PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome to Term 4. It is often a busy but exciting term where children are consolidating new skills, there will be new beginnings and endings and we have the hectic lead up to Christmas. We can choose to do this mind-full-y, rushing through endless lists and tasks or being truly mindful (see diagram below) about what we choose to pay close attention to and what we choose to prioritise. I know this term will be busy but I hope it will be a fulfilling one for all.
This diagram comes from the Peaceful Kids program that Miss Roache led at our Staff Development Day on Monday.
The program teaches children more awareness of their emotions in order to access and use tools to calm and sustain good mental health.
The news that Mr Brierley is also leaving at the end of the year may cause our community some concern about the future but let me assure you there is no cause for worry because of the depth and breadth of our formal and informal leadership team at Sacred Heart. While you may have seen Mr Brierley and myself front and centre you may not have seen the quiet achievers/superstars on our leadership team or realise the work they have done in the school.
Let me introduce you to the leadership team that will be staying on at Sacred Heart next year who will be there to guide and maintain the fantastic academic results we have achieved, the Annual Improvement Plans we have devised and who will continue to maintain the professional development that has contributed to much of the school’s recent success.
Our formal leadership team:
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Miss Jackson - Religious Education Coordinator Miss Jackson is the third leader in the school and liaises with the parish on all school masses, liturgies and prayer sessions. She coordinates professional learning for Religious Education and compliance for programming in RE. She is currently working with SCS on implementing the new RE curriculum starting with Year 5 in 2023. |
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Mrs Edwards - Instructional Leader Coordinator 3 Mrs Edwards is a senior leader in the school and she oversees the professional development and compliance of the subject areas of Mathematics, English, Creative Arts and PDHPE. She is our Instructional Specialist for Mathematics and leads several teams of teachers who are at different levels of proficiency in mathematics. She has overseen the implementation of the new PDHPE syllabus and recently led the NESA audit into Creative Arts policy and programming which we passed with flying colours. |
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Mrs Miller - Literacy Leader Coordinator 2 Mrs Miller is also a senior member of our Leadership Team and takes leadership of our assessment plans and data collection and analysis. Mrs Miller is leader of the Diverse Learning Team. Our analysis of data and the actions taken afterwards over the last six years has had a direct impact in the growth of our academic upturn in recent years. Clare also analyses where the support for students in the school is required. Many of our parents of children who require either a little extra support or a lot would testify as to the compassion and incredible effort she puts into her role. |
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Mrs McCartney - Literacy Coordinator 1 Mrs McCartney is new to our Leadership Team this year and brings a wealth of knowledge from her previous roles in other schools. She is currently leading the professional development on implementing the new K-2 syllabus in English for 2023. She is currently working on a project for writing moderation that will begin for our reporting period for the end of the year and will continue into 2023. |
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Mrs Petersen - Science, Technology and Inquiry Coordinator 1 You may have noticed Mrs Petersen’s work over the last few years as we have celebrated Science Week. This work has grown as she has led the development of Science (STEM) through Deep Learning and most recently with the additional development of an Inquiry model based on the work of Kath Murdoch. Mrs Petersen and her team are currently planning the implementation of a Sacred Heart Inquiry Framework and we spent some of the recent staff development day looking at ways that we can further our work in sustainability and ways to integrate History and Geography by giving our students real world, solvable problems that helps them become hope filled, future focused stewards of the beautiful world that God gave us. |
As well as our formal leadership team we have a number of emerging leaders and teachers on teams who are supporting our leaders. As you can see I am very proud of our leadership team who have taken on the challenge of leadership in our school and the emerging leaders who have “stepped up” to take on roles within the school that help move our school goals forward.
This term we welcomed Mrs Chona Garcia as an LSO to our Diverse Learning team. She will be supporting students across the school under the direction of Mrs Miller.
Today you will receive your newsletter in two different formats. The new email with a link should be able to open the newsletter directly without logging into Compass which will make it easier to access. Please let us know if this method works for you.
Our calendar is constantly being updated. The most recent version is on Compass and the side of the newsletter. Please see some important dates below:
Regards
Julie Caldwell
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Week 1 |
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School of Rock performance |
Wednesday 12th October |
Year Six |
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First Reconciliation Masses |
Saturday and Sunday 15th and 16th October |
Year 3 and others enrolled in Reconciliation |
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Week 2 |
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Year Six Religious Education Exam |
Wednesday 19th October |
At school |
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Year 3 Excursion Wildlife Zoo |
Friday 21st October |
Year 3 |
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Year 1 Family Mass |
Sunday 9am 23rd October |
Sacred Heart Church |
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Week 3 |
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Handball for Dads and Kids! |
Friday 28th October 8am-8.40am |
An invitation to all dads to join us for a morning of fun and to share and show our skills! |
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Peer Support 1 |
Friday 28th October 2pm |
All grades - Friendology |
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Kinder Mass - Blessing of the animals |
Sunday 30th October 9am - 10am |
Sacred Heart Church |
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Week 4 |
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All Saint Mass |
Tuesday 1st November 12pm |
Whole School Mass - parents welcome |
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All Souls Day |
Morning liturgy |
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Zero Emissions Expo |
Friday 4th November 9am - 12pm |
Yr Six environmental team at the Zoo |
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Peer Support 2 |
Friday 28th 2pm |
All grades - Friendology |
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Week 5 |
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STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY |
Monday 7th November |
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First Reconciliation Retreat |
Tuesday 8th November |
Year 3 and others enrolled in Reconciliation |
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Big Blue Awards |
Friday 11th November 8.40am |
Sponsored by Claudia Portalie at McGrath Mosman |
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Kinder 2023 Orientation 1 |
Friday 11th November 9.30-11 |
Kinder 2023 visit the school |
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Peer Support 3 |
Friday 11th November 2pm |
All grades - Friendology |
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Year 2 and 3 Family Mass |
Sunday 13th November |
Sacred Heart Church |
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Week 6 |
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First Reconciliation Ceremonies |
15th and 16th November |
Year 3 and others enrolled in Reconciliation |
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Swimming Carnival |
Friday 18th November |
Years 2-6 Manly swim centre |
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K-1 Water Safety Day |
Friday 18th November |
At school |
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Kinder Orientation Day 2 |
Friday 18th November 9.30 - 11 |
Kinder 2023 and their families |
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Year 4 Family Mass |
Sunday 20th November |
Sacred Heart Church |
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Week 7 |
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John Burland workshops |
Tuesday 22nd November |
Gospel music led by John Burland |
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Sports Club Meeting |
Tuesday 22nd November |
Committee meetings |
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Peer Support 4 |
Friday 25th November |
All grades - Friendology |
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Year Five Family Mass |
Sunday 9am 27th November |
Sacred Heart Church |
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Christmas Fair |
Sunday 27th November 10.30-2.30 |
On Sacred Heart school grounds |
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Week 8 |
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Advent Liturgy Week 1 |
Monday 28th November 8.40am |
Week 1 of Advent. |
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End of Year Liturgy Year 4 |
Thursday 1st December 2.10pm |
A celebration of the year with your child’s class |
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End of Year Liturgy Kindergarten |
Friday 2nd December 2.10pm |
A celebration of the year with your child’s class |
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Handball for Dads and Kids! |
Friday 2nd December 8am-8.40am |
An invitation to all dads to join us for a morning of fun and to share and show our skills! |
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Year Five incursion |
Friday 2nd December |
Planetarium |
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End of Year Parent Event |
Saturday 3rd December |
Under the stars at Sacred Heart |
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Week 9 |
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Advent Liturgy Week 2 |
Monday 5th December 8.40am |
Week 2 of Advent |
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End of Year liturgy Year 1 |
Monday 5th December 2.10pm |
A celebration of the year with your child’s class |
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End of Year liturgy Year 3 |
Tuesday 6th December 2.10pm |
A celebration of the year with your child’s class |
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End of Year liturgy Year 5 |
Wednesday 7th December 2.10pm |
A celebration of the year with your child’s class |
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End of Year liturgy Year 2 |
Thursday 8th December 2.10pm |
A celebration of the year with your child’s class |
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Year 6 Graduation Mass |
December 8th 6pm |
Sacred Heart Church |
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Year 6 Graduation Dinner |
December 9th 6pm |
Norths |
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Week 10 |
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Advent Liturgy Week 3 |
Monday 12th December 8.40am |
Week 3 of Advent |
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100 Years Concert |
Tuesday 13th December 6pm |
A musical celebration of our 100 years as a Marist school |
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End of Year Awards and Big Blue Awards |
Thursday 15th December 9am |
Ceremony for end of year awards |
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End of Year Mass Students last day |
Friday 16th December 9.30am |
Thanksgiving mass in Sacred Heart Church |
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Summer Holidays begin 17th December Year 1-6 pupils return in summer uniform Monday 30th January Kinder testing days - Monday 30th Jan - Wednesday 1st Feb Kinder first day - Thursday 2nd Feb |
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