Previous news and information

This page will specifically be used for previous information that has been printed in our newsletter and will act as a "REMINDER page" for you to check what is still in date but perviously published. I hope this can be helpful for you! ~ Annie

St Michael's Family Fun Fair 

Do you remember the last St Michael's Family Fun Fair??

I am excited to announce that after a brief hiatus, the St Michael’s Family Fun Fair is set to return in 2025! We are currently in the planning stages, with a tentative date scheduled for late March 2025. If you have any specific skills, passions, or connections that could assist in organizing this event, please reach out, and I will connect you with the organizing committee. Additionally, if you know any local businesses that have previously supported the St Michael’s Family Fun Fair or might be interested in contributing in 2025, please share their information with us. This will allow us to provide them with information about our sponsorship packages. We look forward to providing more updates in the coming weeks as we finalize additional details.

Contact: fundraising@smashburton.catholic.edu.au

Please complete our FFF survey so we can hear your ideas! Click on the link HERE. It's only short.

2025 St Michael's Carols Night

We can now confirm that our annual Carols evening will be held on Thursday 12th December from 5pm on the tennis courts. Further details will be shared closer to the date. Please keep this date free in your calendar.

2024 School Fees and Levies

Thank you to all our families who have paid their 2024 school fees and levies in full. This is greatly appreciated.

We are now at the stage of the year where we need to be finalising accounts and setting in place budgets for 2025, so it is vital that any fees and levies that are in arrears are settled as soon as possible. We will be sending our Term 4 reminders and would appreciate your attention to these as soon as possible.

If you are struggling to pay off large amounts, we would appreciate that you let us know this early in the year so that we can set up payment plans. We can still make arrangements for families to pay off current fees in smaller instalments so please make a time to see Kathy Muhllechner in the school office or contact her via email at kathym@smashburton.catholic.edu.au 

Thank you

New Uniform pieces

As discussed earlier in the year one of the main focuses of the School Advisory Committee (SAC) has been to review of the current school uniform.  At the start of Term 3, after seeking and reviewing information from our families, we introduced some minor refinements to the uniform. Families now have the option to wear the PE uniform 

Tuesday - Thursday each week.

The next step in the process was to review the individual items that make up the current school uniform, with the intention to refine the number of items available and update some of the uniform styles. To allow the uniform to be more streamlined for the convenience of families and for student comfort we will be removing some items and adding in some new items to further enhance the St Michael's school uniform.

Over time we will transition out the following items:

·        Bomber Jacket

·        Unlined Spray Jacket

·        Culotte

·        Leisure Pant

·        Current Style Tracksuit Pant

·        Blue socks - white only for both uniforms

And we are happy to announce the addition of the following items:

·        Jumper

·        Long Sleeve Sports Top

·        Skort (with bike pants)

·        New Style Tracksuit Pants

·        Swimming Cap

·        Beanie

The new items will be transitioned in when they become available. Currently the skort, tracksuit pants and beanie are available to purchase. It is expected that the long sleeve spots top and jumper will be available for Term 2 next year. The new skort will be able to be worn with the academic and sports tops.

We want to specifically note that families do notneed to replace the outgoing items immediately. It is expected that the transition will occur over an extended period, as uniform items need to be replaced. 

Psychology Services

As mentioned in previous newsletters, St Michael's School has partnered with Advanced Psychology to provide assessment and counselling services for families in our community. We ask that if you are interested in any services that are provided by a qualified psychologist, that you please make contact with Advanced Psychology, using the booking procedures below. You may call to get advice about the services and ask questions as well. Please note that your communication and any services undertaken are completely confidential. St Michael's School simply provides the site for these services to take place.

Parent Information from Advanced Psychology

Just so parents are aware, from time to time, Advanced Psychology offers online sessions for parents around a range of needs. Last term we were notified of a session about Neurodivergence; Understanding Autism & ADHD, which we advertised in our newsletter.  For interested parents, you can go to the Advanced Psychology website, to the Blogssection, for the recording of this session as well as other sessions they have offered.

Hands on Music

Hands On Music is a company St Michael's has been using for some time.  If you wish for your child to learn an instrument this year, please make contact with Jen Capon via email: handsonmusic.j@gmail.com or phone: 0402 910 330