Sacred Heart Catholic School  

Phone: 69226900 Fax: 69224849 Email:shk‐info@ww.catholic.edu.au

Website:web.shkww.catholic.edu.au

NEWSLETTER 10/19 ‐ 19th June 2019

Parent Teacher Conferences will be available during the    final week of term – Monday to Wednesday. Please avail yourselves of this important opportunity to engage with teachers about your child’s life at school.  Please book via the Compass Parent Portal (informa on was sent home last week in regards to this). 

 If you have any ques ons or concerns about any aspect of school life or your child’s learning please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher, Mr King or myself.    Hoping the week ahead is a good week for you,  May God’s blessing be on you, 

 

Carolyn Ma hews 

TERM 2

Week 8 Wed 19th June Reconciliation Parent Information Meeting at 6pm

Week 9 Fri 28th June Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart at 12.30pm led by Year 5 Reports available on Compass P&F Trivia and Games Night at 7pm

Week 10 Sun 30th June Working Bee on new playground at 12pm Mon 1st - 3rd July Parent Teacher conferences (register via Compass App) Fri 5th July Year Six to ‘Documentary 2040’ at 12pm Assembly at 2.30pm and Mindful Student Presentations LAST DAY OF TERM 2

Upcoming Dates

Dear Parents and Carers,  The term is quickly passing us by with only two and a half weeks le  of term two.  Kinder interviews for 2020 commenced on Monday.  It is wonderful to 

have the chance to talk with parents, current and new about their hopes and dreams for their children. 

Our Year Three and Four students are preparing for the Sacrament of Reconcilia on early next term.  There is a parent informa on evening on tonight Wednesday, 19th June at 6pm and it is expected that a repre-senta ve from each family making the sacrament be present. 

Our Kinder teachers a ended some valuable professional learning in Maths last week. 

Mrs Haggar spoke to our assembly on Friday about her learnings from her educa onal trip to Finland. It was interes ng for students and staff alike. 

The new building is progressing slowly at present with li le work being done since the slab was poured.  Hopefully we will see a frame going up soon. 

As was advised last year our new building is being funded from a      Commonwealth Government Capital Grant (alloca on of which is based on need) and a grant form Catholic Educa on Diocese Wagga Wagga (alloca on of which is based on need).  We are grateful for the support of these two bodies to ensure that Sacred Heart has the facili es to   support the needs of students and staff. 

Work on the new playground area is well underway with the focus at present on developing the new sandpit and surrounding spaces.  The playground will provide many op ons for children to develop their   physical strength, sa sfy sensory needs and allow for crea vity and    imagina on.  The upgrade of the playground was iden fied as a priority three years ago as exis ng equipment needed to be replaced and        research challenged us to think differently about play spaces for         students.  The playground is being funded from Parents and Friends funds and from a grant from Catholic Educa on Diocese Wagga Wagga (for school improvement).  

Student reports will be available on Friday 28th June via the Compass 

Portal.  An informa on sheet is a ached to the newsle er to heighten 

your awareness as to the change in format and presenta on of infor-

ma on around student    learning in the reports.  If any queries when 

reading the reports please contact your child’s teacher. 

SLOW ME DOWN, LORD

Slow me down, Lord, Slow me down! Ease the pounding of my heart By the quieting of my mind. Give me amid the confusion of my day The calmness of the everlasting hills. Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles With soothing music of the singing stream That lives in my memory. Help me to know the magical restoring power of sleep. Teach me the art of taking minute vacations, Of slowing down to look at a flower, To chat with a friend, to pat a dog, To read a few lines from a good book. Slow me down, Lord, and inspire me To send my roots deep into the soil of life's enduring values That I may grow towards the stars of my great destiny. Amen

Working bee is scheduled for Sunday 30th June at 12pm. The work will include dissembling the old exis ng adventure playground  and placing   equipment that can be reused in storage.  Your help will be greatly appreciated.  Many hands make light work.  Your generosity will be              appreciated. If you are available to assist please contact Derek Nigh ngale on 0429933934.  

Toby Van Dorst Jacob Youll

Spencer Bower Georgia Mattingly

Rebekah Law Molly Stephen

William Wotton Brock Humbert

WEEK 6 MERIT AWARDS STAR AWARDS

Kinder Georgia Ma ngly, Tilby Whybro,               Cashlin Stanley, Harry Caldwell 

Eli Watson Harvey McFarlane 

Year 1 Andrew Holgate, Sullivan Rands,             E e Betland, Cooper Sco -Young 

Kolby Picciolo Toby Van Dorst 

Year 2 Monica Stephen, Tyson Gilchrist  Yzrah Boter 

Year 3 Pipa Coates, Claudia Aldana,                    Ben Jones, Adelaide Jones 

Sophia Oliver Arlie Edwards 

Year 4 Zeb Quinlivan, Liliarna Mikolic,              

Isaac Grass, Ivy Traviss Brock Wo on Sophie Green 

Year 5 Leo Rudd, Geordie Taylor, Maddie Cur s, 

Zac Wilde, Lachlan Walsh Jazmin Myles Kirat Me la 

Year 6 Noah Unwin, Abdul Conteh,                 Lachlan Unwin, Tamika Candy 

Jordan Kendall Delilah Grentell 

MERIT AWARDS WEEKS

4 & 5

Aidan Everett Toby Everett Jarm Arcadio Archie Pollard

Bentley Shoemark Layla Moore

Hannah Moore

CANTEEN ROSTER - TERM 2- 2019 Wed 03/07

Cynthia Davoren Thu 04/07 Lisa Treloar

Shannon Plum Fri 05/07

Lisa Merrett Shannon Curtis

Thu 27/06 Krissy Dalton

Bridie Whybro Fri 28/06 Bev Phillips Chris Hall

WEEK 7 MERIT AWARDS STAR AWARDS

Kinder Harrison Mar n, Ava Ford,                          Mason Shoemark, O o Rudd 

Lily McCausland Salvatore Zavaglia 

Year 1 Kaden Maher, Callum Barnes,                             

Jed Sutherland, Sophia Robinson Brax Pollard 

Spencer Brown 

Year 2 Yzrah Boter  Mia Pa on 

Year 3 Koby Sherden, Paige Plum, Isobel Kendall, 

Kade Richardson, Daniel Gleeson 

Humayra Afia  Leila Joselin,           Archie Pollard 

Year 4 Aus n Smit, Edward Dixon,                        

Jackson Murdoch, Angus Grant 

Flynn Morey Brock Wo on Lucie Green 

Year 5 Ashstasia Sherden, Aidan Evere , Kirat 

Me la, Mikaika Edullantes Ashleigh Anderson 

Ava Golden 

Year 6 Bailey Figgis, Maggie Clark,                                 Nate Reid, Alex Wallace 

Rylee Young Georgia Eyles 

If you shop at Woolworths please remember to collect the Earn and Learn stickers and bring them into school where we have a box outside the office. There is also a box at Woolworths Kooringal. This is a great opportunity for us to acquire resources for the school.

YR 6 YR 1 &2

YR 3

K

YR 1 &2

K YR 3 & 4 YR 5 YR 4

YR 5

Sports Report ‐ Week 8 Gymnastics - Term 3 Notes and envelopes went out a couple of weeks ago to all students. Next term we all participate in a gymnastics program, this is an important part of the PDHPE Curriculum. Please return the permission envelope and $50 by the end of week 1 next term. If you require a payment plan please contact the school office to make arrangements. Todd Woodbridge Cup - Years 3 & 4 If there are any students who play tennis and are interested in participating in the Todd Woodbridge Cup please email me ASAP so that I can nominate a team. The details are below: Date: Thursday September 5th 2019 Time: 9:30am – 2:00pm Location: South Wagga Tennis Club Cost: $3 per student We would need 4 boys and 4 girls to enter a team and would require a parent to supervise our team. Mackillop Cross Country Congratulations to Beau Barac and Molly Stephen who represented our school at Mackillop Cross Country at Eastern Creek in Sydney on Friday. Both students performed superbly and are looking forward to training to qualify for the event next year! Well done, Beau and Molly! Diocesan Athletics Carnival Notes have been given to those students who qualified for the Diocesan Athletics Carnival. This carnival is on Tuesday 23rd July. The students who qualified are: Patrick Murphy, Elvis Conteh, Paige Plum, Ava Darby-Richardson, Jazmin Myles, Molly Stephen, Cody Plum, Jackson Murdoch and Abdul Conteh. Permission note and $15 Levy must be paid prior to students attending. If you are transporting other students you also need to let me know ASAP so I can give you the required paper work. Sarah Pembleton Sports Co-ordinator

A word from Mr King Resilience in our Children

(thoughts by Michael Grose)

Every day there are opportuni es for parents to give their children lessons in resilience. Promo ng personal resilience focuses on helping kids cope with life’s hurts, disappointments and challenges in the present, while building strengths for the future.

“Oh well” One great way is to use the phrase “Oh well” when hearing of difficul es or disappointments.  It is not a way of brushing it off, or making light of        situa ons, but in certain circumstances it can mean;

Stuff happens 

Don’t look for fault or blame 

Keep your perspec ve 

Pick yourself off and con nue with what you were doing (Be resilient) 

Michael Grose, a leading paren ng expert, recommends that when a minor incident occurs

Match your response to the incident 

Stay calm and be posi ve 

Don’t look for fault or blame 

Remember, stuff happens 

Our reac ons make a huge difference It’s in our reac ons to these and other every day mistakes, mess-ups, muck-ups and hurts where the big lessons in resilience are taught and                reinforced, and every day there are opportuni es for parents to give their children lessons in resilience.

A child misses being picked for a rep team. “Oh well. Let’s work hard and try again next year.” 

When a child finds someone doesn’t want to play with them. “Oh well. You’ll find that some people don’t want to be your friend.” 

There are mes when “Oh well” won’t cut it.

When a child is treated badly over a period of  me and needs your con nued support. 

When a student’s con nuous efforts at improvement are going unrewarded then you may need to act on their behalf and meet with the   teacher. 

When a child is always worried about walking home from school or catching the bus then you may need to help them look at different op ons. 

These types of situa ons also present opportuni es for daily lessons in resilience, but they require more parental support and teaching.  The resilience lessons learned are deeper and include concepts such as ‘things will eventually go your way,’ ‘there are  mes when you need to seek help’ and ‘this too shall pass.’

Daily lessons in resilience are everywhere. You need to be ready to make the most of these valuable lessons when they come your way.

Mr King

SAVE THE DATE NAIDOC WEEK CELBRATIONS - FRIDAY 9TH AUGUST

BOOK WEEK PARADE - FRIDAY 16TH AUGUST

  

   

           

 

  

Our students needed to use

cooperation to make sure all members of their team were able to fit within the hoop structure. To do this they needed to listen

to all ideas, assist via giving directions and be open to new

possibilities.

RECYCLING Year 6 students taught the rest of the school the important message about

recycling. They went to each class to talk about the different bins at our school and what items need to go in

them. Great work Year 6!

A very generous response from our

families to support the St Vincent De Paul

Winter Appeal. Thank you!

Year 6 designing and making slides to

test friction