26th July 2019

Dear Parents and Carers

Welcome back to school for Term 3. The staff and students are all refreshed and ready to embark on a new term of learning. Our staff prayer this week readied us for the Spring term where it is much easier to look forward with joy then our last term where we moved into winter.

Lord as we prepare for the coming of a new term make us ready, attentive and available to hear you. Thank you for the gift of being able to rise each day with the assurance that you walk through it with us. May the work we do and the way we do it , bring new hope, new life and courage to all we come in contact with this term.

This mornings Grandparent’s Mass was another beautiful mass prepared by our staff and students. We welcomed many grandparents and friends into the school to see the children’s work and to have morning tea with us. It was a pleasure to greet such important people in our children’s lives. Thank you to Father Kene who celebrated his first school mass with us.

Next week is our school census. The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data forms part of this and plays a big role in our continued funding from the government. Thank you to Mrs Miller, our staff and parents who have contributed to this massive task.

At the end of last term our new director announced changes to the SCS School Review process. As our school review was scheduled for August it has been put on hold. We have chosen though to continue to shape our new Strategic Plan which is a requirement of all schools. We will use the staff and student surveys (unfortunately we got only a few responses from parents) as well as reflections on our previous strategic plan and annual plans. Once the new plan has been written we will share that with the community.

Please see the school calendar for all our events this term. Have you put the Book Character Parade in your diary? On the 20th August the children get the chance to dress up and celebrate reading and books!

The theme this year is “Reading is my superpower.”

You are all invited to attend this Sundays Year 4 family mass at 9am at Sacred Heart Church.

This week teachers have had time to plan Religious Education units with Mr Brierley. Next week teachers will be released to assess children’s mathematics progress in multiplication and division using the clinical interview.

Regards

Julie Caldwell

• Registrations for SHM Basket Ball will be sent out next week.. Please ensure you register asap as the season starts Sat August 31st.  
• Head Coach, Mark Handel has resigned from the position to pursue an opportunity in the US so we wish him all the best.  We are in the process of appointing a new Head Coach.  This will be advised in due course. 
  
  
• Teams will remain the same from Comp 1.  If there is anyone new to SHM BB then please contact us directly.  Everyone is very welcome and lots of teams can accommodate new players so please email us on shmbbcoordinators@yahoo.com
  
  
• Kindy BB Skills- we will confirm dates and sending trybooking link soon. 

Enjoy the last few weeks of winter sport.

The BB coordinators

From 29 July 2019, the Department of Human Services (DHS) will start balancing each family’s Child Care Subsidy (CCS) entitlements for the 2018-19 financial year. All families who received CCS during that year will go through this process.

For some families, this may be your first time being a part of the balancing process. 

To help families understand the balancing process, the Department of Education and DHS have developed the resources listed in the table below.
 

Families who need more information to understand the balancing process can be directed to the DHS website.

Resources for you:

• Information Sheet– you can distribute this information sheet to families who attend your service.
• Video(Balancing CCS) – you can share this video with families who attend your service.

These resources can also be found on the Department of Education Child Care Subsidy Balancing webpage.   

Kind Regards,

Sydney Catholic Early Childhood Services (SCECS)

38 Renwick Street | PO Box 217 | Leichhardt NSW 2040
t: (02) 9568 8628
Web | 'About SCECS' 

Each year we offer our students in Years 2 to Year 6 the opportunity to participate in The University of New South Wales International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS). The International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) is an independent, quality skills-based assessment program which rewards and recognises achievement. All students receive a certificate and an individual student report indicating which questions they answered correctly and their score compared with the rest of the students tested in Australia. 

Certificates are awarded for each year level as follows:

• High Distinction to the top 1% of students in Australia
• Distinction to the next 10% of students in Australia
• Credit to the next 25% of students in Australia
• Participation to all other participating students

The assessments are suitable for students wishing to extend themselves academically and take up the personal challenge of competing in an international assessment. ICAS gives you broad insights into your child’s performance across English, Mathematics and Writing. It gathers performance information through a 30-60 minute supervised in-school test. 

ICAS Assessments are now online, a move that reflects a sector-wide transition to computer-based assessment. This allows greater accessibility for students and faster delivery of results. 

https://pay.unswglobal.com.au/ 

The dates and entry fee per student are as follows:   

Writing - Tuesday, 10th September 2019 (AUD $15.95 AUD GST inclusive) OPTIONAL  (Not available for Year 2)

English – Tuesday, 17th September 2019 ($15.95 AUD GST inclusive) OPTIONAL  

Mathematics – Wednesday, 18th September 2019 ($15.95 AUD GST inclusive) OPTIONAL  

Online parent payment:

ICAS fees is now paid online directly with ICAS, visit https://pay.unswglobal.com.au/  and enter your school’s unique code to make a direct payment to UNSW Global. Online payment will close on 14th August 2019. Sacred Heart’s unique access code is: f94f5f50b6

Please note that Year 2 students have not previously sat a test under these conditions. Therefore, it would be wise to ensure that your child is both academically and emotionally prepared for this experience.

If you require any further information, please contact michelle.glynn@syd.catholic.edu.au or your child’s classroom teacher.

 
Cowen and Lewis is our school and sport uniform provider.  They have a shop front at Turramurra which is open 9-5pm during the week and on Saturdays from 9-12pm.

All can be purchased on-line at Cowen and Lewis with free delivery to the school twice weekly.

https://www.cowanlewis.com.au/shop/category/sacred-heart-mosman   

 Your child will be called to the office once their order arrives, it will come home with your child in a brown labelled bag.  For returns, please print the following, complete: https://www.cowanlewis.com.au/files/Exchange_Sheet.pdf and return with the item to school office for collection. 

The following is when summer and winter uniforms are worn:

Term 1 & 4:      Summer

Term 2 & 3:      Winter

Please find a Link to the Uniform Guidelines.

There will also be allocated days in Term 1 and Term 3 where Cowen & Lewis will set up shop on campus to sell relevant uniforms for the following terms. 

QKR! Guides on Setting Up Profile and Clothing Pool

QKR - Setting yourself up.pdf

QKR - SHM Clothing Pool.pdf

Parents Information Handbook

Parent Handbook 2019

Compass Guide

We encourage you to update your iPhone app update 5.0.8 Compass app in order for you to continue to get the latest features and improvements being released with each update,  the need to configure auto-updates in the iOS App and Google Play stores will ensure users have the most recent version of the Compass School Manager App. 

How do I check my device has the latest app version? Currently, the iPhone version is 5.0.9 (release Sept, 2019). Steps to check: Tap on App Store > Tap on Compass School Manager > Tap on Update (if update is not an option and it has Open, then the app is up-to-date). See here the iPhone troubleshooting guide

Guide on how your payments for school fees is now via Compass!

Giving Permission to Events now via Compass! 

COMPASS ATTENDANCE INSTRUCTIONS.pdf

Permission Form for Class Lists to Parents Communications 

Class list permission 2019.pdf

Enrolment Forms 2020

Enrolment Forms  

2019 School Fees

2019 School Fees

Application for Extended Leave
Extended Leave Application, 10 days and over during school term