Dear Parents and Carers,

Thanks to all the dads who took time out of their schedule to be at school for Handball for Dads and Kids. The children loved you being there and these simple memories are what kids treasure the most. We have one more date to book the dads for a game of handball before the end of the year. Handball for Dads and Kids is on again in Week 8 Friday the 2nd of December at 8am. 

You will have seen the flyers for the Christmas Fair. To those families that have only joined the school recently this is a must see, must do, Sacred Heart tradition that you should not miss out on. It is Sacred Heart at its best with stalls, food, rides and lots of fun. There will be a number of flyers and notifications over the coming days outlining important details and times as well as requests to the community for help, for cakes and how to buy tickets.

This year the Christmas Fair will be held on Sunday the 27th of November. 

Planning for 2023 so far...

• Staffing is complete for 2023. You will receive an updated list at the end of the term. 
• Teachers are planning Scope and Sequences for their class that fit well with the new curriculums for K-2 in English and Mathematics.
• The Annual Improvement plan for 2023 has been written with a focus on continuing the curriculum work in Mathematics and Wellbeing that Scared Heart has begun.
• Transition planning meeting with Miss Leanne Meehan and SCS executive has taken place and Leanne has met with members of the Leadership team and will return next week to meet teachers and staff.

Congratulations to our Zero Emissions Group who have worked solidly for the last two years on sustainability and waste reduction for Sacred Heart. I would like to acknowledge Ingrid Carvalho and Martina Petersen’s work in this area. Congratulations to our students team who won the Trash Hack competition for all Mosman schools run by Zero Emissions, sponsored by Mosman Council and Taronga Zoo. Please see Mrs Petersen's article on the win in this newsletter.

Thankyou to all parents who have supported IceBlock Friday- this is a graduation tradition at Sacred Heart that assists in raising money for the Year 6 students to offset graduation costs.

Kindergarten Orientation 2023 this Friday

Our Kinder Orientation will be held this Friday the 11th and Friday the 18th of November. We are looking forward to welcoming our new Kindergarten class for 2023 on both of these mornings. 

Amadeus Concert

Years 3-6 have been learning an instrument all year. Do you want to hear what they sound like as an orchestra? Please come along to the Amadeus Concert on Thursday the 17th of November at 9.15am in the playground. The Amadeus tutors have prepared the students for this event and they are very proud to show you what the children have learnt.

9:15 - 10:30am CONCERT

Running order:

1) Yr 3 & 6 Combined String Ensemble

2) Yr 4 Band

3) Yr 5 Strings

4) Yr 3 Band

5) Yr 4 Strings

6) Yr 5 & 6 Combined band

Swimming Carnival - Volunteers

Thank you to the parents who have volunteered for the Swimming Carnival next Friday. It has been a number of years since we ran a carnival so we appreciate all the help we can get for this very special event.

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