ISSUE 30: September 16th, 2022

Principal / Executive Leadership Team

Dear Parents, Carers, Staff, Students and Friends,

Welcome to our final newsletter for Term Three. We have managed to get to the end with minimal interruptions considering the last few years. 

Mission Mass

Our whole school Mission Mass is being held on Thursday 6th October at the church beginning at 9.30am.  Parents are invited to join us for this celebration.

Mission Month

October, as always, is ‘Mission Month’ and we have many exciting and fun activities planned. We will begin with Mission Mass on Thursday, 6th October at 9:30am and all are welcome to join us. This will be followed by our first fundraising event on Friday, a Casual Clothes day for a gold coin donation (footy jumper auction). Throughout the month our students will participate in numerous whole school, unit and class events. Detailed information about these can be found in the Mission Month calendar below. We look forward to and appreciate your support during this time when we concentrate on bringing our faith to life through a deliberate focus on those in need. All money raised will once again go to support Fr Michael McKinnon, our former parish priest in his overseas missionary work.

P&F Social Event

On the evening of Friday 7th October from 6:30pm-11:30pm we are planning to hold a parent social evening at the Mildura Rowing Club with supper and line music included.  The cost of the event is $25 per person and should be a great way for families to meet other people and to have some fun together. This event is not a fundraising event.  Nibbles will be provided by Solunar and The Italian and drinks will be at bar prices.  Tickets are limited to 120 people so please book your ticket ASAP.

Assembly - Student Leadership Team

Thank you to Karinya for hosting today's Assembly.  Our Student Leadership Team will host our next assembly to be held in the Stadium at 2.30pm on Friday 7th October. 

Principal Awards Term 3 

Congratulations to our Principal Award winners for Term Three

Prep - Hannah Cirillo

Year 1 - Grace Durie

Year 2 - Stella Roberts

Year 3 - Donny Marciano

Year 4 - Ada McInerney

Year 5 - Ryder Alderton

Year 6 - Mia Hards

School Advisory Council (SAC) Annual General Meeting

On the evening of Tuesday 25th October the Sacred Heart Primary School Annual General Meeting will take place at 6pm. We are asking for interested parents to nominate as parent representatives for the School Advisory Council (SAC). Please consider taking an active role in this body. Nomination forms are available from the Office, and we ask that any nomination be handed into the Office by Tuesday 18th October.

SHPS Specialist Showcase

Tuesday’s Showcase was a great success. Big thanks to staff involved with the coordination. It was a great community event with outstanding art pieces, student work, performances and modelling of learning. A huge thanks to everyone who attended.  We raised over $2,000 to go towards supporting our mission efforts for 2022.

Footy Colours Day 

As part of our Footy Colours Day AFL clinics were held on the oval this morning. Students participated in activities run by AFL Victoria.  The students seemed to thoroughly enjoy the experience.

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School Fees

Thank you to everyone who has paid their school fees. Reminder to the families who opted for payment by term or year that these accounts MUST be paid in full by the end of this term unless other arrangements have been made. As always, if you are experiencing any difficulty in making your fee payment please contact us to make an arrangement. 

Congratulations 

I extend congratulations to Mr Ryan O’Callaghan who has completed his two year leadership training as part of the “Pathways to School Leadership – Leading with Impact” program facilitated by Dr Stephen Brown.  It is great that Ryan has taken on this big commitment to further develop his leadership capacity within a Catholic school.

Catholic Education Commission of Victoria (CECV) State Election Message 

Please see below a letter from CECV regarding their commitment to our Catholic schools and the support they are seeking from the state government with the upcoming election. Please take the time to read it.

Finalising school numbers 

It is at this time of year that we begin to forecast how many students will be attending our school in 2023. These forecasts are very important as it tells us how many classes will be required for 2023. This of course impacts on how many teachers we need and how many classrooms we need. Subsequently, I ask that all parents advise me if children will be leaving Sacred Heart at the end of this year. Thank you.

Condolences

Our deepest sympathies and heart felt condolences go out to Harlequinn Hendy and her family on the passing of her Grandfather, we will keep them in our prayers.

Return to School Term Four 

Well done to the students, staff and parents for their wonderful efforts throughout the term. We look forward to everyone returning for Term Four on Monday, 3rd October refreshed and ready for a big Term Four.  

I hope everyone has a very relaxing and enjoyable break after a very busy term.

Mark Gibson

Religious Education

Sacrament of First Eucharist

Please read carefully all of the requirements for this Sacrament.

The celebration of this Sacrament will be held at the following masses:

Friday 21st October                6pm             Sacred Heart Church Mildura

Saturday 22nd October        9.30am        Sacred Heart Church Mildura

                                                        6pm             Sacred Heart Church Mildura

Sunday 23rd October            8.30am        St Francis Xavier Church Irymple

                                                       9am             Sacred Heart Church Mildura   

                                                       10am           St Joseph’s Red Cliffs

                                                       10.30am      Our Lady’s Merbein 

                                                      5pm             Sacred Heart Church Mildura

Program Dates:

Week One – I am Welcome                                      Wednesday 7th - Sunday 11th September

Week Two – My Family Celebrates                      Monday 12th – Sunday 18th September

Week Three – We Share Meals                              Monday 19th – Sunday 25th September

Week Four – The Parish Family Listens            Monday 26th – Sunday 2nd October

Week Five – Parish Family Celebrates               Monday 3rd – Sunday 9th October

Week Six – Parish Family Sends Me Out           Monday 10th – Sunday 16th October

Please note that the worksheets are due on the following dates:

Week One and Two                                                  Sunday 18th September  

Week Three and Four                                             Sunday 2nd October

Week Five and Six                                                    Sunday 16th October

All booklets need to be completed and handed into the office or in the church foyer by the due dates, failure to complete will mean the candidate is unable to celebrate the sacrament.

Candidate Passport:

Each candidate will be given a passport and they are asked to attend three masses over the preparation time. The candidate is asked to present this to the priest at the end of mass.

The parish has the following masses:

Tuesday                     9.30am Red Cliffs                                  6pm Mildura

Wednesday              9.30am Mildura

Thursday                  9.30am Mildura and Merbein            5.30pm Red Cliffs

Friday                        6pm Mildura

Saturday                   9.30am Mildura                                       6pm Mildura

Sunday                     8.30am Irymple                                        9am Mildura               10am Red Cliffs

                                    10.30am Merbein                                      5pm Mildura  

2022 Sacramental Program Dates

Sacrament of First Communion (Eucharist) 2022 Year 4 students

Celebration of Sacrament Friday 21st Saturday 22nd Sunday 23rd October

Sacrament of Penance (Reconciliation) 2022 Year 2 students

Parents Information Night Wednesday 12th October 7pm Sacred Heart Church

Celebration of the Sacrament Wednesday 23rd November 7pm Sacred Heart Church

A registration form will be sent home with all Year Two students on the first day back of Term Four (Monday, 3rd October).

Learning Diversity News

A reminder that Maggie Dent and Mona Delahooke are offering a class on Challenging Behaviour with a focus on toddlers to tweens, on September 20th at 11am. 

To register, click on the Common Sense Parenting link. Cost is $35. Upon registering, you will receive access to the participant area and webinar link via Zoom. You will have access to a recording and handouts also. 

Something that we all need to be cognisant of from time to time:

Learning and Teaching News

Showcase

Thank you for your support of the Sacred Heart Showcase. It was a wonderful event and so lovely to see families connecting with one another. The Art Auction raised a total of $1995 towards our mission fundraising.

Prep Unit News

WOW…. the end of term 3! Well done to all Prep Unit students on all you have achieved in this very busy term. We hope everyone has a safe and wonderful holiday break and look forward to seeing everyone back for Term 4. 

Congratulations to both Prep classes on their wonderful performances at the SHPS Art Showcase… you were fantastic, a true reflection of the great work achieved in your Specialist lessons. This week we have also had the Responsible Pet Program at school, completed another art piece and learnt a lot about AFL.

Junior Unit News

Thank you families for a wonderful term of excitement, enthusiasm and fun. We are grateful for the support you’ve provided to our school in the classroom, at school social and sporting events as well as special days. Students’ have access to Reading Eggs during the school holidays are encouraged to have fun, relax and continue to practise their reading skills.

We enjoyed the visit from ‘Podge’ the dog and Tracy on Monday. Students participated in Responsible Pet Education experiences as well as received activity and information sheets to support their learning.

Our Sacred Heart Art Showcase was an absolute success. The smiles, conversations, feedback and learning opportunities the night provided was a credit to the persistence and hard work from our students and specialist teachers. THANK YOU!

Wow! What a way to finish the term. Congratulations Karinya on an outstanding assembly. They have had many highlights from Year One so far and we look forward to continuing this excitement into Term 4. 

Third year student teachers from La Trobe, Elizabeth Rowe and Sarah Valance will be joining the Junior Unit in Term 4. For their 4 week Placement working in Barramunga and Karinya. Karinya warmly welcome Carter Bush, who will be joining their class. 

Our Junior Unit have been learning about local history throughout the term. Year One student, Alyce Kilpatrick, incorporated her love of writing with her knowledge of the Chaffey Brother’s to independently produce this ingenious piece using a writing plan, local resources and her creative talents. 

We wish all our students and their families a restful and safe holiday break. We look forward to seeing you on Monday 3rd October.

Middle Unit News

Shared Lunch

Yesterday students in the Middle Unit celebrated a wonderful term of learning about Hospitality in Religion by having a shared lunch. Students were able to put their new knowledge of hospitality into practice by sharing a meal with their friends. Thank you to those families who provided a plate to share.

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We have reached the end of another busy term! Well done to all Middle Unit students on a fun filled term of learning! We hope everyone has a safe and wonderful holiday break and look forward to seeing everyone back for Term 4.

Senior Unit News

Cyber Safety

The Year 6 students had a visit from First Constable Rachel Dodd & Joe Clarke this week. They learnt about how to stay safe online, digital footprints, cyberbullying, grooming and and who to turn to for help.

Year 5 students have had a big focus on Kindness and getting along at school this term. A few of our students reached out to an ex Sacred Heart student to ask him about his school experience. We are excited to share the message we received.

We congratulate our students for their effort and hard work in what has been another busy term. Students may wish to use this break time as an opportunity to practise and develop their times table knowledge and we encourage all students to continue a daily reading routine. We wish our students and their families a wonderful break. We hope you all take some time to relax, have fun and recharge your batteries in readiness for Term 4!

Library

This term in the library we have had lots of learning! All students from Year 1 through to Year 6 are now familiar with the Non Fiction section of the library, with Senior students completing some amazing Passion Projects, Middle Unit beginning to work on a powerpoint of a topic of their choice and the Juniors discovering what sorts of information books are available in our library. Our prep students have been enjoying and responding to many different books, as well as learning how to use Book Creator. Next term, we continue Book Creator with the Preps, the Juniors will consolidate their learning on NonFiction and learn about reviewing books, the Middle Unit will continue their power points as well as study different book characters; and the Seniors will work on a special project for their buddies.

All students in Years 3-6 will continue to need their devices during library days next term. Please remind students in Year 4-6 to charge their devices and bring them to school. 

Timetable:

Monday -  Illawarra, Eumeralla, Preps, Waminda

Tuesday - Amaroo, Minga, Karinya

Wednesday - Bundaleer, Barramunga, Year 6, Mootwingee

Thursday - Yongana, Kyema, Myalla

Students of the Week

No Students of the Week this week.

Ray White Positive Behaviour Awards

No Ray White Awards this week.