RAT tests will come home today for the next two weeks.. They have been given to your oldest child and labelled with your family name.

Please check their bag.

Remember it's RAT test day tomorrow!

Dear Parents and carers, 

Last Friday Father Noel and Deacon Mark celebrated our Opening School Mass with Year Six in attendance and parents and other classes online. The focus for the mass was to welcome our new school year. At the beginning of mass we were introduced to the idea of JOY, SERVICE and CELEBRATION. Joy at bringing the Good News to others (our diocesan theme for the year), service as Year Six leaders of the community and celebration - this year marks 100 years since the Marist Brothers built the Sacred Heart school on this site. 2022 is a year where we will not be defined by a virus but we will be defined by this focus as well as the focus of our school values of FAITH, GENEROSITY and COURAGE.

We seem to have gotten into the swing of the year with the children very settled at school. We also seem to have gotten into the pattern of notifications, communication, isolation and RAT testing. Because we have a number of students at home, some sick and some in isolation, the use of SeeSaw is vital to the home/school connection. Teachers would like to set up their Seesaw classes for 2022 so can I ask that all internet agreements be signed and returned to school by this Friday. Years 3-6 will begin using their Ipads in class next week.

This week is Safer Internet Week. Please see Mr de Villiers’ inclusion in the newsletter with helpful information and strategies. Using the internet is such a useful tool for work, home and education. It is important that our students are educated well at home and school about how to use it safely. Safer Internet Week gives us an opportunity to have open communication with our children at home and school about the value of this educational tool and also the possible dangers of using the internet. Firm and caring boundaries are always encouraged to keep our children safe.

School can be a very exciting place but two callouts from the fire brigade in one day can get the heart racing. One was caused by a faulty detector and the other was a false alarm. Thank you to the teachers and students for their well drilled and sensible response. Thank you to the parents who were in attendance for staying calm and ensuring the students remained calm as well. Let's hope the rest of the week is not so exciting!

CLASS PARENTS

We need you!!

We have several volunteers who are taking up the very important positions of class parents. We would love to see at least three class parents for each grade in order to hopefully connect socially at school and out of school when we can’t meet on site. We’d like to again divide the tasks in such a way that they are not onerous on a small number. The tasks are divided into:

• Communications
• Finance
• Social

If you are interested in these positions or have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Steph Bailey at curransmr@yahoo.com.au

I believe Year 6 need a Year book volunteer as well.

In order for our class parents to communicate with you the school will pass on your child’s name, your phone number and your email address to our P and F secretary who will distribute them to class parents for contacts. If you don't want this to go ahead please contact the office asap.

The P and F

Our next P and F meeting will be held on the 8th of March. At this meeting we hope to have some more parents join us to get a greater insight into the running of the school and to join us in the joint effort of making Sacred Heart the best it can possibly be. We are looking for new and innovative ways to do this. So save the date or send your ideas or queries onto Steph Bailey our P and F Secretary.

AMADEUS UPDATE

Our new music curriculum program for Years 3-6 has begun this term. Linda Conroy will be following the Amadeus music program in class and the instrument tutors will arrive this Thursday to discuss with students their choices for learning instruments. In the coming weeks students will be allocated instruments and will begin bringing them home.

Sports Uniform and uniform in general

We are trying to ensure that all students are in their correct uniform each day. A reminder about the class days for wearing sports uniforms:

Dates for your diary - Parent Information Sessions via Zoom. Please note - these start tomorrow!!

Dates for your diary - Social Events

A few of our scheduled social events cannot take place. Please see the events below and join the class What’s App groups for any class events that will be occurring for your grade.

Cancelled - Kinder drinks that had been posted to the public calendar.

Cancelled - Whole school drinks event on 25th February

Its on!!  25th February - Welcome for Kinder 2022 parents and parents of new families ONLY - drinks at school 6pm. Details will be sent shortly.

Please see our Good News Story below. If you have a good news story that you would like to share please send it along for inclusion in the newsletter.

Have a wonderful week!

Regards

Julie Caldwell

A Good News Story

My little donation.

By Marlow Clyde, 1B

I grew my hair very long during lockdown. I heard I could help sick kids by donating my hair to Wigs4Kids. They use it to make a wig for a kid who has lost their hair. I asked my family and friends to donate to the Kids with Cancer Foundation Australia. They help kids sick with cancer. Here is my fundraising page if you'd like to take a look!

https://fundraise.kidswithcancer.org.au/fundraisers/marlowclyde

School Covid Update- Please read as these guidelines are more up to date (as they change often) than even the NSW Health websites. Sydney Catholic Schools has a large team who meet on a daily basis and let the schools know what the latest advice is. The advice below is our operational guideline for the coming weeks.

Now that school has begun, if a student at the school (who has been infectious while at school) tests positive:

• Please log the case with NSW Health
• Let the school know so they can alert the grade the child is in. No names will be provided.

This information will be sent out in an alert by the school. Classmates are not required to isolate - just monitor for symptoms

• Positive students must isolate for 7 days after their positive RAT test
• There is no need to get a PCR as RAT tests are now deemed more relevant.
• Students can return to school after seven days if they are symptom free - no test needed to prove this. Sick days should be entered in Compass.
• Students who test positive are exempt for RAT testing for the next 28 days
• Siblings of positive cases should isolate for 7 days as household contacts unless they have been positive for Covid in the last 28 days.

Please see the below for the  current  information  regarding  the  process  to  Volunteer  at  Sacred  Heart.  Please  note  that  all documentation is required before coming on site and/or working with children in any capacity. 

*NB Please click on the PDF to be able to open the links

Census will occur this Friday 11th February, 2022.  

Please see the Privacy Policy and the Standard Collection Notice for your information.

A reminder to all families, to please keep us informed of any change in residency status (especially where Permanent residency Visa holders may become Australian citizens). 

Mosman Street Party

Middle Head Road, Mosman Junction

Saturday 12 February, 6-8.30pm

Mosman residents are invited to a special street party featuring live entertainment, children’s activities and food from nearby eateries on Middle Head Road at Mosman Junction on Saturday 12 February from 6pm to 8.30pm.

During the free community event Four Frogs Crêperie, The Buena and Yachiyo will provide free tastings to the sound of the Jacques Emery Band playing jazz, followed by FM Duo performing a range of pop and R&B songs.

Funded by the NSW government’s The Festival of Place in association with Mosman Council, the event will be managed in line with NSW government public health orders. Attendees are encouraged to be vaccinated and wear masks.

COMPASS: