Dear Parents and Carers,

We celebrated a beautiful liturgy with our community of Mother’s last Friday, there are some lovely photos on Facebook. It was wonderful to be together and back in our Church. I was incredibly proud of your children as they joined in so prayerfully and remembered how our Church is a sacred space. Parenting is a tough job and we don’t often get to hear the amazing things our children do. One of the things I have said to teachers at St Michael’s is to make it a habit to tell you when they see your child doing something you can be proud of. We teach our children to be brave and to make the choices that build relationships. We aim to be the hope in the world and the rainbow in the sky, so that we see faith, hope and trust in God will see us through. In the words of our School Prayer,

I am a child of God.

Today I will walk proudly because I am loved.

I will use my eyes to see the challenges before me

I will use my words to build caring relationships.

I will use my ears to hear your message.

Jesus, today I invite you into my heart,

So that I may live in harmony with those around me

And have the courage to face the things that I find difficult.

Amen

Blessings for the coming week,

Judy Egan

Principal

This information was sent to families Yesterday via COMPASS

LETTER TO PARENTS AND CARERS OF ST MICHAEL’S SCHOOL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION; ROSS FOX

Dear Parents and Carers,

I have authorised two extra pupil free days in Term 2 for all schools in the Archdiocese of Canberra Goulburn to support teachers who have been carrying extra teaching loads due to the COVID-related staff absences.

Like many other school systems, in Term 1 our schools had significant staff absences. Casual teachers were in short supply, so teachers and principals covered classes of absent teachers. They went without their usual allocated release from day-to-day teaching and planning, professional learning and administration.

Despite these challenges, our staff sought to maintain the highest quality of teaching, learning and pastoral care of students.

I have asked each school to engage with their parent and carer communities to give you timely notice of these pupil free days.

Included in this letter are further details from your Principal.

Ross Fox

Director, Catholic Education Archdiocese of Canberra Goulburn

TO ST MICHAEL’S PARENTS AND CARERS

Following this communication from Ross Fox, Director of Catholic Education, the following 2 days will be Pupil Free at St Michael’s. 

Friday 10 June- Week 7

Friday 1 July- Week 10

These days will be used to allow staff to plan teaching and learning tasks as part of our High Impact Teaching Practices including Daily Review. Staff will also be given time that has been lost to work on data, moderate for reporting purposes and plan and prepare for interviews with parents.   

Please contact us directly if you are unable to care for your children on these days via Office.stmichaelsps@cg.catholic.edu.au