This morning, we celebrated the beginning of our year with a Mass celebrated in our Sacred Heart church.

Each year, the Catholic Church guides its followers to particular themes so we can focus our thoughts and energy toward action. The theme chosen by Pope Francis for 2019 is "I am the servant of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word". 

What does this mean for our school? It means that we should Serve With Joy. You should always look to see how you can help to make a difference in the lives of others. Think about how you can use your passion to make someone else happier.

In our community, we have courageous and dedicated learners who thrive with help from loving parents, caring teachers and of course, Fr Phil and the supportive members of our Sacred Heart Parish. We are grateful for learning, for friendships and opportunities.

Regards

Julie

Sacred Heart values the input and time given by the many volunteers who help create safe and productive learning environments for our students.

Persons seeking to volunteer in any capacity eg excursions, reading groups, Athletics or Swimming Carnivals in an SCS school MUST complete this SCS Induction each year and obtain a Working With Children Check (WWCC) from Roads and Maritime Services. This is a compulsory requirement. Administration has a spreadsheet outlining who has a WWCC record for you to check against.

This Induction session will be held on our Parent Information Evening next Wednesday, 13th February at 6pm in the Year 6 classroom. Please note this meeting will start promptly at this time as it will need to conclude at 6:15pm.

Please attend this session if at all possible, as we will be limiting the amount of sessions being run this year.

It is expected that all volunteers (including parents, family members) will support this process if they wish to be approved to volunteer in an SCS school.

Admin Office:

1. Please read the weekly Newsletter which is our main communication method with you, it contains important event dates & information. Tips: Event information is located in the Menu Tab if you are using a handheld device. By clicking on the shortcut tabs located at the top of the newsletter you can jump between or skip between articles.
2. Going home messages (car line/bus/afterschool care etc) must be given to administration by 1.50pm for same day changes except in emergencies. Please don’t email the classroom teacher with any same day changes.
3. The schools sickness policy requires a child to stay at home for 24h if they have vomited for any reason. If your child is unwell, please keep them at home.
4. Please do not make medical or other private appointments for your child within school hours where possible.

Compass:  

1. Full day absences are completed by Parents via the Compass Browser.
2. Partial absences are completed at the school office upon arrival or departure

Please refer to link for adding attendance in Compass tips!

Entering and Exiting the School:

1. Parents collecting children from the school grounds once the 3pm bell sounds must collect children from the designated areas ie Kamaruka and silver seats only. Please do not exit through the main school gates while carline is underway. Please note that gates do not open until 2:50pm.
2. Children on busses must get to their designated waiting area with haste. Should your child miss the bus, they must return to the administration office for further asisstance.
3. Pickup & Dropoff:3.1 Follow the road rules for parking restrictions in a school zone.
   3.2 Never park and leave your car for further than a few meters in the kiss and drop area before and after school during drop & go times.
   3.3Do not speed or play excessive loud music in car line that may disturb those living in houses nearby.
4. There are clear emergency break glass boxes at each gate/exit. All children are to be monitored as when the emergency button is pressed, a call out fee is charged to the school and exit alarms sound.

Lunch Orders via Flexischools for second lunch:

1. Ensure that you have updated your child's profile with 2019 class details, many children are still spending valuable eating time to track their orders placed in the incorrect lunch tubs.
2. Reoccuring lunch orders can be setup in advance via the website
3. Daily online orders must be completed by 9.30am.
4. Ensure that you complete the full process with a confirmation pop-up of your order for one or multiple orders. If you do not follow this step, your child’s order will not be processed.  
5. It is each parents responsibility to ensure that their children have enough healthy food for a full day of school.

Term 1, Week 2

The concept of bread runs very deeply through our faith.  We hear about bread as the ‘manna,’ which God provided for the Israelites during their travels in the desert.  Jesus Christ was described as the “Bread of Life,” giving us spiritual nurturing during our journey on Earth.  We are given our weekly “spiritual bread” through the gift of the Eucharist at Mass. 

It comes as no surprise that the Gift of Bread Charity has had significant success in Marrickville, Lewisham, Erskenville and Balmain.  The sharing of bread to the needy has always been a part of our Catholic faith.  Through the Gift of Bread initiative, we not only share physical bread with our brothers and sisters; we share friendship and support.  The Gift of Bread Mosman outreach service begins this week.  Many helping hands have offered to pick up, pack and deliver bread to various youth and community centres in the area. There will also be a box of bread in the foyer of Sacred Heart Mosman.  Please feel free to take a loaf. The bread is about friendship and caring. Give it to a neighbor. Start a conversation.  Be that smile that someone needs today.

Please sign up to become part of this journey through the Gift of Bread on:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0548ACAC2DA4FC1-shmgift

Children are most welcome but need to be supervised by their parents. Please Email mary.lozina@syd.catholic.edu.au to discuss.

SHM PRAYER LIST…..

There is strength in communal prayers…

We pray for Mrs Caldwell’s father who has passed to eternal life. 

We also pray for the O’Neil family who need some communal prayers.

“Lord, may our loved ones be safely in your arms as they shine their love and light on us from above. Amen”

Our First SPaR for the year will be Thursday 14^th February.

I look forward to seeing you all and sharing a coffee and a chit chat!

SPaR……….Stop,Pray,Reflect…

Come and have a coffee…..

Children welcome…..

All welcome…….

 

 

Would anyone like to volunteer at Vinnies?

We have two programs available.

 

Vinnies Local area:

This service involves working in pairs, visiting the needy for  a short period to aid them for the week.  The clients let you  know how they are going and what they  need for the week.

 

Vinnies Soup Making at Head Office, Lewisham

Make soup for the homeless with a friend.  Vinnies has a kitchen facility that makes soup and sandwiches ,which get delivered every night at Central and Martin Place. Hours are between 10 and 1pm which makes it a perfect outreach project for parents who have school children.  It’s very rewarding!

  

ANGELS FOOD SERVICE

Sacred Heart has an Angels food Service which is distributed to families in need and in crisis. If you know of anyone that might need a little help then please let us know. It isn’t how much money someone has, or lack thereof, it’s that someone in our community needs the wings of an angel, a little TLC. It is amazing how a meal made with love can help.   If you would like to contribute a meal or if you know of a family who could use some support, please email info@shmosman.catholic.edu.au  

  

PARISH NEWS……

 

Volunteering at Family Mass 

If any families would like to volunteer at 9am Family Mass and be placed on a roster (duties come up 1-2 times every 8-10 weeks), please email mary.lozina@syd.catholic.edu.au.

 

Youth Mass – First Sunday of the Month at 6pm

Thank you to Miss Kristen Jackson who prepared our youth Mass on Sunday.  The music and singing was truly beautiful and the students involved enjoyed the team spirit.  Special thank you to Charlotte Grebe, India O’Connor and Sabine Lozina who sang at the Mass.  Our next youth Mass will be on Sunday 3^rd March at 6pm.

 

Parish bulletin link:

http://www.shnparish.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75&Itemid=55

 

  “And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.”                      

St Paul’s Letter to the Colossians 3:14

 

Mary Lozina

Family Educator

 

Beginning of Year Mass

This morning, we celebrated our Beginning of Year Mass as a school community. Students from each grade had special roles within the Mass, with our new Kindergarten students simply learning all about what school Masses and what that means for them!

We also played our new school song for the first time. Of course, we are very lucky to be blessed with the musical talents of Ms Conroy who, with her musically inclined sibling Tom, wrote the music and lyrics. I look forward to the choir and student body becoming more familiar with the song as it details exactly the values that we as a school hope to encourage within each student in our community.

Important Dates

Student ICT Agreements

Thank you to all of the parents who have diligently sent back the student ICT agreements that are so crucial to safe and effective use of digital technologies while at school.

We would ask that any agreements not yet returned by students to their classroom teachers could be returned as soon as possible.

Cybersafety Week

This year, we will continue a strong focus on Cyber Safety at Sacred Heart. It is important that students know how to safely navigate the internet, as well as how best to safely participate and contribute to online conversations.

The staff believe it is crucial that students have the awareness and capabilities required to operate effectively in a digital environment. They are being taught to contribute online in safe and appropriate ways, and also to combat and appropriately deal with content that most would find challenging.

ENTHUSIASTIC MUSICIAN WANTED

ARE YOU IN GRADE 3,4,5 or 6?

Perhaps you are in GRADE 2

and you have been having lessons?

DO YOU LOVE MUSIC?

DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?

SACRED HEART BAND NEEDS YOU!

SHM band is a place to learn, play and enjoy music. Most importantly, students are part of an enthusiastic team.  Playing in a band helps learning, sequencing, memory and auditory skills.  It promotes teamwork and gives you lifelong friendships.

ALL INSTRUMENTS ARE WELCOME!

Jive to the clarinet, flute, oboe, trumpet, French horn, guitar, bass, xylophone, tambourine, percussion, triangles, violin, double bass and keyboard. Our Band Master, Joel Woolfe, caters for all musicians, regardless of their levels.  He composes music specifically for the band and he allows students to choose the music that they want to play. 

What’s needed?

• Enthusiasm and dedication
• one individual music lesson a week
• Weekly Wednesday morning band attendance before school

We will accept Year 2 students who have been having lessons and show some music proficiency.

If you are interested in joining the SHM band, please contact mary.lozina@syd.catholic.edu.au

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

We are fast approaching the start line for the 2019 Netball Season and are looking forward to another amazing year!  For all information regarding the 2019 Season – can you please go to the our new Sports Club Website www.shmsportsclub.org.au and click on Netball for the registration link.  

Important: Due to a glitch, the Active Kids Voucher Number can not be processed during the registration process. However, please email Cathy or Andrea at the netball coordinator email address with your active kids voucher in order for them to process it in approximatily 2 weeks after receipt of your email.

We look forward to seeing you at the courts! 

Regards
Netball Coordinators 

Sacred Heart Football is for K-6 boys and girls and who play in teams on Saturday mornings in organised competions run by Norther Suburbs Football (NSFA). They play against other clubs and schools in the area.  

The seasons starts on the 7th of April and we will update you with a registration link next week. Please remember to have your Active Kids Voucher Number ready before commencing the start of the registration process.  

Some exciting news... Sacred Heart Football has teamed up with coaching partners are XLR8 for the 2019 season!  

For all information regarding the 2019 Season – can you please go to the our new Sports Club Website www.shmsportsclub.org.au and click on Soccer.  The website provides all the information you need to help you prepare for the season. 

We look forward to an exiting season!