Deputy Principal

Lent at Sacred Heart 

As we enter the second week of Lent, we are excited by a number of upcoming activities to support Project Compassion. 

See the full posters of both Lenten activities we are undertaking. More information about each event will be communicated each week.

Week 7 Events

• Huge Easter Egg Guess and Colouring In Competition (throughout the week)

Week 8 Events

• Huge Easter Guess and Colouring In Competition continue (throughout the week)

   

• Sacred Heart Money Trail - Students in Prep–Year 2 will take part in a special money trail activity by donating coins to help fill the outside of a heart image. As part of our focus on almsgiving, students may choose to give up their tuckshop money for a week or donate money they have earned by helping with chores at home. Students are invited to bring in their coins to contribute and help fill the outside of the Sacred Heart with their generous donations. We may even be able to fill the inside as well.

• St Patrick's Green Treat (led by Years 3 and 4) - On Tuesday 17 March we will celebrate St Patrick’s Day with all children and staff wearing a touch of green for the day. Thank you to Chelsea Bateman (Thomas 4EO) for making a special treat biscuit for students to purchase on the day.

• Big Water Walk (led by Senior students) - Tuesday 17 March at 1:45pm on the Oval 

Week 9 Events

• Stations of the Cross Assembly (led by Year 3) - Wednesday 25 March at 10:15am on 4 Square Court

• Hot Cross Buns (led by Parents' Association) - Wednesday 25 March TBC

Week 10 Events

• Palm Sunday Paralitugy (led by Year 1) - Monday 30 March at 9am in MPR

• Holy Thursday Paraliturgy (led by Year 4) - Thursday 2 April at 9am in MPR

• Easter Bonnet Parade - Thursday 2 April at 12:15pm in MPR

nForma Forms

There are a number of permission forms that have been uploaded to the nForma Parent Portal to be completed. These include:

• 2026 MACS Medical Forms (Please check your child's profile to ensure all medical details are correct. Some medical details did not transfer all details from Operoo)
• 2026 MACS Parent Code of Conduct
• 2026 Photo Permission Form
• 2026 Volunteer Application Form
• 2026 Student Code of Conduct (NEW FORM)
• Prep-4 ICT User Agreement (NEW FORM)

• Years 5 and 6 ICT User Agreement (NEW FORM)

   

To access the forms, login to the nForma Parent Portal page. Click on your child/ren's profile. Click the Forms tab to access the forms to read and complete. 

If you have any difficulties, please contact Danielle Gerecke at admin@shkew.catholic.edu.au

Classroom Helper Course

The Prep-2 Classroom Helper Course will be held on Tuesday 10 March commencing at 8:45am in the MPR. Please complete the nForma Form that was sent earlier this week.

Circle Time

What is Circle Time?

• Time set aside each week (or each day)
• Children and teachers sit in a circle (on chairs or on the floor)
• Children and teachers participate in games and activities which are non competitive
• Runs for approximately 30 minutes, no longer than 1 hour
• Everyone is valued and accepted
• Children are encouraged to explore and discover how they feel and what they believe as well as what others believe
• Games and activities structured so that participants have an equal opportunity to contribute if they would like to

Students and teachers sit in a circle and take part in games and activities which are designed to:

• Understand and value self
• Understand and value others
• Form positive relationships

• Promote emotional literacy

   

Benefits of Circle Time

• Greater sense of belonging and connectedness
• Higher self-esteem among participants
• Improved interpersonal skills (e.g. conflict resolution, assertiveness)
• Greater emotional awareness, empathy 
• More positive classroom atmosphere
• Improved behaviour (and reduced problem behaviour)
• Improved communication skills
• More effective & cooperative learning

• Language development

   

Circle Time is designed to:

• Increase social emotional learning
• Increase self-awareness
• Build an awareness of others
• Build resilience
• Increase self esteem
• Develop cooperation
• Develop trust 
• Increase listening skills
• Create a safe place to solve conflict in a non-threatening way

• Prevent conflict occurring in the future

   

Why use Circle Time as a tool?

The Personal and Social Capability in the Victorian Curriculum F-10 is essential in enabling students to understand themselves and others, and manage their relationships, lives, work and learning more effectively. The capability involves students learning to recognise and regulate emotions, develop empathy for others and understand relationships, establish and build a framework for positive relationships, work effectively in teams and develop leadership skills, and handle challenging situations constructively.

Circle Time will assist students in developing the following:

• In Prep, students will develop vocabulary to describe the emotions they experience when interacting with others
• In Year 1/2, students extend their vocabulary to describe the emotions they experience when interacting with others. Students develop an understanding that others can have different opinions and they learn to identify appropriate ways to respond to these differences
• In Year 3/4, the curriculum focuses on developing students’ understandings of positive relationships and connections. Students extend their emotional literacy via an enhanced vocabulary of understanding and describing emotions
• In Year 5/6, the curriculum focuses on exploring the expression of emotions and how the expression of emotions can impact on relationships with others. Students consider the characteristics of respectful relationships and the behaviours that demonstrate sensitivity to diversity