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22nd February 2019
Dear Parents and Carers
Week Four always brings its challenges. The children are tired, it has been hot and sleeplessness can take its toll. It’s time to look at our commitments, the children’s commitments and weed out the ones that are not important. Generally by Week 6 we are all acclimatised to the year and settled into our routines. Go gently for the next few weeks!
Last Sunday Sacred Heart Parish held a Welcome Mass for new families. We were delighted to have so many new families, Kinder families and kinder students and their Year Six buddies and their families there to welcome the year. Our new Pastoral Care leaders from Year Six held a welcome morning tea for our new students.
This week myself and members of staff have attended meetings to help our school improvement in Mathematics, leadership and School Review. This professional development gives our staff training and the opportunity to help our school grow and improve in our educational journey.
IT Information Evening - Wednesday 27th Feb 7pm
A learning opportunity for parents will be held this Wednesday evening in the school hall. Mr Brierley and teachers will run this session to help parents with security of devices, norms that can be in place at home and are in place at school.
Big Blue Awards and SRC introduction will be held next Friday the 1st March at 8.40am at our morning assembly.
Safety around the school
Currently the teachers and students are working together to make the our afternoon dismissal as safe as possible. We would appreciate parents working positively with us especially in Cardinal Street. Mr De Villiers has been reminding parents of the parking rules outside the church. Please comply with all school, council, police and RTA rules when picking up your children. Convenience should never compromise our students safety.
* Please ensure that your family name is clearly displayed on the visor at all times so teachers can easily read them.
* Please remain in your cars to ensure the flow of the traffic at afternoon carline.
Next week we welcome back Miss Claire Brickley to Sacred Heart. She will be working with Mrs Simone Jones on 2 Gold. We thank the 2 Gold parents for their patience while we comply with Sydney Catholic Schools recruitment processes.
This terms PE activity in school, Dance Fever is loved by all the children. Each year we ask if any children from Years 3 to 6 can commit to extra rehearsals and attend the Dance Fever Challenge. This years will be held on the afternoon/evening of Thursday the 4th of April. If your child is committing to the Challenge you will need to respond to the note that went out this week, the children will need to attend rehearsals, parents will need to buy tickets and commit to collecting the students from Homebush. The students will be taken by bus to Homebush. Over the last few years we have had over 100 students participate in the Dance Fever Challenge.
Regards
Julie Caldwell
New appointments will help college prepare for success
Richard Grech has been appointed Assistant Principal: Strategy and Transition for the new school, while Brigid Taylor has been named the Assistant Principal of Marist College North Shore, which will become the college’s secondary campus.
Preparations have already commenced for the arrival of the first co-educational Year 7 class, and both new roles will be pivotal in leading the new college and its network of primary schools forward. Formerly the Assistant Principal at Marist College North Shore, Mr Grech will use his existing relationships within the school community to help students and staff prepare for and manage the college’s transition.
Marist Catholic College Assistant Principal: Strategy and Transition Rick Grech with Year 9 student Lucas Longley and his sister Isabella Longley, who will join Lucas at the college in 2021.
His role will include developing relationships with students at St Mary’s North Sydney, which will become the new school’s primary campus. He will also work with Sacred Heart Mosman, Blessed Sacrament Clifton Gardens and St Michael's Lane Cove to ensure local Catholic students feel welcome if they choose to attend secondary school at Marist. “I am excited about working with staff, students and the community to bring the vision for the precinct and network to life,” he said.
Marist Catholic College Assistant Principal Brigid Taylor comes to the College after five years as the Assistant Principal at Brigidine College Randwick.
many opportunities on offer for boys and girls at the college’s open afternoon on
Wednesday 27 February 2019 from 4pm-5.30pm at 270 Miller Street, North Sydney.
Heartfelt
Term 1, Week 4
“Just as our bodies act against injury by producing inflammation, our souls react to stress with patterned responses. We become anxious when a loved one is sick. We feel irritated after an argument. Insomnia develops because we’re having problems at work. Our feelings and emotions are natural response to the bleak spiritual breaks, cuts, bruises and threats we experience…….Problems arise when those emotional and spiritual reactions turn chronic. Anxiety, fear, and stress take charge even during what should be down time…….. When times like these arise, when your soul is raw and inflamed, try to remember who you are. Sometimes the best way to do this is to find something you love or once loved to do. Moving your body, stimulating our mind and engaging in conversation might not sound like a way to ward off spiritual inflammation, but what these acts do is to help you recover a feeling of possibility and connection.”
Excerpted from “Microshifts: Transforming your life one step at a time”
by Gary Jansen
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We pray for…
Mary Harold (Harold Electrics). She was a lovely lady and very well known in the parish. May she rest in peace.
SPaR……….Stop,Pray,Reflect…
It was so lovely to have SPaR this week.
Time to sit down and have a coffee seems to be a gift!
It’s nice to share it with nice people.
Thank you to the parents who have donated to our Vinnies Snack Basket in the School Office. Keep them coming!
DOES YOUR TEENAGER NEED COMMUNITY HOURS FOR SCHOOL? CAN THEY BAKE?
I will be taking baked goods to Vinnies on Monday 4th March.
There are five steps involved:
1/ email Mary Lozina to let me know you are participating.
2/ Bake brownies, slices or biscuits at home.
3/ Pack individually in sealed snack bags.
4/ Drop off at the school office before 8.45.
5/ Bring in your forms to be signed off.
If you would like to do this, regardless of community points, feel free! The homeless love a homemade sweet treat.
PARISH NEWS……
Thank you to all the families who attended our Welcome Mass on Sunday. It was wonderful to see so many friendly, smiling faces. Special thanks to the year 6 students who welcomed their buddies and spent time with them after Mass. As leaders of the school, you set a fine example.
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
Our next youth Mass will be on Sunday 3rd March at 6pm. There will be pizza in the hall after Mass, courtesy of Fr Phil. Year 6….We are calling you !!
Parish bulletin link:
http://www.shnparish.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75&Itemid=55
May God guide you gently through the week ahead.
Mary Lozina
Family Educator
Read Less
Dear Families,
We hope your child/ren have enjoyed their first few weeks with SCECS OSHC.
We now need families to go onto their MyGov Account or Centrelink Online to confirm their child’s Enrolment with SCECS OSHC.
You need to action this to ensure that your Child Care Subsidy entitlements from the government come through on your account.
Click on the following link for help:
Please action this as soon as possible. The first invoice was If you have not confirmed your Enrolment in MyGov you will be charged full fees which we would like to avoid.
For those who still haven’t supplied us with a completed direct debit form please find attached and return via email or you can hand it to the Coordinator at the service.
If you have any questions or need assistance feel free to call us, we are happy to help.
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.
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
WE NEED YOU !
Interested in music?
Like group activities?
Want to be a musician?
We need you!
Rehearsals are on Wednesday mornings before school. If you are interested in joining our SH band, please email Mary Lozina at mary.lozina@syd.catholic.edu.au
SHM Chess Classes
Chess classes takes place in the school hall each Tuesday from 10:40am to 11:20am.
Attached is a copy of the permission slip which outlines the class structure, costings, dates and times for your convenience.To register your child in the class, go to https://sydneyacademyofchess.
Ph: (02) 9745 1170
Web: www.sydneyacademyofchess.com.
Learn to Play Tennis at SHM contact information has changed!
Jed Gould
Ph: 0411 775 945
Email: jed@pjtennisacademy.com
Jed wishes to thank the students who played tennis during Term 3 and wishes them a relaxing holiday. See you in Term 4!
DOUBLE DUTCH SKIPPING
Mark Saunders and his team of dedicated skippers have been teaching skipping at Sacred Heart for a long time. Some years the competition is tense as boy and girl teams compete and some years we have the fun seekers who wants to skip for fun. Mark has been a teacher, a trainer and a skipping instruction for many year - see below for more information.
The last class for Term 3 is on Thursday, 26 September.
Chinese lessons for next term will begin on Thursday, 17 October and the last class for Term 4 will be on 12 December in the Year 6 classroom.