RU OK Day

RU Ok? This question was brought to the attention of our St Michael’s school community during the week leading to Thursday 10 September. And who brought this to our attention? None other than our Year 6 Student Leaders.

Year 6 Student Leaders collaborated, planned and delivered meaningful points of awareness for all students and staff. Their programme of events began prior to RU Ok? Day. Firstly, student leaders wrote and shared prayers with the school community each morning. Secondly, every child in the school participated in creating a handprint banner to be hung at the school entrance on RU Ok? Day.

On RU Ok? Day, Student Leaders invited staff and students to wear a touch of yellow. As well, they placed yellow fabric on a bench on each playground. The purpose of the yellow benches was to encourage those without a friend to use the bench to meet friends. RU Ok? Day is about encouraging people to ask if they are OK and to make a connection with someone new. “No matter how big or small, everything can make a difference, and be meaningful”, said Lane. Zara added, “You can’t just look at someone’s face, you need to talk to them.” [Year 6 Student Leaders]

At the end of this day, the student leaders hoped that everyone would go home feeling like they belong and have someone to talk to. We want to get the message across that everyone has the right to feel OK.

Written By

St Michael's Catholic Primary Baulkham Hills
www.stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au

09 Jun 2026
Helping Your Child Learn at Home - Practical strategies every parent can use
How can you help your child learn at home without stress, conflict, or overwhelm? Join CSPD’s Learning Outcomes team for a practical parent session focused on simple, realistic ways families can support learning at home, from primary through to secondary school.

Facebook

26 May 2026
From Facebook
Our Year 6 debaters have certainly had plenty to talk about lately… and with good reason! 🎤👏 An incredible 3 out of our 4 teams came away with debate wins, but every single team should be extremely proud of the effort, preparation and teamwork they showed throughout the competition. From persuasive arguments to quick thinking and confident speaking, our students proved they can definitely win an argument… respectfully, of course! 😄 Congratulations to all of our debaters on their hard work and commitment. What a fantastic achievement! 🌟 #Year6Debating #StudentVoice #FutureLeaders #PublicSpeaking #DebateTeam #PrimarySchoolLife #CatholicEducation #Stage3Learning #LearningInAction #Teamwork #CriticalThinking #SchoolPride #NSWEducation #ConfidentCommunicators #SchoolSuccess #StudentAchievement #DebatingSkills #PrimaryEducation #SchoolCommunity #SpeakingWithConfidence #StMichaels #PrimarySchool #BaulkhamHills #CSPD #CatholicSchool

25 May 2026
From Facebook
👑🕊️ Filled with the Holy Spirit! 🕊️👑 Yesterday, we celebrated Pentecost and today our beautiful students in 1 Yellow and 1 Blue proudly wore the Holy Spirit crowns they created to remember this special occasion. ❤️💛🔥 With smiles shining bright and crowns full of colour, our Year 1 students reflected on the gift of the Holy Spirit and the joy of being part of our faith-filled community. ✨ #Pentecost #HolySpirit #Year1 #CatholicEducation #FaithInAction #PrimarySchoolLife #SchoolCommunity #SydneyCatholicSchools #CreativeKids #FaithFilledLearning #SchoolFun #ProudMoments #StMichaels #PrimarySchool #BaulkhamHills #CSPD #CatholicSchool