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God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I can not change, Courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
Dear Parents and Students,
2016 PREP ENROLMENTS
Enrolments for 2106 have now closed.
If you are a current family and have not
submitted your child’s enrolment form,
please see the Principal asap.
CONFIRMATION
This Friday our Confirmation candidates will
be visited by Bishop Peter Elliott as part of
their retreat day. (The candidates may wear
casual clothes on Friday). Bishop Elliott will
be celebrating Confirmation with the Students
and Fr Frank O’Loughlin on Friday evening 1st
May at 7pm. Please pray for all our candidates
as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of
Confirmation.
Harry Anders Campbell Blogg
Jordan Blogg Callum Bond
Max Burns Olivia Burns
Lily Clark– Blanche Zane Cooper
Nikita Dunning Charlie Flockart
Therese Hetherington Sophie Hyslop
Maddison Kaldi Ryan McMahon
Tiana Runciman Audrey Tasevski
Callum Taylor Caroline Veugelers
Imogen Welsh Millie Young
Thomas Bartl Tara Davis
Biunca Durston Tom Earle
George Lamb Henry Lamb
Johnny Morrissey Rosie Nolan
Lana Planck Jack Tilley
YR 5/6 CAMP - PHILLIP ISLAND
ADVENTURE RESORT
Next Wednesday 6th May—Friday 8 May the
Yr 5 /6 students and 7 staff will be attending the
Phillip Island Adventure Resort. They will be
participating in swimming, canoeing, giant
swing, ropes course, initiative course, flying
fox, raft making, team rescue and much, much
more. We hope they all have a wonderful time
and I look forward to hearing all the stories and
seeing their great photos. The cost of camp is
$250.00 as stated in the Parent Handbook
2015. Invoices will be send home shortly.
FAMILY WEEK
Next week is Family Week. As part of this
special week the children will be hosting a
Grandparents/Special Friends Day.
Family Week encourages students to reflect on
their own families; the role family plays in
enriching and supporting us in our personal
growth and goals; and what it means to be part
of a caring family.
GRANDPARENTS/SPECIAL FRIENDS
DAY
Next Tuesday 5th May the students are looking
forward to hosting a Grandparents/Special
Friends Day. Our special visitors will partake
in classroom visits commencing at 9:30am
followed by a performance by the school choir
in MacKillop Hall and then a cuppa in the old
hall.
We look forward to seeing all our special
visitors next Tuesday.
NAPLAN TESTING YRS. 3 & 5
On Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13 and Thursday
14 May, students will take the 2015 NAPLAN
tests. (see more information about the
NAPLAN tests on page 2)
MOTHER’S DAY GIFTS
Many thanks again to Lindsay Lewis and
Louise Blowers for organising the beautiful
gifts for our very special mum’s.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, MUM’S
UNIFORM CHANGE OVER
All students are expected to be in full winter
uniform from next Monday 3rd May.
TERM 2015
MAY
1 Confirmation Retreat Day
1 Confirmation Mass 7pm
5 Yrs. 1 –6 Footsteps Program
Grandparents/Special Friends Day
6-8 Yr. 5/6 Camp to Philip Island
8 Assembly
10 Mother’s Day
12-14 Yrs. 3 & 6 NAPLAN testing
13 Newsletter
Uniform Shop 3—3:45pm
15 Kids Disco
19 Yrs. 1 –6 Footsteps Program
22 District Cross Country
23 P & F Mum’s Winery Tour
26 Yrs. 1 –6 Footsteps Program
27 Newsletter
28 Uniform Shop 3– 3:45pm
29
JUNE
1 P & F Meeting 9:15am Boardroom
2 Yrs. 1 –6 Footsteps Program
5 SCHOOL CLOSURE
8 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY
10 Newsletter
Uniform Shop 3-3:45pm
12 Feast of the Sacred Heart
Mass at 9:30am
Parish Dinner
19 Assembly
22 Whole School Athletics Sports
23/24 Parent/Teacher Interviews
25 Whole School Photos
26 End of Term 2. Dismissal 2:30pm
11 Fernhill Road Nth, Sandringham. VIC. 3191 Australia Phone: 03) 9598 9322 Fax: 03) 9597 0354
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Wed Site: www.shsandringham.catholic.edu.au
NEWSLETTER Edition 6—29 April 2015
2015 TERM DATES Term 2 - 14 Apr—26 June
Term 3 - 14 July—18 Sept
Term 4 - 5 Oct—16 Dec
NAPLAN 2015—Yrs. 3 & 5
"The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7
and 9. It has been an annual event for schools since 2008.
On Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 May, students will take the 2015 NAPLAN tests.
NAPLAN assesses skills in literacy and numeracy that are developed over time, through the school curriculum. NAPLAN is not
a pass or fail type test, but rather shows how students are progressing in numeracy and literacy skills against national standards
for all Australia children. It also provides valuable information that allows schools and governments to better target effort and
support to help all students achieve their potential and acquire the basic skills to help them build successful and happy lives.
All students are expected to participate in the tests. Students with disability may qualify for reasonable adjustments that reflect
the support normally provided to them in the classroom. Some students with very specific circumstances may be exempted from
participating in the tests. For information about participation in NAPLAN, you can go to: http://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/parent-
carer-support.html
NAPLAN tests fundamental skills rather than specific content, and as such is not a test for which students can study or
drill. The best way you can help your child prepare for NAPLAN is to let them know that NAPLAN is just one part of
their school program, and to urge them to simply do the best they can on the day. The use of services by coaching
providers is not recommended.
An individual student NAPLAN report will be issued by the school later this year. Parents can use this information to
monitor how their child is progressing and to identify any areas of concern. Parents may also wish to use their child’s
results to discuss progress with teachers. More information is available at www.nap.edu.au."
YR. 5/6 INTERSCHOOL SPORT
Yr. 5/6 Interschool Sport continues this Friday during school time. The term fixture can be found below.
UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS
The school uniform shop will be open on Wednesdays of the newsletter week. It will be open from 3—3:45pm
Kind regards,
Erin Macdonald
Principal
2015~SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS
Friday 5 June 2015
Monday 13 July 2015
Monday 2nd November 2015
Friday 27 November 2015
2015 SACRAMENT DATES
Confirmation Mass—1 May 7pm
Eucharist Workshop—12 Aug 7pm
Eucharist Mass 22/23 Aug
Round 1
April 24
Round 2
May 1
Round 3
May8
Round 4
May 15
Round 5
May 22
1 v 2
4 v 3
3 v 1
2 v 4
BYE 2 v 3
1 v 4
BYE 2 v 4
3 v 1
SSV CROSS COUN-
TRY
BYE 2, 4, 3
Round 6
May 29
Round 7
June 5
Round 8
June 12
Round 7
June 19
2 v 3
4 v 1
BYE 3 v 1
4 v 2
1 v 2
3 v 4
BYE 4 v 1
2 v 3
BYE 2 v 4
1 v 3
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND
Invest in your most precious asset......Your Marriage! Forget life’s tensions and interruptions and rekindle the closeness, intimacy, love and romance that brought you together. Recharge your relationship batteries and explore the precious nature of your marriage, allowing you both to share your feelings, hopes and dreams with each other in ways that normal, daily living tends to inhibit.
There is no group sharing. Couples and a priest present the weekend. It is based around Catholic values but couples of all faiths are welcome.
2015 Melbourne weekend dates : 19-21 June, 21-23 August and 23-25 Oct Starts 7pm on Friday. Ends 5pm Sunday. Accommodation and all meals provided. Information/Bookings: PH: Marianne & Marcel (03) 9733 0997 Email: [email protected] Website:www.wwme.org.au
NEWS FROM THE CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION Dear Parents, It’s week three already and the children are back in the swing of classroom routines and learning. Our Religion and Inquiry Based Learning focus revolves around “Living Things”. In English we are learning about questioning techniques and non-fiction texts. The language of questioning is being explored and we ask that at home you continue pointing out the various words associated with questions, such as, who, what, when, why, where and how. In Mathematics we are focusing on the numbers eleven to fifteen, along with revising the numbers 1-10. We have been measuring using informal units of
measurement e.g. unifix cubes, icy pole sticks, strides etc. FB Library time has been changed to Tuesday mornings at 9am. Please return the form indicating whether you are available to attend The English Information Night on Thursday May 7th at 7pm. Don’t forget library returns on Fridays and please ensure your child’s iPad is charged and with them daily. Kind Regards, Christine, Libby and Louise
YEAR 1/2 Today marked the first day of Footsteps and all of our 1 and 2’s loved getting up and moving. They looked great dancing like crocodiles, emus and frilled neck lizards to Men At Work, ‘Land Down Under’. We will be dancing up a storm through out Term 2. In Term 2, our inquiry topic is ‘Healthy Eating’. We are looking at what is means to be healthy by looking after our body and mind. Thank you to the parents that have volunteered their time as classroom helpers. We appreciate and value your time in the classroom. Our literacy programs couldn’t run without you. If you haven’t signed up but are keen to help out, contact your classroom teacher. Current Working With Children Checks are needed.
As the specialist teachers will be going on camp next week, we won’t have specialist classes. Anita, Brigid, Catherine and Kim
YEAR 3/4 Greetings from 3/4, We are now well and truly back into the swing of things! After a very busy first few weeks with the Reconciliation ceremony, things have begun to settle down. Looming on the horizon however is NAPLAN and preparations are under way to ensure the children are going to be ready. May 12th is Language Conventions and Writing, May 13th is Reading and the 14th May is testing day. These tests are hopefully not causing anxiety levels to rise too much and we are simply approaching them as ‘normal’ days. We are sure the children will do great! In the classroom we commenced Maths groups this week with our focus on Subtraction. The feedback so far has been positive, with a noticeable level of enjoyment at working with a new group of children. In Literacy we wrote some extremely emotive rhyming war poems last week for our Anzac Day service, which those in
attendance hopefully enjoyed. Our focus now is on persuasive writing and will then move onto Narrative writing. We are finishing off our Inquiry unit this week on the Centenary of the landing at Gallipoli and will then commence our unit on Animal classifications. Already the excitement for our overnight camp at the Zoo next term is growing! With the Grade 6 Confirmation ceremony on Friday night we have used our Religion lessons to discuss and learn more about Pentecost and the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit. We would like to wish all the candidates well on Friday night and are sure it will be a wonderful occasion. That’s it for now. Until next time, bye for now! Rob, Janet, Joanne and Jo P
NEWS FROM THE CLASSROOMS
YEAR 5/6 Year 6 News Team Inter school sport Friday the 24th was our first inter school sport day. The three sports we were play was Basketball, Rounders and Football. Basketball For basketball there are two teams. For the first team the scores were 42-4 we won by 38 points. The second team won 38-24 by 14 points. Football The team played really well together but unfortunately lost 20-23 by only three points. Rounders In rounders we had too many people so we had to have two teams. The first game it was a draw but everyone had fun. The second game we won 3-4 and everyone put in 100%. Those were the first Inter School sport games for 2015 By: Caroline V Stephanie Alexander kitchen garden program Every Wednesday the grade 5/6s
have been doing the Stephanie Alexander kitchen garden program. This program includes activities like cooking and exploring the plant and bug life in the garden. Lately we have been doing projects a out either a plant, a bug, or a type of food. We have also cooked a few different foods using resources from our garden, like when we made basil pesto we used the basil from our garden. We have also made ANZAC cookies, dampers using the pizza oven and pumpkin scones. By Milly Young Homework The homework that is given to you in grade 5/6 is fun, interesting and has deadlines. The deadlines help with time management skills which are needed for later in life. In spelling we have different ways to do it, such as a word find or a paragraph including the words, the choice is yours. I love the homework in 5/6 it is a challenge but who said a challenge was bad. A quote I once read said, "A life without challenge would be like going to school without lessons to learn.
Challenges come not to depress or get you down, but to master and to grow and to unfold your abilities". The author of that quote was unknown, but I know they were right. Confirmation Friday the 1st of May is the year sixes Confirmation. On the day we will have a retreat day, the year sixes will meet Bishop Peter Elliott and will talk about what we are doing on that night at 7:00 pm. The year sixes had a talk on Wednesday 22nd last week and we talked about renewing our baptismal promise, and which strength we are, out of wisdom, right judgment, courage, knowledge, understanding, reverence and wonder and awe. Most kids and parents went for understanding. By Audrey Tasevski
Japanese Student Teacher
Sacred Heart will again be hosting a Japanese student
teacher this year, for the last three weeks of Term 3.
The approximate dates are from Saturday August 29th until Thursday
September 17th. Approximately ten students will be coming to Melbourne and
will be hosted at ten Catholic Primary Schools in the South-East.
The student is currently studying Education at Aichi University of Education, a
public university located in Aichi Prefecture in the Chubu region of central Japan.
The aim of the exchange is for teacher trainees to experience a different
educational environment, deepen intercultural ties and forge friendships, as well
as to become more independent and learn to live and operate on a day-to-day
basis in English.
All student-teachers are aged 19-21, have
conversational English and are planning to
be either primary school teachers or English
teachers at secondary schools upon their
graduation from AUE with a Bachelor of
Education.
We are asking for a school family to provide
a ‘homestay’ for the student. You need to reside close to the school or to be able
to drive the student-teacher to school each day. $35 per day will be paid to the
host family which is expected to cover two meals per weekday and 3 meals per
Saturday/Sunday.
If you are able to help please contact Jacqui Reed
[email protected] for further
details.
Parish News: Mass times at Sacred Heart Parish are as follows:
Sunday Mass 9.00am and 11.00am
Monday Mass 5.00pm in Convent
Tuesday Mass 9.30am
Wednesday Mass 9.30am
Thursday Mass 9.30am
Friday Communion Service 9.30am
Saturday Vigil Mass 6.00pm
Sacred Heart Parish
13 Fernhill Road North,
Sandringham 3191
PH: 9598 1511
Parish Priest: Fr Frank O’Loughlin
Parish Secretary: Mary Norton
Planned Giving: Adrian Power
Sacred Heart Parish has a website: www.sandringhamcatholic.org.au
PARIH DINNER Friday 12th June ….. Save the date in your diary!!
CHOIR It's that time again. After a year off we should be raring to go. Calling all who enjoy a sing, (You do NOT have to be Pavarotti or Sutherland!) ALL welcome….male voices may even attract a bribe. NEXT GET TOGETHERS…The next 2 practices are : Sunday 3rd May, 4pm and Monday 11th May 8pm at the home of Bernadette and Anthony O'Neill ( getting more famous every day)….43 Sandringham Rd…just opposite school playground. Bring your other, bring your friends. The more the merrier. Just do it! Enquiries Bernadette 0417055190 Peta 0407128246
Time for Mothers…. Over the past few years a group of school mothers have been part of an initiative in the Parish called “Formation in Faith for Mothers”. We meet about three times a term in the Church foyer for quiet time, input and discussion . Each evening comprises 20 minutes quiet prayerful time in the Church followed by input and discussion in the foyer of the Church . We begin at 7:30pm and conclude by 9pm at the latest. Anyone interested is very welcome to come along and be part of these evenings. There are three evenings left this term: May 5th , 19th and 26th .
Fr Frank O’Loughlin
ADMINISTRIVIA "It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're
tired; you quit when the gorilla is tired."
Robert Strauss
Any child who arrives after the 9am bell
must be signed in at the office by a parent
or carer. Please call the office if your
child is going to be late, or away for the
day. We will call parents if we haven't
received explanation by 9:30am. If you are paying your fees by the term,
please note the dates below that payments
fall due. We do not issue statements in
order to cut down on paper use and
administration time. You can, however,
request a statement at any time during the
year. If you have something to drop in at the
office for your child, please ensure it is
labelled clearly with their name and class.
It will be passed on at the next break time.
We do not interrupt class time. Any payments sent to the office must be in
clearly labelled envelopes. Please DO NOT
send cash fee payments with your child—
amounts are too large and we cannot be
held responsible should it go missing. Cash
payments not accepted after 12 midday on
Fridays. Payments for the P&F (i.e. for functions or
uniform shop) must be kept separate from
school payments. Please ensure P&F items
are addressed separately in envelopes to
school items and are clearly labelled; this
will help with passing on to relevant people. Remember, if unsure of anything at all in
relation to administration matters at school,
don't hesitate to ring the office and we will
be more than happy to assist you with any
problems. The office is open between 8:45am and
3:45pm Monday –Friday.
Quote for the fortnight:
FAMILY NAME:_________________________ ELDEST CHILD CLASS:_____________ BEING PAYMENT FOR:______________________________________________________ (IE: TERM 2 FEES) (NB: THIS FORM IS ONLY TO BE USED FOR SCHOOL FEES. PARENT’S ASSOCIATION PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE SEPARATELY. THIS CAN BE LEFT AT THE OFFICE IN A CLEARLY LABELED ENVELOPE TO BE PASSED ON.)
SACRED HEART SCHOOL DIRECT DEPOSIT
ACCOUNT NAME:
Sacred Heart Sand. General School Acc.-2154#2100
BANK: CDF via NATIONAL AUST BANK
BSB: 083-347 ACCOUNT NO: 646750863
Please include your family name and eldest
child’s class as reference for us.
UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS!
The uniform shop will be open every second WEDNESDAY;
the same week as the Newsletter.
Opening hours: 3-3:45pm
Order forms available online and can be left at the office.
Second hand uniforms available.
Contact:
Petra Whitson 0412 168 905
QUARTERLY PAYMENTS
These amounts are due by the end of week two in each term (DATES LISTED BELOW):
If you have more than one child and are only leasing one iPad you will need to work out the amount for your family, based
on the fee letter sent in December 2014.
QUARTERLY PAYMENTS DUE ON:
* Friday 13th February 2015
* Friday 24th April 2015
* Friday 24th July 2015
* Friday 16th October 2015
One Child 773.75 705.00
Two Children 935.00 797.50
Three Children 1096.25 890.00
Four Children 1257.50 982.50
QUARTERLY AMOUNTS INC iPAD (inc app levy as all students require this)
QUARTERLY AMOUNTS EXC iPAD (inc app levy as all students require this)
Term 2 Fees were
due 24th April
Extend OSHC at Sacred Heart Pri-mary School I hope everyone is feeling well. Sshhh!!! This one is between us dads and chil-dren!!!! Mother’s Day is not far away. As of this week we are starting to work hard to prepare different special things for our precious, beautiful mums!!!! If you have any ideas please come and share them with us and we will bring them to life. I have also done my research and will work on those with children at after care. Since the weather is a bit all over the place at the moment, we are trying to use every possible op-portunity and spend a little time outside. As a re-sult I would like to remind parents that the front door must be shut at all times, if we don’t open the door for you or our lovely Cleaner Mirta is busy doing her job, please don’t get upset at us just wave at us near the fence and we will kindly let you in. Starting as of next week as it was discussed dur-ing group time we are starting a new program: every week we will be choosing a “Star of the week” student. Every Monday during group time the “Star of the week” will be presented with the certificate for the good job. If the person is absent I will be publishing in the newsletter and then it may be collected at your convenience. Good luck!!! Alex & Co. Service mobile: 0449 252 191
Pupil Free Day I would like to remind all the parents that the next Pupil Free day at Sacred Heart will be Friday 5 June. If you require our service, please con-tact Extend office or express your interest via par-ent portal. Please be aware, that the service will go ahead only if there are minimum of 12 children booked in. On the day we will offer different craft, cooking activities suitable for all age school children. Hope to hear from you soon.
Upcoming Activities: Monday 4 May: Scrap book making Tuesday 5 May: Mini Canvas painting Wednesday 6 May: Plasticine craft Thursday 7 May: 3D shapes making Friday 8 May: UNO Tournament
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