Michaelmas Festival

Michaelmas Festival Invitation

Dear Parents,

We warmly invite you to join us, as we celebrate our annual Michaelmas Festival on Thursday 25th September. The day will begin at 9:30am with Class 5 performing St George and the Dragon on the front oval. After some team chants, we will move to the back oval at 10:00am to commence the games, which will run until the end of the school day.

Michaelmas is a celebration of courage, transformation and community — values we nurture in our children as they grow and face life’s challenges. While it is traditionally an autumn festival in the northern hemisphere, here in the south we embrace its universal message: to strengthen our will forces and strive forward with purpose as we head into spring.

Students from Classes 1–6 will work together in mixed-age teams to complete a series of creative, dragon-themed challenges that foster cooperation, imagination and fun. Older students will guide and encourage the younger ones, building leadership and connection. The children will prepare through the week as teams and in their classrooms, through storytelling, singing, and creating beautiful banners and shields to represent their teams.

If you would like to join us on the day, we welcome you to bring a picnic-style lunch and share in the festivities during the lunch break. It’s a wonderful way to come together and celebrate the spirit of Michaelmas as a school community.

We look forward to a day filled with light, laughter and shared courage.

Please pack of change of clothes for your child as there will be water games and there is a chance they will get wet!

We look forward to seeing you there!