School Photos

St Michael’s School Bassendean
2018 SCHOOL PHOTOS INFORMATION

Our School Photos will be taken on:
Wednesday 22nd of August 2018

Class Photos/Portraits:

• Every student will have their photo taken, whether they are purchasing photos or not, for the school’s pictorial history.
• The school has chosen to use the online ordering system. Your child will be given an online ordering instruction slip and a unique student code for you to follow and place you order online via the internet.
• • The expiry date for online ordering is the 22.08.2018. Any orders received after this date are treated as re orders and will incur a $30.00 reorder charge on top of your order you wish to purchase. You can email your order request through to reorders.perth@msp.com.au or call our office on 08 9240 8000

Family Photos:

• Envelopes can be obtained from Administration.
• Family photos are being taken the morning before school.
• Please ensure that your family envelope with enclosed payment is handed to the photographers on photo day.
• Please note: The photographers are not permitted to open the envelopes and cannot provide change.

Special/Sports Group Photos:

• If your child is in a special/sports photo you will receive a link and password to the online gallery after photo day, where you can view and order these photos if required.  These photos will be packed and delivered with the school’s bulk order.

Please Note: Class Groups, Individuals and Family Photos are not available to view online

Bishop’s Religious Literacy Assessment

The Year 5 students will be sitting the BRLA on Wednesday 8^th August. The data is used as a guide to see how well our students are learning about their faith and its traditions. The Year 3 students will sit the BRLA the following week on Wednesday 15^th August.

Absences

Thank you to the parents who have signed and returned absence note to teachers. We had a large number of absences resolved but need to follow up on the outstanding. Please check with your child or in their notes folder if you have signed a note to ensure it has reached the teacher. Thanks for your help with this matter.

URSTRONG- The Friendship Facts

Over the coming weeks, we will share some information from the URStrong program that is being taught in classes. The program focuses on teaching children how to form deep and meaningful friendships as they learn universal strategies that will apply to relationships in their lives.

These four simple truths allow our students to develop realistic expectations and feel successful in their friendships:

1. No friendship (or relationship) is perfect

Our students need to understand that conflict is a normal, natural part of a friendship – and they can survive it. When children learn to face their Friendship Fires, as we call them, and resolve conflict in a way that respects themselves and others – they are less likely to engage in unhealthy behaviours. Helping our students become master conflict-resolvers, rather than conflict-avoiders, fundamentally helps shift a school culture to a place of kindness and respect.

If you would like to skip ahead and find out more you can read Dana Kerford, founder of URStrong and presenter at the upcoming workshop at St Michael’s, on the positive education blog https://www.ggs.vic.edu.au/institute/blog/blog-posts/the-four-facts-of-friendships

Assistant Principals
Lisa Liebregts and Ryan Powles