Dear Parents and Carers,

It was with great sadness that I let you know of my retirement yesterday to commence at the end of the year. Sad, because I will be leaving such a beautiful community and a profession I have worked in and loved for 40 years. I am also excited that I will have more time to spend with my family up north and in Sydney and to begin the new chapter of my life while John and I still have the health and energy to do so.

The Principal position will be advertised next week and from there the recruitment process will take about six weeks which allows time for candidates to apply, a short listing process, interviews and announcements to be made. This is managed by Sydney Catholic Schools and the Director will have final approval over the chosen candidate.

As part of the process it is important that the community has a say about what they value the most in the school and some attributes they would like to see in a new Principal. If you would like to fill out the short google form which is linked here by Friday 27 May, we will pass the information onto the interviewing panel so that they are aware of the community’s priorities. 

Trivia Night - thank you

Thank you to the many families that joined us for the Trivia Night last night. Congratulations to the Warner family who won a $200 voucher to The Public Dining Room donated by the McLoughlin family, who are an ex Sacred Heart Family. Thank you to our Trivia Teachers Team comprising - Mr Brierley, Mr De, Mrs Roache and Miss Blake. Thanks for the feedback on the night - yes we would love to run another night later in the year.

Dates coming up

Parent Engagement Series - Behaviour - Thursday 19th May 11.20am via Zoom.

Hear about the school’s approach to behaviour and how you can use some of these tips at home.

https://scscatholic.zoom.us/j/93167645966

Password: parents

Friendology - Please see Mr De-Villiers' article in this newsletter

Family Movie Afternoon - Friday 20th May at 4pm- Venue: Cremorne Orpheum

Details are: 

3.30pm Arrival Hayden Orpheum Cremorne

3.30pm Doors open cinema 2, The Arcadia

3.45pm Singalong with Miss Jackson and Miss Conroy and the SH choir

4.00pm Feature commences

5.50pm Feature concludes

Family Masses

Year 6 Family Mass Sunday 22nd May 9am

Year 5 Family Mass Sunday 29th May 9am

School Disco - Saturday 28th May (2 sessions)

Tickets are on sale for the School Disco now - please see the flyer below for details.

Have a wonderful week. 

Regards,

Julie Caldwell

Our Lady Help of Christians Mass led by Year Five, next Tuesday, 24th May at 12pm

Sacred Heart will celebrate Our Lady Help of Christians with a Mass next Tuesday at 12pm. Parents are more than welcome to attend, provided that you are feeling well.

In the case of household contacts, you are still welcome to attend, provided that you wear a mask, please.

Year Six Confirmation Retreat Day

A very special thank you to our Year Six students who participated in their Confirmation retreat day yesterday.

Thank you to the Year Six teachers, Sacramental Coordinator Thomas Dabbah and to all staff who supported the students throughout the day.

Grade Masses

Parents are now warmly welcome to attend our weekly Grade Masses held on Fridays at 9:30am. Please see the Grade Mass schedule, should you wish to attend:

Friday 20th May, 9:30am: Year One (Year One families welcome)

Friday 27th May, 9:30am: Year Two (Year Two families welcome)

Friday 3rd June, 9:30am: Kindergarten (Kinder families welcome)

Friday 10th June, 9:30am: Year SIx (Year Six families welcome)

Friday 17th June, 9:30am: Year Three (Year Three families welcome)

Kristen Jackson

Religious Education Coordinator

Dear Parents,

URSTRONG’s whole-school friendship strategy has improved the social climate in schools around the world, connecting over a million kids, parents, and teachers with a common language of friendship. We are proud to be a URSTRONG School and are committed to empowering your children with friendship skills.

You are invited to take advantage of a FREE Parent Membership to access hundreds of resources – including an 8 session video series. This will allow you to learn the same language & strategies being taught in the classroom through the Friendology 101 curriculum. We hope that, as a URSTRONG Family, you will reinforce the important messages of empowerment, self-compassion, & kindness at home.

As a next step, we would recommend:

Click here to view an overview of URSTRONG.
Activate your FREE Parent Membership and explore all the resources available to your family.
Explore the hundreds of resources available to you!

We believe that empowering our students with these skills will create a culture of kindness at our school and we hope that, together, we can support your children to have healthy, feel-good friendships.

Once you have created your account and logged in, please feel free to engage in the following videos and information sessions.

Language of Friendship Overview: In this video, Dana Kerford (Friendship Expert & Founder of URSTRONG) will introduce you to URSTRONG’s simple framework for guiding children towards healthy friendships. Sit back and relax while Dana walks you through URSTRONG’s unique, kid-friendly language to teach friendship skills and conflict resolution!

Bullying: What Schools are Getting Wrong: We are working hard at our school to create a culture of kindness among the students. To do this, we have embraced URSTRONG’s proactive approach to bullying. Here’s an interview with the Founder of URSTRONG sharing why we use the term “Mean-on-Purpose” instead. It is important to note, however, that we believe over 90% of conflicts that happen at school are, what URSTRONG calls, Friendship Fires®.

If you have any questions about friendology, feel free to contact Mr De-Villiers. 

Mr De-Villiers

Sports/Wellbeing

Dear Parents,

Pre-purchased tickets through QKR

Your cinema tickets will be available for collection from a Sacred Heart welcome desk located at the rear entrance of the Orpheum from 3pm onwards. Tickets are not available from the box office. Please enter via Parraween street Cremorne. Tickets must be presented to the usher.

DATE: Friday 20 May

3.30pm Arrival Hayden Orpheum Cremorne
3.30pm Doors open cinema 2, The Arcadia
3.45pm Singalong
4.00pm Feature commences
5.50pm Feature concludes

There are no refunds for this event.

Dear Parents,

We are writing to inform you that over the next two weeks we will be offering x1 free chess demonstration to any students who are not current members of the chess club. The demonstration will be held on Tuesday 7:45 AM - 8:30 AM at Sacred Heart Primary School (Mosman).

If your child has a friend who is not currently in the chess class and would like to give it a try, please forward the attached document to them. Siblings are also welcome to try the chess club.

Please feel free to share this in parents whatsapp and wechat groups or to other families at the school.

Sydney Academy of Chess

(02) 9745 1170

SUNDAY 29 MAY 2022

This year we celebrate 20 years in 2022 with the following races

• K-2 Race, starting at 9:20 am: One of the most inspiring races where students can walk or run up the hill with their schoolmates ($10 per student)
• 3-6 Race, starting at 9:25 am: Students can get in the spirit and race for the Primary Schools Challenge Cup or have fun walking or running 420m ($10 per student)

The new Celebration Race, honouring our frontline hero's, our community and Humpty's good eggs like yourself. This is a fun run with bursts of colour along the 420m course, literally! All are welcome to participate, and the live DJ music will encourage participants up the hill.

REGISTRATION IS HERE

For years K-2 & 3-6 (including Primary School Challenge) races, parents should register their children in 'Individual or Family 2022', and then select their child's school. This will ensure their entry is also part of the Primary School Challenge. 

Kind regards,

Katrina Rae

Schools, Fundraising & Events

P - 02 941 2410

M - 0438 488 558

A friendly reminder to families, that iPads should be clearly labelled with your childs name.

We have a number of unclaimed iPads in the school office from the end of 2021 without names on them.

If your child misplaced their ipad at the end of 2021, please contact the school office.

COMPASS: