Welcome to an early winter as we brace ourselves for very cold mornings and nights. Hopefully we will still get to see the sun during the days. This means that we enter Week 3 in full school WINTER uniform with all of the necessary accessories, including the tie. Please ensure that students are warm enough when they are on the playground and able to remove layers when they are the heated classrooms. We still have a range of winter items in the clothing pool and there will be other opportunities to purchase from the clothing pool – stay tuned.

Once again we have lots of activities and sport happening this term. We love to provide these opportunities for students to try new things, excel and develop new community and cooperative skills. This is naturally dependent on the behaviour and work ethic obvious at school. We have high expectations around the way students speak to each other and staff. We also have high expectations that students will engage with all work that is covered in class or actively seek support for content where they are unsure. Similarly, we also have high expectations that students will make an effort to catch up and complete work when they are away from school.

Today an expression of interest in the possible Sacred Heart Snow trip will be sent home. We are tying to ascertain whether we have enough people who will commit to the trip to make it viable. Please check the COMPASS events for information about the event.

Congratulations to our wonderful First Eucharist and Reconciliation candidates who were very respectful in their receiving of these special sacraments. It was a lovely celebration for the candidates and their families. It was so nice to have so many families in the church together. We would love to see families join us on a Saturday evening at 5pm to help us build community.

In coming weeks we will be conducting practice evacuation and lockdown drills. We will be informing our students of the processes and procedures so that when we practice students feel confident and safe in how we manage the situation. We will let parents know when we have our first drill but the second follow-up will be a surprise. These are regulatory requirements that must be fulfilled annually.

This Tuesday 9^th May we will be hosting the first information session for Kindergarten (Early Stage 1) for 2024. This is the perfect opportunity for prospective parents to meet with our amazing Infants staff to learn what we have to offer, how we do things and answer any questions they may have. It will be in the Infants Break Out space at 6pm.

Please make sure that you return all Project Compassion boxes to the Front Office by next Tuesday 9^th May so that we can finalise funds to be sent to Caritas for the support of charity projects.

Please ensure that you have made payments on Term One fees as the second term fees will be issued shortly. If this is a challenge then please make an appointment to meet with me at your earliest convenience to discuss options and plans.

Please remember that there is always a reason to be kind and that we may never realise or understand the benefit that it may have to someone’s day if we are kind.

God Bless

Beth Adams

Stella Blackman

Aaliyah Close

Rose Dickinson

Heath Frost

Brayden Kimber

Zoe Lake

Jimmy Last

Zara Lawson

Ava Sannazzaro

Olivia Summers

Leo Sutherland

Nate Vitnell

Max Winsor

Lent: Project Compassion

With your support, Caritas Australia has been able to support communities around the world to tackle poverty, food security, education, water and sanitation and disaster risk reduction. Project Compassion 2023 reminds us that the good that we do today will extend and impact the lives of generations to come.

Can all Project Compassion Boxes be returned ASAP.

Upcoming Faith Formation Events

18^th May - Yr 2 Reflection Day

25^th May - Yr 6 Sacrament of Confirmation Program Sessions to begin.

(Letters to families to go home soon)

26^th May - Mary Help of Christians Liturgy. Lead by our Infants students 11:45am.

All families are welcome to attend.

1^st June - Yr 4 Reflection Day

20^th and 21^st Secondary Respectful Relationships Talks. (Compass notification and consent to be completed)

30^th June - Sacred Heart Feast day Mass 12noon.

All families are welcome to attend.

Primary Sport

WR Cross Country

We had a very successful meet at Grenfell last Friday, coming home overall champions. Well done to all those students who participated. 

Our team included:

Congratulations to 

• Sophie Knewstub 2nd in the girls 11yrs

• Charlie Paterson 1st in the boys 10 yrs

• Max windsor 3rd in the boys 10yrs

• Alex Byrne 1st in the boys 11yr

• Beau Mills 2nd in the boys 12/13yrs

The following students have qualified for Canberra Goulburn Cross Country on Friday 19th May at Stromlo Forest Park.

Rugby 10s stage three

On Thursday our Stage Three Rugby team travelled to Wagga to play in the next level of competition. They should be proud of how they conducted themselves on the day. They showed sportsmanship and respect to all the teams they played and met throughout the day. Unfortunately we were in a very tough pool and did not qualify for Canberra this year. 

MacKillop Trials - League

Good luck to Ned Hazlett, Jake Harris and Jett Johnson who will be trailing for a spot in the MacKillop team today Friday 5 May. 

Mortimer Shield 

A compass event has been sent out for those students in Stage Three who wish to play in the Mortimer Shield League or League Tag. This year it is played as a Gala Day and there will be no advancements. As a result boys will play 7-a-side, compared to previous years of 13. If you have any questions about this change feel free to email me. 

Attendance at Extracurricular Sporting Events

Attending extracurricular sporting events as a Sacred Heart Representative is a privilege not a right. Please be aware that students with poor attendance, behaviour and/or with incomplete tasks and class work will not be allowed to attend these opportunities. For students who are away for any reason or who do attend these opportunities, it is an expectation that missed work is caught up and completed within a reasonable time frame after returning to school.

Primary Sport Dates

Secondary Sport 

Representative Trials

Congratulations to Sarah Harris, Mackenzie Gale and Charlotte Campbell who played for the Canberra Goulburn U15 Girls Netball team at the NSWCCC Selections on Wednesday in Sydney. The quality of the players was impressive and the girls learnt a lot from the experience. Unfortunately no-one was selected for further representation. 

General Notices

Representative Sports

A reminder to keep checking the Secondary Sports Google Classroom page for all notifications and processes for registration for the many representative sports coming up this term.

Attendance at Extracurricular Sporting Events

Attending extracurricular events as a Sacred Heart Representative is a privilege. Please be aware that students with poor attendance, behaviour and/or with incomplete tasks and class work will not be allowed to attend these opportunities. For students who are away for any reason or who do attend these opportunities, it is an expectation that missed work is caught up and completed within a reasonable time frame after returning to school.

Secondary Sport Dates

The NRL are pleased to announce we will be running a Leagues Stars program in Coota! League Stars is safe, inclusive and educational. Our professionally trained Rugby League Development Officers ensure every participant has equal opportunity to laugh and learn in a non-contact, organised and safe environment.  The program will run for 6-weeks, being held on Monday afternoons 4:00pm-5:00pm from 22/05/2023-26/06/2023 at E. A. Southee Public School, Cootamundra. 

Costs of the program is $79 per participant to register. Each League Star’s participant will receive a NRL pack, the packs will be delivered to participants address once they register.

To Register please follow the below Link

https://www.playrugbyleague.com/league-stars/

 For more information contact Emma James on 0448756818.

Kind Regards,

Emma