Dear Parents and Carers

Thank you to the Year 4 families who attended the 9am Family Mass last Sunday at Sacred Heart. Our next Family Mass is Sunday 19th June and Year 3 are invited to attend.  Our invitations to Sunday mass each week are part of the Archdiocesan project Back to Parish - to encourage, especially the parents of children in Catholic schools to engage with the church and the church community again after the long break with Covid. We are particularly looking for singers who will join Miss Jackson in supplementing the parish choir. 

Kinder and Year 6 will have mass together at 9.30am this Friday 10th June. Parents are invited to attend mass at 9.30am with them.  Both classes are very excited to attend mass together so they can be with their buddies while celebrating the mass.

Student Behaviour at Sacred Heart. 

Term 2 always brings its challenges with behaviour.  This term is no different to others.  Each term we hold behaviour meetings with reminders about the rules we have and the ones we would like to focus on. 

Students were reminded that in busy times when we have a lot of disruption to the school with sick teachers and students it is really obvious which students step up and really focus on their learning and are welcoming and supportive of the many relief teachers we have had to employ due to staff sickness.  Some students meanwhile use this as an opportunity to be disruptive or cruise with their work.  It would be a good idea to chat with your child and see how their behaviour has been over the last term and whether they have stepped up or not.

Three reminders were given at our behaviour meeting yesterday

• All children should come to lines promptly after the bell
• Respect for teachers should be shown at all times
• Children should walk and not run on stairs and ramps

We are  in the process of hearing what the students really value in the playground and what we can do to change up the playground spaces and equipment. We are looking for exciting and innovative ideas from the children to help use our spaces effectively and in a fun way.

Tell them from Me Survey 2022

This survey will close next Friday. These are anonymous surveys and can be a great opportunity to vent about concerns but it is also a good opportunity to let the school know what is going well so that the new leadership of the school in 2023 knows what is valued by the community. The link to the Sacred Heart survey is http://tellthemfromme.com/shmosman It will close on Friday the 17th June.

Please note: The newsletter will be produced every second week in future. It will be supplemented by Compass notifications as reminders. 

Future dates for your diary

Week 8

16th and 17th  June - Thursday and Friday Year 5 Excursion to Bathurst

19th June  - Sunday Year 3 Mass

Week 9

24th June - Friday  Feast of Sacred Heart Celebrating 100 years since the establishment of SH as a Marist School

26th June - Sunday 9am Mass Feast of Sacred Heart Celebrating 100 years since the establishment of SH as a Marist School

Week 10

1st July - Friday School Athletics Carnival Narrabeen. Parents welcome

Term 3 2022

Week 1

Monday 18th July Staff Development Day

Week 2

Thursday 28th July Parent Information evening on URStrong - Friendology.  Zoom (online) - All parents to attend please 

Have a wonderful week. 

Regards

Julie Caldwell

Religious Education Update Week Seven

Year Six Grade Mass this Friday, 10th of June @ 9:30am

Year Six parents are warmly welcome to attend the Year Six Grade Mass this Friday morning at 9:30am.

Sacramental Program

The First Holy Communion enrolments are now open for Year Four students. Enrolments are open until the 18th of June.

Saint Marcellin Champagnat Founder Day acknowledgement- this Friday 10th of June

Students in the Champagnat Colour House (Gold Colour) are invited to wear a yellow/gold accessory this Friday to acknowledge the Feast Day of Saint Marcellin Champagnat.

If your child is in the Champagnat colour house, it might be nice to share the following information with them.

St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal- please give generously

Each year, the Sacred Heart Community participates in various outreach initiatives to support those in most need throughout our community. This Winter, we are asking the families of Sacred Heart to contribute to the annual Vinnies Winter Appeal. Last year, the Sacred Heart community was able to contribute 30 hampers to the Winter Appeal. The hampers are presented to a St Vincent de Paul representative, Peter Marshall, on our celebratory day for the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. A very big thank you to those families who have already contributed to the 2022 St Vincent de Paul Winter Hamper appeal as advertised in Heartfelt. We ask that you please continue to show your support by sending the required items in. Please see Heartfelt for details.

Week Nine celebration- Sacred Heart Feast Day, Friday, 24th June

The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus celebrates the divine love of Jesus for humanity. It falls on the second Friday after Pentecost.

This year, Sacred Heart Feast Day will be celebrated on Friday, 24th of June in Week Nine. This will be a very special day for our school this year, as our focus will be on celebrating 100 years of Sacred Heart as a Marist School.

The children are invited to dress up in ‘olden day’ style clothing. Our Sacred Heart Feast Day School Mass will be held on Friday, 24th June @ 9:15am, led by Year Four. Parents are warmly welcome to attend the Mass. In the afternoon, we will be presenting our Vinnies Winter Hampers to St Vincent de Paul Representative, Peter Marshall. Hampers will be presented on the Basketball court from 2.30pm. Parents are very welcome to attend the presentation. Children will still be dismissed at the bell time of 3pm. 

Kristen Jackson

Religious Education Co-ordinator

Think of Yourself as a “Friendship Coach”: The Founder of URSTRONG was interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald who asked her, “Should parents get involved in their kids’ friendships?” Here are some Dos & Don’ts to coach your child from the sidelines. 

QKR!

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