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Dear Parents, Carers and Guardians,
Congratulations to our Year 5/6 students who participated in last week’s Division Winter Round Robin.
All students represented St Michael’s beautifully by showing fairness, great sportsmanship and being respectful to others. Our netball team finished first and will progress through to the next level, the Regional Competition, and our footballers finished second on the day. Once again, thank you to all parents, teachers and Lavalla students who assisted with umpiring, coaching and scoring on the day.
We look forward to seeing you at our Grandparents and Special Visitors Day on Thursday afternoon at 2pm. All students will be placed in groups according to surnames and family groups, therefore they most likely will not be in their normal classroom with their normal teacher. There will be a total of 21 groups located across the school.
Your child will come home with their group number in the days beforehand, which should be shared with their Grandparent or special person. This will make finding your child a lot easier. Signage will be placed around the school and school staff will be scattered around the grounds to assist.
The Front gate and Church gate will be opened at 1:50pm. Unfortunately we cannot open the gates earlier as this will be the children’s lunch time.
Premier’s Reading Challenge
As our amazing librarian retired last year, we have not participated in this year’s Premier’s Reading Challenge. For those students who wish to participate, they can sign up by heading the Victorian Premier’s Reading Challenge website and selecting the Home Based Readers tab.
Important Dates:
- Thursday 26th June - Grandparents afternoon 2pm
- Thursday 3rd July - Italian Week Dress up Parade 9am
- Friday 4th July - End of term - School finishes at 1pm. No afternoon buses
Kind regards,
Lia DiCorleto
Need Uniform Items? We've Got You Covered!
Come and visit our Second-hand Uniform Shop on Thursday 26 June from 3:00pm to 3:30pm.
Kids grow fast, and uniforms don’t always keep up! If you have any spare uniform items in good condition, we gladly accept donations. Plus, you can swap good condition items for another item you need!
It’s a great way to encourage recycling and reuse while supporting our school community.
Thank you for your support
St Michael's Partents & Friends Assoication
Each week students from each class are awarded Student of the Week certificates. These children are nominated for the example they have been within the school based on the School Wide Expectation focus for that week. The weekly focus will be from Wednesday until Tuesday the following week. Awards will be given out at Assembly on Friday.
In Week 10 the School Wide Expectation focus is Honesty:
I always tell the truth.
I am honest when reflecting on my personal performance.
I take responsibility for my actions.
| Charlotte Cullis | Indi Trease | Lily Faithful |
| Zavier Roper | Benjamin Pearce | Alex Do |
| Hunter Morrison | Jazmine Murphy | Blair Dunne |
| Freya Lakeman | Christopher Di Sisto | Elsie Johnstone |
| Cristian DiCiero | Harley Benbow | Jagger Sutton |
| Anjaan Aniket | Elsie Stanistreet | Blake Cherry |
| Sam Nguyen | Will Jennings | |
| Samuel Di Sisto | Mehluli Njanike |
On Thursday, 19th June, St Michael’s Football and Netball teams proudly represented our school at the Latrobe Valley Division Winter Sports—and what a day it was!
Our AFL Football team showcased skill, teamwork, and determination, winning all but one of their matches. It was a remarkable effort from start to finish, with each player contributing to the team’s strong performance. This near-perfect record is a testament to their commitment and sportsmanship.
Meanwhile, our Girls Netball team delivered an outstanding performance, remaining undefeated throughout the entire competition. Their convincing wins across the day earned them a well-deserved spot in the upcoming Regional Championships. What an incredible achievement!
We are immensely proud of all our students who competed with enthusiasm and integrity. These successes would not have been possible without the generous support of our dedicated teachers, LSO's and parent volunteers. Thank you for giving your time, energy, and encouragement—it made all the difference.
Congratulations to both teams on a fantastic day of sport. We can’t wait to cheer on our Netball team at Regionals on the 30th July at Sale!
Please note there won't be any buses running in the afternoon on Friday 4th July. Services will resume as normal on Monday 21st July.
Parents and carers from St Michael's are invited to see The Resilience Project webinar about building resilience at home. This webinar is on Thursday 31st July, 6:30-7:30pm. You can register using this link. This will be a fantastic opportunity for you to learn practical strategies to practice gratitude, empathy and mindfulness at home to continue to support and enhance your child's wellbeing.
Rather than a gospel account of the Last Supper to celebrate the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, we are presented with what is widely regarded as another ‘eucharistic’ story from the gospel of Luke. The feeding of the five thousand with five loaves and two fish is regarded as a eucharistic story because it was a clear example of God’s presence in a miraculous meal.
In the gospel, the disciples encourage Jesus to send the crowds away to find food for themselves. Jesus tells the disciples, “Give them something to eat yourselves.” This is a challenge and a test of the disciples – a chance for them to be like Jesus. He calls them to act with compassion and do what he would do to feed the people. But the disciples fail to grasp either his meaning or the opportunity and the miracle is left to Jesus. Jesus believed that they could feed the people if they tried but the disciples didn’t have that same faith in themselves. No one needs to be left out!
In the week beginning June the 30th, the school will celebrate an Italian cultural week. A number of things will happen during this week.Firstly, for the grade 3s to 6, there will be a school incursion on Monday the 30th of June. This will be held in the school hall. Foundation to grade 2, will have their incursion on Thursday the 3rd of July. This will also be in the hall.
On Thursday, the 3rd of July at about 9am, we will have a school parade. Parents, family and friends are warmly welcomed to attend. The children are invited to dress up in the Italian colours (green, white and red) or as an Italian character.
Some simple ideas are as follows:
- a pizza chef - just need a pizza box and an apron
- a gondolier driver - a stripey top and black pants
- gelato (ice cream) - a colourful wig with brown clothing
- a Carnevale participant- a mask (can be made or Spotlight has some)
- a soccer player - soccer top and soccer ball
- a painter like Michelangelo - school art smock or old shirt and a paintbrush
- any clothing with the Italian colours (red, white green) - some children wear green sports tops on sports day and all children have a red polo shirt.
- An Italian flag
During this week, the children will also be able to taste some gelati. We will also have available gluten and dairy free sorbet, such as Gelativo from Woolies. If your child is not able to have gelati because of health issues, please contact Carla Scholtes on the email address below, to arrange an alternative. The gelati will be served in cups, not cones. (cscholtes@stmtraralgon.catholic.edu.au).
The School Savings Bonus is a State Government initiative designed to assist families with cost-of-living pressures. Under this funding, each eligible student is entitled to a $400 bonus for application towards activity levies and uniform purchases from approved supplier. Within our school, all CSEF applicants are eligible to receive this funding. All families who have a Centrelink Health Care Card and have not applied for CSEF in the past are encouraged to contact the school office and initiate an application this year. Please refer to the below link for more information:
https://www.vic.gov.au/receiving-school-saving-bonus#non-government-school-information
We offer hot lunches weekly on a Monday with Munch Lunch. They are a local company that offer a variety of lunch items.
Ordering is simple, download the Spriggy Schools app via your App Store or Google Play store, select St Michael's School, add your children and their class to the app and place your order! Lunches will then be delivered to school. Orders need to be placed by 9:00am on the day. You can pre order lunches 2 weeks in advance.
Contact: Munch Lunch 0459 220 445 or hello.munch.lunch@gmail.com
