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Educating for Life
‘Thinking to Learn Learning to Think’
SACRED HEART PRIMARY SCHOOL Issue No 8 NEWSLETTER 29 May 2014
Principal – Mr Brian Martin
2 Mora Avenue Oakleigh 3166 Telephone 8574 4500 Fax 8574 4555
Camp Australia OSHC 0401188896 Parish Priest – Fr John Magri - Ph. 9568 1206
Email: [email protected] Website: www.shoakleigh.catholic.edu.au Email: [email protected]
Psalm 91: 2, 5, 14 I will say about the Lord, "He is my place of safety. He is like a fort to me. He is my God. I trust in him." He will cover you with his wings. Under the feathers of his wings you will find safety. He is faithful. He will keep you safe like a shield or a tower. The Lord says, "I will save the one who loves me. I will keep him safe, because he trusts in me.
Stranger Danger Dear Parents, There has been a lot of fear in our community recently around ‘stranger danger’ with many incidents being reported in the media. Last fortnight, there was a local offsite incident involving some of our school families. This has brought the issue of child safety very close to home. Although nobody was harmed, it has brought about the need to be alert and to know what to do as students and parents, when confronted with unsafe situations. As part of its continuing commitment to the ongoing safety of our children, Sacred Heart School has this year renewed its commitment to Kidsmatter. Kidsmatter is a framework that builds on work that is already being done to support students’ mental health and wellbeing. The school has completed surveys, established an action team and will provide professional learning for staff in term 3. There are four components to Kidsmatter to be worked through over the next two years. Stage one includes the reviewing and auditing of programs for use in our school community. One program being reviewed is the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum. This child safety resource consists of classroom lessons for use in Foundation–6 and includes teacher, parent and curriculum leader’s information. An excerpt from the website about ‘Being Safety Smart key messages and strategies’ has been included later in this newsletter. Both these initiatives are fully supported by the Catholic Education Office. More information about both these initiatives will be made available to you later in the year
In the short term, last week classroom teachers were instructed to discuss stranger danger with their class. Teachers discussed safety tips about keeping safe in different situations where strangers are present. When events occur close to the school, IRIS alerts (Incident Reporting Information System) of local incidents are shared with staff. These alerts notify us of any incident received by Security Services Unit of the Catholic Education Office.
Children’s safety is a partnership between home and school. On the spot training is extremely effective in assisting your child in potentially unsafe situations. I would encourage you to explain to your child when you are shielding them from unsafe situation. These may include: escorting to park toilets, moving to the car at pickup, walking around shopping centres. Keeping children safe is about reducing the risk of your child being a potential target. It is also about you and your child going with the ‘gut’ feeling and getting out of dangerous situations. It is a real
Special Announcement Georgia Balaskas – Our congratulations
to Georgia and Anthony on the birth of
John Anthony on 16th May 2014.
All are very well, including Annabel,
who now has a baby brother and we
wish them lots of happy times ahead as
a family.
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challenge to balance between treating the children with ‘cotton wool’ and giving those experiences that will build their resilience. These tips are useful in minimising the chance of being a victim but there are no guarantees. Keeping children safe is about being vigilant and looking for foreseeable dangers. A balance is required to avoid scaring your child and creating nightmares. Every child is different and unique and parents, as your child’s first teacher, you will best know how to approach this with your child. As I was discussing last week in this editorial, it is about opening a dialogue with your child and talking about safe and unsafe times. If at any time you or your child is in an unsafe position, call 000. The worst that can happen is that you feel embarrassed, the best that can happen is that you are saving a life. As always, your child’s teacher, Jan Morice or myself are available if you would like to discuss this further. Further information about the two programs in this newsletter: Kidsmatter: http://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/families Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum: http://www.danielmorcombe.com.au/index.html Regards Brian Martin
Being Safety Smart key messages and strategies: Excerpt from: http://www.beingsafetysmart.com.au/BSS/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59:information-pack&catid=35:the-program&Itemid=68
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MS GRAINNE DOHERTY 3/4G
I wish to advise that Ms Grainne Doherty will be finishing employment at our school on Friday 13 June, to return to Ireland, where she will be married. Ms Brooke Davis will be replacing Grainne and will begin on Tuesday 10 June for her induction into the school. Please discuss this with your child in order to minimise disruption to your family. We wish Grainne and her fiancé Jamie a wonderful life together at this very exciting time for them.
SIBLINGS AND NEW ENROLMENTS FOR 2015 2015 enrolments are now open and will close at the end of June. If you have a younger child to enrol into our school for 2015 please collect an enrolment form from the school office or download a form from our website. Return the form to the school office as soon as possible so that we are able to allocate places for next year. The next school tour for new families is on Thursday 5 June from 2.10pm to 3.10pm and Wednesday 18 June from 9.15am to 10.15am. If you know of any families who wish to enrol in our school, or if you have another child who will be attending Sacred Heart next year, please pass on this information.
WHOLE SCHOOL PHOTOS The whole school photo was taken on 28 May. You may still purchase this photo by returning your envelope with payment to the school office by Tuesday 3 June. There are envelopes at the school office should you need one.
SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS (STUDENT FREE) Tuesday 12 August Monday 3 November 2 more dates to be advised when confirmed REMINDERS
9th June Queen’s Birthday holiday.
13th June Movie Night – further information to follow from Parent Association.
Please see notices at end of newsletter re: Vinnies Volunteers and Ladies Race Day
SCHOOL CALENDAR
The school calendar is provided to both staff and parents. Only one calendar is used to ensure continuity and aid in communication. The following codes can be used to help read the calendar.
AEC Australian Electoral Commission prin Principal
COHR Christ our Holy Redeemer PSG Parent Support Groups
comm commitment Sch Ed Board School Education Board
Conf Confirmation SH Sacred Heart
DP Deputy Principal SM Staff Meeting
Int Sch Sport Interschool Sports St S Student Services
L & T Learning and Teaching TBC To be confirmed
PA Parents Association Yr Year
PLT Professional Learning Team
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◄ Apr 2014 ~ May 2014 ~ Jun 2014 ►
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Week 2
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Naplan Equating study
2 Graduates Network
Newsletter released Interschool sports Class Mass: 3/4N F’dtion excursion: werribee zoo
3 Reconciliation 4:30 – 5:15pm SH
4 Week 3
Reconciliation10:00 – 10:45am
COHR
5 Assembly: Reconciliation
PA Mother’s Day Stall
6 SM: 3:40pm
PA: Mother’s Day Stall
7 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Parent Teacher Student Meetings 2:00 – 8:00pm
8 Principals’ Network
Parent Teacher Student Meetings 3:40 – 6:00pm
9 PA: Mother’s Day breakfast
10 Eucharist Commitment Mass 5:30 SH
11 Mothers’ Day Week 4
Eucharist Commitment Mass 11:00 COHR
12 Assembly: Reconciliation 2:30p
13 NAPLAN PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning
Yr 1/2 excursion: Imax
14 NAPLAN L&T 7:45am
SM: 3:40pm
Parent Forum: 2:20pm & 7pm
10:55 Vic Teacher Fiona Locke
SWB netwrok
15 NAPLAN REL Network
16 Newsletter released Interschool sports
PSGs
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18 Week 5
19 Assembly: 5/6S 2:30pm
20 SM: 3:40pm
Parish Council 7:30pm Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 5/6S
21 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
First Eucharist Family Walkthrough Mass 7pm SH
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 5/6D
22 DP Network
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 5/6M
Yr 3/4D excursion: Recycling
23 School Tours 9:15 – 10:15am
Whole School Health and Safety Incursion – St Johns
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25 Week 6
26 Yr 5/6 excursion: Melbourne Discovery
27 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 1/2L
28 L&T 7:45am
SM: 3:40pm
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 1/2P Whole school photo
29 L&T Network
Interschool sports Cross Country Wantirna
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 1/2B Yr 3/4G excursion: Recycling
30 Newsletter released
Interschool sports
Level Mass: All 1/2
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◄ May 2014 ~ June 2014 ~ Jul 2014 ►
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Week 7
2 Assembly: 3/4D 2:30pm
Reconciliation certificates handed out
3 SM: 3:40pm
4 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
5 St S Network
School Tours 2:10 – 3:10pm
6 Reports due – peer read from N-forma
Class Mass: 3/4G
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8 Pentecost Week 8
9 Queen’s Birthday Holiday
10 SM: 3:40pm
11 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: F/A Yr 3/4N excursion: Recycling
12 Principals’ Network
Paraliturgy-3.00pmF/G
13 Interschool sports
Newsletter released
Red Assessment Folders out (with term overviews)
Movie Night
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15 Trinity Week 9
First Eucharist COHR
16 First Eucharist Reflection Day
Assembly: 1/2B 2:30pm
AEC visit Yr 5/6
17 SM: 3:40pm
PA: Subway
Creative Music Concert 3.45pm
In Hall
18 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
School Tours 9:15 – 10:15am
Parish Council 7:00pm Literacy Cluster
Excursion Healesville
19 Admin Network
20 Interschool sports Gala Day 9:00 – 2:30
Level Mass: All 3/4
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22 Body & Blood Week 10
First Eucharist SH 2pm
23 Red Assessment Folders due to school
Assembly: Eucharist 2:30pm
PA Meeting: 7:00pm
24 SM: 3:40pm
25 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Reports out
Combined Parishes Pentecost Celebration Day
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Sacred Heart Mass 9:00am End of Term 2
Newsletter released
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Creative Music 3.45pm Hall
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◄ Jun 2014 ~ July 2014 ~ Aug 2014 ►
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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13 Week 1
14 Start of Term 3 Assembly: tbc 2:30pm
15 SM: 3:40pm
16 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Parish Council 7:00pm
17 Conf Parent Info Night 7:30pm COHR
18 Graduates Network TBC
19 Conf Comm Mass 5:30 SH
20 Week 2
Conf Comm Mass 11:00 COHR
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22 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning
23 L&T 7:45am
SM: 3:40pm
24
25 Graduates Network TBC
Newsletter released
Class Mass: 5/6M
26 PA: Ladies Race Day
27 Week 3
28 Assembly: 1/2P 2:30pm
29 SM: 3:40pm
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 5/6D
30 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 5/6M
31 Principals’ Network
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 5/6S
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◄ Jul 2014 ~ August 2014 ~ Sep 2014 ►
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Week 1 Level Mass: All Foundation
2
3 Week 4
4 Assembly: F/G 2:30pm
5 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning
6 L&T 7:45am
SM: 3:40pm
7 REL Network
8 Newsletter released
Level Mass: All 5/6
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10 Week 5
11 Sports Day
PA Meeting: 7:00pm
12 School Closure Day: Yong Xhao
13 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Conf Family Night 7pm SH
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: F/G
14 DP Network
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: F/A
15
Assumption Mass 9:00am
Confirmation Reflection Day
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17 Week 6
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19 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning
Parish Council 7:00pm tbc
PA: Subway
20 L&T 7:45am
SM: 3:40pm
Confirmation 7pm SH
21 L&T Network
22 Confirmation 7pm COHR
Newsletter released
Class Mass: 1/2B
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24 Week 7
25 Assembly: Confirmation 2:30pm
26 SM: 3:40pm
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 1/2B
27 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 1/2L
28 St S Network
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 1/2P
29 Class Mass: 3/4D
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◄ Aug 2014 ~ September 2014 ~ Oct 2014 ►
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Week 8 1 Father’s Day Stall
Assembly: F/A 2:30pm
2 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning
Father’s Day Stall
3 L&T 7:45am
SM: 3:40pm
4 Principals’ Network
5 Newsletter released
Father’s Day Breakfast
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7 Fathers’ Day Week 9
8 Assembly: 5/6M 2:30pm
9 SM: 3:40pm
10 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
11 Admin Network
12 School Sports backup
Class Mass: 1/2P
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14 Week 10
15 Red Assessment Folders out (with term overviews)
Assembly: 1/2L 2:30pm
District Athletics Yr3-6
16 SM: 3:40pm
17 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Parish Council 7:00pm
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19 End of Term 3 Newsletter released
PA: sausage sizzle
Footy Day Students Finish 1:00pm
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21 International Day of Peace Week
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◄ Sep 2014 ~ October 2014 ~ Nov 2014 ►
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2
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4
5 Daylight Saving begins Week 1
6 Start of Term 4 Red Assessment Folders due
Yr 1/2 swimming
7 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning
Yr 1/2 swimming
8 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Yr 1/2 swimming
9 Yr 1/2 swimming
10 Yr 1/2 swimming
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12 Week 2
13 Yr 1/2 swimming
PA Meeting: 7:00pm
14 SM: 3:40pm
Yr 1/2 swimming
15 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Yr 1/2 swimming
Parish Council 7:00pm
16 Yr 1/2 swimming
17 Newsletter released
Class Mass: 5/6S
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19 Week 3
20 Assembly: 5/6D 2:30pm
21 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning
22 L&T 7:45am
SM: 3:40pm
23 Principals’ Network
24 World Teachers Day
Level Mass: Foundation
PA: Disco
25
26 Week 4
27 Assembly: 3/4N 2:30pm
28 SM: 3:40pm
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 3/4N
29 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 3/4G
30 REL Network
Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 3/4D
31 Newsletter released
Class Mass: 1/2L
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◄ Oct 2014 ~ November 2014 ~ Dec 2014 ►
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 All Saints
2 Week 5
3 School Closure Day: TBC
4
Melbourne Cup Holiday
5 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
6 DP Network
PA: Oaks Day
7 Foundation Orientation Day
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9 Week 6
10
11 Remembrance Day
PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning
12 L&T 7:45am
SM: 3:40pm
13 L&T Network
Parent Teacher Student Meetings 2:00 – 8:00pm
14 Newsletter released
15 PA: Father / Son Camp
16 Week 7
PA: Father / Son Camp
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18 SM: 3:40pm
19 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Parish Council 7:00pm
20 St S Network Foundation Parent Night 7:30p
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23 Week 8
2015 Foundation Mass 9:45 and sausage sizzle
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25 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning
PA: Subway
26 L&T 7:45am
SM: 3:40pm
27 Principals’ Network
28 Graduates Network Function
Newsletter released
Reports due – peer read from N-forma
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30 1st Sunday of Advent
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◄ Nov 2014 ~ December 2014 ~ Jan 2015 ►
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Week 9 1 Red Assessment Folders out
2 SM: 3:40pm
3 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
4 Admin Network
5 Principals’ End of Year
Carols in the Park
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7 2nd Sunday of Advent Week 10
8 Red assessment folders due
9 SM: 3:40pm
10 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Graduation mass / dinner
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12 Newsletter released
Thanksgiving Mass 9:00am
13
14 3rd Sunday of Advent Week 11
15 Yr 1-6 Orientation 9:00 – 11:00
16 SM: 3:40pm
Reports home Parish Christmas breakup
17 L&T 7:45am
PLT: 3:40pm
Parish Council 7:00pm
18 End of Term 4
PA: p
19 Staff End of Year Celebration
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21 4th Sunday of Advent Week
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25 Christmas Day
26 Boxing Day
27
28 Week
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