Dear Sacred Heart families,    

Before we all have the well deserved break from the enormous complexity of remote learning it is very important to thank everyone for what they have done for our students this term. We know that everyone (parents and staff) have done their very best to ensure that our children’s learning has continued over the past term. It has been a very difficult juggling act for all involved and I thank you all for your patience and your perseverance.

Currently Sydney Catholic Schools and our school are working on plans for a gradual return to school next term that meets the needs of all stakeholders. It is important to remember that the return to school and events for next term will be very fluid and we need to manage ours and the students' expectations as we plan and navigate the inevitable messiness of the situation ahead of us.  As you know Covid restrictions change often and we will all need to keep ourselves informed. Can I ask that all parents ensure they keep up to date by reading the newsletter, checking the calendar on Compass and checking for Compass notifications regularly.

As well as our plans for the staggered return we are currently making plans for Orientation for Kindergarten 2022, Year 6 Graduation, our Virtual Christmas Concert, our virtual Science Week and our annual assessments and reports.

Our plans this week have included our priorities for next term which are Wellbeing, Safety and Learning. The teachers are currently looking at learning plans for the rest of the year and the assessments which will guide our focus for the remaining weeks of the year and our goal setting for 2022. 

Year 3 and 5 have their Naplan results available for pickup today. We are pleased with the overall growth in learning that the results show. We will continue to examine the data they provide the school to help guide us in setting our goals for future professional learning for the staff and learning for the students.

As our students have been required to spend so much time on screens for their learning this term I would like to recommend that students have a screen free holiday and take advantage of the hopefully beautiful spring weather that we may have.

Have a happy, healthy and safe holiday!

Some dates for the diary:

Term 3

Weekly grade Zoom masses - Year 6 this week

Term 4

Week 1 - Tuesday 5th October Pupil Free Day - Staff Professional Development

Week 2 - Science Week (Virtual)

Week 4 - Kinder and Year 1 return

Week 5 - Year 2 and Six return

              Book Week (get your costumes ready! Live and virtual)

Week 6 - Year 3,4,5 return

Week 7 - Water Safety Day

Week 10 - Christmas Carols - Virtual Concert

A reminder that students will return to school in summer uniform. It might be good to hunt them out soon and check if the children have grown! Orders from Cowan and Lewis are still being received at school for pickup.

Enjoy your week.

Regards

Julie Caldwell