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| Friday 29 July | Winter Woolies Day | |
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Friday 5 August |
Pupil Free Day | |
| Wednesday 10 August | Parent information Evening @ 5:30pm-6:30pm | |
| Thursday 18 August | Belconnen Region Athletics Carnival | |
| 15 - 19 August | St Michael's Book Fair | |
| Friday 9 September | Pupil Free Day | |
Dear Parents and Carers,
Great news this week, confirmation from CE that we can go ahead with our Parent meeting with Behaviour specialist Ian Luscombe. Please save the date and let other families know- we’d love to welcome as many parents as possible.
When: Wednesday 10 August
Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm
Where: School Library-enter through sliding doors
Childcare: We will look after your school age children in B Block so you can attend.
Tea/coffee available
Ian has assisted us to put in place further positive management processes and a simple office referral system. We encourage you to come along and find out more.
Refurbishment plans
As men
tioned in previous newsletters we are moving forward with some school refurbishments.
Please see an artist’s impression of the new school entrance. We are hoping to begin our project shortly.
St Vincent de Paul Winter Woolies Day
Children are welcome to come dressed in PJs or Winter Woolies for this Friday 29 July if they bring a donation of new/as new, warm clothing/blankets etc. We will put out some baskets at morning drop off for donated items. The Vinnies van will visit and there will be engaging activities for students to support an awareness of understanding the plight of those less fortunate than ourselves.
Wellbeing Survey
Attached in this newsletter is a survey from Catholic School Parents Australia (CSPA) The organisation is looking for information from parents/carers about children’s wellbeing/the impacts of COVID etc. You are most welcome to share your thoughts/ideas. The survey is anonymous.
Exciting family news this week
Congratulations to the following families at St Michael’s as they welcome new family members!
Lupi and Junior Lualua on the birth of Mattias, sister to Ana and to Mel and Stefan Brucic as they welcome Hugo, little brother to Sofia.
I’m aware that there are also families in our community grieving the loss of Grandparents and close relatives, we send our love and support to you all.
Many Blessings,
Judy Egan
Principal
Special wishes to those children who will celebrate their birthday this week:
Leo K, 1/2B, Eliane W, 3/4L, John J, 5/6Y & Harry B, 1/2H.
We hope you have a great day!!
Congratulations to the following students who achieved a Harmony Award in Week 2.
Well done!!
| KD | Anastasia V |
| KK | Anna X |
| 1/2B | Peter K |
| 1/2H | Ryder T |
| 3/4F | Tsheyang C |
| 3/4L | Allegra B |
| 5/6H | Katija C |
| 5/6S | Jude W |
| 5/6Y | Austin B |
Parish Sacramental Program 2022
Sacrament of Confirmation (for eligible year 6 students) will be celebrated on 13 September 2022 in St Michael’s Church and 14 September 2022 in St Monica’s Church.
Registration are now closed and No late registrations can be accepted.
Commitment Masses – Last Opportunity this weekend
Candidates and parents must attend one of the weekend Masses at either St Monica’s Church (5pm Saturday or 10am Sunday) or St Michael’s Church (8am or 5.30pm Sunday) on Saturday 30 or Sunday 31 July to make their commitment for the Sacrament.
There will be no additional commitment masses beyond 31 July 2022.
Saint’s Name for Confirmation and Sponsor’s Name
If you did not provide this information in your registration form, please provide this information as a priority to the Sacramental Program Coordinator at sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au
Purchasing a Stole
Purchasing a stole is optional - it is not compulsory (you can borrow one on the day).
If you wish to purchase a stole at $20. Please contact the Sacramental Program Coordinator.
The stoles that are purchased will be delivered to the schools and the School of Religion in the first two weeks of August.
Trybooking for the Sacrament
The Trybooking for you to book which service you would like to attend with your child (ie 13 September in St Michael’s Church or 14 September in St Monica’s Church) to celebrate the Sacrament will open on 8 August 2022.
The links to book will be published on the parish website at www.cg.org.au/belconnennorth
The Sacrament of Reconciliation for eligible year 3 students will be celebrated on 8, 9, & 10 November 2022 – Registrations will open on 19 September 2022.
For further Information regarding the Sacramental Program – please contact the Sacramental Program Coordinator at sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au
or check the parish website for updates at www.cg.org.au/belconnennorth
RE in 1/2
Did you know the Bible is not just a book? In fact it’s more accurately described as a library. It contains many different books and styles of writing. This term students in Years One and Two will be looking closely at the ‘books’ in the New Testament and learning about the different forms of writing contained with it. The New Testament tells us the story of Jesus’ life here on earth, but also helps us understand his mission and ministry. The New Testament also tells us about life in the Early Church and encourages us all to continue to live as Jesus taught.
Religious Life of St Michael’s
NAIDOC Week
Thank you to 5/6 who led the whole school in prayer so beautifully last Friday. It was lovely to see how maturely they shared prayer for NAIDOC Week with the younger classes.
Winter Woolies Day
This Friday, 29th July we will hold our annual Winter Woolies Day. As usual children are invited to wear warm Winter Woolies (or Pyjamas or an oodie or a onesie if they wish) and in return to bring in a donation of warm winter clothing for donation to St Vincent de Paul. Suggestions from St Vincent de Paul of Winter essentials include socks (new only please), blankets, beanies, gloves, jumpers and coats. During the day we will hold some special activities to raise awareness in the children of life for homeless people within our own Canberra community. We will also be visited by the Night Patrol Van and see how it works to support the poor in Canberra.
Children are also invited to bring a gold coin donation for a hot milo at Recess. All money raised will be donated to the Night Patrol Van by St Vincent de Paul.
Author Visit
We are excited to welcome Anna Battese to our school on Tuesday, 16th August. Anna will speak to our K-2 classes about her new books and what she loves about being a writer. If you would like to purchase either of Anna’s books please see the attached order form. Anna will personalise and sign the copies on the day of her visit.
Chief Minister’s Reading – Finishing Soon!
Congratulations to all the students who have already completed this year’s challenge! We even have some students who have completed the challenge multiple times and now have more than one entry in our prize draw. There are only 3 weeks to go until the challenge officially ends on the 19th August. All completed forms must be returned to school by no later than Friday 19th August.
Book Fair
We will host our annual book fair in Week 5 from the 15th – 19th August! After a few years of COVID restrictions preventing us having our fair, we are hopeful that this year our fair will still be able to go ahead. We may need to limit the fair to only students but would very much appreciate your support. A generous percentage from the sales comes to the school as rewards and we use this money to purchase additional books for our own library. The students are looking forward to having this much loved event, so we will keep our fingers crossed!
This year’s them
e for Book Week is ‘Dreaming with Eyes Open’ and we are very much looking word to our celebrations here at school during Week 6. Our dress up day will be held on Friday 26th August. We encourage students to take inspiration from the theme or from their favourite book. We can’t wait to see everyone’s costumes in the parade!
We are also excited to be welcoming some authors to school to talk to our students about their latest books and what inspires them in their writing.
Overdue Library Books
A number of students have overdue library books. We would appreciate these being returned to school over the coming weeks. Overdue slips will be sent home in Week 4. Thank you for your help with this.
All classes will participate in hockey clinics this term. The clinics will take place on Tuesday from Week 3 – 6 and are being run by ACT Hockey. We successfully obtained and grant from Sporting Schools which is being used to fund the lessons.
We are proceeding with our plans to again enter teams in this year’s Boorowa touch and netball carnival. It is fantastic day that sees thousands of students from country and city schools both government and public come to support the town of Boorowa and the wider community. Today, interested students met with Mrs Hardwicke to find out a little more about the day. If you would like your child to participate please return the permission note via Compass. We will enter teams based on the responses we receive via Compass and ask that you respond by no later than Friday 5th August. Once we have confirmed our numbers we will send teams lists home. Please note that on some occasions we are unable to enter teams due to not having a sufficient number of players. It is also a requirement of the organisers that each team is able to provide a coach, umpire/referee and manager. We are dependent on parent volunteers for these roles, so if you are able to help please let us know by answering the questions on the Compass form. We greatly appreciate your support, but it is even more greatly appreciated by our students.