Dear Parents and Carers,

Access to masses and churches has been difficult this year and has led many of us to feel disconnected from our own parish as it has been more difficult to attend mass on the weekends. After discussions with Father Phil and with the appointment of Father Noel to the parish, Father Phil has added an extra weekday parish mass at 7.45am on Friday mornings from November the 6th. Staff, students, parents and parishioners are invited to this Sacred Heart community celebration of the Eucharist. Year 5 and 6 students may attend mass independently (and help with readings and altar serving), as there will be a number of teachers at each mass each week. Students from Kinder to Year 4 may attend mass with their parents. 

The 7.45 am mass will be a “busy person's” mass as it will only be about 30 minutes  long so we can return to school in time. The church is limited to 100 people. There is no need to book but you will need to sign in at the side door and be mindful of social distancing.

We hope to see you at this mass so together we can start to rebuild our community with the mass as a central meeting and focal point. 

You will have received the email with the winners of the Public Speaking Finals on Friday. Congratulations to our winners and all children who prepared their speeches and learnt about communicating well. At Sacred Heart we see this as one of the key skills for our 21st Century learners.

Yesterday was an excitement filled day as we celebrated this year’s Book Character Parade. There were many creative costumes especially from our senior students who really enjoyed their final Book Week celebration. Thank you to Mrs Jago and Mrs Spano for their work in organising our parade and Book Fair and for their enthusiasm and encouragement of our student’s love of reading.