DATES TO REMEMBER

MARCH

28/03 Reconciliation Celebration for candidates:

4:00pm or 6:00pm at St Mary's Church

29/03 Foundation Parent/Carer Interviews (book on PAM)

29-30/03 'Wide Smiles Dental Program'

30/03 Reconciliation Celebration for candidates:

4:00pm or 6:00pm at St Mary Church

31/03 School Photos

APRIL

01/04 Reconciliation Celebration for candidates:

10:00am at St Mary's Church

03-06/04 'Wide Smiles Dental Program'

04-05/04 (PSG)Program Support Group Meetings (book on PAM)

06/04 Closing date for Survey - 2024 Foundation enrolment for siblings

(complete on PAM)

06/04 Easter Raffle Drawn

06/04 LAST DAY OF TERM 1 - School finishes at 2:25pm

07/04 Good Friday

24/04 SCHOOL CLOSURE - STAFF PD

25/04 ANZAC DAY HOLIDAY

26/04 TERM 2 BEGINS

LIBRARY NEWS - END OF TERM

It seems as though I blinked and I missed it, end of term one is upon us already. This week is the last borrowing week for term one. We ask that all books are returned to the library during next week's library lessons please. Gr 3,4,5 and 6 are able to keep one fiction book for holiday reading.

Thank you to the children who remember to bring their library bags each week. There are still a number of children who do not have library bags or are continuing to forget them on library day. The longevity of our books relies on library bags to give them a safe way to get to and from school. It would be fantastic to see everyone with their library bags on library days.

Thank you

Yolanda McVilly

Learning to Learn Unit

What a great day of hands-on learning! Last week, students from Grade Two, Five and Six had the opportunity to examine several sheep's brains, livers, kidneys and hearts as a part of this term's Learning to Learn Unit- the Brain. The students made cross-sections of the brain and were able to identify the different parts they had been learning about.

Some of the great work around the classes which has been done during the term 1 Learning to Learn with our amazing brain inquiry.

"Harmony in action - working and playing games from around the world with our buddy grades last Thursday"

The Colac Area Health Wide Smiles Program is coming to

Sacred Heart Primary School!

The Colac Area Health Dental team will be attending your school soon to provide dental screenings for the students. Forms have been sent home for each student so that they can participate in our dental program. Please complete these forms and return them to the school before ASAP

If you have any questions, please call Dental Administration on (03) 4215 7625

EASTER RAFFLE

(NO SELLING OF RAFFLE TICKETS REQUIRED)

For your family to receive their free ticket in the Easter Raffle 2023, we ask for an

Easter themed donation (one per family)

Can you please drop your donation to the front office and let the office staff know so your ticket allocation is done at this time (the eldest member of the family with be the nominated family member on the ticket)

Last day for donations will be Friday 31st March

Please note - only one ticket is issued per family

We encourage you to support this fun event and look forward to the draw on

Thursday 6th April 2023

ICY POLES ON SALE FOR TERM 1

ZOOPER DOOPERS - 50 cents

Icy Poles, Banana Pops, Choc Pops/Choc Bars - $1.00

SCHOOL HATS

Children are currently required to wear their hats at school.

They must leave their hats on the hooks at school at the end of each day. If hats are not brought to school, children will be required

to play in the shade.

ALL HATS NEED TO BE CLEARLY LABELLED.

WE ARE SUNSMART

When it comes to using sun protection, temperature isn't a good guide. You can’t see or feel UV but UV is the part of the sun that can damage skin and eyes and lead to skin cancer. SunSmart advises that Victoria’s UV levels start to rise from mid-August to the end of April. Please remind your child to pack their hat.

For SunSmart information visit https://www.sunsmart.com.au/communities/parents

UNIFORM SHOP

UNIFORM SHOP WILL BE OPEN ON FRIDAY'S BY AN APPOINTMENT

Please call our office at anytime to schedule an appointment on a Friday during Uniform shop hours. If you are unable to attend on uniform day, Richelle will still be available to take your orders by phoning on a Friday during our Uniform shop hours which are 10am - 12noon. From there you will place your order and payment will be made at that time. All orders will be packed and sent home each Friday with your child.

Alternatively, you can download the order form from our website or your PAM account via ‘knowledge bank’. Complete the form and send it with the correct money with your child or phone for payment on Friday.

If sizing is an issue, you are able to send clothing back (still with tags) and it will be swapped over for you...children are unable to be called up to office to be sized for clothing without a parent/guardian in attendance.

Thank you for your cooperation - Richelle Seuren (Uniform Officer)

Happy Birthday to the following students celebrating this week.

Olive Swanson, Abel Cameron, Jack Widdicombe, Micah Dunne, Koah Hall, Isaiah Taylor, Brae Armistead, Louie Armstrong, Lucas Rodger, Flynn Barrie & Conor Smith

SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIR REPORT