Specialised Teaching
Religious Education
Prayer is central to the life of St Michael's with students frequently involved in preparing and sharing prayers in class and with the whole school community. Our school has strong connections with the St Peter's Parish and with community organisations. The Religious Education curriculum is a core aspect of learning across the school with a key focus on living through Sacramental Life.
Languages
Weekly Italian lessons take place in each classroom in a very engaging fashion. Signora O'Connor is an engaging teacher who uses a significant amount of music and tactile learning activities to maintain a high level of enthusiasm from her students. St Michael's traditionally participates in the local Swiss Italian Festival.
Sustainability
As a Resource Smart school, we are committed to sustainable practices, and learning about our environment. With a Sustainability leader on staff, we have time and resources allocated to engage wherever and whenever possible in this vital initiative. We have a kitchen garden with compost, and participate in activities such as recycling, nude food days, energy wise days and water wise days. We celebrate significant days throughout the year such National Tree day and National Bee day.
Physical Education
Physical Education and Sport are an important aspect of all children’s education at St Michael's Primary School. In the junior school students develop their basic motor skills and enjoy being involved in simple games and athletics based activities. The emphasis is on providing a foundation for later years and the fun that participation in physical activities and sport can bring. In the senior school these fundamental skills are developed and then applied to more complex games and activities. There are many opportunities through Goldfield's Athletics, Cross Country and other regional sports activities for students to represent St Michael's.
Visual Arts
Our Visual Arts program at St Michael’s Primary engages students in a journey of discovery, experimentation and problem-solving through making, and responding to artworks. They explore various visual arts techniques, materials and processes in both two dimensional and three dimensional forms. Through their engagement in solo and collaborative art making, students develop confidence, curiosity and build upon their imagination and creativity.
