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Dear Parents
This week is Book Week and we have already had some wonderful events for the students.
G’DAY ASIA- STORYTELLING AND PUPPETRY
On Monday we had the performance “G’Day Asia”, which was a fantastic puppet show. The presenter, Hugh, told stories from around Asia in particular Indonesia, Japan, India and China. The highlight of the show was definitely the Chinese dragon, which students from Year 6 were able to carry around the hall.
SHARED STORYTELLING
On Tuesday, we had our Pyjamas and Stories Day, where the students and staff wore their pyjamas and shared their favourite stories from the 2023 Children’s Book Week books. It was a fun day of learning and sharing.
IMAGERY THROUGH LEGO DESIGN
In the Library, our own “Lego Master” Mrs Sewell, has set up a fantastic display of Lego creation builds. The children have been absolutely amazed by the creations and have been inspired to create their own. Year 6 have a display in the library of their persuasive advertising task in building design through the use of Lego.
BOOK FAIR
On Friday 1st September, the library will be open for parents, grandparents, godparents and great people to look at and purchase from, our Scholastics Book Fair. The students will be able to purchase from the Book Fair the following Monday (4/9) and Tuesday (5/9) during class times and parents are able to come during the day on Monday and Tuesday as well. Thank you to Mrs Sewell for organising this.
WRITE ON
Last Friday we announced the highly commended and winners of the 2023 Write On persuasive text writing competition. These students are:
Stage 1 Highly Commended- Lorenzo Anzures
Winner- Imogen Sloan
Stage 2- Kiri Sherry and Anthony Brand
Winner- Halle Whipp
Stage 3- Sophia Davis-Welstead
Winner -Isaac Majarich
Congratulations to all our students who wrote wonderful stories as part of this competition.
SOCCER GALA DAY
Tomorrow is the Soccer Gala Day at Tahmoor. All details are on the printed note that was handed out yesterday. Thank you to our parents and staff who are attending the day to support our students. Staff onsite at Tahmoor will be Mrs Williamson, Mr Boyd, Mrs Mitchell and Mr Sherry.
WAKAKIRRI
Good luck to our Wakakirri team who will be representing our school next Wednesday at the Wollongong Entertainment Centre. You will be amazing!!
Thank you to all the staff and parents who have supported the team especially Mrs Williamson, Mrs Whipp and Mrs Eggleston who have guided the students so well throughout their practice sessions.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS
Congratulations to Layla Woodman (Year 6) who represented our school at the Oxley Interschool Riding event last weekend. Layla won Overal Champion of the Years 5-6
Thur 24 Aug - No Gymnastics today (due to Soccer Gala)
Save the Date - Parent Workshop with Dr Justin Coulson on 12 October
St Michael’s Mittagong, St Thomas Aquinas and St Paul’s Moss Vale are very excited to be co-hosting a Parent Workshop with well known parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson on Thursday 12 October at St Paul’s Catholic Primary School in Moss Vale. Justin is the co-host and parenting expert on Channel 9's Parental Guidance, the founder of happyfamilies.com.au, and one of Australia’s most trusted parenting experts. He holds a PhD in Positive Psychology.
Over the past decade he has helped innumerable families with his 9 books about raising children, his hundreds of media appearances (including all of Australia’s major news outlets, and even the Washington Post and the New York Times), and two viral videos that have been viewed a combined 80 million times!
Please add this event to your calendar. Further details will come soon.
Dr Justin Coulson
Enrolment Information - Chevalier College
Chevalier College has contacted us to let us know that applications for Year 7 2024 and 2025 are now overdue, and they have a waitlist. They therefore request that if you are considering enrolling your child at Chevalier College and have not yet applied, please do so today. You can apply online at Chevalier College and if you have any questions, please contact the Enrolments Office on 4861 0524.
GDAY- FRIDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER
Please refer to the note sent home today with all students, in regards to the G Day organisation. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our school office or the P&F committee.
Thank you to those parents who have indicated they can help on the day. It would be lovely if we could have a few more helpers. If you are available, can you please indicate on the note I have sent home today.
Thank you for your continued support of our school.
Have a lovely week.
Best wishes
Katrina West
KEY DATES FOR THE REST OF THIS TERM
WEEK 6
Thu 24 Aug- Soccer Gala Day at Tahmoor
Thur 24 Aug - No Gymnastics today (due to Soccer Gala)
WEEK 7 BOOK FAIR AND G DAY
Wed 30 August - WAKAKIRRI day
Thur 31 Aug- Gymnastics
Thur 31 Aug- Father's Day stall
Fri 1 Sept - G-Day- Grandparents, Godparents and Great people
concert and morning tea
Sun 3 Sept- Father's Day
WEEK 8
Mon 4 Sept- Year 6 Butterfly Foundation program
Wed 6 Sept- Year 6 Hot Dog Day
Thur 7 Sept-Gymnastics
WEEK 9
Mon 11 Sep CDF Public Speaking Competition Yr 5 / 6
Tues 12 September - SPLICED Workshop for participating
students at Mittagong (STA and SMM)
Wed 13 Sept- Catholic Mission Launch
Wed 13th Sep - Bowral High Year 6 Taster Day 2
Thur 14 Sept- Gymnastics
Fri 15 Sept- P&F Movie night
WEEK 10
Thur 21 Sept- Gymnastics
Fri 22 Sept - St Michael's Feast Day Mass @ 9:30 all welcome
Fri 22 Sept- Term 3 Concludes
22nd September St Michael's Feast Day Whole School
Mass 9:30 - All welcome
St Vincent De Paul Winter Food Drive
Thank you to all the families in our school community from St Vincent De Paul at Mittagong. All the non-perishable food items were collected last week. St Vincent De Paul representative Mr Roger Cole said these items will help a lot of people in our local community, and that if anyone in our school community is struggling, remember that they are always here to help everyone.
Save the Date- Hot Dog Day
On Wednesday 6th of September, Year 6 will be raising money for their end-of-the-year gift to the school. A note will go home next week.
Parish News!
Weekend Masses
St Thomas Aquinas Chapel, Bowral
Tuesday Communion Service 8.00am
Wednesday No Mass
Thursday No Mass
Friday Communion Service 8.00am
St Paul’s Church, 24 Garrett St, Moss Vale
Monday Mass 8.00am
Tuesday No Mass
Wednesday Mass 8.00am
Thursday Mass 9.30am
Friday Mass 8.00am
Confessions Saturday 5.00-5.30pm at St Paul’s Parish Moss Vale
SCHOOL FEES
Just a gentle reminder that school fees need to be finalised by the 9th December.
TRIVIA NIGHT
What a fantastic result we had with the Trivia Night. Our school and sponsors raised over $10,300 to go towards new ipads in Stage 1. Full details and a list of our sponsors can be found in the letter that went home today.
Year 2 raised the most money with their artwork, so they will be having a pizza party next week supplied by the P&F.
FATHER’S DAY STALL
On Thursday 31st September, the P&F will be holding the Father’s Day Stall. A reminder for students to bring along a labelled plastic bag to put their gift purchases in. If you can help on the day with the stall can you please contact Katrina Bartone or one of the P&F committee.
CATHOLIC CARE
MANAGING BIG EMOTIONS PARENT EVENING
Everyone experiences emotions. They are a normal part of life. However for some, managing big emotions can be a struggle. Some of us struggle to describe our emotions correctly, we may struggle to understand why we feel the way we do. Some people struggle to know how to calm big emotions. When this happens for our children, they may look to parents and trusted adults for support. Sometimes it can be challenging to know how to support our children during these times. On Thursday 31st August, a CatholicCare counsellor will be presenting a 1 hour Managing Big Emotions session which is aimed to support parents help their children with emotions. The session will cover the following areas:
The session will cover the following areas:
- Understanding emotions and what they tell us.
- Understanding your child's responses to big emotions
- Recognising your child's triggers and how to support them.
- Calming tools and ways to support your child react in a positive way.
- Developing your child's support network including family, school, friends and further supports like counselling.
All parents from St Michaels Mittagong are welcome to attend. Please see flyer below for a link to rsvp your attendance to the presentation.
menALIVE Raising Fathers Evening 2023
You are invited to a special evening event on 28 August 2023 in Campbelltown with Robert Falzon from menALIVE, as he unpacks practical advice and shares stories that are powerfully important, informative, and instructional for fathering in today’s world.
In an age where there is training to do almost everything, there are so many fathers who are in desperate need of tips and tools to do one of the most important and impactful tasks on earth – Fathering! – and this evening will be a source of great formation and encouragement for dads.
Speaker: Robert Falzon: Fathering from the Front Line
Date: Monday 28 August 2023
Time: 7 pm - 8.30 pm
Location: Level 1, Micah House Resource Centre, 35A Cordeaux Street, Campbelltown
Cost: Free
For more information and bookings visit: DOW Raising Fathers Evening.
Volunteer Help Required – Local Charity Secretary Role
The mission of the Bowral District Children’s Foundation is to improve the health and wellbeing of children and youth in the Southern Highlands with a focus on youth mental health.
If you are interested in giving back to the community, whilst having fun and being involved with like-minded people, we are looking for someone to join us specifically in the role of Secretary. The committee is active and engaged, and will support you in the role.
What’s involved:
** Taking minutes at our monthly meetings and assembling the agenda.
** Occasional assistance with correspondence such as mail-outs
** Involvement with organising and attending events – as much or as little participation as you wish.
For more about us, visit www.bdcf.charity
Please direct enquiries to Skye Leicester 0412 599 628
A BIG THANKYOU to the Mittagong Junior Disco who kindly donated $500 towards class readers. We greatly appreciate your support of our school.
The details for the next Mittagong Junior Disco are below:
Date : Saturday 26th August
Times : 4pm to 6pm
Venue: Mittagong RSL – Bessemer Street, Mittagong
Cost : $5
Ages : 0-14
Please note: This is a CASH ONLY event.
Also, an alcohol free event.
All money raised goes back to the children in the Southern Highlands community.
We hope to see you there .
Thank you as always for your ongoing support.
Chris and Sandra Roberson - and the amazing committee of the Mittagong Junior Disco.
Chris Ph - 0412 321 555