Wayne County Reads

Schooling takes up a large proportion of an individual’s many hours, days and years which are spent in formal education laying foundations and building upon these foundations with the ultimate aim of developing well balanced, positive life-long learners. At St. Michael’s they

are acutely aware of this responsibility and therefore endeavor to offer quality schooling within a friendly, caring and supportive environment underpinned by Christian faith. One of the many qualities of this community is the acceptance of its members to reflect upon, analyze and evaluate the programmers that are offered, from academic through to social and spiritual values. During the sixty years since its re-opening at the present site, several major building programs and refurbishments have been undertaken to ensure that the school community has the best educational facilities possible. From a very simple start with few students, St. Michael’s now caters for 290 students.

• Languages.
• Mathematics.
• Christian Studies and Information Literacy.
• Other- Students who are most at risk of not reaching the Benchmarks. Students who meet the criteria for disabilities. Assistance is given to teachers in planning work, dealing with social/emotional issues and drawing up goals for identified individual students and students who are lacking in this ability.
• Language other than English (LOTE): All students in Reception - yr. 5 receive one hour a week of instruction in German whilst students in yr 6 and 7 receive instruction in Mandarin Chinese. LOTE at the Primary level not only exposes students to written and oral language but also incorporates elements of culture and daily life.
• Physical Education: Teachers program for 2 hours per week of physical activity. This physical activity takes the form of
  • Daily fitness and Physical education lesson: This program incorporates the learning of skills, participating in various sports eg. Dance, swimming, gymnastics, lawn bowls, athletics
  • Creative Arts: One of the specialist subject lessons offered to the students in 2008 is Creative Arts. Focusing on Art, Drama and Music connections are made with current units of work in the classroom aiming for the students to gain a deeper level of understanding.