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Hello Families,
Please contact the front office if you are able to assist with a letterbox drop of our 2025 enrolment flyers in your street and/ or surrounding streets! Our school catchment area includes the suburbs of Kaleen, Giralang, Crace and Lawson.
| Important Dates & Reminders | Time | Event |
| Thursday 4 April | Aboriginal Spirituality & Performance | |
| Friday 5 April | 5/6 Pink Assembly | |
| Tuesday 9 April | Cross Country Carnival | |
| Friday 12 April | Assembly & Rainbow Awards | |
| Friday 12 April | Last Day of Term 1 | |
| Thursday 25 April | ANZAC Day | |
| Tuesday 30 April | First Day of Term 2 |
Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you so much to all our families who joined in celebrating Easter by creating an Easter Hat, or another type of artwork representing Easter. Students were very excited to parade on stage yesterday and thanks to our staff who also let their creative skills run wild! It was great to see so many families and friends at school enjoying time together. We have posted photos of students on our Facebook page.
Photographs and Video recordings
It is CECG Policy that St Michael’s maintain photo approvals for each student and must ensure each person photographed has given approval before images or recordings are published. This is a reminder to all our families that videoing other students at various school events without parent permission is not sanctioned. It is important for everyone to respect the privacy of our students and families regarding this issue.
Coming up in the next 2 weeks
Assembly: Harmony Awards for Weeks 9 & 10 this Friday 5 April: 2:15pm
Daylight Saving Ends this Sunday 6 April- Clocks turn back 1 hour from 3 am to 2 am.
Community Council Meeting: Monday 8 April 5:30pm
Cross Country: Tuesday 9 April 2
Last day of school: Friday 12 April- Rainbow Awards Assembly
First Day of Term 2 for students: Tuesday 30 April (Please note Monday 29 April has been identified by CECG as a Pupil Free Day)
Congratulations and thanks to our community for such generous donations to Project Compassion. We may be small but we have a huge heart.
Many blessings,
Judy Egan
Principal
MONTHLY SCHOOL FEE STATEMENTS
(INCLUDING ACT BUILDING FUND AMOUNTS)
Please note Families who have a zero balance and no current transactions will not be issued a statement. Where we have received payments for School Fees since the last statement, a statement will be issued displaying the movement in their account.
For all ACT families who have responded to the CCSBF letters, if a family has opted into the contribution the amount will be visible on their next statement issued on 4th & 5th April 2024.
BUILDING FUND OPT IN RESPONSES
Your continued support is important of the building fund as this funding is vital for the maintenance and upkeep of our school facilities.
Please read the following information:
- An email has been sent from donotreply-accounts@cg.catholic.edu.au email address. This is an authentic CECG email address and is not SPAM.
- The Opt-In email will be sent to both parents and take the option chosen by the first parent. Split families will receive separate emails for their portion of the split.
- Each family will be requested to either select “Yes” or “No” regarding their intention to contribute to the Building Fund.
- The amount and frequency will be locked to $210 per Term, however an additional area has been included that will enable a family to contribute an additional amount if they wish to do so.
- Families can amend the Receipt details if they are contributing, i.e., for tax purposes.
Special wishes to those children who will celebrate their birthday this week:
| Gabriella C | 1/2 Red |
| Tiwalolu O | 3/4 Green |
Congratulations to the following students who achieved a Harmony Award this week.
Well done!!
| KYellow | Andi M |
| 1/2Blue | Julia J |
| 1/2Red | Maitawhiti M |
| 3/4Green | Peter K |
| 3/4Orange | Indie L |
| 5/6Indigo | Alexander F |
| 5/6Pink | Olivia S |
Parish Sacramental Program 2024
2024 Parish Sacramental Program – for students who are baptised and are in years 4-6 in 2024.
Sacrament of Reconciliation – Congratulations to the students from St Michael’s and St Monica’s schools who have celebrated the Sacrament this week. Please keep these young people in your prayers.
Sacrament of First Communion - will be celebrated across the four Sunday Parish Masses on the weekend of 15 and 16 June.
Sacrament of Confirmation – will be celebrated on 17, 18, and 19 September.
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
Holy Thursday and Good Friday
Last week the 3-6 students led our Holy Week liturgies. Year 3/4 reenacted The Last Supper where Jesus shared his last meal with his disciples during the Passover Meal. He blessed, broke and shared bread and wine. Jesus asked his disciples to “Do this in memory of me.” Each time we share in the Eucharist we are reminded of this important event and that Jesus is always with us.
During the Good Friday liturgy, we heard the Gospel story of when Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray before his death. His Disciples fell asleep while Jesus prayed to his Father in heaven. Jesus was then betrayed by Judas who told the soldiers where to find him. He was tried and found guilty, leaving him condemned to die. Even though the events of Good Friday are full of sadness, God sacrificed his Son for our freedom, which is why it is ‘Good’ Friday.
Thank you to the students and teachers who prepared and led the liturgies so reverently and parents for joining us.
Easter
On Sunday we celebrated Jesus’ Resurrection. The Liturgical Season of Easter will continue for weeks to come. It includes the Ascension of Jesus and ends with Pentecost. The season lasts for 50 days and during that time we will hear stories of Jesus’ Resurrection appearances and testimony about life in the Spirit. While we focus on the glory of Jesus’ Resurrection during Easter, it is our Resurrection too. Every year we celebrate Christ blessing us with new life. When we choose this new life we are sharing in Christ’s victory over evil and death. Let us truly be an Easter people, blessing others and shining out with the Light of Christ.
Easter Season Prayer
Praise to you, Risen Christ!
You brought light to the whole world by your Resurrection.
May your Easter light bring peace to our home.
May your Easter light bring peace to the world.
Shine in us.
Light our hearts and minds to know you better,
to love you more and more,
and to serve you by shining your light in our family,
for our friends, and to the world around us.
Send your blessing on use and on those most in need of your Light.
Who live and reign with God the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen. Alleluia!
Project Compassion
Thank you to the St Michael’s community for your generous donations to the Project Compassion Appeal. To date we have raised a phenomenal $955.50 in cash donations to help those in need for future generations. What an extraordinary effort! Please return any Project Compassion boxes to school ASAP.
Congratulations
Congratulations to our 5/6 futsal teams who competed at the futsal gala day last week. A great day was had by all with special mention to the 5/6 Blue team who made it to the semi-finals. Thank you to Philip Villarroel for coaching the team on the day and to Mr Howland who coached 5/6 Red.
Cross Country – Next Tuesday 9 April
Our carnival will commence at 9:15 with our 12 years competitors and conclude with our Kinder students at 10:45am. The carnival times are approximate and may need to be adjusted on the day due to weather or other issues as they arise. We appreciate your flexibility with this. Please ensure that your child is wearing sunscreen, has a hat and water bottle. Parents are welcome to attend to cheer on their children.
Zooper Doopers will available to purchase for $1.00 from the canteen when students complete their event.
We would love as many parent volunteers as possible to assist as course marshals on the day. If you are able to assist please get in touch - erin.hardwicke@cg.catholic.edu.au
Athletics Carnival – Save the Date
Our school athletics carnival will be held on Thursday 16 May at Merici College. We are looking forward to a great day and are thankful to Merici for allowing us to use their facilities. All students from K-6 will attend and will travel to and from the venue by coach.
Erin Hardwicke
My name is Jo, and I am happy to be back as the School Counsellor at St Michaels in 2024.
I have a psychology and counselling background and I have a great passion in working with young people. I feel it is a great privilege to be able to support them with their growth, emotions, relationships, and any other concerns they might be experiencing.
The school counselling program is a first port of call in supporting your child’s mental wellbeing within the school environment. I am able to provide short-term counselling intervention sessions over a few weeks and provide support and guidance in accessing external services if required. Feel free to touch base with any questions or concerns relating to the counselling service at your school, happy to chat through the program and the support I can offer in this role. I am at the school on a Monday each week.
If you would like to make a referral for your child, please use the link below to access the form – once the referral has been put through, I will be in touch as soon as possible.
https://catholiccare.force.com/housing/s/school-referral-form
I look forward to working with you and your school throughout 2024!
School Sport ACT - ACT Teams Selection - Important Information
Please see the School Sport ACT webpage http://www.schoolsportaustralia.edu.au/stateterritory-school-sport-offices/school-sport-act/ or Facebook page for the most up to date information.
SCHOOL SPORT ACT TRIALS – Please keep an eye on the School Sport ACT website www.schoolsportact.asn.au for upcoming ACT trials. The process for registering can be found below. If you need any assistance registering your child please feel free to ask for assistance.
How to register your child with School Sport ACT
School Sport ACT now collects all registration information online – this is to prevent the movement to and fro of a paper note and have all information readily available to officials prior to the trial. As this process incurs a fee for data storage, system maintenance and admin, a small fee payment via credit card will be required.
- Go to the School Sport ACT website – www.schoolsportact.asn.au
- Click Register (top right corner of homepage) for an Account – enter parent details and password
- A confirmation email will be sent to your chosen email that will contain a link that you must click on to verify the email account.
- Click Log In (top right hand corner of home page) enter password then click on top tab My Profile
- You will see a ‘dashboard’ of your information, click green box to Add Student – enter student and medical details and save.
- Go to the Sports Tab – choose your specific sport, click on Trial Information box then click on the Register to Trial link.
- Select your child’s name from the dropdown box and then enter the optional fields for Playing History, Preferred Position (if applicable) and Representative Experience. If you are already in the system, ensure your child’s school is up to date in your profile – have they moved onto High School?