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Wednesday, March 25: Term 1 Week 9
Wishing everyone well and looking forward to seeing a number
of you at this evening’s upcoming Dance Fever extravaganza at
Homebush.
Principal’s News
Dear Parents and Friends of Sacred Heart
Along with all Archdiocesan parish priests and Catholic school
principals, I accompanied Sacred Heart parish priest, Fr Phil
Linder, to Homebush yesterday to listen to the newly installed
Archbishop, Anthony Fisher, deliver a keynote on his vision for
education in the Sydney Archdiocese. Archbishop Anthony
spoke with great enthusiasm, urging everyone to embrace the
‘great adventure of the Gospel’ with open hearts and preach it
with joy in our schools, homes and churches. He is a great
advocate of the Angelus, a prayer of particular significance
within the Christian tradition. The Angelus is an ancient prayer
recalling the events of the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel
announced to Mary that she would conceive by the Holy Spirit
and become the mother of God. The prayer honours Mary’s
great ‘yes’ to God; offered humbly, faithfully and obediently.
Through this prayer we reflect upon and celebrate the great
mystery of God sharing in our humanity, becoming one of us in
the person of Jesus.
The Angelus is usually said at noon each day. Bells are
customarily rung to encourage people to stop work, if only for a
few moments, and reflect upon God’s gifts to us and our own
‘yes’ to God. Currently at Sacred Heart we recite the Angelus, as
a whole school, each Friday at 12.00 Midday with our Year 6
Liturgy leaders, leading the short prayer. Our new Archbishop
has issued an invitation to all those in our Sydney Catholic
schools and office communities to join with him in a daily act of
‘pausing, thinking and thanking’ and praying the Angelus,
observing that ‘with 100 000 of us praying together each day it
will be a wonderful act of solidarity and communion.’ Beginning
today, the Feast of the Annunciation, individual classes will be
praying the Angelus in their rooms at 12.00 Midday. Over the
initial weeks of Term 2 teachers will have a specific focus on the
Angelus prayer in Religious Education lessons in order to make
the prayer relevant and meaningful in the lives of our children
and indeed the teachers’ own lives.
I hope to be able to share a full presentation of Archbishop
Anthony’s vision with you at some time in the near future. One
element of it that resonated very strongly with me was his
raising of the issue that, based on data from the CEO ‘2014
Survey of Religious Attitudes,’ children at an ever younger age
are showing all the hallmarks of being ‘moral relativists’ who
believe that there are no real ‘moral absolutes’ and that morals
are a matter of personal choice because there are no definite
rights and wrongs. Only 5% of the 13873 Years 5, 7, 9 and 11
students surveyed strongly disagreed with the contention that
morals are a matter of personal choice.
Vince Campbell
Principal
Term 1 Calendar
WEEK 9
Wed, Mar 25
Thurs, Mar 26
Fri, Mar 27
WEEK 10
Mon, Mar 30
Wed, Apr 1
Thurs, Apr 2
Dance Fever Interschool Challenge Yrs 3-6
Yr 3 Class Mass @ 9.15am
Anne Sargeant Netball Clinic Yrs 4, 5 & 6 from
12.15-3pm Marie Bashir Centre
Parent iPad Workshop from 9-10am
Cake Stall
Yeronga Pop-Up Shop for winter uniforms:
9am – 12.30pm Primary Undercroft
Dance Fever – Parents invited to view lessons
(futher details in this newsletter)
Holy Week Liturgy in Sacred Heart Church @
11.30-12.30pm (and not in the School Hall)
Last Day of Term 1
General News
Ice Block Friday This Friday, March 27
Every year the Year 6's raise
money for their graduation by
selling ice blocks (water based)
at lunch time on a Friday. They
will be selling them at the
beginning of second lunch for
$2.00. Please help support your
Year 6 Leaders and remember
to bring in your money to buy an Ice Block on Friday, March 27
Save the Date: Sacred Heart School Disco
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Save the Date: Sacred Heart
Disco - Saturday, May 16
Kindy – Yr 2
3.00pm to 4.45pm
Yrs 3 – 6
5.00pm to 6.30pm
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Save the Date: Outdoor Movie Night
The Sacred Heart Outdoor Movie
night is set to return Friday, May 8.
Rug up in your onesie and relax
watching a movie with your friends
and family. More details to follow.
Parent iPad Workshop
A reminder that the Parent iPad Workshop is on this coming
Friday, March 27 at 9am till 10am. At this workshop parents will
learn how to set necessary restrictions on iPad’s and learn how
students will use their Google Drive. Please complete the
following Google Form to register your attendance (or absence)
at this meeting and to assist in what topics you would be
interested in learning about for future workshops.
http://goo.gl/forms/TwCUsQYmrl
Cake Stall – Monday, March 30
Depending on numbers the workshop will be held in either the
library or school hall.
David McConachie, eLearning Coordinator
Caritas Australia
Monday, March 30
All cakes cost one gold coin
Proceeds go to upgrading the school hall
into a multipurpose learning space
Many thanks
Year 2 fundraising team
Dance Fever
This term all children from
Kindergarten to Year 6 have
had the opportunity of
experiencing the Dance
Fever program. The children
have thoroughly enjoyed
learning new dance skills as
well as developing very good
social skills. On Wednesday,
April 1 (Week 10) we will be having our final Dance Fever lesson
for the year. We would like to invite all parents to attend the
lessons which will be held in the Infants Undercroft. Times are
as follows:
8.50-9.30am
Kinders, Year 1 and Year 2
9.30-10.10am
Years 5 and 6
10.10-10.50am Years 3 and 4
Hoping you will be able to join us.
Pauline Dinale, Assistant Principal
Yeronga Winter Pop-Up Shop
Yeronga School Uniforms will be visiting the school on
Wednesday, April 1 to sell the winter uniform from 9.00am12.30pm. Their Pop-Up Shop will be set up in the Primary
Undercroft area.
Naplan Dates
Years 3 & 5: Please make note of the following dates for Naplan
Tues, May 12
Wed, May 13
Thurs, May 14
On St Patrick's Day, Year 6 Mission Captains and leaders held a
cake stall to raise funds for Caritas Australia. Combined with
money collected for the mufti day, a total of $1100 was raised.
We would like to thank the Year 5 & 6 parents for donating all
the cakes and goodies. Thanks to all students and families for
their generous contributions. Caritas donations are still being
accepted and will be brought over to the parish on Holy
Thursday.
Kind regards, Mrs Whyte and Year 6 leaders
Please see the Year 6 blog for some St Patrick's Day
photographs:
http://year6shm2015.blogspot.com.au/
Basketball State Challenge October 2015
This year the Basketball State Challenge is in Albury on weekend
of 17 & 18 October. Like previous years we will be holding trials
in Term 2 in the mornings before school across each of the boys
& girl age groups. The years eligible for the State Challenge are
Years 3, 4, 5 & 6. We envisage like previous years taking 8
teams, 2 Junior boys & girls & 2 Senior boys & girls. A note will
come home Week 1 or 2 of Term 2, with all the information you
need to know. Please read the note carefully and make sure
that if your child wishes to try out for the Challenge that they
are available for the 3 morning trial sessions allocated to their
age group, as well as 2 or 3 training sessions in Term 3 and the
actual weekend of the challenge if they are selected. Thanks,
Emma, Annie & Irenie
Staff Development Days for Terms 2 & 3
Staff Development Days for Terms 3 & 4 (pupil free):
Term 2 No Staff Development will be held during Term 2
Term 3 Monday, July 13
Term 4 Friday, October 30
Language Conventions & Writing
Reading
Numeracy
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Lunch Orders – Arena’s Deli
Lunch Orders – Arena’s Deli
From Term 2 Arena’s Deli will no longer be supplying lunch.
Therefore we welcome any suggestions as to potential
suppliers. If you have any ideas or know of any suppliers who
will be keen to take on the role, please contact the office.
From Week 10 (Monday 30th March) both the Bardwell and
Cardinal Street (lower) gates will be closed at 3.30pm.
Therefore to pick up your child from sport or after school care
you will need to enter through the main gate. This is a security
measure, especially as it gets darker in the winter months.
In order to reduce the incidence of disappointment please make
note of the following two points:
1. On any given day, children’s orders must be entered
via the website (www.arenasdelicafecucina.com.au)
by 9.30am for that day. Outside the website, any
orders placed directly by phone will incur a $5
processing administration fee
2. Please instruct your child that any differences from
what has been ordered, is to be brought to the
attention of the school office as soon as the problem is
identified so that the issue may be brought to the
attention of staff at Arena's Deli, immediately.
P & F Working Bee – Thank You
Going Home Messages
Closing of Bardwell and Cardinal St Gates
A huge thank-you from the P & F to all the families who
attended Sunday's Working Bee, our first for the year.
Everybody worked extremely hard and after 3 hours the school
grounds were left sparkling and spotless!
If at all possible could you please make ‘going home
arrangements’ with your child before dropping them off to
school.
Thank-you also to the families who opted to contribute
financially. We received $1000 in contributions and these funds
will be used to cover the gardening costs of our school grounds.
We realise, however that at times things do change, so if you do
need to ring and change arrangements could you please ring
before 2.00pm. After this time it is often difficult to get
messages to the class as they may be at sport, assembly etc.
Yoga & Meditation for Kids
Traffic
If you would like your child to learn Yoga and Meditation please
see the flyer from ‘Zenbodymind’ at the end of this newsletter.
Zenbodymind is run by Claire Brickley who was one of our Yr 5
teachers last year.
Classes are as follows: Tweenies: Tuesday @ 3.10pm in the
music room. Mini Yogis: Thursday @ 3.10pm in the music room
Clothing Pool Changes for 2015
As we transition to the new uniform next year, students in Year
2 and above may still wear the old school uniform until the end
of 2015. We have a limited amount of stock, and orders can be
placed via email and will be sent home with your child. We will
not have any open mornings this year - but do email us if you'd
like to come in. Donations of new and old uniforms can be left
at the office. Thanks, Julie Dodson and Michelle
Giglio: [email protected]
Sacred Heart School Uniform
To order your uniforms on-line please follow the following
steps:
1. www.yerongauniforms.com/shm
2. Select the item you wish to purchase
3. Choose your size
4. Add item to your cart
5. View your cart proceed to checkout
6. Log In – Register for purchase history
7. Select payment: Credit Card, PayPal, EFT
8. Select Delivery – Home: Roselands Store: Sacred Heart
Children who travel home by car are asked to congregate on the
front steps in Cardinal Street. Teachers supervise the children
and put them into their parent’s cars which are lined up in
Cardinal Street. Cars then move off and turn left into Military
Road in a one-way flow. The pick-up system works from 3.00pm
to 3.20pm. Any remaining children are taken back to the school
office. The system exists for the safety of the children. The
system works well if everyone does the right thing – move off
one way into Military Road, no u-turns in Cardinal Street, obey
the street signs, don’t block the pedestrian crossing. We
encourage all parents to use the crossing rather than darting
across the street – you are role models for the children!
Please DO NOT leave your car unattended in front of the school
(8 Cardinal St) during the hours of 8.00-9.00am and 2.303.30pm as this is zoned as Drop-off and Pick-up area only.
Please DO NOT DOUBLE PARK in Bardwell Road, Cardinal Street
or in any streets surrounding the school as it is highly ILLEGAL.
Please use the school’s designated Drop-Off & Pick-Up zone in
Cardinal Street. FINE EXCEEDS $304 + 2 DEMERIT POINTS
Please be aware that the Council rangers do patrol the area and
have no hesitation booking vehicles that are illegally parked.
Car line pick up times
Where parents have children across the grades, younger
children will wait with older siblings and be picked up with
them. The times are as follows:
 Kinder & Year 1 from 3.00 to 3.05pm
 Years 1, 2 & 3 from 3.05 to 3.10pm
 Years 4, 5 & 6 from 3.10 to 3.20pm
Please display on your sun-visor your last name and the
child/children’s grade e.g. LEE 5B & 2B
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Whole Day Absentees
As the attendance rolls are now electronic it is essential that if
you are late you or your child MUST sign in at the office before
going to the classroom. If you arrive after the starting time of
8.40am they will be marked absent unless signed in at the
office.
Community Notices
Anaphylaxis & Food Allergies
We have several children in our school who are severely allergic
to various varieties of nuts and certain foods. Their allergies are
actually life threatening, so we ask all parents to refrain from
sending their children to school with the following foods: nuts,
peanut butter sandwiches or dippers, nutella sandwiches or
dippers, muesli bars with nuts or net-based products in them,
cakes or chocolate bars with whole or partial nuts in or on them,
satay flavoured noodles, meat or other products, chocolate
coated nuts, chocolate bars coated in or containing nuts (eg.
Snickers or Picnics). Please tell your child not to swap or trade
their food with others. Please also be mindful when sending in
treats for your child’s birthday. We prefer water iceblocks only.
Many sunscreens and lip balms contain certain nut oils which
can also be harmful to anaphylactic children.
Term Dates for 2015
Term 1:
Term 2:
Term 3:
Term 4:
Wed, 28 Jan 15
Mon, 20 April 15
Mon, 13 July 15
Tues, 6 Oct 15
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Thurs, 2 April 15
Fri, 26 June 15
Fri, 18 Sept 15
Fri, 18 Dec 15
Parish Notices
Parish Bulletins
To view the Parish Bulletin please click on the link below.
http://www.shnparish.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&vie
w=article&id=75&Itemid=55
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Active Kids Sports Camps @ Sacred Heart
Mosman
During the upcoming school holidays I will be running my Sacred
Heart Sports camps for kids in Kindergarten to Year 4
Camp days will be April: (Week 1 Tuesday 7th, Wednesday 8th,
Friday 10th) (Week 2 Wednesday 15th, Friday 17th)
Please note due to OH & S, numbers for camps have been
reduced to 20 kids per day MAX ...first in first served. Apologies
in advance if camp fills and you miss out.
The fun action packed sports camps run from 9am-3pm at
school, students can arrive early from 8:30am and leave at 4pm.
If you would like your child to attend please let me know via
email and try and return your registration to me prior to the
camp or on the day if organised prior. I will be on the
playground from 3-5pm Monday - Thursday to return rego, or
return to front office in sealed envelope.
If you would like to know more about camp please contact me
at [email protected]
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Planting Seeds for Tomorrow
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www.shmosman.catholic.edu.au
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Planting Seeds for Tomorrow
8 Cardinal Street, MOSMAN NSW 2088 t: (02) 99696600 f: (02)9960 4213 e: [email protected]
www.shmosman.catholic.edu.au
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Planting Seeds for Tomorrow
8 Cardinal Street, MOSMAN NSW 2088 t: (02) 99696600 f: (02)9960 4213 e: [email protected]
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