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Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome back to school everyone. I hope you had a good break from the routine of school.
Term Three is often the most favoured term for teachers and students as the weather gets warmer, there are no reports and testing to complete and some of our favourite activities and school events are held.
We love to celebrate in Term 3:
❤️ Grandparents Day - we love to see our special visitors (next week!)
❤️ Science Week - packed full of exciting learning and hands on activities
❤️ Fathers Day - a morning for all the children with their dads
❤️ Book Week - a fun celebration of books and dressups
Please see the term dates that are advertised at the end of this newsletter, on the public calendar in Compass (most up to date) and the calendar at the side of the newsletter for your family diary for the term.
The teachers were very happy and energised to be back after the break and spent a very busy day on Monday discovering and planning with the new Kindergarten to Year 2 Mathematics Syllabus that we will be required to teach in 2023. (A new syllabus for Yrs 3-6 will be introduced in 2024).We also looked at ways of assessing students' learning. As well as the formal tests we give children, it was timely for teachers to look at the way we build a supportive environment and positive relationships with students where they feel they can take risks in order to learn, especially in mathematics. Teacher observation is a very tried and true way of knowing whether a child is learning and teachers can tell a great deal about a child’s learning just from their day to day interactions with them. Thank you to Mrs Edwards who is our Curriculum Leader for the school who led the staff on this day.
Unfortunately we had to cancel our Athletics Carnival yet again but it would have jeopardised the students and teachers health and safety to go ahead on our last day of school. Many thanks to our Year Six leaders who made it a fun day for our younger students by coming up with fun sporting activities held indoors back at school. We have a number of students who have submitted times to Mr De Villiers and they will move to the Conference Carnival on August 2nd. We wish them all the best with their training and on the day.
Many thanks to the Beasley O’Neill family who have dropped the Sacred Heart donations to the Lismore Library on our behalf. The Lismore librarians were very grateful for our efforts in donating over 700 high quality children’s chapter books and picture books for their flood affected libraries.
Friday Assembly Coffee Mornings
At the end of last term we had quite a number of events back on site and it was a joy to see parents here again as part of our school. I have included the term calendar for you to see where the opportunities are for you to engage with the school during the term. One of our regular events, our Friday assembly, is often attended by parents when their children receive awards. Parents are welcome to attend any Friday and will find a welcoming cup of coffee near the Art Room from 8.30am onwards, hosted by Mrs Lozina our Family Educator.
As part of our welcome back to parents we held a Volunteer Education session this morning via Zoom. Our future Parent Engagement Sessions will be held in a hybrid fashion and parents can choose to attend in person, watch on Zoom or replay the video from our Parent Engagement site.
Term 3 2022 - dates for your diary
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Week 1 |
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Parent Engagement Zoom Parent Volunteers in school |
Wednesday 20th July 9.30am |
Volunteers in the classroom -If you are thinking of volunteering in the classroom please join us |
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Parents Coffee Morning |
Starts 8.30am Friday 22nd July |
Near Art Room - please stay for assembly |
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Year One Grade Mass |
Friday 22nd July 9.30am |
Sacred Heart Church - all welcome |
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Week 2 |
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Year Four Family Mass Sacred Heart Church |
Sunday 24th July 9am |
All grades are invited to the Sunday family mass. Year 4 will host todays and bring a plate for morning tea |
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Grandparents and Friends Morning |
Tuesday 26th July 9-10.30am |
Open classrooms at 9am, Liturgy at 9.30am and Morning Tea in the hall for visitors at 10am |
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1st Communion Session 1 |
Tuesday 26th July Evening |
Parish Hall |
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Parent Information evening - Friendology. |
Thursday 28th July 6pm |
Zoom (online) - Open to all Sacred Heart parents and children - let's speak the same language in regard to friendship, bullying and relationships. All parents must register beforehand to receive the link. |
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100 Days of Kindergarten Liturgy - Hall |
9.15am Friday 22nd July |
Kinder students, teachers and parents celebrate their first 100 years at scho |
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Week 3 |
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Year Five Family Mass Sacred Heart Church |
Sunday 31st July 9am |
All grades are invited to the Sunday family mass. Year 5 will host todays and bring a plate for morning tea |
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Conference Athletics - selected students |
Tuesday 2nd August All day |
Selected students will compete in the SCS athletics competition |
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Holy Communion Program Session 2 |
Wednesday 3rd Aug evening |
Year 4 students and those eligible to apply can do so through the parish |
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Parent Engagement Peaceful Kids Zoom and in person |
Thursday 11th August 9.30am |
Meet Bec Burrowes our school counsellor as she explains the tools for combating anxiety in the Peaceful Kids program |
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Saint Mary of the Cross Mass |
Friday 5th August 9.15am |
This whole school mass celebrates Mary McKillop’s sainthood |
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Census Day |
Friday 5th August all day |
Parents please note privacy collection notice in today's newsletter re the census |
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Deacon Mark’s Ordination |
Saturday 6th August |
Please keep Reverend Mark in your prayers on this day as he is ordained a priest |
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Week 4 |
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Year 2 Family Mass
Father Marks Thanksgiving Mass Sacred Heart Church |
9.00am Sunday 7th August 11.00am
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Year 2 will host today's mass and bring a plate for morning tea.
Father Mark will say his first mass as a priest at Sacred Heart. Please join us in the celebration.
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The Life of Mary McKillop by Blue Whale Theatre |
Wed 10th August |
Incursion for whole school |
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Feast of the Assumption Mass - Sacred Heart Church |
Monday 15th August 12.00pm |
A mass for the whole school to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption |
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Week 5 NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK - International Year of Glass |
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Family Mass Year One and Sports Blessing Sacred Heart Church |
Sunday 14th August Sunday 9am |
All grades are invited to the Sunday family mass to celebrate the beginning of our basketball season. Year 1 will host todays and bring a plate for morning tea |
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Science Week Dr Alana Wiley |
Tuesday 16th August |
Greatest moments in Science K-6 |
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SH McKillop school basketball trials |
Wed 17th Aug - Boys Thurs 18th Aug - Girls |
Open to years 4 and 5 students only who have played basketball at or near rep level |
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Year 4 Excursion Glenn Street |
Friday 19th August |
Prehistoric Show |
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Year 2 Grade Mass |
Friday 19th August 9.30am |
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Week 6 |
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Family Mass Kindergarten Sacred Heart Church |
Sunday 21st August 9am |
All grades are welcome to join. Kinder host morning tea |
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Parent Engagement Zoom and in person Library |
Wednesday 9.30 am Maths Multiplication and Division |
Meet Mrs Sam Edwards to learn how we teach multiplication and division across grades |
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Fizzics Workshop Year 2 |
Friday 26th August |
Incursion |
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First Holy Communion Masses |
Saturday 26th August |
Candidates select their First Communion mass this weekend |
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Week 7 |
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First Holy Communion Masses |
Sunday 27th August |
Candidates select their First Communion mass this weekend |
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CPS Netball Challenge Penrith |
Tuesday 30th August All day |
TBC |
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Fathers Day Breakfast and liturgy |
Friday 2nd September |
All Dads and carers welcome on site |
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Week 8 CHILD PROTECTION WEEK |
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Year Six Canberra Excursions |
Thursday 8th and 9th September |
Year Sixes overnight curriculum excursion |
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Week 9 |
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Enrolment period for First Reconciliation |
This week |
Please contact the parish office |
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Year 3 Excursion |
Thursday 15th September |
TBC |
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Week 10 BOOK WEEK @ Sacred Heart - |
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Scholastic Book Fair |
This week |
Students able to buy books from Scholastic display |
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Book Character Parade |
Friday 23rd September |
Theme Dreaming with Eyes Open |
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Spring Holidays - Pupils return in summer uniform Monday October 10th |
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Have a wonderful week.
Regards
Julie Caldwell
The 2022 Non-Government School census will take place on Friday August 5, 2022. The Census reference period is Monday 27th June - Friday 5th August, 2022. The data collected during the August Census flows into the start of year planning and through to Catholic Schools NSW's reporting obligations to the Bishops and also to other organisations such as the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC).
The August Census will be finalised from schools' Compass data at midday on Friday 5th August 2022.
Please see the following notices regarding collection of data for Census.
Coming up on July 28th we have our Friendology 101 Parent information session.
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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