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Last Sunday was the feast of Pentecost, the birthday of the Catholic Church. On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended with power upon the Apostles in the image of tongues of fire and thus began the mission of the Church in the world. Once the disciples received the Spirit, they went out boldly and preached to all in Jerusalem and elsewhere. Jesus himself prepared them for this mission, appearing to them on many occasions after his Resurrection. Prior to his Ascension into Heaven, he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father; that is, he asked them to stay together to prepare themselves to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The disciples followed the command of Jesus. They, as a community gathered together in prayer along with Mary, awaiting the promised event. It is here they all received the Holy Spirit. This feast of Pentecost is the culmination of the Paschal mystery, which tells us of the sending of the Spirit of the Father and the Son on the disciples.
“Come Holy Spirit, renew the face of the earth.”
Just a reminder that next Monday is our athletics carnival, hopefully the weather will make it a beautiful day like today.
Have a lovely week everyone,
Kayleen Petzer
Listed below are some important school dates. The school calendar is updated regularly and can be accessed via the school website and Compass parent portal.
JUNE
| Wednesday 12th | Touch Footy Gala Day School Canteen will be open for those students not attending the gala day |
| Monday 17th | Athletics Carnival - Eridge Park |
| Tuesday 18th | Brainstorm Sticks and Stones incursion |
| Friday 21st | Year 3 Maubara Fundraiser |
| Thursday 27th | Netball Gala Day |
| Friday 28th | NAIDOC Celebrations Reports released to parents on Compass Portal |
JULY
| Friday 5th | Last day of Term 2 |
| Monday 22nd | First day of Term 3 Students return to school |
| Tuesday 30th | School Photo Day |
AUGUST
| Wednesday 7th | Year 6 Mass with Bishop |
| Thursday 8th | Mary MacKillop Feast Day NED show |
| Friday 9th | Western Region Diocesan Athletics |
Congratulations to the following students who were nominated for Student of the Week:
Kinder - Maggie Steele
Year 1 – Nadine Shute
Year 2 – Ruby Tasker
Year 3 – excursion
Year 4 – excursion
Year 5 – Ava Lamour
Year 6 – Anika Kirby
The trophies were presented to Ruby and Ava
Year 3 and 4 Excursion
Year 3 and 4 had a great time at their excursion last Friday visiting the NSW State Library and NSW Art Gallery. It was a long day and the weather was relatively kind.
Child Safety Handbook
The ‘Child Safety Handbook’ was officially launched in 2011 at Government House. A much needed and vital guide to assist children, parents and teachers, the Handbook covers the entire extent of potential hazards that young children face. The Handbook offers advice and facts on everyday activities, cyber safety, bullying, crossing roads etc. to the more unusual incidents such as such as floods and fires.
Attached is an excerpt from the handbook on Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing. Please take the time to read the article.
‘Parenting Ideas - Managing your Child's Anxiety
Please see attached flyer.
‘Sticks & Stones’ by Brainstorm Productions
Next Tuesday, 18th June Brainstorm Productions will be presenting their student wellbeing performance ‘Sticks & Stones’.
‘Sticks & Stones’ is a live educational theatre experience that tells the story of Toby, a boy who is angry, frustrated and always in trouble. Through an exciting and engaging narrative, including juggling and physical theatre, Toby learns to breathe, put his hands in his pockets, count to ten, resolve conflict peacefully and treat others with respect.
‘Sticks & Stones’ is part of our student wellbeing curriculum. It offers a great opportunity for students to learn practical skills for dealing with emotions, controlling impulses and building respectful relationships. Students are encouraged to direct difficult emotions into positive pursuits and speak to trusted adults if they are feeling unsafe at school, at home or online. The performance has been developed by teachers and psychologists, and has been seen and enjoyed by over 1.75 million Australian students.
Kindergarten Parent/Teacher Interviews
An important part of our school's reporting process is a parent/teacher interview. These interviews for Kindergarten will be held during week 9 of this term.
Bookings are made through the Compass Parent Portal. Bookings will open today and close 2pm Thursday 20th June.
Kind regards
Mrs Bernadette Bourke-Nash
SCHOOL REPORTS (Years 1-6)
Reports will be available via the Compass Parent Portal on Friday 28th June. We no longer print and send home bulk reports as per previous years. For those unable to download or print a copy of the school report, please notify the school in writing and a copy will be printed for you.
A reminder that a student profile exists on Compass only for the period of their enrolment at St Michael’s. When they leave St Michael's, their profile will not be accessible. As students' academic reports are provided to families via Compass, it is important that each report be saved to an external location by parents before the student leaves St Michael’s so that it remains accessible in the future (eg for high school application).
Woolworths Earn and Learn
From now until June 25th 2019, you can collect stickers at Woolworths that go towards Earn & Learn points. For every $10 you spend at Woolworths you will receive a sticker. The more points we earn, the more we can redeem from a choice of over 10,000 educational resources including mathematics and English resources, art & crafts materials and much, much more!
We are grateful for your support.
OverDrive’s Chill Out & Read global reading program is designed to encourage your students to keep reading all year long. This 10-week program, running 6 June – 15 August, will be available to all students and staff in our schools. The collection includes 26 free and simultaneous use ebooks (with select audiobook and Read-Along options). How it works:
- Students: launch Sora
- Tap/Click the Explore tab
- The first thing they will see is a new Collection called ‘Chill Out & Read’
- All the titles in this collection can be borrowed by all students and staff who use Overdrive in the world at the same time from today until 15th August!
This week's canteen specials:-
Cheese burger (meat, cheese and sauce) $4.50
Snack Nacho Cup $1.00
CANTEEN CLOSED MONDAYS/TUESDAYS
Last chance to order the State of Origin Lunch deal!
