We hope you have been able to enjoy some sabbath time this week.

This weekend the Church celebrates the end of the Liturgical Year with the Feast of Christ the King, also called the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.

We pray to You, Lord, 

in the great expectation of receiving from You, 

O Divine King, mercy, peace, justice and all good things.

Protect, O Lord our King, our families.

Guard us, we pray.

Reports and Parent/Teacher Interviews

As stated in earlier communication the Semester 2 reports will not include general comments and will only have grades for three areas of the curriculum, English, Mathematics and Religious Education.

We are very aware that remote learning was a different experience for each family and student so feel that it is extremely important that parents/guardians avail themselves of the opportunity to discuss their child/ren’s learning and progress with their classroom teacher.  Each teacher has allocated times for parent/teacher interviews next year.

Take care and keep safe

Semester 2 Parent-Teacher Interviews 22nd-26th November

We are asking parents to book for an online meeting with your child’s teacher(s). This will be an important conversation which will form part of the SHPS reporting process.

• Visit https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/ 

1. Select ‘make a booking’
2. Enter the code: u34uk
3. Select the class teacher(s) to make a booking with for your child(ren).
4. If a second parent wishes to join the meeting from an extra device, please make sure you enter their email address in the optional parent email field.
5. You will receive an email to confirm your booking time.

Once the teacher has your appointment time, they will create a meeting in MS TEAMS and send an invitation to you via the email address(es) you nominated. Please accept this invitation.

The teacher will start the MS TEAMS meeting. Interviews are 15 minutes only.  If you need more time with a particular teacher, please make arrangement with them.

Students are not expected to attend the appointment with you.

Every year the Sacred Heart community supports the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal with donations of food for Christmas Hampers. This year we want to continue to play an important part in renewing hope for the thousands of people who face an uncertain Christmas. Together, we can continue to bring smiles of love and joy to the people who need it most this season.
The appeal collection will run from Thursday 11th November (Week 6) through to Friday 3rd  December (Week 9).  Donations will be collected in classrooms.

The Stages have been allocated the following items:

Kindergarten – Sweet biscuits, cereal, long life milk

Stage 1 – Chips, sweets/lollies, Christmas cakes

Stage 2 – Soft drinks, cordials, Christmas puddings

Stage 3 –Dried pasta, pasta sauce, tea and coffee, milo

Thank you in advance for your generosity in making others in our community Christmas feel special during this holiday season.

On Friday 26^th November, Sacred Heart will have a Crazy Sock Day. Students may wear any coloured socks, odd socks or sporting socks with their school uniform. For this special day, we kindly ask students to bring a gold coin donation. The money will be collected by our Faith Leaders and the Stage 3 students and teachers will use the donated money to purchase games and toys for the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. We look forward to seeing all the silly socks and thank you for supporting St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal.

Mask Wearing

Outdoor – not required for staff or students.

Indoor

Staff - required.  Unless assisting a child to understand clearly

Students – not required.

Sports Uniform days for Term 4

• Kinder- Wednesday and Friday
• Stage 1- Wednesday and Friday
• Stage 2- Tuesday and Friday
• Stage 3- Tuesday and Thursday

Prayer and Reflection Resources

These prayer and reflection resources are for all families to find comfort, connection to faith and reassurance in these unsettling times. We encourage our school community to set aside time for personal and family prayer.

 

               

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Online Mass

Live Stream Mass is available from St. Christopher’s Cathedral Monday-Saturday 12.15pm and Sunday 11am.

https://www.catholicvoice.org.au/mass-online/

 

Mary Help Of Christians Parish

260 people are now welcome to regular Mass times, masks are encouraged but are no longer mandatory.

Fr. Richard has his recent homilies available on the Mary Help Of Christians web page. Please click on the link below to listen.

http://www.mhoc.org.au/prayer/homilies/

We would like to welcome Fr. Alex Osborne to the Parish for the next few weeks.

The Church welcomes 100 people back to the regular Mass times.

Youth Group Meetings

Please join Nick  Saturday, 20th November, for Youth Group Meetings in the Parish Hall.  Details below:

Students in Years 5 to 8 are invited to come along from 4.30pm to 6.00pm, with snacks provided.

Students in Years 9-12 are welcome to attend from 7.00pm – 9.00pm. 

If you need anything, don’t hesitate to email Nick.

Children’s Liturgy

Please be advised, Children’s Liturgy will begin again on 14 November at the 10am mass. If interested in helping, please contact Kat Doyle , Thank you.

 

Those parents who are wanting their child/children to have piano lessons, can contact the teachers directly on the following contact numbers;

• Mrs Hildegarde Mendoza Phone: 0417 580 975
• Mrs Pam Cox Phone: 0418 442 203
• Mr Craig Mewett Phone: 0409 151 887 / 6278 7382

Playground Maintenance 

Repairs have been carried out to the paving behind the hall. Joe our handyman has done an amazing job.

Multi-Sensory

'At Sacred Heart we like to recognise and form our letters and sounds in lots of fun ways - using all of our senses'. (Mrs Morella & Mrs Wills) 

Playgroup

There were a lot of monkeys at Playgroup in the park this week!

Playgroup continues to meet at Chifley Park on Tuesday and Thursday Mornings from 10am to 11am while COVID restrictions prevent us from meeting at Sacred Heart.

Congratulations to the following students celebrating their birthday this week 

Bridget L, Ashleigh O, Tafadzwa K, Amy L, Aradhana A, Mirella M.

Kindergarten	Matilda H, Rhys M, Calli R.
Stage One	Earnest F, Asher M, Aleeia V, Mia W, Olive W, Adriana R, Murray B, Joshua F, Charlie F, Josephine K, Esther F, Phoebe O, Bella F.
Stage Two	Hunter M, Sarah W, Matilda H, Aneka T, Taffy K, Amelia V, Hamish F, Natasha L, Halle R.
Stage Three	Kayla G, Helena M, Arabella G, Joey S, Kathryn W, Shivon Y, Mirella M, Georgia A, Emmy C, Layla V, Mia M.