This is Maggie our school dog who joined St Michael’s on Monday, 6th June 2022. Maggie has been a wonderful addition to our school and is loved by all who meet her.
The photo on the left is Maggie on her first day at School and on the right is a photo of Maggie preparing to celebrate her 1st Birthday in April 2023.
This is Maggie welcoming the children and staff back to school after the summer break just 12 weeks later:
She is a Cavapoo which is a cross between a King Charles Spaniel and a Poodle. This breed was carefully selected because of its ideal temperament and for the fact that they are frequently used as therapy dogs due to their calm and friendly nature.
Maggie is slowly being introduced to the school as she is still very young, spending time getting used to the environment and resting securely in the School office. After a few weeks, Maggie will be attending puppy training classes and subsequently specialist school training classes. She will only undertake specialist interaction with the children on an individual or small group basis once this has been completed over several months.
It is hoped that once fully trained, Maggie will spend her days visiting classrooms to listen to readers in addition to being with children who may need her support.
There are many benefits to having a school dog, these include:
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“Just a note to say thank you to St Michael's for our son's 8 years at the school. He's enjoyed every second of it and has fully embraced all the opportunities the school has to offer. I'm sure his time at the school will stand him in excellent stead for secondary school. As an additional mention, I wanted to let you know how wonderful Mrs Matthews has been for our daughter in Year 4. We've always felt that the teaching has been very good at the school but Mrs Matthews seems to be on a whole other level! Her communication, feedback and encouragement has been excellent. She has clearly spent time really getting to understand the children and our daughter's confidence and ability has come on in leaps and bounds. We cannot thank her enough! ”
- Mrs Levell, Parent
“After a lengthy search in West Oxfordshire at numerous other private schools, I found none of them were a patch on St Michael's. They had huge grounds, impressive sporting and drama facilities, however the special family/nurturing feel we've always loved about St Michael's just wasn't there at all. I decided that if we couldn't find a school which measured up to St Michael's, then there was little point in moving, so we stopped the house move and are remaining where we are.”
- Mrs Falconer, Parent
“During my time at St Michaels, not only did I really enjoy it, I found that I wasn’t scared to move on and I felt prepared and ready for senior school. I now realise just how much the school gave me and at Senior School, I have found topics that I had already covered or had been hinted to in the lessons at St Michael’s. So I really thank the school and feel grateful for the preparation that I had and now use. ”
- Francesca Halling, Former Pupil
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- Mrs Lloyd, Former Parent
“Just wanted to say a big Thank You to all staff and teachers over the last few months. As a full time working Mum I don't know what I would have done without the structure provided each day.”
- Mrs Homer, Parent
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- Mrs Balogun, Former Parent
“St. Michael's has been on our radar for the last few years following on from various positive conversations with different people about the school, your results and the general atmosphere and approach. With our daughter now turning two, we felt it was a good time to start enquiring and visiting the school. We're so glad we did!”
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