Dear Parents and Carers

As we progress toward a busy part of the year, it is vital to check upcoming events and communication to ensure the response to events and consent forms. It is week five, and there is undoubtedly a buzz…the sound of music and singing as students and staff are busily practising songs for our upcoming Christmas concert on Wednesday, the 11th of December. Every class has been working hard with Mr Kenny and will perform a song with our fantastic choir on the evening. Please see the flyer in our newsletter to see the finer details.

In the last newsletter, updated guidelines were shared to clarify, establish a common language, and support an ongoing positive and collaborative partnership between home and school. This week, I would like to gather feedback regarding the Sacred Heart School uniform as we look toward moving to an online shop in 2025. Please provide feedback by completing this survey to help us better understand the needs moving forward.

Sacred Heart staff continue to work together to create a positive, nurturing environment for students. This term, during the Kinder Orientation program, we have welcomed many new families to our community. It’s been heartwarming to see connections forming as we introduce our youngest learners to the values of honesty, compassion, inclusion, sustainability, and gratitude that define our school.

Children learn as much from observing adults as they do from formal lessons. Our attitudes, actions, and words shape the way our little people perceive the world and their place in it. When we model values, we give them a blueprint for positive living.

Whether we show kindness to others, express gratitude, or take responsibility for mistakes, our actions speak volumes. Children are naturally observant, and they often mirror what they see. By embodying the values we wish to instil, we create an environment where they feel safe, inspired, and empowered to grow into empathetic, responsible individuals.

During my journey as a mother, I reflected on how important it was to model and action values, listen without judgement, love unconditionally, nurture and accept that challenges are all a part of the journey as a parent. Our positivity and guidance can support a foundation for confidence and success in school and life. See this link for further reading.

As we begin planning for 2025, it is important to communicate to our Admin team if you are relocating, or your child is not continuing at Sacred Heart. We have families on a waiting list. Thank you to all our families for your ongoing support.

Yours in partnership

Charlene Best

Principal

Caritas Just Leadership Day 

On Wednesday 13th November, Mrs Lane and six year-five students travelled to Stella Maris in Burnie to participate in the Just Leadership Day with other North West Catholic school students. The day was facilitated by Leanne Pritchard who works for the Catholic Education Office. Students explored the charitable works of different organisations, such as Caritas and Vinnies.

In small groups, students discussed the qualities of a good leader and explained what leadership looks like and means to them. 

The afternoon session provided time for students to brainstorm ways that our school might support charitable organisations during 2025.

Congratulations to this week's Heart Reward recipients:-

• Rose D
• Harry S
• Oscar C
• Joey S
• Olivia M
• Voilet P
• Bella W
• Jace W
• Hugo L
• Demi F

As a reward for their kind gestures, these students were invited to an afternoon surprise with Miss McCormack and Ms Richards.

This week our grade 5/6 students had a wonderful visit from Marty. He has been a great guest and taught us some valuable lessons about high school, behaviour, kindness and life. Some major tips for high school were to fly like an eagle, don't hang with turkeys, believe in yourself and ten tips for high school list. We learnt about saying thank you, spotting B.O.B  (Being of Benefit), not back chatting and all around being respectful. Another thing we talked about is self-umpiring. We now have a list of areas of self-umpiring to work on in our class. We are so grateful that we got to have this experience with Marty and learn about tips for high school, kindness, behaviour and self-umpiring. Thank you, Marty!

Eilish and Piper

Please support our 2024 Christmas Appeal for St. Vincent de Paul. We will hold a school fundraiser during Week 8 to further raise awareness of this charitable act.