Opening School and Leadership Mass Friday 17^th February

Sacred Heart will be welcoming the new school year at our Opening and Leadership Mass on Friday 17^th February at 9:30am at Sacred Heart Church. Parents and carers of our Year 6 Leaders are invited to attend, as well as all members of our community.

Sport Dates for your Diary

Athletics Carnival - Thursday 2^nd March, Woden Athletics Track

Swimming Carnival - Wednesday 22^nd March, Stromlo

Cross Country - Term 2, Week 1, Friday 28^th April, On site at school. 

As with any community events, we always need help to run these, so if you could spare a few hours with any of these events, it would be greatly appreciated.

All permission notes and information regarding these events will be sent out through the COMPASS App.

Sport

Athletics

The Athletics Carnival permission note has come out via compass. This is the new way we are doing permission notes. Please ensure you have your Compass app updated and ready to go. If you need help, please contact the Front Office.

If you have some time on the day of the Athletics Carnival, we would love some assistance. If you are able to assist please email Laura Stumbles.

Swimming

Students who turn 8 years of age in 2023, and all ages above, will have the opportunity to nominate to swim in 50m races of all strokes and 25m of all strokes prior to the swimming carnival (the note will come out early march). Younger students (Kinder, Y1 and some Y2 students) will participate in water based novelty games. 

If you would like to nominate your child for any of these events please make sure they are confident and comfortable in the strokes of choice and the distance. Practicing at a big pool is a great way to build confidence. Some swimming pools often offer swimming carnival practise so look out for those at your local pool. 

Rising Star Tennis Academy offer 6-week tennis programs from Week 3, Term 1. They will start from Monday 13th February and will run through till the end of Week 9.

The Red Ball Play and Train Program, which is aimed at students between Years 2-6, runs Mondays after school from 3:20 - 4:20pm. These sessions will be held at Sacred Heart on the tennis courts at the back of the school.

The Whizz Kids Program, aimed at students Yrs K-2, will run Tuesdays during lunchtime from 11:00am – 11:30pm. This program will be open for our Playgroup participants as well.

The cost of these programs are:

$160 for the Play and Train Program

$140 for the Whizz Kids Program

These can be paid via Qkr!

If you are interested in your child participating in these sessions please email Mrs Stumbles ASAP. The sessions will commence from Monday 13th February. An email will be sent back confirming the enrolment of your child in the Rising Star tennis sessions.

All equipment needed for the program will be provided by Rising Star Tennis Academy and Sacred Heart Primary. On a non-sports uniform day, the children are asked to bring a pair of runners that they get changed into before the start of the session. They do not need to get changed into different clothing. If it is their sports day they are to just wear their sports uniform.

Any questions contact the Front Office or Mrs Stumbles. 

NAPLAN

The annual NAPLAN tests will be held across Australia between 15-27 March. Information was sent via COMPASS to families with children in Years 3 and 5 this week.

Attached here is the link to the NAPLAN website with Parent and Carer Information for general community reference. https://nap.edu.au/naplan/for-parents-carers

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the liturgical season of Lent. It is a day when Catholics go to mass and in addition to receiving the word of God and the Eucharist, receive ashes on their foreheads in the shape of a cross.

All members of the our community are welcome to mass on Wednesday 22^nd February at 9:30am at Sacred Heart Church.

 

WE NEED PLAYERS

Come play Netball with a SACRED HEART team.

Are you in year 2, 3 or 4 and interested in playing Netball in a school team?

New and experienced players welcome.

Games:      Saturday mornings, Arawang netball courts, Stirling

Training:       Convenient coaching held either on the school grounds after school or before the game at the Stirling courts. TBC by coaches once teams are established.

Uniform:   School sport uniform.

Season:      Apr 29 – Aug 26 (plus finals weeks)

Cost:          approx. $165

Email Brooke for more info.

Sacred Heart Netball Coordinator

(Mia’s mum from year 3)