ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Good News Story
Congratulations to Mason and Monique who helped to launch ‘Legacy Week’ at Martin Place on Monday. Mason was chosen for the special honour of reciting the Ode to a wide audience and was gifted a special coin. We are very proud of you both.
Book Week - Week 5
Our book week parade, library visit, author and illustrator talks were a big success, along with our very popular book fair. A big thank you to the students and parents for their enthusiastic participation and to Mrs Jago and Mrs Spano for all of their organisation and enthusiasm around this special week.
Afternoon pick up
We have noticed an increase in parents / grandparents picking up on foot at the front school gates where children wait for car-line. Unfortunately this is not possible as teachers need to focus on getting students into cars. Having adults standing outside the gate makes it difficult to safely see cars and to keep the carline moving quickly. If you or a family member are collecting on foot please use the gates at the back of the school to enter and collect from Kameruka.
Also a carline reminder - please have your child's surname clearly visible (large print) from the passenger visor so that teachers can read from a distance.
Uniform
Students are welcome to wear their summer or winter uniform until the end of term, depending on the weather. Please ensure your child still wears the correct school or sport uniform on their allocated day - sport twice a week and school uniform three times a week. The correct school hat should always be worn.
New ‘Right to Disconnect’ Provisions
Parliament has passed an amendment to the Fair Work Act and new provisions, that provide employees with the ‘right to disconnect’ from work, came into effect on 26 August 2024. Sydney Catholic Schools already has practices that stipulate that employees are not expected to reply to emails outside of ordinary work hours.
Sometimes our teachers receive emails from parents late at night (sometimes even after 10:00 pm) or on weekends and at those times, the teacher can’t actually do anything about the email until they are back at school.
At Sacred Heart, we are very mindful of staff wellbeing. We urge all parents to be aware that school staff, including teachers are not required to respond to out of hours emails or calls and so as to avoid this, we kindly ask you to schedule emails so they are sent during ordinary work hours, usually 8:10 am to 4:30 pm.
Additionally, as our teachers are teaching throughout the school day, the most effective communication method is to email the office and then our office staff can pass on any emails to teachers in a timely manner. info@shmosman.catholic.edu.au
Around the Classrooms
120 days of Year 1
Our Year 1 students celebrated 120 days of being in Year 1, a special milestone for them all. This is in line with the Stage 1 Mathematics syllabus which requires students to count up to 120. Congratulations to Miss Hollingsworth, Mrs Roache and all of 1 Blue and 1 Gold students for the wonderful teaching and learning in Year 1.
Deep Learning
Blending Fairytale stories with Science in Kindergarten !!
Last week, our Kindergarten students dove into the enchanting world of "Jack and the Beanstalk”. After exploring Jack’s magic beans and the towering beanstalk that reached the giant’s castle, the students were inspired to plant their own beans!
The children eagerly prepared their garden bed, digging small trenches and watering the soil. They examined two different types of beans and made keen observations, noting that the brown beans had white spots. They predicted that the spot might be “where the shoots come out to grow” and predicted that one bean type might grow bigger than the other, demonstrating great scientific thinking.
They practised reading the seed packets, sounding out each letter beautifully, and planted their seeds in neat rows “that made a pattern.” Each seed was carefully placed with its “seed door” facing upwards, ready to grow towards the sun. Once planted, the seeds were gently covered with soil. To add a touch of magic, the children chanted, “Abracadabra, make the green beans grow, pleeeeeaaaase!!”
With their special watering cans in hand, our Kindy students are excited to nurture their seeds daily and watch their beanstalks grow over the coming weeks! Gardening superstars!
Donations needed!
GARDENING SHIRTS!
We are seeking donations of old but clean adult sized shirts for the students to wear as smocks when working in the garden.
These can be left outside the Year 6 blue classroom.
We have received some but do need some more to create a class set. Thank you Martina Petersen - Deep Learning coordinator
Wishing you God’s Blessings,
Jane Taylor
