From the Principal

Almighty Father, source of forgiveness and salvation,

grant that our friend Dave who has passed from this life may,

through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of all the saints,

come to share your Eternal happiness through Christ our Lord.

Please keep in your loving care Dave’s wife Janelle and his family at this most difficult time.

Amen

Week 2

It has been a very challenging and sad week for the Sacred Heart Community as we mourn the loss of David Forsyth, a valued and precious friend, colleague and mentor. Dave is remembered for his devotion to our students, cheeky sense of humour, deep spirituality and sensitive and caring heart.

We continue to offer counselling for any student, staff or parents who would like to speak to someone. Please contact the school if you would like to organise a time to chat with a counsellor from Catholic Care. We are very grateful for the support offered by Catholic Education Canberra Goulburn and know that the impact of this tragedy will be felt for a long time. Our responses in these trying times are all different and valid. Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance if you are struggling during the coming days, weeks and months.

Help is also available from www.beyondblue.org.au, www.blackdoginstitute.org.au, www.lifeline.org.au, www.headspace.org.au and Access Line on 1800 011 511

Paddock to Plate

This evening we will celebrate the involvement of many farmers, growers, graziers, producers and specialists in their field who have supported our Agricultural Technology students. Our students and staff have been cooking produce grown by our students to serve to our generous supporters. All are looking forward to a lovely evening of delicious food and great company. Our sincere thanks to all involved.

Boorowa Touch and Netball Carnival

Good luck to all our students and staff involved in the Boorowa Touch and Netball Carnival tomorrow. We hope that you have a great day, filled with excellent sportsmanship, team work and fun! Thanks to our generous staff for their organising for the day, especially Mrs Patrece Maxwell.

Emma McDonnell

I met with Emma last week and she is looking and feeling terrific! Emma is continuing to make progress with her recovery and rehabilitation. She is eagerly looking forward to coming back to Sacred Heart in 2019. She greatly appreciates all the prayers and well wishes and may be making some short stay visits during the upcoming weeks as she starts her return to the classroom.

P & F Fundraisers

Thank you to everyone who came along and enjoyed the Fun Run last Friday. It was another huge success and wonderful community evening. Congratulations to Mel Finnigan and her dedicated band of mothers – fathers of the P & F who did a terrific job organising the event. Awards will be presented towards the end of the term.

Please join us for the Garden Viewings that will take place on Sunday 28 October (this Sunday).  The day commences at 10am – 2pm. The following gardens on display are: Ann & George Peacey ‘Kerrigundi’ 88 Warralong Road, Marie & Pat Ryan 9 Matilda Ave, Sue Priest 39 Thompson St and Pamela Cohen 20 Hovell St. Moring tea and lunch available to purchase at Ryan’s garden (toilet also available).

Alan Tongue

We are very pleased to have Alan Tongue visiting our students on Tuesday 30 October for a wellbeing and motivational session. Alan will be meeting with students from Years 3 to 10 at different sessions throughout the day.

Alan Tongue is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A Country New South Wales representative forward, he captained the Canberra Raiders for several seasons in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition.

Alan now works closely with schools delivering a wide range of programs and as the recipient of the 2007 ACT Australian of the Year he understands the importance of inspiring greatness. Delivering inclusive and highly interactive mentoring programs, that give participants practical techniques and tools to build self-esteem and teamwork, tackle adversity, and set positive goals, is Alan's way of giving back. Participants tell Alan they value his personable approach, enthusiasm, and ability to teach key principles in a fun, active learning environment. 

We have fully funded Alan’s visit as part of our ongoing commitment to wellbeing and hope that all our students and staff thoroughly enjoy their sessions.

Disco 1 November

Our student leadership teams will be running discos on Thursday 1 November at the Cootamundra Ex-Services Club.

Primary will run from 5.30pm to 7pm. Secondary will run from 7pm to 9pm. 

THEMES

Primary – Tropical Summer.

Secondary - Tradies

Tickets will be on sale from Monday outside the library at $3 each.

Students need to be dropped off and collected by a parent or if another parent is collecting, please inform a staff member at the disco. Students must purchase tickets prior to the event and if a student does not arrive on time, we will contact parents.

If due to training or work commitments your child will be late, please let the school know what time they will be arriving.

Kindergarten 2019 Orientation Session 1

Our Kindergarten students will commence their first orientation session on Friday 2 November starting at 12noon. We are looking forward to welcoming our new students!

At this stage we have been allocated two Kindergarten classes for 2019. This is dependent on maintaining our numbers and will be reviewed until census in February 2019.

We congratulate Mrs Kate Maher who has been appointed as one of the Kindergarten teachers and we are yet to confirm who the second teacher will be but we are hoping that it will be Ms Emma McDonnell. If we have only one Kindergarten class in 2019, the teacher will be Kate Maher.

With blessings,

Mrs Janet Cartwright

Principal