Sacred Heart Primary School Pearce eNewsletter

Community Council Connections

Thank you to our wonderful community for a tremendous 2019.

We have achieved many improvements as a community. We are grateful for the support and volunteer contributions from our SHPS families.

One of the changes going forward is to improve the reporting of the school budget regarding the canteen, uniform shop and Community Council. This will aim to improve clarity around these areas regarding income and expenditure.

Stage 3 students have started the refresh of the bathrooms. This was a big item on their wish list of things they wish could be improved in the school and they were very keen to take a hands on approach to the changes. We look forward to seeing the changes in 2020.

The K-6 Complete subgroup held their final meeting for the year to bring together what they had learned from the information night and how they should go forward into 2020. The major focus will be promoting all aspects of Sacred Heart better and providing a clearer picture of the school to current and prospective families and students.

Anne Staines guided discussion on the SHPS 2020 Strategic Plan. This is focused on improving the continuity of practice from K-6 and will be linked with the work of BeYou program and K-6 Complete to provide consistency in the way we deliver and market improvements. The strategic plan will be published on the school website shortly.

The Parent Reps have had a successful year organising social events, teacher gifts and encouraging communication between the families in our community. Thank you to all of our Parent Reps for leading your class engagements, and the behind-the-scenes work that you do to help our community hum.

Thank you to Josie Lanzetta for arranging for our school to be part of the Southern Cross Club reward points program. Families within our community can link there club membership to the school and earn $$ for the school on each food and beverage transaction they make.

The focus for next year will of course be our 50th year celebrations. There are a number of events planned throughout the year from trivia nights to discos and our gala night on 15 August. Please look out for further information and save the dates.

The next Annual General Meeting for the Council will be held on Tuesday evening of Week 3, Term 1. Please come along if you are interested in joining our Council and supporting improvements to our school.

All the best to you and your family for a safe and relaxing Christmas break. See you on Monday 3 February 2020 when school returns.