Work fulfillment.
- Loving relationships.
- Spirituality.
When you do something kind for someone else your brain releases the love hormone oxytocin. This makes you feel good too. Check out Martin Heppell from The Resilience Project talking about being kind and the benefits of kindness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO-ja3h5INc
“Kindness is the greatest wealth of all. Small acts of kindness last longer than a lifetime” - Eddie Jaku (Author of ‘The Happiest Man on Earth’).
We would love to see how you and your family are embedding Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness (G.E.M) into your daily lives! Feel free to let your child’s classroom teacher or Miss Sahariv know.
Parish Sacramental Program 2024
Sacrament of Confirmation – will be celebrated:
Tuesday 17 September at 6pm in St Michael’s Church, Kaleen;
Wednesday 18 September at 6pm in St Monica’s Church, Evatt; and
Thursday 19 September at 6pm in St Monica’s Church, Evatt.
Registrations are now closed.
ALSO – Please get in touch if you haven’t specified a Saint’s name or a sponsor by emailing sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au
Commitment Masses – Sacrament of Confirmation
Please be in touch if you have missed out on attending a commitment mass by emailing sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au
For further Information – please contact the Sacramental Program Coordinator at sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au or check the parish website at www.cg.org.au/belconnennorth
Whole School Focus: Come Holy Spirit
As our theme for this year is ‘Come Holy Spirit’, we have been continuing to use scripture to explore how the Holy Spirit is represented visually. This term we have been exploring the image of the Holy Spirit as a dove. Thank you to Mrs Jane McKeough who has been collaborating with our students to create displays around our school that symbolise the Holy Spirit as a dove. Mrs McKeough also created a new banner for this term displaying our whole school theme. We are very lucky to have Mrs McKeough and her artistic talent at St Michael’s.
Saint Mary of the Cross
Tomorrow we celebrate the feast day of Mary of the Cross MacKillop, Australia’s first saint. Mary MacKillop was born in Victoria, the eldest of 8 children. While working as a teacher, she met and was inspired by Fr Tennison Woods who wanted to provide education to children in the outback. In 1866, along with Fr Tennison she founded Australia’s first religious order, the Congregation of Sisters of St Joseph and opened the first Catholic school. After her vows she became known as Mary of the Cross. Mary spent her life giving and caring for others by opening orphanages, homes for the homeless, schools and hospitals. Throughout her life Mary faced fierce opposition and was even excommunicated. In the face of trial, Mary showed forgiveness, insisting no ill be spoken to those who wronged her. Mary was a remarkable, strong female leader in Australia during the 1800s. She died on the 8thAugust 1909 at the age of 67. Pope John Paul II declared that she could become Australia’s first saint on January 9th, 1995.
Prayer for Mary Mac Killop
God of compassion, God of all people,
we praise you for your servant, Mary MacKillop,
who gave her life to serve amongst the poor and oppressed.
As she is honoured in our world,
may we continue to learn to share her vision.
Be with us as we strive to follow her and
carry out her mission of service and care.
Amen
Key Dates RE for Term 3
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15 August |
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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30 August |
Father’s Day Liturgy |
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5 September |
Confirmation Retreat and Parent/Child Formation Evening |
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17 September |
Sacrament of Confirmation |
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27 September |
St Michael’s Feast Day |
Please feel free to contact me for all Religious Education enquiries via my email: emily.orourke@cg.catholic.edu.au
5/6 Boys Oztag
Our 5/6 have had a great day and many very close games. Thank you to Peter Froome for coaching our team.
3/4 Boys Oztag
Our 3/4 boys had a great day! Thanks to Jamie Bradnam for coaching our team.
Girls Oztag Gala Day
Our 3/4 and 5/6 girls Oztag teams are having a wonderful day. Great team work, new found talents and fun times spent with friends. We thank Mr Howland for coaching the 3/4 team and Matt Gafa and Rikki Norris for coaching the 5/6 team.
Book Week 2024 Events
The theme for this year’s CBCA Book Week is ‘reading is magic’ and we have lots of fabulous events and activites planned for Week 5. The students are buzzing with ideas for the dress up day and we can’t wait for our parade.
Friday 16 August – Sue Whiting Author Visit
Tuesday 20 - ILF Great Book Swap
Thursday 22 – Book Character Dress Up Day and Parade
Sue Whiting Author Visit
We are looking forward to welcoming Sue Whiting on Friday 16th August. She will present a workshop to K-2 and 3-6 students. If you would like to order any signed copies of her books, orders can be placed through The Book Cow and will be delivered to school. Please see the flyer for how to place your order.
The Great Book Swap – Thank you to the families who have donated books. Please keep them coming in! We are almost there but still need a few more books.
This year we will again support the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) by hosting a Great Book Swap. The Great Book Swap will be held next term as part of our CBCA Book Week celebrations. To help make the day a success, we are asking each child to donate a book in good, second-hand quality. Books can be donated at any time this term and can be dropped at either the front office or given to your child’s teacher. On the day of the Great Book Swap each class will visit the book stall and be able to choose a book for a gold coin donation. All money raised will then be used by the ILF to purchase books for Indigenous children in remote communities. We hope you will help us to support this great initiative.
Belconnen Region Athletics
If your child has qualified to represent our school at the upcoming regional carnival, please provide consent online as soon as possible. All information regarding the event can be found in the ‘Resources’ tab within the event. If you are having difficulty downloading the attachments, please try accessing Compass via an internet browser on a computer rather than a tablet/phone. Alternatively, please see Lynda or Maria at the Front Office for assistance.
Erin Hardwicke
National Science Week is fast approaching! We are looking forward to investigating and unpacking this year’s theme with students: Species Survival - More than just sustainability.
Students are encouraged to complete a Science Project or experiment at home to bring to school to share by Wednesday 14 August. Our Science showcase will be on Thursday 15 August from 2:30-3:30pm. All Welcome!
We are looking forward to seeing your amazing Science and sustainability discoveries!
Any questions regarding National Science Week can be directed to Miss Sahariv: shianne.sahariv@cg.catholic.edu.au
