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Dear Parents,
A busy week for our Year 6 students with them taking the next step in their sacramental journey with the Sacrament of Confirmation. Confirmation is the sacrament by which Catholics receive a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Through Confirmation, the Holy Spirit gives them the increased ability to practice their Catholic faith in every aspect of their lives and to witness Christ in every situation. Congratulations to all!
Thank you, Bishop Brady, Father Phil, Father Matthew, Deacon Justin. Also a huge thanks to Thomas Dabbah (Sacramental Coordinator), Kristen Jackson (Religious Education Coordinator) and our Year 6 classroom teachers for their preparation and care of our children.
Sacred Heart’s Art Trail
We are excited to invite you to Sacred Heart's Art Trail on Thursday 18 September from 4:30pm. Please note that there will be no food provided at this event. The format is also different to the Art Exhibition we have had in previous years but the quality of art on display will be phenomenal. I take this opportunity to thank Ms Morris for her passion and dedication to our Visual Arts program at Sacred Heart.
Our school’s Angel Meals program: Can we brighten someone’s day?
Our SHM Angels cooking program recommenced in Term 2. Thank you to everyone who already has (and will be!) cooking this term to support our community through generously providing meals. The program is always looking for volunteers to cook meals, usually as part of a roster once per term. Would you like to be involved? Please contact Caitlin Hill, who coordinates the Angel Meals program on behalf of the P&F: shmosman.angels@gmail.com
Communication
We appreciate the partnership we have with each and every one of you. I just want to remind you that when issues arise, we encourage you to communicate directly with your child's teacher or our school leadership team. Our staff is best equipped to address concerns effectively, as they have firsthand knowledge of the classroom environment and school policies. They are committed to working collaboratively with all parents to find the best solutions for your child.
Our teachers are highly qualified professionals with extensive training and experience in education. They are committed to providing a safe, supportive, and enriching learning environment for every student. They work closely with your children on a daily basis, developing a deep understanding of their individual needs, strengths, and challenges.
Relying on second-hand information or reports from other parents or children can sometimes lead to misunderstandings or misinterpretations of situations. We believe that direct communication with our teachers ensures that you receive the most accurate and complete information.
Thank you for your continued trust and partnership in your child's education. We are committed to working together to ensure every student's success.
Tell Them From Me (TTFM) Survey
We invite staff, students and parents to complete online the 'Tell Them from Me (TTFM)’ Partners in Learning Survey to provide feedback on their experience of our school. The surveys are an important part of our whole school evaluation and planning process.
The information you provide will be used to maintain our commitment to working together in partnership to further improve student learning and wellbeing at Sacred Heart.
The survey is anonymous and will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Parents can access the survey using the URL below. The survey window is open for the next few weeks.
May God bless all our families.
EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL
Reports
At the end of last year, Sydney Catholic Schools put together a working party to ensure consistency of reporting across all Sydney Catholic Schools. The working party recommended some updates for reports that all schools must now follow. These include:
- Semester 1 and Semester 2 reports should have the same format
- There should be one general comment, not separate teacher comment boxes for Religious Education, English or Mathematics
- Each school should choose seven Learning and Social Development descriptors to report on which are mandated from Sydney Catholic Schools
- Achievement in Religious Education for Stage 2 and Stage 3 should be reported on according to strands completed across the semester and include: Scripture and Jesus; Church and Community; God, Religion and Life; Prayer, Liturgy and Sacraments and Morality and Justice.
- History and Geography subject names change to Human Society and Its Environment - History and Human Society and Its Environment - Geography
- The general teacher comment should include:
- A sentence devoted to Religious Education
- Two specific achievements/strengths/areas of growth
- Two areas for further development
- Any non-academic contributions
- A personal quality and/or interest of the student
At Sacred Heart, the changes mainly impact Semester 2 reports as we had individual comment boxes for Religious Education, English and Mathematics and now we will have the one Teacher general comment as required. Reports to parents are still accessed via Compass and the same style and formatting will continue.
In addition to the written report, we conduct our Parent/ Teacher Interviews at the end of the term to give parents the opportunity to discuss the report and their child’s learning with the class teacher.
Amadeus Concert - 2:00 pm - Years 3 - 6
Parents, grandparents and carers are warmly invited to attend our Amadeus concert being held in the hall Thursday 19 June starting at 2:00 pm. The timing of an afternoon concert allows the Amadeus teachers to tune instruments, set up the concert space and have final rehearsals before they showcase the students' learning for this Semester. We hope you can join us.
Instruments
Children should take their instrument home every Thursday. Instruments can not be stored at school.
Afternoon Pick up
Carline
We have noticed an increase in parents standing at the carline gate and asking the teacher on duty for their child. The teachers are very busy trying to put children safely into cars. Only children who are being collected in a car should be waiting at the steps and will not be dismissed from this area unless going directly into a car. Please use the Kameruka pick up area to collect children who are walking.
Playing
Children are not to play on the school grounds after school. Once you collect your child, please keep them with you and exit the school grounds. This enables us to ensure that all children are safely collected at the end of the day.
Year 5 Camp
Year 5 parents and carers are asked to attend a zoom information session on Monday 2 June at 6:30 pm. Mrs Watson and I will go through the times, travel arrangements, packing needs and itinerary for the Year 5 camp. This is an opportunity for all of Year 5 parents to hear about the camp and to ask any questions before the camp on 17th June.
Good news story
Congratulations to Sadie and Zoe in Year 3 who completed the Balmoral Burn. They participated last year and wanted to make it an annual event together to raise money for such an important cause.
Mrs Jane Taylor
Assistant Principal
Thank you to those who attended our recent Parent Engagement 
Workshop: Understanding Your Child's Reading Development. Your presence was sincerely valued, sincerely valued, and it was wonderful to see so many parents actively engaged in supporting their children’s reading.
As promised, we have sent an email with access to the resource slides from the session for your reference. We hope these will be useful as you continue to foster a love of reading at home.
We would greatly appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete our short feedback form. Your insights are incredibly valuable and will help us tailor future parent engagement workshops to better support our school community. Even if you weren’t able to attend, we warmly invite you to share any suggestions or ideas by completing the form.
FEEDBACK K-2 Parent Engagement Workshop: Understanding Your Child's Reading Development
Thank you once again for your support and partnership.
Leader of Teaching and Learning
National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week
National Sorry Day is observed on May 26th each year in Australia. It is a day of remembrance and reflection dedicated to acknowledging the historical mistreatment and injustices suffered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly the Stolen Generations.
National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
The 2025 theme, Bridging Now to Next, reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future. Bridging Now to Next calls on all Australians to step forward together, to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us.
All classes will recognise and reflect upon the importance of National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week this week at school.
REMINDER!!! Positive Behaviours for Learning Reward: This Friday 30 May.
Everyone is encouraged to wear their favourite team jersey on this day. THIS IS A MUFTI DAY (Plain clothes, uniform not required). To support those severely impacted by the recent floods in NSW, donations can be made at: GIVOT - NSW Flooding Appeal.
Have a great week!Amanda Macourt
Leader of Wellbeing and Engagement
Sacred Heart Feast Day- Friday 27th June
This term we will celebrate our special Feast Day for the Sacred Heart of Jesus. On Friday 27th of June, children are invited to wear Mufti clothing as part of our special day. We will begin the day with a whole school Mass @ 9:15am, followed by special feast day celebrations throughout the day. We invite the children to bring a picnic rug for a picnic lunch together on the Basketball Court. Children bring their own 1st and 2nd lunch (or lunch order) as per normal. They will be provided with special picnic snacks to enjoy after eating their lunch including- a fun size packet of original (plain) smiths crisps, 2 x natural confectionary snakes and a lemonade ice block.
If your child has specific dietary requirements and can NOT eat the items in the picnic snack pack, please fill in this google form no later than Friday, 13th June.
St Vincent de Paul Winter Hamper Drive, we truly need your support- please give generously!
As part of our Sacred Heart feast day celebrations, the community Sacred Heart partakes in an annual winter hamper drive to show our support to the St Vincent de Paul society and the works that they do to assist families in need. Please see the flyer for information on which items each grade will donate. Donations can be brought to the classrooms. Thank you sincerely for your contributions! Please bring your donations by Wednesday, 18th of June.
Sacrament of Confirmation Ceremonies this week
This Thursday and Friday, our Confirmation candidates will receive their Sacrament of Confirmation. Please keep these students in your prayers this week. We wish them all the very best as they prepare for this very special time in their journey of faith, to receive the Holy Spirit and to be confirmed in their faith.
This fortnight we are still celebrating May the Month of Mary.
We celebrate Mary by praying the Rosary.
We pray not to ensure that we will have all we need, or that life will forever go our way. Rather we pray to know God through Our Mother Mary. We pray in order to have the grace to deal with life as she would have us deal with it. We pray to hand our lives over to her all loving will. Our Mother Mary intercedes for us. She is our constant link to God our Father.
Introduction to the Rosary for Children
Feast of the Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary - Saturday 31st May
Commemorates the Virgin Mary's visit to her cousin, Elizabeth.
Mary and Elizabeth's joy reminds us of how the Church ought to respond to Christ's incarnation: “Mary, living Tabernacle of God made flesh, is the Ark of the Covenant in whom the Lord visited and redeemed his people. Jesus' presence filled her with the Holy Spirit.
A Journey of Grace: The May Pilgrimage to Mary Mackillop Place.
Two weeks ago on Tuesday, 13th May 2025, We hosted our first Family Educator network event at Mary Mackillop Place in North Sydney. Together parents, grandparents and friends gathered in faith, reflection and the luminous legacy of Australia’s first saint, Saint Mary Mackillop. Coinciding with the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima, this event kindled a deeper appreciation for St Mary’s life of courage, grace & determination.
Reflections. Celebrations. Remembrances.
When we highlight events within our communities and when we share, we are reminding each other of what is important and what we value.
Past. Present. Future.
We all have one.
Christ came that we might have life and have it in abundance.
Now more than ever ... we should all have it in abundance.(John 10:10)
This term we have various group initiatives where I hope to see many of you. It will be great to see our groups flourish and continue to encourage as new friendships evolve. Coffee & conversations are always included.
The link below has the details for all initiatives. All are welcome.
Information for group activities
Sacred Heart Parish Church news,
If you or someone you know is unwell or in need of some prayers, join Sacred Heart Church at Mass for the Anointing of the Sick,
Friday 6th June Midday Mass followed by lunch in the Parish Hall.
Anna Macri
Family & Faith Educator
We are already halfway through Term 2! All of this rain so far has not yet managed to stop us.
On May 13-15, 14 teams and 140 players from across NSW hit the courts in Minto for the NSWPSSA Boys Basketball Championships, hosted by Sydney South West.
Over three intense days of basketball, teams battled through round-robin pool matches before the final day’s playoffs. Sydney North and Hunter topped their pools and faced CIS and MacKillop in the cross-over semis. Sydney North and CIS claimed victory to progress to the final.
Final Results:
- Sydney North – Champions
- CIS – Silver
- MacKillop – Bronze (def. Hunter in 3rd place playoff)
We congratulate Jorge Pyke for representing Sacred Heart, with MacKillop coming third overall in the play-offs. It is never an easy competition and we are so proud of his results!
On Monday 26th of May, Stage 3 participated in their Interschool Sports Gala Day for European Handball. Other Conferences had to have theirs cancelled and rescheduled, but we were so lucky and blessed that the rain held off for ours to go ahead. Thank you to Mrs. Stephanie Matchett and our Stage 3 teachers for executing the day in my absence. From what was reported, the students had a great day and represented Sacred Heart well.
Today also marks Sacred Hearts Athletics Carnival. We are so blessed to have it still go ahead despite all of the rain over the weekend. I am sure that the students will have a great day. Thank you to our staff and teachers for assisting with the running of this day. Thank you also to ZING Activ for their support and assistance in the running of this day - their help, knowledge and time is such an asset to Sacred Heart. Last but certainly never least, a special thank you goes to our tremendous parent volunteers. Your willingness to get involved and within all of the action is so valuable and greatly appreciated on a day like this.
On June 4 - 6th, Zachary Meacock will be away in Sydney’s West at Blacktown International Sportpark competing in the NSWPSSA AFL Championships. We wish him the best of luck, and if further selected, he will represent Sacred Heart as part of the School Sports Australia State AFL team.
Lastly, in two weeks time on Wednesday 11th of June, Gisele Camus and Grace Meacock will be away competing in the MacKillop Championships for Cross Country. We look forward to hearing of their results.
That’s all for now in sporting news. See you in the next edition!
Kind Regards,
Miss Austrie Calizar
Sports Co-ordinator
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