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Term 2 | Issue 10 | Date: 17th June 2020

Newsletter

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we prepare to celebrate our school feast day on Friday I encourage you to take the time to read the above description of the feast. The message expressed will be the focus of lessons and conversations with our students on Friday.

On Friday the funeral Mass of well known and much revered former Parish Priest of our parish, Father Plunkett will be celebrated at 11am in our parish church. The students of our school will form a Guard or Honour along Lake Albert Road, as the cortege leaves for the cemetery. It will be our way of recognizing all the work that Fr Plunkett did for our school and the people of Kooringal.

Our students are back in the routine of teaching and learning at school with relationships being more settled as all have readjusted to being back together in community. Staff continue to be mindful of the needs of each learner during these times and are ensuring that there are learning breaks, opportunities for physical activity and activities that promote co-operation, connections and understanding amongst class members. If you have concerns about your son or daughter or have been impacted yourself by COVID19 please don?t hesitate to contact me for support or advice regarding services that could assist you and your family.

Don?t forget to book in for your Three Way Conversation (students Year One to Year Six) or Parent Teacher interview (students in Kindergarten) which are scheduled for after school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week (week 9). Your presence at these interviews is especially important this year due to the long period of ?At Home Learning?. All teachers are looking forward to the opportunity to talk with you via a zoom meeting.

PRAYER

Celebrat ing t he Feast of t he Sacred Hear t ? our school feast day

Fr iday 19t h JuneOn this day, we celebrate God?s creat ive love burst ing forth into the heart of creat ion, into the heart of humanity. It is a day to reflect on the boundless love that God has for each person. In essence it speaks of the great tenderness of a God who stoops down and lifts us up when life is filled with challenges and suffering. God?s love reaches out to us, invites us, and draws us into the very heart of God where our lives are t ransformed into being the hands and feet , the gent le voice and the listening ear of Christ in the world today.

In essence the Feast of the Sacred Heart is about celebrat ing the goodness, kindness and compassion that was at the heart of Jesus? minist ry. A way to celebrate this feast would be for us to give recognit ion to the many acts of random kindness and goodness that we see around us each day. For it is in the daily act ivit ies of life that people cont inue to give witness to the compassionate face and heart of God. Compassion calls us to be a beloved Christ-like presence in our world today.

Are you willing and ready for the goodness and compassion of your life to be poured out for others, so that the divine dance of love continues?

Kindergarten 2021 interviews commenced today. It is always wonderful to meet the new families and children who will be joining our community.

I hope that you are looking after yourselves as best you can during these weeks as we slowly move towards more social interactions and opportunities.

As we celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart may you know the fullness of God?s love in your life.

Carolyn Matthews

Principal

School At tendance

As of Monday 25th May the provisions regarding school on site attendance ceased and as of that date all students are once again required to be at school each day for the full teaching day. If parents do not fulfill this legal requirement the school is obliged to follow up.

Diary Dates

Weeks 9

Monday to Wednesday 22-24 June Parent Teacher Interviews via zoom (Kinder)

Three Way Conversations via zoom (Years 1 to 6)

Week 10

Friday 3rd July - Final day of term two

Term 3 Week 1

Reminder: Day one of term three, 20th July is a pupil free day as teachers will be training in a social development program called ?Bounce Back? which will be implemented at SHK from Kinder to Year Six commencing term three.

Metal Sphere

Many have asked about the significance of the metal sphere at the front entrance to the school.

The metal sphere captures the life and focus of Nano Nagle, an Irish woman who committed her life to raising up and educating the poor. To support her work she gathered other women around her and they became known as the Presentation Sisters who began our school in 1959. Founded on the charism of Nano Nagle and the Presentation Sisters Sacred Heart continues to enable every child to become the best they can and provides every opportunity to enable that to happen. Please come and look at the story on the sphere.

Arrangements for Guard of Honour for Father Plunket t

* Students from Years Four to Six will be involved in the Guard of Honour* Students are required to be in their full winter uniform* Students will be prepared and practice so that they are confident about participating.

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A WORD FROM MR KING

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3-Way Conversat ions

Our teachers have been busily preparing for their 3-way interviews on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

of next week.

During these interviews the class teacher will be able to discuss the progress your child has made from

their point of view at school during the first semester, regardless of the amount of time your child may

have been away from school during Covid. It is important to remember that regular classes were

interrupted during week 9 and 10 of Term 1 and Weeks 1 - 4 in Term 2, before regular classes resumed in

Week 5. While regular class time was interrupted, those working from home were able to provide their

teacher with valuable information about their understanding of topics, their work habits, and their ability

to overcome adversity. For those students who worked largely from home during this time, your role as

the parent and supervisor of this home learning will be an integral part of these interviews, as will be your

insights you gained from supervising your child at home, as it will form a more holistic interview process.

The third part of the interview will be the students. They have already completed a reflection sheet at

school about their thoughts on English, Maths, Religion, and life at school in general, and the way they will

be able to articulate their thoughts as their contribution to the interview will be highly valued.

All parents who register a time for their interview will receive an email from their child?s teacher confirming

the day, time and the link you will need to join the Zoom meeting. It is important that when you join the

link you are patient to be admitted to the session, as the teacher may still be with another conversation,

and will need to end that one before admitting you for your 3-way conversation.

Please be aware that a physical report of this meeting will be sent home in Week 10.

If you have any questions please contact your child?s teacher.

All the best

Sam King

Assistant Principal

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Cat holic Life and Learning at SHK

Refugee Week 2020: Celebrating the Year of Welcome

This year?s Refugee Week theme, ?Celebrating the Year of Welcome?, invites people to consider how they might be

more open and receptive to listening to refugees and asylum seekers and welcoming them into our communities.

Prayer

Lord, No one is a stranger to you and no one is ever far from your loving care.

In your kindness watch over refugees and asylum seekers,

those separated from their loved ones, those who are lost, and those who have been exiled from their homes.

Bring them safely to the place where they long to be, and help us always to show your kindness to strangers and

those in need.

Our Year Six students have been looking at the plight of refugees within both their Religion and English work. They

have used the novel Boy Overboard as well as their interviews with Fr. Paddy Sykes and Mr Glen White about their

experiences in Afghanistan to gain an understanding of the desperate situations people face when they choose to

flee their country.

Click on the names of the stories below to see a sample of their stories which illustrate why we should always

remember to be open and receptive to listening to refugees and welcoming them into our communities.

Yousif came on a Boat - by Ethan O?Halloran

So the Boat Drifts

The Final Wave - by Zaylee White

An Interview with Fr. Paddy Sykes

An Interview with Mr Glen White

Bapt ism

In Year 4, as part of our preparation for the Sacrament of Eucharist,

we have been learning about the Rite of Baptism as one of the

sacraments of initiation of the church. We were fortunate enough to

celebrate with Trinity Cabot when she was baptised on Monday at

Sacred Heart, Kooringal.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT SHK!

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Kinder learning Mat hs

Kinder have been learning about Area in Maths. They collected some leaves in order,

from largest to smallest area. They then had to explain their findings to a partner.

Alexander ShackletonToby Van DorstSpencer BowerGeorgia MattinglyRebekah LawMolly StephenTheo ComerfordBrock HumbertToby EverettAidan Everett

BIRTHDAY LIST

MERIT AWARDS

Blue Ear t h

It was great to have Sarah from Bluearth back at school working with our students on their teamwork and resilience.

4P Zoom Assem bly

Thank you to 4P for taking our Zoom assembly last Friday. The students were amazing. While we are waiting for the all clear to have regular assemblies it was great to have the ability to join together to see what they've been up to.

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TRIBUTE TO FR. PLUNKETTFr. Plunkett much loved Parish Priest of Sacred Heart 1976-2007 died recently.

Fr. Plunkett was loved by everyone, how often we have heard people say proudly, "Fr. Plunkett married us" or "Fr. Plunkett baptised my children".

Fr. Plunkett through his leadership built an exceptionally strong parish community well ahead of its time.

He took the time to spend time with people and build relationships. He called everyone by name and knew their story.

Fr. Plunkett was responsible for the development of Mater Dei Primary and was always supportive of catholic education at Sacred Heart School and our parish.

Fr. Plunkett knew what love and service meant and through his life made a difference to people's lives.

With his work on earth complete may he now be rewarded with the fullness of life in God's presence.

Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.

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