Dear Parents & Carers,

This week we launched our new look newsletter through SchoolZine. Please be patience with us as we transition to this new platform. A note has come home today explaining how to download the app. This will eventually replace Skoolbag. We welcome any feedback you may have.

As we finish off Term 3, it is nice to reflect on the last 10 weeks. With Catholic Schools Week last week, classes took time to reflect on what makes St Michael's great. Year 1/2 shared with me their thoughts:

We are all kind to each other and we pray to God - Jack
We live in harmony and keep our hands off each other - Josiah
It is easy to make new friends at St Michael's - Elise
We take care of our environment by feeding the fish in the Greenhouse - Austin
We take care of each other and we love to learn - Oscar
We care about our plants - Santo
We care about other St Michael's families - Issac
We pack up after ourselves - Aiden
We share equipment when we work in groups - Josh
We have good sports equipment - Oliver
There are always fun activities to do - Stella
We help each other when we are hurt - Jimmy
We always say 'yes' when someone wants to be our partner - Ella
We treat others like we want to be treated - Jimmy D
We tidy up our rubbish so that we don't spread germs - Josiah
We have the best Principal - Milena
Our Principal is really nice - Sienna
I like Peer Support - Joel
We work well together - Lachlan
We care about our friends - Ana
There are lots of nice friends at St Michael's - Finley
I like to play soccer with my friends - Kobe
We have a beautiful greenhouse - Hugo
Our teacher is really nice - Maya

As mentioned last week, results from our annual school survey have come in. We are very pleased with the feedback. We have areas in which we need to focus on moving forward and we thank everyone for taking the time to provide this feedback. The table below shows the summary overview of parent responses. Green is above average and where we want to be. Yellow is traveling ok but an area to focus on and red (which we have none) are concerning areas.

What a way to sum up St Michael's. It has been a massive term and I truly appreciate your support. I really hope everyone has a restful and relaxing break.

Enjoy the holiday break.

Kind regards,

Pat Ellis
Principal