Newsletter No. 10

Thursday, 30th March, 2006

 

During this term Units of Work throughout the school have had a common focus - deepening student’s awareness of the plight of the poor and oppressed within our world.  Through these Units of Work, Religious Education, the Project Compassion Appeal and prayer, the children have been developing an awareness and a deeper understanding and commitment to those in need.  We are challenging students to enter into an understanding that each one of us has a fundamental responsibility to respond to the poor in our midst and within our world.

 

Parents as the first and most influential teachers of your children have a significant role in promoting justice.  It will be through your discussions on the plight of the poor and by displaying a generous spirit towards the oppressed, that your child will develop an empathy and social responsibility to respond to those in need in our world. 

 

Our thanks goes out to your generous support of the fund raising ventures that each Stage has been involved in this term.  The student’s efforts continue with a cake stall this today organised by Upper Stage, The monster Easter Raffle organised by Early Stage with the help of  Mr Byrne and the children of UB and the pre-school Easter Hat Parade.  Our donation to “Cowitas” is looking very promising.  Thank You!!

 

Love for others, and in the first place love for the poor,

in whom the Church sees Christ,

is made concrete in the promotion of justice.

Justice will never be fully attained unless people see in the poor person,

who is asking for help in order to survive,

not an annoyance or a burden,

but an opportunity for showing kindness and a chance for greater enrichment.

Only such an awareness can give the courage needed to face the risk

and the change involved in every authentic attempt

to come to the aid of another.

John Paul II, Centesimus Annus, 1991,#58

 

In the words of Martin Luther King,

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent

about the things that matter.”

 

EASTER RAFFLE – Tickets in the Easter Raffle will go on sale as from Monday next week.  Tickets will be sold each morning in the big shed from 8.15am and during the lunch break.  Ticket sellers will visit the Early Stage classrooms each day to sell tickets.  Tickets cost 20cents each.  The raffle will be

drawn next Friday afternoon at the special assembly (2pm) The last tickets will be

sold next Thursday.  All proceeds will go the Upper Stage

Fundraising for their end of year excursion.

 

 

APRE NEWS

NB  Eucharist Information Nights.

Due to the performance date set down for the Middle Stage choir at the Eisteddfod, the dates for one of the Eucharist Information Nights will have to change.  The first night for families with surnames that start A to M will remain as Monday 24th April.  The second night for families with surnames starting N to Z will now be on Wednesday 26h April.  Both nights will begin at 6:45pm.  Please feel free to attend either night if one does not suit.

 

End of Term Mass

As the school term ends a week before Holy Week, we will celebrate The Passion at our end of term Mass.  During the Mass the children of LMc will dramatise the story of Easter from Palm Sunday to Good Friday.  We will celebrate Easter Sunday at our first liturgy when we get back to school after the holidays.  Mass will be at The Sacred Heart Church at 9:00am next Friday  7th April.  Drawing of the Easter Raffle will be at our special 2pm assembly.  Everyone is welcome.  See you there!!

 

School Liturgy

Our school liturgy on Friday this week will be led by Miss Baisden and the children of MB.  During the Liturgy the children will be given the opportunity to add coins to Cyclone Larry (a money trail in the shape of a cyclone) for the people of  Innisfail and surrounding area.  Please send along any loose change (gold and silver coins) this Friday to help those in need in our own back yard. (see below)

 

 St Vincent de Paul Cyclone Larry Appeal.

This Friday the Sacred Heart Community is helping

The St Vincent de Paul to raise much needed funds

for the people of Innisfail and the surrounding area,

who lost everything when cyclone Larry crossed the

Coast last week.  We are hoping to cover a Cyclone drawn on the floor of the big shed with gold and silver coins.  Please send along any loose change you may have.  Thank you once again for your generosity.

 

EASTER TRAIL

Stations of the Cross

Children in Upper and Middle Stages are using symbols, colour and texture to illustrate the Stations of the Cross. These will be on display around the square outside

ER and EB classrooms as from next Wednesday

5th  April.  An invitation is extended to everyone to

follow in the footsteps of Jesus sometime during the

week.

 

 Parent / Teacher Meetings

Lower Stage Meetings have been held on Monday of this week. Thank you to Lower Stage staff and parents for their commitment to sharing information that will assist each child’s academic and social/emotional development. 

The days for the other Stage meetings are:

  • Monday 3rd April – Early Stage
  • Tuesday 4th April – Middle Stage
  • Thursday 6th April – Upper Stage

Bookings are to be made at the school office. Parents are to check the office door for the location of interviews. Some teachers are fully booked on the scheduled days and parents are asked to make contact with the teacher to negotiate another time.

 

Carpark

Progress is again being made with the Bottlebrush Drive carpark. It should be complete by the end of the school holidays but will not be used until after the opening ceremony which will be early in Term 2 on a date yet to be co-ordinated. This carpark has been donated to us so it is essential that we recognize the contributors both in celebration and in information to the media. We are proposing a parade of vehicles (vintage, decorated or unusual). These vehicles will enter the carpark during our opening celebration and park in the carpark. Parents, please start planning ahead and dust off your vintage cars, decorate the motor bike or start planning your decorations!

 

Swimming Carnival

Thank you to Mr McLaughlin for such a well run carnival. Swimming excellence was achieved and student behaviour was very good. Thank you to all the staff and parents who contributed to making the day such a success.

 

Support-a-Reader

Thank you to parents who undertook this training last Friday. Thank you to Julie Smout for co-ordinating this event and to the presenter Dawn Haynes ( Diocesan Literacy and Numeracy Co-ordinator).

 

Board Meeting

A School Board Meeting was held on Monday evening. Draft DCEO policies: Inclusive Practices in Catholic Schools and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education were read and discussed. School policies to be completed this year include Child Protection, Sport Participation, Financial Assistance for Students for Representative activities, Critical Incidents and updates to the Uniform Policy. Thank you to the Board for their on-going commitment and contributions to ensuring a safe, organized Christ Centred learning environment.

 

P&F Meeting – Next Tues. 4th April 7pm

 

Instrumental Music – There are still Term 1 fees outstanding. Please make payment by next Tuesday.

 

In the Family

Please keep in your thoughts and prayers the Royes (Helen, Brian & family)) and Arnold (Sharon, Michael & family) on the sad loss of their mother and grandmother last week

 

Also please keep in your thoughts and prayers Lauren McAuley (US) and family.  Lauren’s  sister is ill in Mackay at the moment.

 

Congratulations to Shane & Mia Naish (Former teacher at Sacred Heart) on the arrival of Benjamin. Well done!

 

P& F Regional Meeting

On Tuesday evening Sacred Heart P&F hosted representatives from other P&F groups in the region or cluster. Sacred Heart P&F was extremely well represented by Jane Walsh (Cluster Rep), Bret Heath, Glenda Hutchinson and Natalie Mueller. Thank you to Jane and Natalie for their catering expertise for the evening.

 

Walk Safely to School Day

Sacred Heart School will Walk to School Safely on Thursday 6th April.  Walkers are invited to meet at Daniel Park Cooee Bay at 8am. 

 

‘Get Set Up for Prep” Kit

These kits have arrived at our school and are available to parents of students enrolling for Prep for 2006.

Remember with the changes your child must be born between 1st Jan 2002 and 30th June 2002 to be in Prep in 2007.  Parents who have already enrolled please pick up your kit from the office and please encourage other parents to enrol if they have not already done so.

 

Community Contributor Award

This week awards went to Clinton Honor and Julie Smout.  We are grateful to Clinton for his cheerful help in many situations around the school and for his bravery in snake removal.  We thank Julie for organising the Support-A-Reader Parent session and for her ongoing commitment to the children in our school.

 

EISTEDDFOD NEWS (Choirs)

The Eisteddfod Program is due out at the end of next week, but we do have the dates and times of our choral performances.  All performances will be at the Pilbeam Theatre as below:

Mon. 24th April – 1.30pm – Lower Stage Choir

Thurs. 27th April –Approx 11am – Boys Choir

Thurs. 27th April – 7pm – Middle Stage Choir

Fri. 28th April 7pm – Upper Stage Choir

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Pilbeam Theatre for each session.  The Lower Stage Choir session will book out as there will be 8 or 9 schools participating.  It is always a popular session.  Unfortunately we have had to withdraw our middle stage novelty choirs due to time constraints.  Hopefully we will have a performance later in the year.

 

From the Sports File

KCD Interschool Sport

Continues tomorrow for AFL and Netball.  Please remember $2  for bus and venue hire.

Senior Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to all the children on the way they participated in our senior swimming carnival.  Thanks to the staff, parents and children, who together made it a very enjoyable day.

 

Age Champions

Congratulations to the following 2006 swimming age champions.

10yrs                Rielly Stokes     Alex Bielanowski

11yrs                Maddy Bygrave, Harley Messersmith

12yrs                Madison Wilson, Alister Shaw

13yr                  Hannah Duivenvoorden

                         Corbin Reeves

Congratulations to the above students who broke many records and also to the following students  who also broke records:- Tom Auriac, Gabrielle Dinsdale, Liam Rayfield, Elke Shaw and Jeremy Walsh.

Congratulations to BORDER house for being 2006 Swimming champions.

 

KCD TRIALS

AFL -KCD AFL trials will be held tomorrow, March 31.  Boys who are interested in trialling have received an information note.

NETBALL

KCD netball trials will be held next week

11yr – Wed April 5

12yr – Thurs April 6

Interested children will receive trial information this week.

 

Sacred Heart School Student Achievement

Shelby Morrison competed in the 40th Anniversary Interantional TaeKwon Do Federation Tournament last week in Maroochydore and won Gold in her division. Well done Shelby. (Julienne Morrison)

 

URGENT REMINDER

Thank you to those wonderful parents who have donated prizes for the Mother’s Day raffle so far, but we still need lots more.  If you are able to help in any way, please leave your raffle prize at the school office.  This raffle is in aid of Upper Stage Camp fundraising.  Thank you (Helen Oberg)

 

Pupil Free Day Term 2

OSHC will be operating on the Pupil Free day – Tuesday 18th April from 8am to 6pm.  Please phone Jennifer on 0409337725 to make a booking. Bookings are essential for the service to operate on this day.

ANZAC Day holiday is in 2nd week of Term 2 on Tuesday, 25th April.

 

Support-A-Reader Thankyou

We wish to thank Mrs Julie Smout for her organisation of the Support-A-Reader morning last Friday with Dawn Haynes (Diocesan Early Years Literacy & Numeracy Coordinator). Julie puts weeks of preparation into these sessions in order that we have qualified parents working with children in reading.

Many thanks also to our seven wonderful Mums who gave of their time to learn the skills required to support young readers. We appreciate your contribution to our school community.

Finally, Sacred Heart gives thanks to Dawn Haynes who, every year, trains our parents in strategies to help the reluctant reader. 

Community News

AWARDS FOR WEEK TEN – Term One

God Moment & Community Contributor Awards – Chase Cullen, James Zerk, and MG students, Clinton Honor, Julie Smout

Early Stage – Tyler Roberts, Aimee Sheppard, Ashley Blyde, Kail McDonald, Joseph Bennett, Melinda Ferenczi

Lower Stage – Tom Effeney, Connor Byrne, Jordanna Ryan, Campbell Thomasson, Chloe Coppens, Dylan Slattery, Wilson Boyd, D’arcy Sattler, Slater Wright

Middle Stage – Steven Dobson, Conor Roberts, Ellie-Maree Coppens

 

Robert Beak Tennis Coaching: Free Offer – new tennis racquet for all NEW beginners.  New term commencing soon.  April Holiday Clinic 10/4 – 12/4 at Victoria Park tennis courts. Phone Robert 49 361021 or 0419 026963.

Community Tree Planting Day

Come and join in the fun and get to know your environment!

Where:  Lioness Park Lammermoor Beach Yeppoon

When: Saturday 22 April 9am – 12 noon

Sausage Sizzle and Refreshments supplied

Come and help the Sacred Heart Bungaleers, community volunteers and Council Staff who aim to plant 1000 trees.

Make a day of it at the Beach and help out the Environment on our beautiful Capricorn Coast.

 

 

TUCKSHOP NEWS

 

Friday, 31 March: Sue Hanlon, Nicole Pardon, Glenda Hyland, Ruth Edman, Pam Smales, Tracey Lowry 

Monday, 3 April: Karen Cocker, Kym Walter, Ian Hay, Trish O’Maley

Wednesday, 5 April: Ang Aisthorpe, Tancie Kay, Rosie Stevens, Lyn Van Haaster, Jane Constantinou

Friday, 7 April: Helen Oberg, Marion Price, Leonie Wilson, Toni Cullen, Monika Wilkinson, Tracey Lowry

 

WANTED:  4 litre ice-cream containers needed for Hobby Horse Derby. Contact Pam Cuffe 49 250915.

 

LOST:  Pair of skorts (Size 10) at swimming carnival. If found, contact school office.

 

FOUND:  White pair of girl’s sandals.  Contact school office.

 

LOST PROPERTY

As next week is the end of term all lost property not collected will be sent to St. Vincent De Paul.  Please check as we have jumpers, shoes, hats, towels, shirts etc.