Dear Sacred Heart families,

Lockdown 2021 - Week 2                           

I hope that parents and students are adjusting to our lockdown and home learning. Most children seem to have gotten into the routine of work at home (or supervised work at school). We are hearing some very positive feedback from parents about the work set, the support and in particular the independence many children are displaying. We found that after last year’s home learning experience parents and teachers were able to have some very practical conversations about children’s work habits and whether they were seeing the same at home as at school. Please contact your child’s teacher if your child is not managing with the work or if they are not able to independently complete most work. Hopefully our lockdown period will only extend one more week and the children will return full time to school.

Our two Zoom assemblies will continue each week in lockdown. Thank you to the parents who nominate their children for a PAWS award on Friday. We are particularly proud of the children who are receiving these awards on Friday as they are meeting the PAWS expectations outside of school as well as having met them already in school.

Fridays’ assembly will be followed by a mini celebration (on Zoom) for Kinder to recognise the fact that they have been at “school” for 100 days. Kinder will use the same Zoom link as the assembly - just stay on the Zoom link for assembly while we move to the Kinder class. 

Our staff are here to support parents and students during this lockdown period. If we can help in any way please let us know. The contact details for the office and leadership team are:

The office  (Sheryl): info@shmosman.catholic.edu

The office  (Ingrid):accounts.01438@sydstu.catholic.edu.au

Mrs Caldwell: julie.caldwell@syd.catholic.edu.au

Mr Brierley: nicholas.brierley@syd.catholic.edu.au

Mrs Edwards:samantha.edwards@syd.catholic.edu.au

Miss Jackson: kristen.jackson@syd.catholic.edu.au

For classroom teachers’ email addresses please see the Compass note for each class for the week that details the work for that week.

A reminder that while we are at reduced numbers NSWHealth is also encouraging teachers to work from home so we do need the parents who send their children to school to book in through the office by email by 3pm the day prior (i.e. Friday for Monday) that you would like your child to attend  to ensure we have enough teachers on site.

We all love cooking in lockdown - please see Mrs. Edwards mathematical cooking recipe and the offer from parent Mrs. Karina Savage below for some Lockdown kitchen/food inspiration. 

Update from Sydney Catholic Schools

Tony Farley, our Executive Director will hold another live Q and A session on Friday evening. Based on feedback from participants, Sydney Catholic Schools is pleased to host two focussed Facebook Live COVID-19 events this Friday night, 23 July 2021:

• From 5 - 5.30pm we are holding our Kindy to Year 2 Event, to connect with our Kindy through to Year 2 parents about our supports during lockdown 

• From 6 - 6.30pm we are holding our Year 12 Event, for our Year 12 parents and students, to provide up to the minute support, guidance and reassurance. 

Hosted by our Executive Director and Chief of Staff, and joined by SCS experts, the Live Facebook event will be interactive.  You can also ask questions in advance by posting comments into the comments section of the event on our Facebook page.

Don’t forget to follow us to ensure you can be part of the conversation! 

In Heartfelt today you will find an invitation from Mary Lozina, our Family Educator to the Alpha series. It will be a Zoom meeting first off. I did my first Alpha course many years ago as a teacher and parent of a young child. I found it a rewarding way to explore my faith, connect with people on the same journey and this exploration eventually led me to take up the call to leadership in a Catholic school. I recommend the Alpha course to anyone wanting to reconnect with their faith, to anyone wanting to explore their faith with others or anyone who would like to just have a look and see.

Enjoy your week

Regards

Julie Caldwell