Sacred Heart Catholic School Mosman eNewsletter

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

Dear Parents and Carers

Welcome back to school everyone. I hope you had a good break from the routine of school.

Term Three is often the most favoured term for teachers and students as the weather gets warmer, there are no reports and testing to complete and some of our favourite activities and school events are held.

We love to celebrate in Term 3:

❤️ Grandparents Day - we love to see our special visitors (next week!)

❤️ Science Week - packed full of exciting learning and hands on activities

❤️ Fathers Day - a morning for all the children with their dads

❤️ Book Week - a fun celebration of books and dressups

Please see the term dates that are advertised at the end of this newsletter, on the public calendar in Compass (most up to date) and the calendar at the side of the newsletter for your family diary for the term.

The teachers were very happy and energised to be back after the break and spent a very busy day on Monday discovering and planning with the new Kindergarten to Year 2 Mathematics Syllabus that we will be required to teach in 2023. (A new syllabus for Yrs 3-6 will be introduced in 2024).We also looked at ways of assessing students' learning. As well as the formal tests we give children, it was timely for teachers to look at the way we build a supportive environment and positive relationships with students where they feel they can take risks in order to learn, especially in mathematics. Teacher observation is a very tried and true way of knowing whether a child is learning and teachers can tell a great deal about a child’s learning just from their day to day interactions with them. Thank you to Mrs Edwards who is our Curriculum Leader for the school who led the staff on this day.

Unfortunately we had to cancel our Athletics Carnival yet again but it would have jeopardised the students and teachers health and safety to go ahead on our last day of school. Many thanks to our Year Six leaders who made it a fun day for our younger students by coming up with fun sporting activities held indoors back at school. We have a number of students who have submitted times to Mr De Villiers and they will move to the Conference Carnival on August 2nd. We wish them all the best with their training and on the day.

Many thanks to the Beasley O’Neill family who have dropped the Sacred Heart donations to the Lismore Library on our behalf. The Lismore librarians were very grateful for our efforts in donating over 700 high quality children’s chapter books and picture books for their flood affected libraries.

Friday Assembly Coffee Mornings

At the end of last term we had quite a number of events back on site and it was a joy to see parents here again as part of our school. I have included the term calendar for you to see where the opportunities are for you to engage with the school during the term. One of our regular events, our Friday assembly, is often attended by parents when their children receive awards. Parents are welcome to attend any Friday and will find a welcoming cup of coffee near the Art Room from 8.30am onwards, hosted by Mrs Lozina our Family Educator.

As part of our welcome back to parents we held a Volunteer Education session this morning via Zoom. Our future Parent Engagement Sessions will be held in a hybrid fashion and parents can choose to attend in person, watch on Zoom or replay the video from our Parent Engagement site.

Term 3 2022 - dates for your diary

Week 1
Parent Engagement Zoom Parent Volunteers in school	Wednesday 20th July 9.30am	Volunteers in the classroom -If you are thinking of volunteering in the classroom please join us
Parents Coffee Morning	Starts 8.30am Friday 22nd July	Near Art Room - please stay for assembly
Year One Grade Mass	Friday 22nd July 9.30am	Sacred Heart Church - all welcome
Week 2
Year Four Family Mass Sacred Heart Church	Sunday 24th July 9am	All grades are invited to the Sunday family mass. Year 4 will host todays and bring a plate for morning tea
Grandparents and Friends Morning	Tuesday 26th July 9-10.30am	Open classrooms at 9am, Liturgy at 9.30am and Morning Tea in the hall for visitors at 10am
1st Communion Session 1	Tuesday 26th July Evening	Parish Hall
Parent Information evening - Friendology.	Thursday 28th July 6pm	Zoom (online) - Open to all Sacred Heart parents and children - let's speak the same language in regard to friendship, bullying and relationships. All parents must register beforehand to receive the link.
100 Days of Kindergarten Liturgy - Hall	9.15am Friday 22nd July	Kinder students, teachers and parents celebrate their first 100 years at scho
Week 3
Year Five Family Mass Sacred Heart Church	Sunday 31st July 9am	All grades are invited to the Sunday family mass. Year 5 will host todays and bring a plate for morning tea
Conference Athletics - selected students	Tuesday 2nd August All day	Selected students will compete in the SCS athletics competition
Holy Communion Program Session 2	Wednesday 3rd Aug evening	Year 4 students and those eligible to apply can do so through the parish
Parent Engagement Peaceful Kids Zoom and in person	Thursday 11th August 9.30am	Meet Bec Burrowes our school counsellor as she explains the tools for combating anxiety in the Peaceful Kids program
Saint Mary of the Cross Mass	Friday 5th August 9.15am	This whole school mass celebrates Mary McKillop’s sainthood
Census Day	Friday 5th August all day	Parents please note privacy collection notice in today's newsletter re the census
Deacon Mark’s Ordination	Saturday 6th August	Please keep Reverend Mark in your prayers on this day as he is ordained a priest
Week 4
Year 2 Family Mass Father Marks Thanksgiving Mass Sacred Heart Church	9.00am Sunday 7th August 11.00am	Year 2 will host today's mass and bring a plate for morning tea. Father Mark will say his first mass as a priest at Sacred Heart. Please join us in the celebration.
The Life of Mary McKillop by Blue Whale Theatre	Wed 10th August	Incursion for whole school
Feast of the Assumption Mass - Sacred Heart Church	Monday 15th August 12.00pm	A mass for the whole school to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption
Week 5 NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK - International Year of Glass
Family Mass Year One and Sports Blessing Sacred Heart Church	Sunday 14th August Sunday 9am	All grades are invited to the Sunday family mass to celebrate the beginning of our basketball season. Year 1 will host todays and bring a plate for morning tea
Science Week Dr Alana Wiley	Tuesday 16th August	Greatest moments in Science K-6
SH McKillop school basketball trials	Wed 17th Aug - Boys Thurs 18th Aug - Girls	Open to years 4 and 5 students only who have played basketball at or near rep level
Year 4 Excursion Glenn Street	Friday 19th August	Prehistoric Show
Year 2 Grade Mass	Friday 19th August 9.30am
Week 6
Family Mass Kindergarten Sacred Heart Church	Sunday 21st August 9am	All grades are welcome to join. Kinder host morning tea
Parent Engagement Zoom and in person Library	Wednesday 9.30 am Maths Multiplication and Division	Meet Mrs Sam Edwards to learn how we teach multiplication and division across grades
Fizzics Workshop Year 2	Friday 26th August	Incursion
First Holy Communion Masses	Saturday 26th August	Candidates select their First Communion mass this weekend
Week 7
First Holy Communion Masses	Sunday 27th August	Candidates select their First Communion mass this weekend
CPS Netball Challenge Penrith	Tuesday 30th August All day	TBC
Fathers Day Breakfast and liturgy	Friday 2nd September	All Dads and carers welcome on site
Week 8 CHILD PROTECTION WEEK
Year Six Canberra Excursions	Thursday 8th and 9th September	Year Sixes overnight curriculum excursion
Week 9
Enrolment period for First Reconciliation	This week	Please contact the parish office
Year 3 Excursion	Thursday 15th September	TBC
Week 10 BOOK WEEK @ Sacred Heart -
Scholastic Book Fair	This week	Students able to buy books from Scholastic display
Book Character Parade	Friday 23rd September	Theme Dreaming with Eyes Open
Spring Holidays - Pupils return in summer uniform Monday October 10th

Have a wonderful week.

Regards

Julie Caldwell