Over the past fortnight, I have had the pleasure of conducting interviews for our 2025 Kindergarten cohort. It was a great opportunity for me to hear and understand the feedback about our school from existing and new families. There was a consistent theme emerging from the feedback, identifying the connection we have as a community and the values instilled within our school. We are seeing an increase in enrolments annually with a lot of families seeking a high quality Catholic education here at St Michael’s. Many of the new families that participated in numerous school tours, reported that there was a feel within our school community that they hadn’t experienced before. They observed the love and care within the community and the joy our students expressed. I  understand that the reputation of a school is a key contributing factor for prospective families. Thank you for continuing to promote and support our beautiful little school. 

At our week 5 assembly, we continued to unpack our school vision statement, with a particular focus on being Inspired by Christ  and Living fully in community. We revisited our ongoing conversation with our student community to reinforce that one kind action can change someone else's day and even their life. Often we don’t realise just how far our kindness has spread. Below is a video we shared and unpacked as a part of the assembly. To me the video epitomises the values and behaviours we strive to instil. If you haven’t yet had the opportunity, I encourage you to take 5 minutes to watch the simple, yet powerful video below.

Student leadership structure feedback
Thank you to the parents who have taken the time to provide some valuable feedback on our student leadership structure. As I stated from the outset of my role as Principal, we will strive to make decisions based on the needs of our students and broader community, but won’t always necessarily get everything perfect. I appreciate the honest feedback, and I hope that you feel that you have been heard. 

Your feedback will help us shape an improved student leadership process for our 2025 cohort and beyond. Please see below some key modifications in response to the parent feedback and our school reflection on the process:

• Re-introducing two House Captains (Male and Female) 
• Additional weighting on staff voting 
• Further promotion for students within house groups to apply for leadership roles 

Wollongong Running Festival

On Sunday 2 June, over 100 of our wonderful St Michael’s students participated in the Wollongong Running Festival. It was a terrific morning filled with community spirit and plenty of smiles. We were fortunate to receive the award for the school with the most students participating in the event. As a part of this award we have been granted over $1000 in prize money to put towards our sports equipment. A huge thank you to Mrs Amy Sammut and Mrs Jakki Agostino for their promotion of this community event. Thank you also to Angela Saville and the Savvy crew for running their fun programs within our school and allowing us to be part of what was an amazing day. 

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