Principal News
Dear Sacred Heart School Community,
A Prayer for our Community
Father's Day Celebration
As a prelude to Father's Day which we as a school will celebrate on Friday 2nd September, I have captured photos of some of our magnificent dads bringing their children to school this week.
This year we have organised a Father's Evening commencing at 6.30pm in our school's multi purpose room. Courtesy of Joane (Mum of Chloe in Year One and Domino's Pizza) food will be supplied and drinks (soft drink and tea/coffee). There is no charge for the event and we would love to see as many dads there as possible. It will be a great opportunity to mix, socialise and have some fun. We will have a couple of fund raising games so make sure you bring along some $1 and $2 coins. The night is for dads/grandads/nonno's and carers to have some fun. The event will conclude around 8.30pm.
Fire Drill
Last week we performed an evacuation drill with our students, staff and parents who were in the school at the time. In non COVID times, evacuation drills are a very important part of ensuring that all who enter our school are safe in the case of an emergency. After each drill staff provide feedback to ensure that our practices are refined and more efficient.
Dancing Classes
As mentioned in last week's newsletter, dancing classes with Angela will resume on Monday 5th September. Parents may remember from pre COVID times, Angela offers classes one night a week (this year on a Monday) straight after school from 3.30 till 4.30 in our school. Initially we are offering this seven week program to students from Year Two to Year Six (on the previous two occasions we had approximately twenty students involved). If we have spots available we will open up to younger classes. The lessons cost $5.00/week with the students involved performing at our school dinner dance. Angela will have letters with permission slips available next week for interested families. If you want your child to be enrolled in this program, please let me know and I will provide the relevant documentation which has arrived from Angela.
Dinner Dance
Whilst our dinner dance is predominately a great social occasion with families and their children enjoying a fun night together, it is also an opportunity to raise some funds for our school. As mentioned in last week's newsletter, we would like to put together some hampers with goods donated by our families. Each class is responsible for organising a hamper and these will be presented in the weeks before the dance with parents having the opportunity to place a bid for their purchase. Detailed below are the hampers each class has been set to organise and items can start being sent to school as of tomorrow.
We are also looking for some raffle prizes on the night and silent auction items. If you have a business, know of someone who has a business or would like to purchase an item to donate your help will be greatly appreciated. For instance we already have a brand new toddler booster seat donated by Sunny and Gauri (parents of Veer in Year 3/4). Pictured below are some gift cards that have been donated by businesses and by our own families for which we are most grateful.
Hampers
Yr Prep: Pampering, Year One: Cooking, Year Two: Children's Games/Toys, Year Three/Four Gardening, Year Four/Five: Sport (correction) and Year Five/Six: Art and Craft (correction)
MACSSIS
As mentioned in last week's newsletter, this year’s MACSSIS will be open from Monday 29 August to Friday 16 September 2022. We are looking for approximately 30 families to complete an online confidential survey, giving our school feedback on how parents perceive our school is operating across a number of areas. If you would like to participate in the survey, please email me and I will send you a link to the survey and a nonidentifiable password in the week before the survey opens. We need feedback that is honest hence my reticence to ask parents personally.
Enrolments for 2023
Whilst enrolments for Year Prep 2023 unofficially closed at the end of last term, we still have positions for Year Prep in 2023. We will therefore continue to take applications. If you know of any families who would like a tour, please encourage them to contact the school by phone or email.
New Date
We have planned second school closure day for this term as we were not able to procure a facilitator last term for staff professional development. The date is Monday 12th September. The focus of the day will be on our students' ability to use "restorative practices" and their "social and emotional learning".
Please be aware that After School Care will be provided on our school closure day, Wednesday 31st August from 7.00am till 6.00pm. See our coordinator Jaime to book in. I will speak to Jaime about offering the program on the second school closure day
LSL
Please be aware that I will be on Long Service Leave, next Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. During my absence Jessica will very capably perform the Acting Principal role.
Joke Corner from the Parish Bulletin
Children at a local Catholic primary school were lining up outside a pop up confessional where a priest was hearing weekly confessions. Little Mike’s turn soon came up. The priest asked him to confess his sins. The boy promptly replied, “Well, Father, I threw a stone at my little sister and made her cry.” “That was a rather misguided thing to do, my son,” said the priest patiently. “It wasn’t misguided at all,” said Mike. “I hit her from 5 metres away.”
Take care.
Yours Sincerely
Mark Tierney
Principal