Harmony Week is a time to celebrate the diverse cultural backgrounds of our school, staff, students and families. We are proud to showcase a rich tapestry of cultures that make up our community. Our multicultural identity spans First Nations to New Arrivals and our differences are united in God’s love. 

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: even as I have loved you, that you also love one another." (John 13:34) 

Tomorrow, Thursday 21 March, our children are asked to wear orange as a sign of our culture of welcome and belonging. Guided by Christ, let us continue to live our values  and embrace difference, foster understanding, respect and unity among our community, and recognise the unique contribution that each person brings. 

To our amazing Miss Calizar, parent volunteers, staff and students, thank you for contributing to such a successful Cross Country event. Whilst it was very hot, the temperatures were monitored and did not hit the peak until later in the day. We also only had the class running attend at a specific time so they were not waiting in the sun.  It was important that we adhered to our booking of the oval and that the times were put through for those who made it to the next level.

Violet Olds’ singing achievements!!!! 

Competing in a vocal Eisteddfod, Violet took out 5 first places in one night. Singing everything from classical to pop! She enjoyed every moment of it, made new friends and held herself with grace. The prizes are but the cherry on top of the experience. Violet, we are SO proud of you!!

We will be revamping some of our playground areas over the next year utilising school money, as well as the contributions from all of our parents from 2023/24 fundraising. Firstly, we will focus on our undercroft area, where we hold assemblies. We will have artificial turf laid with soccer markings and a space for the BBQ which we use for a number of P&F and school events. We will then turn our attention to the area under the hall where we may re-mark handball courts with bright, attractive colours and try to make it a little (or a lot) more enticing and engaging. Mrs Taylor and I are also looking into a request from parents for Bike and Scooter storage. I thank our AMAZING parent community for their continued support and hard work which make these projects possible.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS IN TERM 2

Next term, a number of classes will have parent volunteers, this is particularly helpful in our infants classes. We value the time, energy and skills that volunteers bring and remind you that, as a volunteer, you are expected to support the school by adhering to it’s procedures and strategies to reduce any risk to children, staff and yourself.

More importantly, it is expected that all volunteers respect the privacy and dignity of every child, the child’s family and staff if they become aware of personal information during their role as a volunteer.

This may include things such as:     

• Student needs
• Behavioural matters
• Educational progress of students
• Family circumstances
• Health issues
• Child protection issues

The parent volunteers role is to help, assist and support children with their learning while the teacher’s role is to plan, teach, manage and assess students. If a parent volunteer is unsure of their role, please clarify with the class teacher.

* Please note documention is required in order to be a volunteer at Sacred Heart. Please contact the school office for further information.