TUMUAKI/PRINCIPAL NEWS
Tēnā koutou katoa St Michael’s Catholic School Community,
It was wonderful to see so many of you at last weekend’s Parish/School Mass. These combined events are vital for preserving the link between the church and the school, and this is something that our community has identified as being of the utmost importance to you too. Heartfelt thanks to Georgina van Schaijik (DRS) and Lauren Carleton (Choir, Head of Arts) for organising such a lovely Mass, and to the PTA for hosting morning tea in the hall following the event.
A reminder that school will be closed tomorrow (Friday 15 March) while our staff undertakes professional development at Sacred Heart College with other Catholic schools in our area. We look forward to utilising this new learning once we return to school.
Green Day
Thank you for your ongoing support of our school’s outreach opportunities. These are an important chance for our children to demonstrate an awareness of the needs of those around them, and to help us to support causes that are close to our hearts at St Michael’s.
Today our Year 6 Outreach Leaders, Joanna Beny Nirojan, Oliver Carter, Hannah Frogoso and Mila Naoum collected $389.50 for The Kindness Collective. We thank you for your donations, and know that they will be very gratefully received.
Swimming Sports
We had a wonderful day last Friday celebrating our schools’ first sporting event for the year - the annual St Michael’s Swimming Sports. This event is always very special to us, as it is held at Sacred Heart College where many of our ex-pupils attend. If you joined us on the day, you likely saw them popping in and out to say “hello”! Please scroll further down to view photos.
It was wonderful to see the children encouraging one another, and displaying their excellent sportsmanship. Well done to all children who participated in the event, and a big congratulations to those who placed in swimming finals! Our Prize Giving will be held at 2.00pm on Wednesday 27 March in the School Hall.
An enormous “thank you” to Charlotte Bagnall (Sports Co-ordinator) and her wonderful team of parent helpers. These special events cannot go ahead without the support of our community. If you haven’t volunteered before, we encourage you to get involved in our Cross Country or Athletic events later on in the year.
Road Patrol
You will have seen our Year 6 road patrollers out on the Bassett Road crossing every morning and afternoon. Constable Richard Tan came in earlier in the term to hold a refresher training session with our year 6’s. Our students were excited to see Constable Tan at SMCS.
A reminder of the calls that our road patrollers use:
A reminder of the calls that our road patrollers use:
Leader: “Signs out”
“Check”
Follower: “Clear”
Leader: “Cross now” - All St Michael’s families may now cross the road.
Leader: “Signs in”
Thank you for your supporting our road patrollers with this responsibility.
Year 6 Leadership Badges
The Year 6 leadership badges have arrived at school and will be presented to our Year 6 leaders at Meditation this Monday 18 March at 9am. You are most welcome to join us for the presentation of these badges.
We would like to welcome the following family and student to our school: the Wong Family (Esther) who has an older sibling at SMCS.
St Michael’s Catholic School Policies – all our policies are on SchoolDocs
Please follow the next four steps:
- Go to www.schooldocs.co.nz
- Click Search for your school.
- Start typing the school name and then select from the dropdown list.
- Enter the community username and password: Username: smcs Password: mackillop
This term we are reviewing Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Board Responsibility, Parent Involvement, Communication with Parents, Community Conduct Expectations, School Character/Special Character, Documentation and Self-Review Policy, School Planning and Reporting, and Reporting to Parents on Student Progress and Achievement.
Please click on Current Review and then click on and read the policies. Next you click on under review and complete the survey. Your feedback would be appreciated.
Friday 15 March: Teachers Only Day (Conference at Sacred Heart College)
Thursday 21 March: World Down Syndrome Day (Lots Of Socks fundraiser for ADSA)
Monday 25 March: School Board Meeting at 7.00pm
Wednesday 27 March: Prizegiving Swimming Sports
Wednesday 27 March: Prizegiving Swimming Sports
Thursday 28 March - Holy Thursday Liturgy at 2.15pm in the Church
Easter - School Closed - Good Friday (29 March) to Easter Tuesday (02 April)
Tuesday 09 April - Summer Field Day (Seniors)
Wednesday 10 April: Assembly (Room 4 & Room 7) at 2.00pm
Wednesday 10 April: Assembly (Room 4 & Room 7) at 2.00pm
Friday 12 April - Term 1 Ends
Religious Education Term 1 Overview
For Years 3-6
Week 7: Liturgical Year - Holy Week and Easter
Weeks 8-11: Strand - Jesus
The themes in our Religious Education Programme are broad categories of knowledge and learning that overlap, weave together and build upon each other.
For Years 1 & 2
Over the last 4 years, a new Religious Education Curriculum, To Tātou Whakapono Our Faith, has been developed. Level 1 (Year 1 & 2) students will be learning through the new Curriculum from this year beginning with the theme: Te Atua God. God is understood in the Catholic faith to be a unity of three ‘persons’ - the Trinity. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Students will learn about this dynamic relationship of overflowing love.
St Michael’s Parish Website – Mass times - Sunday 8am, 10am & 5pm; Monday - Friday 7am & 12noon; Saturday 8am.
Adoration: Monday - Friday 7.30am-8.30am
Rosary: Monday – Friday 8.30am & 12.30pm; Saturday 8.30am
School Masses - Every Thursday at 9:15am (except Feast days)
Rooms 4 & 7; 21/03/24 - Rooms 1,3 & 8; 28/03/24 - Holy Thursday - Washing of the Feet Liturgy 2:15pm in the Church; 04/04/24 Rooms 5 & 10; 11/04/24 - Rooms 4 & 7
A Lenten Prayer
Manaaki ki te Atua,
Ann McKeown
Principal Tumuaki
