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Dear Parents and Carers,
After a busy and enjoyable 10 weeks, Term 2 has come to an end. Students can now look forward to a break in school routine and enjoy the holidays with family and friends. I wish to acknowledge our students for their positive attitude, efforts, behaviour and commitment to learning throughout the term. Their engagement in class and positive interactions on the playground reflect the spirit of St Michael’s and the kindness and compassion of the Good Samaritan.
Semester One School Reports were shared last Thursday for students in Years 1-6, and this week many of our families engaged in parent-teacher interviews. Thank you, parents and carers for supporting and working with our teachers to provide the students with a positive educational experience. I acknowledge and have a sincere appreciation for our fantastic teachers, office staff and school support officers. Their commitment to the students of St Michael’s is incredible.
Following the disappointment of cancelling the Athletics Carnival on Monday, we were blessed with a perfect day of weather yesterday. It was wonderful to gather as a whole school community and share in various competitive and non-competitive sporting activities. Students had an opportunity to apply their athletic talents, cheer for their colour house and experience a day of excitement and fun. I congratulate Mr Allmark for his thorough preparation and organisation of the carnival.
Wednesday afternoon, Year 6 students showcased their well-researched and creative Saints assignments. Each classroom permeated a buzz of interest, awe and appreciation by parents, fellow students, teaching staff and special guests. Students shared the qualities and Christian values reflected in their chosen Saint. I congratulate all of the students for their effort and engagement in the task.
This term, staff enjoyed spotting and awarding tokens for positive playground behaviour, random acts of kindness, goodwill and community service. Celebrations for this reward system and the student’s achievements occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Congratulations to all students for achieving their class reward.
Today we joined together as a school community for our NAIDOC Assembly. NAIDOC presents an opportunity to celebrate with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to learn about First Nations cultures and histories. I appreciate our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, Mrs Dempsey and our Aboriginal Education Assistants, Miss Vanessa and Miss Zali, and Uncle Mark for preparing the liturgy. The sharing of prayer, story and dance immersed everyone in a cultural experience of community, life and history. Thank you to everyone in attendance and our P&F for preparing morning tea.
As highlighted in our Week 8 newsletter, the first day of next term, Monday 17th July, will be a Staff Development Day. All staff will be engaging in professional learning with a focus on literacy. Students will return to school on Tuesday 18th July. Thank you, parents and carers for accommodating this important day for staff at St Michael’s.
I wish the school community a restful, safe and enjoyable holiday break.
Yours in Faith and Virtue,
Mrs Carolyn Rutkowski
Assistant Principal/Acting Principal
| Week 1 | |
| Monday 17 July | Staff Development Day |
| Tuesday 18 July | Students return for Term 3 |
| Wednesday 19 July | Oliver School Production Rehearsals 3:15pm - 5pm Hall |
| Thursday 20 July | |
| Friday 21 July | Vinnies Winter Appeal Mufti Day - Gold Coin Donation for St Vincent De Paul & warm Winter apparel donations appreciated. |
| Friday 21 July | Mini Vinnies Winter Sleepout 5:30pm - 7am Saturday |
| Friday 21 July | Infants Assembly in Hall 2:20pm |
| Friday 21 July | St Michael's Family Weekly Morning Tea (8:45am - 10:30am in Library) |
Week 2 |
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| Monday 24 July | |
| Tuesday 25 July | |
| Wednesday 26 July | Oliver School Production Rehearsals 3:15pm - 5pm Hall |
| Thursday 27 July | |
| Friday 28 July | St Michael's Family Weekly Morning Tea |
| Friday 28 July | South Coast Soccer Gala Day (Year 3 & 4) Lyrebird Park |
| Friday 28 July | Primary Assembly in Hall 2:20pm |
DATES FOR THE DIARY
| Friday 4 August | Grandparents Day-9:30am Liturgy followed by class visits & morning tea |
| Friday 4 August | Winter Disco- Infants 5pm, Primary 6:45pm |
| Monday 7 August | 2023 School Photographs |
| Tuesday 8 August | P&F Meeting 6pm- All Welcome |
| Friday 8 September | SMN P&F Colour Run |
| Tuesday 12 September | P&F Meeting 6pm- All Welcome |
On Friday 21 July our Year 6 Mini Vinnies students will brave the cold and sleep in the hall to raise an awareness of the homeless in our area. They will collect sponsorship for the Vinnies Winter Sleepout Appeal. Funds raised will be used to provide assistance with food, clothing, household bills, homelessness services and support people in need to find and maintain secure housing.
VINNIES WINTER APPEAL MUFTI DAY
Additionally, our school will be holding a Mufti Day on Friday 21 July. Gold coin and warm winter apparel donations will be gratefully accepted.
Thank you in advance for your support and generosity.
Martine Mathieson
Religious Education Coordinator
On Friday 16 June, 60 students from Years 5 and 6 nominated to take part in the AFL Paul Kelly Cup.
Our school was fortunate to enter 4 teams, including three boys' and one girls' side to play against a number of local schools.
All students played extremely well, displaying fantastic team spirit. Our teams were commended on their enthusiasm and sportsmanship.
With several schools in attendance, there was plenty of talented opponents at the event. Remarkably, two of our teams, including both a boys' and a girls' team, performed extremely well, progressing to the final. An outstanding result! Well done to all students!
On Tuesday 20 June, many of our Year 3 to 6 students participated in the Diocesan Netball Gala Day, at Berkeley. It was an early start with the first game commencing at 8:45am. Students showed great skill and sportsmanship, playing 7 games against fellow Catholic Schools in the Wollongong Diocese. Our teams finished with many victories, showcasing how strong we are in netball.
A big thank you is extended to all parents and St John's students who assisted with managing teams and umpiring. Without your support the day would not have run so smoothly. Also thank you to Mrs Baran, Mrs Boyton and Mrs Roles for organising and supervising our students. Congratulations to all participants on the tremendous efforts to all those who participated.
Yesterday, K-6 students participated in our annual Athletics Carnival at Shoalhaven High School. There was a lot of planning behind the scenes to enable this carnival to proceed before the holidays, with the initial event for Monday postponed due to gale force winds.
Students came prepared for a day full of fun, laughter and sport. The infant students competed in a variety of activities ranging from sprints, egg and spoon race, relays, javelin and Tug-O-War and more.
Primary students raced in the 100, 200 and 800 metres and competed in a variety of sporting events.
It was fantastic to see all students involved in the carnival thoroughly enjoying themselves and smiling.
We will now focus on completing the field events to be conducted during class sport lessons. Thank you to all staff and parents who helped make the day run as smoothly as it did.
Thank you to all of the teachers and staff who assisted during the carnival, Mrs Goddard for managing the timekeeping for races, Meaghan's Kitchen for providing the canteen service as well as family and friends for supporting students at the event.
Cooper Green of Year 6, has recently been touring the state with his sporting representation. From June 20 to 23 Cooper was a member of the MacKillop Rugby League team, playing in the NSWPSSA trials in Wagga Wagga.
It was a fabulous experience for Cooper, playing against the best League students in NSW. From Cooper's report, during one match he was opposing a player who was taller than 6 foot and would have looked out of place in the South Sydney Rabbitoh's starting line up!
Across the 3 days Cooper played 6 games. The competition was extremely tough, with no easy games. Cooper reported his most memorable game to be their victory over the strong Polding team, coming from behind to take the win in the final 10 minutes of the game.
Cooper, then travelled to Forbes to represent the Wollongong Team at the MacKillop Rugby Union trials on June 25-26, playing in 5 games over 2 days. Cooper progressed to the 'Probables and Possibles' and was successful in being selected for the MacKillop team to represent at the NSWPSSA Rugby Championships in August, held at Camden. Congratulations to Cooper for his fine representative efforts in League and Union!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday 28 July – Soccer Gala Day- Lyrebird Park (All Year 3 and 4 students)
Tuesday 8 August – Wollongong South Coast Athletics Carnival (Selected students)
Monday 14 August– Rugby Union Knockout (Selected Year 5 and 6 students)
If you have any questions about sport or upcoming events, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
Mr. Andrew Allmark
Sports Co-ordinator
YEAR 6 SAINTS PROJECT PRESENTATION
On behalf of myself and Catholic Care we would like to give a warm thanks to students in 6B & 6W for donating their lunch time on Wednesday to design two creative, bright and colourful Bean Bag Toss Games. The games are now ready to be used in our local Shoalhaven NAIDOC event on Wednesday 5 July at Nowra Showground.
Sharlene Gelle
Pastoral Support Worker
SOCCER GALA DAY
EXECUTIVE POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Publicity Officer
We currently have an executive position for a Publicity Officer available and are looking for nominations.
If you enjoy managing social media accounts, preparing newsletters, designing flyers for events etc then we need you!!
Grant Facilitator
We are looking for someone who may have experience in finding and applying for Grants. This opportunity will involve working with the P&F and the school to apply for Grants for any identified projects.
If either of these positions are something you would be interested in helping with, please email our P&F with an expression of interest and attend the meeting on either of these dates below;
P&F Meetings
Tuesday 8 August - 6pm
Tuesday 12 September - 6pm
We greatly appreciate all parent and community contributions.
HANDY HELPER
UPCOMING DATES FOR THE CALENDAR- TERM 3
Winter Disco
The P&F are organising a Winter Disco for students, taking place on Friday 4 August. More information to come. Parent Volunteers will be required for this event.
Colour Run
The P&F are organising a Colour Run for the end of Term 3, scheduled for Friday 8 September. More information to come. Parent Volunteers will be required.
P&F Committee
