Sacred Heart Catholic School Mosman eNewsletter

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

Dear Parents and Carers

We have had a number of events recently that have highlighted the importance of our community and what personal connection really means. It was a huge surprise to see all the grandparents and friends come to the school last Tuesday to see their grandchildren. They seemed to be delighted to be able to either return to the school or come for the first time. Our Year 2 teachers and students led a very special liturgy for our guests which highlighted the gratitude we have for the grandparents and friends in our lives.

Thank you to the Kindergarten parents who were able to attend the 100 days of Kindergarten liturgy in the hall on Friday. It is a credit to parents and teachers alike to see the positive growth and development of the children in their first year of school. Many thanks to Mrs Lozina our Family Educator, for preparing the liturgy.

For those of you who have met Deacon Mark over his time at Sacred Heart we were pleased to learn that he has been appointed to the Mosman parish and will stay on at the parish as our new Assistant Priest after his ordination next Saturday. Please note the two masses next Sunday that the school will be involved in.

Calendar dates. As a school we do try to keep dates the same and communicate these well but circumstances can change at times and dates need to change. The Compass calendar is linked to our live school calendar and is the most up to date. The calendar below has been updated as well.

It was a delight to attend the first Conference Athletics yesterday with the team. Please see Mr De’s account below. Thank you to Mr De who ran the carnival’s field events and Miss Blake who was our teacher track marshall for the day.

Community News: Congratulations to the Seve family for hosting the Breast Cancer fundraiser event last Sunday. Please see Lindi’s account and achievement below. We are very proud of our community’s efforts to raise money for this very important research.

In order to equip our children with the best tools to support positive mental health our teachers are getting further training in ways to support students. Miss Roache and Miss Morgan will be attending the Peaceful Kids program later this week and Miss Hollingsworth and Miss Blake will be attending the Rock and Water program in the coming weeks.

Mr Brierley and I will be attending the Principal and AP’s Retreats next week. It will be a good chance to connect with colleagues again after a number of years of only meeting via Zoom.

Please see our report on our Waste Free week. We are learning as a school to be more sustainable and our efforts are really paying off. As a result we would like to go Waste Free every day to see how we can become greener, how we can further educate our children and contribute to healthy and waste free lunches. On that note could you please note that our Covid policy of not having birthday food/lolly treats at school is still in place.

We are looking forward to another wonderful Science Week this year. We’ll let you know some of our exciting events in Week 5 and what we have been learning in Science in the next newsletter.

Regards

Julie Caldwell

Week 3
Holy Communion Program Session 2	Wednesday 3rd Aug evening	Year 4 students and those eligible to apply can do so through the parish
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 Sacred Heart Church Father Marks Thanksgiving Mass	Sunday 7th August 9am Sunday 7th August 11am	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
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
Feast of the Assumption Mass - Sacred Heart Church	Friday 15th August 12pm	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 24th August 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
Year 5 Grade Mass	Friday 26th August 9.30am
First Holy Communion Masses	Saturday 27th August	Candidates select their First Communion mass this weekend
Week 7
First Holy Communion Masses	Sunday 28th 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	11th September	Please contact the parish office
Year 3 Excursion	Thursday 15th September	TBC
Week 10 BOOK WEEK @ Sacred Heart -
Scholastic Book Fair	19th September	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