ISSUE 15: 17th May, 2024

Principal Message

Gospel Reflection

As we celebrate Pentecost Sunday, we are reminded of the profound moment when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples, empowering them to boldly proclaim the Good News to the world. This feast day holds special significance for our students, who will soon receive the Sacrament of Confirmation over this weekend, marking their initiation into the fullness of the Christian faith.

Just as the disciples were filled with courage and zeal by the Holy Spirit, may our students be inspired to embrace their faith with confidence and conviction. As they prepare to receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit, let us pray that they are strengthened in their commitment to follow Christ and to live as faithful witnesses of His love and mercy.

As parents and members of the Sacred Heart Primary School community, let us support our Year Three students on their journey of faith, encouraging them to cultivate a deep and personal relationship with God. May this Pentecost season be a time of renewal and transformation for all of us, as we open our hearts to the workings of the Holy Spirit and strive to live out our faith with joy and enthusiasm.

We wish the following students receiving their Sacrament of Confirmation all the best over the weekend:

Estelle Creighton, Annie Fyfe, Daniel Ponthokkan, Archie Carruthers, Lillian Pahek, James Driscoll, Elle Njegovan, Vivianna Ficarra, Gianna Scullino, Sophie Ferguson, Ollie Parsons, Ivy Pengelly, Emily Cirillo, Sophia Medar, Vincent Manno, Lilana Manno, Xavier Cavallo, Natalie Gervasi, Alyce Kilpatrick, Poasi Paonga, Valentina Ienco, Will Buchanan, Pairs Rodi, Laurene Lazo, Ruby Joyce, Dominic Falvo, Levi Zara, Adaline Miller, Charlie Smith, Raphael Smythe & Austin Fox.

What’s on Next Week (Term 2 Week 6)

Coming Up in Week 7

Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff & Students,

Congratulations to our talented Netball & Soccer teams for their outstanding performance in yesterday's District games! Both our girls' and boys' netball teams, along with the boys' soccer team, secured victories. The students displayed exceptional sportsmanship, representing our school with pride. 

A special thank you to Mrs. O’Callaghan and Miss Moore for organising the Prep Breakfast this morning. Despite the early start, the students relished the chance to come together.

Lockdown Drill

On Monday, we will conduct a 'classroom lockdown' practice drill that was cancelled last week, as part of our Work, Health & Safety protocols. Your children may discuss this when they return home. As always, reassure them that there's nothing to worry about. This drill helps them learn to stay safe in various emergency situations such as storms or encounters with dangerous individuals.

Junior Unit STOMP Extravaganza & Middle/Senior Unit Disco

STOMP instructors, start working with classes from Wednesday! Students of all year levels will participate daily, leading up to the Year 3-6 Disco on Monday, May 27th, 7:30-8:30pm, and the Junior Unit STOMP Extravaganza on Tuesday, May 28th, 5:15-6:45pm in Week Seven. STOMP aims to inspire dance, movement, and promote wellbeing, confidence, teamwork, and respect. Students are asked to wear their Sports Uniform from Wednesday to Friday.  Please refer below for more information in relation to these events:

Scholastic Book Fair

Our Scholastic Book Fair at Sacred Heart happens each day next week.  Parents can accompany their children between 8:20 am - 8:40 am and 3:00 pm - 3:40 pm each day during the Book Fair to explore and purchase books. Please note that students must be accompanied by an adult. We hope that students have already prepared their 'Wish Lists' of books they're eager to acquire.

Police Visit

This Tuesday, we're privileged to host Joe Clarke from Mildura Police, who will address our Year 5 & 6 students on topics including social media etiquette, combating harassment, and preventing physical violence.

National Simultaneous Storytime

Wednesday, May 22nd, is National Simultaneous Storytime! Across the nation, people in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, homes, and bookshops will simultaneously read a picture book by an Australian author and illustrator. This vibrant event celebrates reading and literacy, spreading joy and appreciation for storytelling. Check out the Library News below for further details.

Parish Mass

Karinya will attend this week’s Parish Mass at Sacred Heart Church on Thursday morning at 9:30 am. 

2024 Foundation Enrolment

Enrolments for Foundation students in 2025 have begun! If you're interested, you can inquire, apply, and schedule tours by clicking here. The deadline for enrolments is Friday, May 31st, 2024, at 4 pm. We encourage our current families to apply now through the school website link provided above. If you know any new families considering Sacred Heart for their child, please share this information about our enrolment process with them. 

Lollipop Treats

For safety reasons, we ask that parents refrain from bringing lollipops for birthday celebrations or lunch snacks, as they pose a choking hazard. Instead, opt for cupcakes or individually wrapped treats like Freddo Frogs. Your cooperation in maintaining a healthy environment is greatly appreciated. Please note that any lollipops brought to school will be confiscated by staff. Thank you for your understanding.

Parents and Friends Trivia Night

Our Sacred Heart Parents and Friends invite you to join us for a Music Trivia Night at Club DaVinci on Friday, June 21st, starting at 7pm. Tickets are priced at $85 and include beverages (beer, wine, and soft drinks), as well as antipasto upon arrival and supper. This event isn't a fundraiser; rather, it's an opportunity for our community members to connect and mingle with others from the school community. Special thanks to Pauline Tallent, Chantelle Hill, and Anna Cavallo for coordinating this event.

Cold Weather Dress Code

As the weather cools, it's important for students to dress warmly to stay healthy. Please remember to wear the winter uniform on chilly days. Avoid wearing tights with summer uniform, and note that the navy blue weather-proof jacket does not substitute for a jumper. Additionally, jackets cannot be worn in classrooms, so wearing a jumper is still recommended.

God Bless!

Mr Mark Gibson

2024 Dates of Interest

Religious Education

Sacrament of Confirmation

We pray for many of our Year Three students who will be celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation this weekend on either Friday, Saturday or Sunday.  Our school community is encouraged to attend a Mass if you can to support these students. There will be four Masses over the weekend.  

Times are:  

Friday @ 6pm 

Saturday @ 6pm 

Sunday @ 9am & 5pm.  

We wish students all the best for these special celebrations.

Sacrament of First Eucharist (Year 4 & Above)

• Parent Information Session - Wednesday, 28th August
• Celebration of Sacrament - Friday 25th, Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th October

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Year 2 & Above)

• Parent Information Session - Wednesday, 16th October
• Celebration of Sacrament - Wednesday 27th November

Learning and Teaching

This term Teachers and Learning Support Officers have been undertaking Professional Development in the teaching of writing.  This training is part of our ongoing partnership with the SunLit Project and LaTrobe University, ensuring that we use ‘best practice’ teaching methods at Sacred Heart,

The Six Principles of this training are

1. Students need explicit instruction in writing beginning from Foundation
2. Sentences are the building blocks of writing
3. When embedded in the content of the Curriculum, writing instruction is a powerful tool
4. The content of the curriculum drives the rigour of the writing activities 
5. Grammar is best taught in the context of student writing 
6. The two most important phases of the writing process are planning and revising

Students from Foundation to Year 6 are working to develop their sentence level writing. The Junior classes are learning to identify the different sentence types and to use conjunctions (because, so, but) to expand their sentences. In the Middle years students revise these skills and learn to use subordinating conjunctions (before, whenever, since…) and appositives in their sentences. They learn to write paragraphs and practise note taking.  Our Senior Classes refine all these skills incorporating  rigorous content into producing extended pieces of writing. They work on refining the critical skills of planning and editing.

This week our teachers have been moderating students' writing samples; ensuring consistency in our assessment for report writing. Look out for these samples on See Saw.

SWPBS News

Our SPBS focus this week will be walking safely around the school. We have noticed over recent weeks a number of students running around school buildings and  in the courtyard during playtimes. We have also noticed students running through the passageway as they return from the front office and running with lunch and recess trolleys near the buildings.

Learning Diversity

PSG meetings this term will be conducted as part of our Parent Teacher Interviews in week 11.

Wellbeing

This week we have had Joseph Clarke from Mildura Police talk to our Year 3 students about bullying, cybersafety and physical safety. Joseph will run similar sessions with our Year 4, 5 & 6 classes over the coming weeks. Please find some helpful resources on our school TV site to assist further conversations with you children at home.

Congratulations to our SWPBS Ray White Award recipients for showing great choices and having thier Thumbs Up token drawn out for assembly this week.

Foundation News

Wow wee! What an amazing day it has been today. The Foundation students have had so much fun celebrating their Foundation Breakfast at ‘CAFE SHPS’. They enjoyed cereal, toast and juice all served by our Junior Unit teachers. The students then participated in 4 activities: making fruit kebabs, Mr Squiggle artwork, fruit loop pattern necklaces and bracelets and designing and making a party hat. They have had a treasure hunt, watched cartoons and enjoyed socialising with one another. 

Thank you to our Foundation families for the wonderful work you have been doing at home supporting your child to learn the alphabet sounds (phonemes) and completing their daily reading. It is important that the students consistently read (every night) so that they are practising the decoding skills they have learnt at school. 

Looking ahead, we are preparing ourselves for the STOMP EXTRAVAGANZA on Tuesday 28th May at 5.15pm! Students will need to wear brightly coloured clothes they can dance in. Foundation students are to bring a plate of savoury food to share.

Uniform reminder:

A reminder that students should be wearing their correct uniform everyday. This includes the correct socks and shoes.

Prev

Showing images 1 - 8 of 25

Next

Year One News

Throughout Week 6, we will begin STOMP dance sessions. Students will learn dances that they will present to parents at our STOMP EXTRAVAGANZA on Tuesday 28th May at 5.15pm. At the event, students will need to wear brightly coloured clothes and shoes suitable for dancing. Year 1 students are to bring a plate of savoury food to share. This event is in place of the Junior Unit Social for 2024. We look forward to having a wonderful night together! Students are asked to wear their Sports Uniform from Wednesday to Friday next week.

This week in Year One, we have been focusing on adding adjectives to describe a noun when writing a sentence as well as building their knowledge on plurals and the suffix ‘s’. In Maths we have continued our focus on reading analogue and digital times to half past. Please discuss this with your child at home as real life maths examples help to improve conceptual, meaningful and permanent learning.

Our Show and Tell focus for Week 6 is about sunrises and sunsets which is related to our ‘Earth and Space’ science topic. You are most welcome to email your child's classroom teacher a photo for your child to share during their Show and Tell time.  

Next Wednesday is NSS (National Simultaneous Storytime) where we will be reading the book Bowerbird Blues created by Aura Parker. NSS is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association. Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools and many other places around the country. Now in its 24th successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age-appropriate themes which addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6.

Karinya will be attending Parish Mass on Thursday at 9:30am, families are welcome to attend.

Uniform reminder:

A reminder that students should be wearing their correct uniform everyday. This includes the correct socks and shoes.

Prev

Showing images 1 - 8 of 9

Next

Year Two News

Next Wednesday is NSST (National Simultaneous Storytime) where we will be reading the book Bowerbird Blues created by Aura Parker. Children will be creating a piece of artwork related to this book. Could we ask that they bring in anything blue, such as blue bottle tops, blue pegs, blue wool, blue straws etc, as well as some bark or leaves from the natural environment. If you would like to learn more about this beautiful story with your child, visit this link Bowerbird Blues 

This week we will begin sessions with STOMP -  children in both classes will learn some dances that they will present to parents at our STOMP EXTRAVAGANZA on Tuesday 28th May at 5.15pm. At the event, students will need to wear brightly coloured clothes and shoes suitable for dancing. Year 2 students are to bring a plate of sweet food to share. This event is in place of the Junior Unit Social for 2024. We look forward to having a wonderful night together!

Year Three News

This week, our focus has been on mastering the long a and e sounds in spelling, along with understanding the appropriate grapheme choices. Each day, we've reinforced previous term's learning through daily reviews. It's worth noting the students' fantastic organisation skills, demonstrated each morning as they eagerly prepare for literacy activities.

This week, we've been delving into sentence types and distinguishing between facts and opinions, all while connecting our learning to our integrated topic of First Nations culture in Country and Place. Our exploration has been particularly engaging as we've uncovered the rich history of First Nations culture and celebrated their recent contributions to our community. 

On Wednesday we had a visit from Officer Jo Clarke from Mildura police. He spoke to us about bullying and staying safe online. He reiterated to us that keeping the community safe is the most important job for police officers, so we should never be scared to approach the police when we need help. Jo has extended an invitation for families to contact him should they ever need support dealing with issues, particularly those relating to cyber safety and cyberbullying. He also set us some very important homework, to look closely at all of the apps we use, especially the privacy settings we have set. Are our accounts set to private? Are location settings set to private? Do my gaming usernames tell strangers too much about my identity? Do I personally know everybody I am connected with? 

During Math, we have been exploring the strategies of compensation, split and jump, for addition on a number line. This links back to our learning about the part, part and whole model of addition.

In Visual Arts this week students were engaged in creating Friendship Circles. Students created some amazing, colourful pieces of First Nations inspired artwork during this time.

Next week students will be creating a piece of artwork relating to this year's National Simultaneous Storytime book Bowerbird Blues! Could we please ask that students bring in anything blue, such as blue bottle tops, pegs, wool, etc, as well as anything natural found outside. If you would like to learn more about this wonderful story with your child,visit this link by 

Bowerbird Blues illustrator and author Aura Parker.

Please keep checking SeeSaw for your students' work samples. We will continue to publish these as they are completed. 

 Thank you to the families who have started bringing in shared resources for our marble runs!

Enjoy your weekend!

Sarah, Emma and Maree

Year Four News

This week in Year Four, we began our Design and Technology unit of work ‘Food and Fibre’. In the coming weeks, the children will be working in small groups and using their learning to complete a research project. Once the project is completed, they will present their projects to the rest of the class. 

Our Maths focus over the next few weeks will be chance and Data. We are beginning with interpreting picture graphs. At home, please continue to encourage your child with their learning and automatic recall of their multiplication tables.

We will also be starting a Health Unit as part of the Curriculum area- Health and Physical Education. As we will be participating in STOMP from Wednesday, Year Four will use the class sport time to complete the learning where we will be Identifying and practising strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing and describing strategies to make the classroom and playground healthy, safe and active spaces. For the first lesson, Monday, we ask that your child bring a packaged food item ( box or wrapper is fine, it doesn’t need to be the actual food item) to school.

 A friendly uniform reminder- All students are expected to be wearing the correct school uniform or their sports uniform on the correct day (including shoes and socks). Notes are required if children are out of uniform. If your child is out of uniform without a note, you will receive a text message alert.  Also nail polish is not part of school uniform and jewellery needs to meet school policy.

Please remember to have your child bring in items such as tops, lids, pegs, bread ties, string, cotton etc for our art activity next week.

Finally, congratulations to Kyema for being the first Year Four class to present at Assembly. What a great job they did! Myalla will present in Week 7 and Illawarra in Week 9.

Thanks for all your support.

Natalee, Jaimi & Cathryn

Year Five News

We are working so hard, time seems to be flying in Grade Five! Almost halfway through a big Term Two! 

Over the next week or so we have some exciting things happening. Please see below:

Week 6 

Police in Schools Visit happening on Tuesday

STOMP dance program beginning on Wednesday

Scholastic Book Fair

National Simultaneous Storytime happening on Wednesday

Congratulations to all students picked to represent our school across the interschool sport competitions. Students demonstrated great sportsmanship, celebrating their friends who were successful in selects. We wish everyone luck over the coming weeks! 

We continue perfecting our skills when using the formal algorithm in Maths. We have extended this unit slightly to try and help students really develop their confidence in this area. Students have been very engaged. We encourage you to ask your child to show you their learning in this area as it will be wonderful practice for them! 

Students are working hard in all aspects of learning to achieve their pen licence. They are working towards receiving gold stars in their work. After receiving a certain amount they will be given their licence. They can receive stars in all learning areas; worksheets, maths, writing books! 

Students are highly engaged in their Natural Disaster Projects. These lessons have become extremely independent. Currently, we are working on researching our big ideas and categorising our notes under our big idea headings.

In SEL, we are continuing on from our YLead leadership day, looking into the acronym “To lead with HEART”. So far, we have discussed how we can be Helpful leaders in our school, community and at home. We have also looked at how we can share some positive Energy as leaders. We know that we do not need a badge to be a leader, and can all be responsible in shaping our days into great ones! 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Danielle, Jacinda & Amilea.

Year Six News

Preparation for Year 6 camp, September 16th to 19th (last week of Term 3),  is underway. We will begin booking group activities in the next few weeks.  Notes will be sent out closer to the time, however, if you know your child will not be attending for some reason can you please let Mrs Thompson know via email as soon as possible.  lthompson@shmildura.catholic.edu.au

During Literacy time this week, students have been focusing on writing paragraphs about various topics. They have been using the Single Paragraph Outline as their framework to guide their writing. The Single Paragraph Outline provides students with a roadmap they can follow to plan the beginning, middle and end of a coherent paragraph.

At the beginning of our current Science unit, students watched a clip of a Rube Goldberg Machine. A Rube Goldberg machine is a contraption or device which uses many different types of energy and forces e.g. a dropping ball or crashing dominoes. The machine shows how energy can be transferred from one object to another. Next Friday, students will be creating their own version in their classroom. Students are asked to bring in something from home to contribute to the construction of their class’s creation.

Upcoming Events in Week 6  

• Police in Schools Visit on Tuesday
• STOMP dance program beginning on Wednesday
• Scholastic Book Fair
• National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday

Library News

In the week ahead we look forward to two very special book centred events:-National Simultaneous Story Time (N.S.S.T) and our Scholastic Book Fair.

N.S.S.T

On Wednesday 22nd May classes will take the opportunity to listen to this year’s chosen title:- ‘BOWERBIRD BLUES’ by Aura Parker and participate in a follow up activity.

Book Fair

Many of the classes visited the library today to view and make a wishlist from a collection of books on display for the Book Fair. 

Books can be purchased before and after school each day next week at the following times 8:20 am-8:40 am and 3:00 pm- 3:40 pm.  Payment is by card only or secure online payment as per the note sent home. 

Scholastic Book Club News:

Issue #3

The much-anticipated Issue #3 orders were sent home with students during the week. If you are waiting for a book on backorder, they should arrive soon.  A big thank you to those who support Scholastic Book Club for SHPS because your contribution of Scholastic Rewards will fund a variety of new books for the library for students to enjoy.

If you have questions or issues with Book Club, please do not hesitate to contact me rather than directly messaging Scholastic.

Mrs Irvin at mirvin@shmildura.catholic.edu.au

Student Awards

Parent Information

Arriving and Leaving Safely

Kiss & Go

To help keep everyone safe during drop-off and pick-up please take note of the following rules at Kiss and Go and the School Crossing that should be followed both in the morning (8:10-8:45am) and afternoon (3pm-3:30pm):

• Stay in your vehicle unless you need to assist younger students with their seat belts.
• Aim to keep your car in the Kiss & Go area for a maximum of two minutes to allow others to use the space too.
• Access the Kiss & Go only from Olive Grove, not 12th Street.
• Please refrain from dropping off students outside of cars in Olive Grove.
• Avoid performing U-turns within the Kiss & Go area.
• For your safety, use the school crossing if you need to cross 12th Street.


Thanks for helping us keep our school safe for everyone!

Pick Up and Drop Off Points

These designated areas serve as convenient points for collecting or dropping off children at the school if you are walking in with them. Please ensure you find a suitable and permissible parking spot for your car in order to use these locations.

Riding Scooters & Bikes

Certain students walk, ride bikes, or scooters to school and are requested to use either the 12th Street entrance or the Tamarisk Grove entrance at the rear of the oval. Riding into or through the school grounds is not permitted.

Collect Children from School Grounds

Feel free to come into school to pick up your child directly from their classroom. It's an excellent opportunity to meet other parents, have casual conversations with teachers, and ensure your child is organised at the end of the day. If you choose this option, please park appropriately and be outside the classroom by the 3.10 bell; otherwise, your child will be directed to the supervised Kiss and Go area. Students and young siblings should refrain from using the playground equipment.

School Crossings

Students walking home are advised to use the school crossings on Twelfth Street, Walnut Avenue and Eleventh Street to safely avoid heavily trafficked roads. All crossings are supervised by a School Crossing Supervisor, and it's crucial to follow their directions.  We also encourage parents to model expected behaviours by using the School Crossings also.

Buses

Several of our students catch buses home from the St. Joseph’s bus stop on 11th Street. Each day a teacher gathers these children together and accompanies them to the bus stop to supervise until they are all safely on the bus.

Drop Off Times

Preferred 'Drop Off' Time: 8.25 - 8.45 am. For safety reasons, please refrain from dropping off students before 8.19 am, as there is no supervision provided.  Our gates open at this time.

Pick Up Times

Recommended 'Pick Up' Time: 3.10 - 3.25 PM. While we understand occasional delays, if regular or extending beyond 3.30 PM, please consider enrolling your child/ren in After School Care.

Walking or Riding Home

If your children walk or ride home or to your workplace after school, please submit written permission authorising them to leave unaccompanied. They must exit through the main 12th Street gate or accompany the 11th Street bus group through Tamarisk Grove.

Alternative Pick Up Places

For safety, we strongly advise against arrangements where children wait unsupervised at public pick-up locations like Walnut Avenue or St Joseph’s College.

EATING AND DRINKING AT SCHOOL

Healthy Eating

To sustain learning and promote healthy eating we encourage students to bring to school predominantly healthy food choices.

Brainfood

Students have a brain food break during the morning to keep children’s brains fuelled for learning. We ask that families send an extra fresh fruit or vegetable snack for children to have during this time. When sending the snack, please pack it separately from your child’s lunch in a small, named container so it can be placed on their desk each morning.

Lunch Snack

The main meal of the school day; a sandwich or roll, a salad or a slice of quiche. A healthy ‘treat’ may also be appropriate here that is healthy and gives long-term energy.  Lunch is eaten usually in the classroom from 11:25am-11:40am.

Recess Snack

We encourage parents to pack fresh fruit or vegetables in your child’s recess snack box.  You may like to pack one or two other snack items for them at this time.  This snack is eaten at 1:40pm.

Packing Food

 The school has a bank of refrigerators for the storage of students’’ food. For the ease of packing and unloading the fridges, we ask that parents provide separate, small, well-labelled containers or zip-lock bags for their child’s recess snack and lunch. Insulated ‘puffy’ lunchboxes and ice-blocks are not required.

School Canteen

Our School Canteen operates on a Wednesday and Friday and provides a range of lunch options at low cost.    The current menu and prices can be accessed through and ordered via the CDFpay website https://shmildura.cdfpay.org.au

OFFICE INFORMATION

Office Hours

Office hours will run from 8:20am to 4:00pm every day. Phone calls can be made starting at 8:00 am.

Change of Personal Details

If there are any changes to your contact details (address/phone number/emergency contacts), kindly inform the office by calling 50231204, emailing office@shmildura.catholic.edu.au, or visiting the office in person.

Simon Everywhere and Parent Access Module (PAM)

Simon Everywhere is an App for smart phones that allows parents to access all information relating to their child/ren such as reports, attendance and much more. It also allows you to update medical information, give permission for excursions, access teacher emails and also receive notifications from the school.

For parents familiar with PAM, the new App works mostly the same as PAM and you can still access PAM through the web site: pam.shmildura.catholic.edu.au, however the app has additional functionality such as Push notifications and the ability to sign in without having to enter your username and password each time.

1. Go to the App Store or Google Play Store and search Simon Everywhere
2. Download and open the App and Allow Notifications
3. Enter your name and phone number and press verify, you will receive a code via SMS
4. Click on 'Add School'
5. Select Sacred Heart Primary School, Mildura - Parent Access
6. Enter your PAM username and password. If you do not know your credentials, please call the school.

7. Click on the Home icon.
   

Simon everywhere works best when notifications are turned on. You can check the notifications setting on your phone to be sure by going to the Settings – Notifications – Then find the Simon Everywhere App.

Sickness at School

Children with severe colds, flus, or other debilitating illnesses must stay at home. Do not send the child if they have:

• Fever: Children with a fever over 38 degrees should stay home.
• Prescribed antibiotics: Keep a child at home for at least 24 hours if prescribed antibiotics for an acute illness.
• Diarrhea: Children with watery stool should return only after being symptom-free for at least 24 hours.
• Vomiting: Children who are vomiting should stay home until at least 24 hours after it has stopped.

After School Care

After School Care is available for Sacred Heart students and is located on our school grounds.  Camp Australia run this program for students from Sacred Heart Primary School and St Paul's Primary School.  The program runs from the Art House building which is located on Olive Grove.

Sacred Heart families can make use of the Camp Australia After-School Care Program that is held on the grounds of Sacred Heart.  The service is available from 3:10pm through to 6pm on school days.  A healthy snack is provided to children.  Registration needs to be done through the Camp Australia website www.campaustralia.com.au .  Further information can be obtained by calling 1300 105 343.  Each day the office will print out a list of students attending Out of Hours School Care and notify the students at the end of the day via the announcements.

Marking Child’s Absence 

1. Log into the App - SimonEverywhere or login via PAM (type pam.shmildura.catholic.edu.au in your address bar).
2. You can either log by clicking on the large blue calendar section that says Parent Notified Absences or you can click on the 3 menu lines at the top right-hand side of your screen. NOTE: On your phone it will appear below your child/ren’s name.
3. You will then need to click the blue + Add Absence button circled below
4. Then select your child, and in reason

If your family is going on an extended family holiday. Please contact the school to inquire about an Student Absence Learning Plan.

School Day

• 8:19 am - Gates open & students can access Courtyard
• 8:34 am - Access Courtyard and play on Oval (classrooms opening optional for teachers)
• 8.49 am - School day begins - classroom open
• 8:55 am - School starts.
• 9.55 am - Brain Break
• 10:55 am - Lunch Play
• 11.25 am - Lunch Eat
• 1.40 pm - Recess 
• 2.10 pm - Recess Finishes
• 3.10 pm - School finishes

Sports Uniform Days

Prep:  

• Cooinda (Mrs O’Callaghan) - Thursday & Friday  
• Wahroonga (Miss Moore) - Thursday & Friday  

Year One: 

• Bundaleer (Mrs Coffey & Mrs Priestley) - Tuesday & Wednesday 
• Karinya (Mrs Groves) - Tuesday & Wednesday 

Year Two:

• Barramunga (Mrs Carmichael) - Tuesday & Friday
• Waminda (Mrs Collins) - Monday & Friday

Year Three:

• Narooma (Mrs Beckwith) - Monday & Tuesday
• Dourim (Mrs Kotsiakos & Mrs Irvin) - Monday & Thursday

Year Four:

• Illawarra (Mrs Willersdorf) - Monday & Tuesday 
• Myalla (Mrs Rowles) - Monday & Wednesday
• Kyema (Mrs Johnson) - Monday & Thursday 

Year Five:  

• Minga (Mrs Deacon) - Monday & Wednesday 
• Eumeralla (Mrs Gunn & Mrs Pacher) - Monday & Wednesday

Year Six:  

• Amaroo (Mrs Campbell) - Tuesday & Friday 
• Yongana (Mrs Zaxos) - Monday & Friday
• Mootwingee (Mrs Thompson) - Thursday & Friday

Term Dates