Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you to the many parents who attended our Parent Information Evening last week. I have sent the notes via Compass for those who couldn't attend. One of the things I did not mention on the evening was the importance of reading for all children. If anyone asked the secret to success in school I’m sure all teachers would resoundingly say it is to read often and widely.

Your children will soon receive logins for the Premiers Reading Challenge. This is a fun way to get children to read and they are given a large list from which to choose. At the end of the Challenge they are acknowledged at an assembly with a certificate from the Premier. We have a number of children who complete this challenge every year. This year we will also have a Sacred Heart Challenge to increase the number of children who participate. Mrs Jago will send the information home soon.

Thank you to our P and F who met last night to look at our events for the year and the way they can support the school and parents. The P and F is a vital group within the school who provide direction and leadership. Thank you to the following parents who have taken on roles for 2020:

President - Chris Janes  

Vice President - TBC

Treasurer - Stewart Old

Secretary - Steph Bailey

Committee Members - Stephan Grzmielewska, Clare Tynan, Rachel Steer, Paul Graham, Marissa Koop, Emma O’Lone

Parent Liaison - Alison Ramadge, Jenny Winter

This morning I attended the Marist Commencement Mass at North Sydney. It is an important year for them in joining our network and the last as a single sex school. The reflection was led by the school Captain, an ex student of Sacred Heart. Millie and Antony our school leaders who attended the mass with me, were excellent models of leadership.

Next week we begin the season of Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday (26th February) with a mass for Years 3-6 at 12.00pm in the church and a liturgy for K-2 in the hall at the same time. All parents are welcome.   

Thank you to all our coaches, managers and administrators who are currently working with our students who have signed up for basketball and are currently registering for netball and soccer. It is a great deal of work and it is appreciated by everyone in the community.

Parent representatives for each year group are currently being finalised.  Please see the list below for your class representatives and their contact details.  We thank them for giving up their time.

Kindy
Summer Daggett summer@pitterpatterpaws.com.au 0438786637 Social
Lillia Graham galprin@hotmail.com 0414418542 Finance
Eimear O'Riordan eimear@oriordan.me 0420462441 Comms
Lindi Seve lindiseve@gmail.com 0439073859 Comms
Michelle Smith mbsmith33@bigpond.com 0407 604 440 Social
Year 1
Carolina Briscoe carol_couto@hotmail.com 0416379601 Social
Aoife Carrick aoife.carrick@gmail.com 0414224866 Finance
Florencia Pyke florencia@elvamarketing.com.au 0423822349 Comms
Year 2
Leah Cleary ninet9@yahoo.com 0457806341
Kami Dougherty kamidougherty@gmail.com 0429499025
Fiona Dynon Fiona.dynon@bigpond.com 0412968636
Rachel Steer rachaelsteer4@gmail.com 0405 027 503 Comms
Year 3
Diana Hernandez dianapal@hotmail.com 0412417218 Finance
Marissa Koop koopmarissa@gmail.com 0437199212 Social
Dione Marshall dionemarshall@yahoo.co.uk 0437389370 Social
Nicole Sitosta nicole.sitosta@gmail.com 0433117793 Comms
Year 4
Meaghan Burgess meg_dave@bigpond.com 0414984624
Wei Deng weidengcn@gmail.com 0433956605 Finance
Julia Johnstone julia.johnstone@icloud.com 0406609341
Year 5
Zoe Dover zoedover1@gmail.com 0423 758 279 Finance
Alicia Fenwick alicia.fenwick@optusnet.com.au 0417273286 Comms
Annina Warner anninawarner@gmx.de 0457050431 Social
Year 6
Bel Chard belindakchard@bigpond.com 0414566099 Social
Emma Lund emma.lund@gmail.com 0414633882 Finance
Vic McEvoy vic.mcevoy@gmail.com 0429599842 Social
Katie O'Brien katiemob@gmail.com 0410 904 554 Social
Fiona Dynon Fiona.dynon@bigpond.com 0412968636 Fundraising
Tea Hatzis tea.hatzis@gmail.com 0402 602 551 Comms

Regards

Julie Caldwell

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 the Roads and Maritime Services. This is a compulsory requirement. 

If you wish to become a volunteer this year you must complete the Volunteers Working with Children (WWC) Accreditation Process (WWC Accreditation Process), which involves being inducted in child protection, reading and understanding the obligations and procedures under the relevant child protection legislation and SCS policies, as well as providing your Working With Children Check (WWCC) clearance number for verification by SCS. Please click on the following link to complete this process.

As this is the first time we are requesting volunteers to use this platform, each person will be required to follow this process. 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. 

If you have any further questions, please contact the school office.

Dear families,

The professional School photographer will be at Sacred Heart on Friday 13th March.  You can now purchase your pack and pay online by following the instructions on the flyer attached. 

Please note that all purchases must be made online and that there will be no cash payments accepted. 

Please ensure your child is at school on this day and please avoid making unneccessary appointments as we cannot ensure a catch-up photo.  

More information will be provided closer to the date.

A safety message from Ausgrid

The recent severe weather conditions have resulted in fallen trees and powerlines across the State and power outages in some areas.

As a result, Ausgrid has been working to ensure the network is safe and to restore power as quickly as possible.

It is always important to remember to stay safe:

- Watch out for electrical hazards hidden in storm debris; trees and flood waters can hide fallen powerlines
- Fallen powerlines are very dangerous; do not touch fallen powerlines and always assume they are live
- If you see a fallen powerline, stay at least 8 metres (as long as a school bus) away from it and anything it may be touching. Tell an adult and call triple zero (000)