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| Important Dates & Reminders | |
| 20 July | Confirmation Parent Information Night @ St Monica's 6-7pm |
| 29-30 July & 5-6 August | Confirmation Commitment Masses |
| 22 August | Winter Woolies Day |
| 31 August | Confirmation Retreat Day & Parent/Child Formation Meeting |
| 1 September | Father's Day Liturgy |
| 5 September | Confirmation @ St Michael's |
| 22 September | St Michael's Feast Day |
Dear Parents and Carers,
A warm welcome back for Term 3.
I hope you were able to have some ‘down time’ or at least a sleep in if that was possible during the school break.
The 2023 theme for NAIDOC Week is For Our Elders.
As NAIDOC Week occurs in the school break, we will be celebrating with our students this week. Students will be reflecting on the concept of ‘Elders’ in many cultures and how they continue to play a prominent role in our communities and families.
NAIDOC Week is a time to reflect and celebrate the histories, cultures, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, recognising them as the ongoing Custodians of the land.
NAPLAN
We have been advised that 2023 NAPLAN student reports will be provided to schools for distribution to parents/carers from Tuesday 25 July. Last term I included information to parents via the newsletter about changes to the NAPLAN reporting system. I have included this information in today’s newsletter.
Catalyst at St Michael’s
At St Michael’s we have been working with Catholic Education and our Western Australian team to equip our teachers to deliver an excellent curriculum using the most skillful, evidenced based teaching practices. CE refer to the initiative as Catalyst.
“Catalyst encompasses the teaching and learning approach of Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn. Informed by the Science of Learning and Science of Reading, Catalyst delivers excellent learning experiences for students through evidence-based teaching practice and high-quality resources.” https://catalyst.cg.catholic.edu.au/
In 2023, St Michael’s teaching staff have developed Professional Learning Teams that assist us to reflect on our teaching, gather data, examine research, and work smarter to improve our student outcomes. On Monday this week, we looked at anecdotal data we had gathered during classroom visits and compared this with student achievement. We watched videos of excellent teaching practice and discussed ways we could continue to engage our students for continuous growth.
I thank our school families for supporting our staff to participate in professional Learning and Planning on Monday 17 July as I appreciate this provides challenges for families.
I look forward to a busy and exciting term building positive relationships with you and your children and encourage you to keep an eye out for upcoming events.
Thank you to all our families for your continued support.
Many Blessings,
Judy Egan
Principal
Whole School Focus: Live in Harmony
The term 3 whole school Religious Education focus is ‘Harmony in my Community’, under the curriculum theme of ‘sustainability’. To help break open the focus for students, we are exploring the values of ‘forgiveness’ and ‘wisdom’ and the keys for learning ‘question’ and ‘persevere’. Each week the theme, values and keys for learning will be the focus for our Harmony Awards. The Harmony award focus for weeks one and two is ‘sustainability’. Teachers will acknowledge students who are making choices that help sustain our environment and look after the world God created.
Our scripture focus for the term is from Ephesians 4:32 ‘Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.’ This scripture portrays the St Michael’s vision of being a place of compassion, kindness and forgiveness, inspired by the life and teachings of Jesus.
The Catholic Calendar
As a Church family, we have a Catholic Liturgical Calendar of events and seasons. We are currently in Ordinary in which we hear Gospel readings around the life and teachings of Christ which assist our understanding of how to be followers of Jesus.This Sunday’s reading from Matthew’s gospel is the parable of the sower; where Jesus warns us what will happen at the end of time to those who do not listen to Him. Jesus uses the symbols of wheat and weeds to describe good and evil. Like the wheat and the weeds, God allows good and bad people to live side by side. God gives us freedom to make choices. He wants us to be good like the wheat and enter into God’s Kingdom.
Key Dates RE for Term 3
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20 July |
Confirmation Parent Information Night |
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29/30 July- 5/6 August |
Confirmation Commitment Masses |
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22 August |
Winter Woolies Day |
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31 August |
Confirmation Retreat and Parent/Child Formation Evening |
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1 September |
Father’s Day Liturgy |
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5 September |
Sacrament of Confirmation |
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22 September |
St Michael’s Feast Day |
For all Religious Education enquiries please email Erika Tokich at:
erika.tokich@cg.catholic.edu.au
Parish Sacramental Program 2023
Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on:
Tuesday 5 September 2023 at 6pm in St Michael’s Church, Kaleen;
Wednesday 6 September 2023 at 6pm in St Monica’s Church, Evatt; and
Thursday 7 September 2023at 6pm in St Monica’s Church, Evatt.
Parent Formation Evening – 6-7pm this Thursday 20 July 2023 in St Monica’s Church, Evatt.
Important - Please talk to your child and decide on the ‘Saint’s Name’ and their ‘Sponsor’, as these are requirements on the registration form.
The sponsor should be an adult baptised catholic and not a parent. The role of the sponsor should be someone who has an influence in the child’s life and can fill in the gaps where the parent is unable to.
Registrations are open and will close by this Friday 21 July 2023.
Registration for the Sacrament must be made via the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Qkr! App (NOT the school app).
If you are registering more than 1 child you will need to fully complete and pay for each separate registration.
No late registrations will be accepted after the closing date.
Commitment Masses – Sacrament of Confirmation
Students 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 one of the dates listed below to make their commitment for the Sacrament.
Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 August
There will be no additional commitment masses beyond these dates.
Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated in term 1, 2024.
For further Information – please contact the Sacramental Program Coordinator at sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au or check the parish website at www.cg.org.au/belconnennorth
A reminder this year's challenge finishes in 4 weeks. Well done to all the students who have completed the challenge already!
Remember to place your completed forms in the barrel by 11 August for your chance to win a prize.
Congratulations to the following students who achieved a Harmony Award in Week 1.
Well done!!
| KD | Thomas B |
| 1/2K | Samantha P |
| 1/2T | Eliza D |
| 3/4B | Dhodrul D |
| 3/4O | Peltsho C |
| 5/6H | Mallory B |
| 5/6M | Avi T |
| 5/6S | Marissa K |
Mrs McKeough would like to do French knitting with some of the students this term. If you have any spare balls of wool to donate; please place them in the box located in the Library entrance. Thank you!
