Catholic Primary Schools Netball Carnival

Please note there has been a site location swap with Rosary and Sacred Heart.  Sacred Heart is now located at site 12. Please see the site map for the site 12 location.

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Thank you for entering your child into the final Catholic Schools Netball Carnival. We are looking forward to an exciting day. For your convenience, attached are the rules of play, code of behaviour and site map and the children’s teams for the day. Please note that there will be no show bags or plastic drink bottles given out this year. Manager packs will be distributed on the morning at the briefing session for coaches and managers. Updates will be available on the CSNC Facebook page.

The briefing will take place at 8:00am in front of the information desk. 

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Here is the draw for Saturday CSNCDraw.pdf

K-6 Complete Survey

Sacred Heart is a co-ed school from K-6. In recent years the number of boys remaining in the senior years has been of concern. ‘K-6 Complete’ is our strategy to open a conversation and highlight the advantages to girls and boys of completing their entire primary education at Sacred Heart. Please join in the conversation by completing the survey below and attending the Community Council Sub-Commitee parent forum on Thursday 24th October at 6pm.

K-6 Complete Survey Link

Grandparent Days

Grandparents Day notes were sent home with all eldest children. Please return the Grandparents notes by this Friday 18th October 2019.

Welcome back everyone. It is wonderful to be back at school. I have very much enjoyed catching up with staff, children and parents this week. I extend a huge thank you to Mrs Wode, the leadership team and staff for taking on extra responsibilities and making my leave possible.

October the Month of the Rosary

The month of October each year is a time identified by the Church as a time to celebrate and pray the Rosary. This is primarily due to the fact that the liturgical feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated on October 7. It was instituted to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary in gratitude for the protection that she gives the Church.

Legend tells us that the Rosary as a form of prayer was given to St. Dominic (1170-1221) by Mary, the Mother of Our Lord.

In the Middle Ages it came into being in various medieval monasteries as a substitute for the Divine Office for the lay monks and devout lay persons who did not know how to read. Instead of the 150 psalms, they would pray 150 "Our Fathers" counting them on a ring of beads known as the crown or "corona." With the growth of popularity of Marian devotion in the twelfth century, the "Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary" developed now substituting 150 "Hail Marys" in place of the "Our Fathers."

The 150 "Hail Marys" were subsequently subdivided into fifteen decades by the young Dominican friar, Henry Kalkar (1328-1408), with each decade referring to an event in the life of Jesus and Mary. The Dominican, Alanus de Rupe (1428-1478) further divided the episodes in the history of salvation into the joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries. He also attributed the origin of the Rosary, then known as the "Psalter of the Blessed Virgin".

As I was growing up the Rosary was a prayer devotion used by many Australian families.

October is also Mission Month and this year the Missions have incorporated a focus on the Rosary. The school, as always will be celebrating these events in the Church's liturgical year.

Yours faithfully,

Anne Staines

Principal

Fete Writing Books

We have a number of copies of our wonderful Fete Books left, full of writing from every child. If you missed purchasing a copy they are available for purchase from the office for $20.

With thanks to Suzy Nunes, a copy of each book has been lodged with the ACT Heritage Library. Future generations will be able to view the amazing work of students from Sacred Heart 2019!

K-6 Complete Parent Forum

All families, including Kinder 2020, are invited to join our parent forum on Thursday 24th October at 6pm. Babysitting is provided – please let the office know if you need this service.

We will be discussing opportunities around promoting Sacred Heart as a co-educational school for the complete journey from Kindergarten to Year 6. This is a Community Council event, which will use your ideas, feedback and questions from the K-6 Complete survey. The survey remains open until Friday and the questions are on the front letter so you can read them before you need to answer. Here is the link to the K-6 Complete Survey.

Creative Play Space

If parents have a great idea for things to include in this space, please contact Kerry Wode. We would like some large screws, nuts and bolts. Also short pieces of clean plumbing pipes, elbows and joiners. Do you have these type of ‘bits’ leftover somewhere in your shed?

Yours Faithfully

Upcoming Parenting Ideas Webinar ‘Strengthening kids’ self-esteem in a digital world’

As young people spend increasing amounts of time online, their social lives, and in turn, their social and emotional wellbeing, they become increasingly entrenched in the digital world. As they journey through adolescence in this permanently public landscape, dealing with the effects on self-esteem, friendship issues, self-worth and wellbeing can be challenging to say the least.

Join Martine Oglethorpe, a technology expert who is an accredited speaker with the Office of the eSafety Commissioner, has a background in secondary education and a Masters in Counselling.

This webinar will look at how we can best equip our young people to thrive both online and in real life as they grow up immersed in online spaces.

Key learning from the webinar will include:

• How young people use social media to socialise
• The effects of social media on self-esteem & wellbeing
• How young people can avoid the pitfalls of social media
• Nurturing self-esteem and digital resilience – Learning to thrive online

When
Wednesday 30 October 2019 8:00pm - 9:00pm AEDT (Once ordered you can watch the webinar at any time after the screening date)

Price
This webinar is $37 per person to attend, and is free of charge to families at schools that have a Parenting Ideas membership.  Sacred Heart’s voucher code for this webinar is DIGITAL

How parents can redeem the voucher

1. Click this link: https://www.parentingideas.com.au/parent-resources/parent-webinars/webinar-strengthening-kids-self-esteem-in-a-digital-world
2. Click ‘Add to cart’
3. Click ‘View cart’
4. Enter the voucher code DIGITAL and click ‘Apply’. Your discount of $37 will be applied to the order. This voucher is valid until 30 November 2019.
5. Click ‘Proceed to checkout’
6. Fill in your account details. These are the details you will use to login to your account and access your parenting material
7. Click ‘Place Order’

Students Awards at assembly on Friday are:

Congratulations to the following students celebrating their Birthday in October

Ava A, Hugh M, Iris H, Hudson C, Alma M, Patrick M, Allira K, Jay M, Sean E, Matilda S, Veer A, Mia W, Hermia R, Joshua L, Olivia G, Liam C, Misha N, Macy W, Elektra T, Aidan O.