From the Principal

Dear Parents and Carers

Please note that weekly Parish mass times will now be located each week on our School Hours / Timetable page in our newsletter. 

Prayer 

May we renew our trust in your providence

to lead us to hope as we bring our prayer before you.

May we grow in the fullness of your love

and the depth of your mystery.

We ask this through Christ, Our Way,

Our Truth and Our Life

Amen

Enhancement Session

A BIG thank you to all the parents who participated in the school enhancement session last Saturday 5th of August.

As the below pictures show, quite a bit of work was achieved with new soft fall under the play equipment in the "biggie", a tidy of the sand pit area, plant and tree trimming along the back fence and repairing of the netball post which can now be used for a game!

Leadership Opprortunity

Seventeen of our Year Six Leaders attended a Social Justice Conference on Monday of this week. See here for their learnings.

Three/Four Hoop Time 

Congratulations to all the students who participated in Hoop Time this week at the Nunawading Basketball Centre. Every team worked hard to support their team members, showing valiance in their endeavours. Whilst we didn't make finals this time, it was wonderful to watch everyone at their best and enjoying taking part and competing. 

Congratulations to the Year Five/Six Mixed team last week who went undefeated in all their games. 

Performance Costumes

This week all families received an Operoo notice about costumes for our upcoming performance. We greatly appreciate the amazing support from all of our families in helping us bring this production together. Both the staff and parent organisation committees are energised with their tasks and the school is buzzing with the songs we are all learning. 

One more item for costumes we require are Hawaiian style necklaces (lei). If you have a spare one lying around at home and you are happy to donate it, please send it in and we will add them to our costume collection.

Prep 100 Days!

Last Thursday 3rd August, the Preps celebrated 100 days of school! The students arrived that morning with both apprehension and excitement in their 100 year old outfits and looked the part for the day. The learning for the day was all focused on the number 100 and the students were engaged in a variety of learning tasks throughout the day. Well done to everyone for your efforts (read: thank you mums and dads for your efforts!!). Our Preps are doing swimmingly well at this time of the school year!!

Classroom Helpers 

Are you currently a classroom helper? If you have a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) and you have completed our Parent Helper course, either earlier this year or last year, please see your child's classroom teacher and put your name on the roster. Timetables are on classroom doors and you can place your name on there if you have completed the above tasks. If you are yet to complete the Parent Helper course, please make contact with Eloise Ellis at eelliss@smashburton.com.au.

Annual Tree Audit and Maintenance

This week we have had our arborist in to trim the trees on our property and they have audited which ones need removal. As we have so many trees on our grounds, it's an OHS requirement that these are checked annually by an approved arborist and trimmed as necessary to ensure the safety of all.

Book Fair 2023!

It's almost time for the FUNnest FUNdraiser of 2023 - the Scholastic Book Fair!  To make the magic happen, we need 5-6 parent helpers each day for about 20 - 30 minutes at pick up from Thursday 17th August -  to Wednesday 23rd August. Located in the Hub, younger siblings are most welcome to attend.  If you are able to help, please contact Therese Molnar on 0417 014 772 or via email therese.molnar@gmail.com

St Michael's School Library

Library lessons for term 3 have been happening on Mondays and Tuesdays in Term 3. The library is open on Mondays at lunchtimes for students to visit, where they can share common book interests with others and play games in the library. On Mondays after school, families are welcome to visit the library between 3.15-4pm. We look forward to seeing you for a visit! 

Family Maths Night

Thank you SRC for creating this flier!

A reminder to families to please go to Operoo and indicate your attendance at our Family Maths Night on Wednesday 23rd August, 6.30-7.45pm. We will begin in the Hub with some general information, then move into classrooms where you and your children can engage in some problem solving tasks together.

Following this evening event, we invite parents to come along to an Open Maths Morning on Thursday 7th September, from 9.00-10.00am. Our purpose here is for families to see how a Maths lesson unfolds in the classroom. Straight after the session in class, we will be holding a morning tea for parents in the Hub. All welcome.

Please mark these important dates in your calendar and please respond to the RSVP on Operoo NOW.

2023 School Fees

Thank you to all families who have paid their 2023 school fees and those who are up to date with their scheduled payments. This is a reminder to all families to please either schedule your payments If you have not paid your fees please contact Kathy Muhllechner to make and arrangement to do so.  

Father's day breakfast, from 7.30am 

WHEN: Friday 1st September

TIME: 7.30-9.00am

• 7.45-8.15am Breakfast will be served throughout this 45 minute time in the Hub 
• 8.15-8.45am Games on the courts
• 8.45-9.00am Liturgy in the Hub

We welcome all our dads (or a special friend) to attend our breakfast which will be happening on the Friday before Father's day. We will be serving breakfast from 7.30am in the Hub; sausages & bacon and egg sandwiches, for Dads and students. We will also hold some outdoor games and activities (weather dependent) before heading back into the Hub for a short liturgy before the end. We look forward to seeing you there.

If you haven't already, please indicate your attendance at this event on Operoo NOW!

St Michael's School Production

Please remember to keep the date free!

DATE: Thursday 5th October

VENUE: Crossway Baptist Church, 2 Vision Drive, Burwood East (see map below)

TIMES:

     Time of arrival for students - 6.15pm

     Time show will begin - 6.30pm

     Approximate finish time - 7.45pm

COSTUMES - Please see details about costumes on Operoo NOW

Ample parking is available at the venue. We require 4-5 people to take responsibility for ushering cars through the carpark for easy organisation. Please email Annie at aherbison@smashburton.catholic.edu.au if you can do this job on the night. You will be shown what to do and you will also be able to watch the show. 

Jump Rope for Heart kicks off this term at St Michael’s!

 Jump Rope for Heart is the Heart Foundation’s primary school skipping challenge that helps kids move more, have fun and raise funds for lifesaving research and programs.

This year we’ve got an audacious goal to see our student Heart Heroes at St Michael’s to log 40 hours of skipping throughout the program! Register your child online, so they can receive the full benefits of the program and participate in online fundraising, simply follow the link below to get started. www.jumprope.org.au/parents

Students will be skipping throughout the term during break time, during this time you can share their online fundraising page with family and friends to help raise money for this great cause.

We will hold our school Jump Off Day in Term 4, this will mark the end of the program and is a chance for everyone to come together to skip and show off their newly learned skills.

Thank you for supporting the Jump Rope for Heart program!

Parking on Top Courts

We remind families that the top courts are not for parking when dropping off or collecting students. Many of our students walk through the courts on their journey home and in order to keep them safe, we ask that you do not park there after school. Thank you for your cooperation.

Student Clothing and Personal Items

We have a number of uniform pieces and personal items of students in our lost property cupboard. Please ensure you name your child's items so we are able to return these as soon as possible to the owners. Thank you.

Final day of school year

This year we have withheld informing parents of the final day of the school year, dependent on the outcome of the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement. I can now inform you that St Michael's students' final day of the 2023 school year will be Friday 15th December, 3.30pm. Thank you for your patience in awaiting this date.

Term 3 Kinder Kids Reading final session

Thank you to some of our Year Five Leaders for creating this ad for our Insta post!