Principal News

Dear Sacred Heart School Community,

I want to take this opportunity to thank our students, parents and guardians for the way you have worked with us during this year. Your efforts have been magnificent. I would like to thank the staff for their continued passion and professionalism. 

I know that hard work by our staff based upon strategic thought, planning and implementation of strategies will continue to set our school and its students up for success. As a staff we are committed to fulfilling the responsibility parents who have enrolled their children in our school have placed on us. 

I would like to wish all our families a safe, relaxing Christmas and if you are travelling an enjoyable holiday and safe return.

To our families who are leaving Sacred Heart Primary School community, thank you for the way you have contributed to the life of our school. I wish your children every happiness and success as they embark on the next exciting stage of their life journey. To these families:

Holo                           Jasani/Parekh                      Jong                   Pitta     

                Ventura/Van Lint             Yeung                  Zymaras

I wish you all God's Blessings

Events in 2022 (included…….)

Sacraments- Reconciliation x 2, Eucharist and Confirmation

Introduction of Auslan

Year Five/Six Camp – Camp Rumbug

NAPLAN (ranked in top primary schools across Victoria)

Video introducing our school

Visual Art Show (resumption after Covid)

Fundraising during the state and federal elections

School Athletics Carnival (resumption after Covid)

Family Disco

New After School Care provider

AFL 9’s participation

Year Five and Six interschool sport program (resumption after Covid)

Swimming program (resumption after Covid)

Dance classes with Angela

Involvement in Parade College/Manchester City Soccer School

Christmas Carols (resumption after Covid)

Baptism of three students in Year 3/4

Football Day

Whole School Assemblies (resumption after Covid)

Year Six Class of 2022 Graduation

Congratulations to our Year Six class of 2022 who graduated in a Spirit Filled Mass last evening. I would like to thank each of these students for the legacy they leave, as they embark on their secondary schooling. Each has made our school a better community for their very presence. I would like to congratulate their families for the role they are playing and will continue to play in their formation into being great adults.

I would like to acknowledge the recipients of our student awards for 2023:

RSL Award for outstanding contribution to the school: Bernice and Brian

Ged Kearney Award for academic effort: Liam

Sr Gabriel Good Samaritan Award for outstanding personal values: Miliana

Staff Goodbyes

We have two staff leaving our school at the end of this year. Both have made a great impression on our school community in the twelve months they have been with us.

To Lauren who has shared our Year One class this year with Ann, thank you for your diligence, passion and gentle ways with your students this year. You and Ann have been a great combination and have given your students a year of very productive learning, compassionate well being when required, and a sense of each being a very important part of your class. I know your students have loved your teaching and you will be missed. I sincerely hope to see you back at Sacred Heart soon.

In 2023 Erin commences her teaching career with a position at St Mary's College for the deaf in Dandenong. This is an exciting opportunity for Erin as she utilises all her skills and knowledge gained these past years with her own group of students. Thank you so much Erin for all your work this year. You have had a great influence on our school through your introduction of Auslan to our students.

Thank you Dani

I would like to thank our former parent Dani, who has managed our school uniform shop on a voluntary basis these past seven years. Our uniform shop provides an invaluable service allowing parents and guardians to purchase school uniform items conveniently and at reasonable prices. The uniform shop also provides very valuable income for our school. Dani, I am so grateful for all your work volunteering so much of your time so that this service to our school community could continue. This year in particular, with both Andrew and David at secondary school, your time spent in our school is so appreciated.

As visitors to the uniform shop in the second half of the year will have noticed, Dani has been passing on her wisdom and knowledge about all things uniform shop to Cettina, who is taking on the role next year. I would like to acknowledge Cettina's ready willingness to take on this voluntary role and express my gratitude. Thank you so much Cettina.

New students in 2023

In the last couple of newsletters, I have been introducing some of the new students coming into our school for 2023. I know that our community will make sure that these students and their families will feel comfortable and connected very quickly.

On behalf of our school, I would like to welcome:

Riyon (Year One)

Sai (Year Three)

Tiffany (Year Four)

Callix (Year Four) - brothers

Onella (Year Five)

Keefe (Year Six) - brothers

Sacred Heart School Fees for 2023

School Holiday Program - YLV

At the time of publication of this newsletter, I am awaiting confirmation of YLV's holiday program. Once I get details confirmed I will send them out in a special bulletin.

Exciting Times for more of our Year Prep 2023 Students

Santa Visits Year Prep

In his incredibly hectic schedule, Santa found time to surprise our Year Preps with a visit yesterday. As you can imagine, our students were so happy and excited to see Santa and receive a present. Our students had many questions for Santa, "How do you know all our names? (Billie)", "Where have you parked your reindeers? (Connor)" and "Do your reindeers eat their carrots? (Lance)" 

The Sacrament of Baptism 

At 10.30 Mass this Sunday, we have a very special event happening to three of our Year Three/Four students.

Allie, Harper and Isabella are going to be Baptised into the Catholic Church during Mass. As you can imagine, this is a significant event for these three girls, their families and our Year Three/Four class who have been a great support and source of inspiration. 

Most people are Baptised as babies, with their parents making the decision for them to become part of the Christian family. These girls have made the decision themselves after a period being educated in a Catholic School, admiring their peer’s values and with the love of their great parents.

We have invited all students in the girl’s Year Three/Four class to this very special event on Sunday. All other families within our school community are warmly invited as well. Mass will commence at 10.30am and as explained the girls will be Baptised during this celebration of the Eucharist.

School Captains 2023 Election

In a busy day yesterday, our Year Six students who applied for a position of school captaincy in 2023 hit the campaign trial with their speeches. Our candidates presented their speeches to the students in Years Two/Three and Four. Voting commenced yesterday and will continue today. It promises to be a very close outcome. A big congratulations to these seven students who are prepared to accept the responsibility of school captaincy in 2023.

Our first day back for all students in 2023 will be Monday 30th January.

Yours Sincerely

Mark Tierney

Principal

REPORTS

Reports are now available online. Emails have been sent to our new families with login details. The email will come from no-reply@nforma.com.au- please check your junk/spam folder for these.

To access the parent portal: 

https://parent.nforma.ct.com.au/app/index.html?schooldomain=shpreston#/login

Forgotten Passwords:

If you have forgotten your password, please follow the forgotten password link.

Please note that your new password needs to be at least 7 characters long and must include at least one non alpha-numeric character, eg: * , - /  or similar. 

If you have requested a password reset and the email does not appear, please look in your spam/ junk folder for an email from no-reply@nforma.com.au

If you have any issues, please refer to the Quick Guide to the Parent Portal or contact 

Jess Herrick:  jherrick@shpreston.catholic.edu.au

From last week's newsletter

Classroom News (that was accidently deleted before publishing)

Year Prep/One Christmas Adventures

Last week the Year Prep and One students visited Spectrum in Preston, to sing to a group of elderly people in our community. The students sang four Christmas songs, and the group at Spectrum sang an Italian song to all of us. We asked them some questions about how they celebrate Christmas including what special foods they eat. We made some special new friends and some of us even shared some hugs!! At the end we had a biscuit, and we were asked to return next year for other special days like Mothers’ Day.

On the way home we posted our letters to Santa at a post box on High Street. We hope Santa writes back to us. It was a fun day out!

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