Sacred Heart School 40 Ovens Rd, THORNLIE 6108 Phone: 9251 3000 Fax: 9251 3090 Email: admin@shthorn.wa.edu.au Website: www.shthorn.wa.edu.au

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24/08/2016

Teamwork at the RIO Olympics

As the Olympics drew to a close over the weekend, it was wonderful to observe teams from

around the world celebrating their achievements, whether it was bringing home a haul of

medals, or celebrating the very first ever Gold medal won by a country, such as the Fijian

rugby team! The celebration as a team stood out most significantly and this teamwork

should be applauded when displayed by our children also. The ability to work together is not

just a skill we are taught at school. It is a vital skill used in all areas of life.

Teamwork requires people to work cooperatively with others towards a shared

purpose. For a team to work together effectively, it takes all members of the team to respect

each other’s abilities and opinions.

In school your child will experience teamwork in many different forms. Children may be asked to work in pairs, small groups, or larger groups on a variety of different things. They may be asked to work in teams for physical activities such as ball games or running games or more formal activities such as projects. Children also often form their own team activities during their play time. While your child will experience plenty of team-based activities at school, it is important to continue the ethos of good teamwork at home. It can feel great to be part of a team, but if a child is excluded from a team it can be an

upsetting experience. Make sure your child understands this and does not exclude oth-

ers.

Teamwork can often inspire competitiveness with other teams – especially in physical

activities. Encourage your child to be a good sportsman and a team-player.

Get children to work together on a project at home – it could be anything from a collec-

tive art project to performing a play. Encourage every child to decide on a role in the

team.

Board games can inspire teamwork. Whether your child is teamed up with friends, sib-

lings, parents, or grandparents, it can be a fun time for young and old to play together.

Make sure no one gets too competitive though!

Dear Jesus, Thank you for creating me to be a part of a team. Thank you for giv-

ing me team mates in my parents, siblings teachers and friends. I pray that You

will help me work together with others to do all You have for us to do. Amen.

Confirmation

This Friday evening at 6pm, many of our Year 6 students will receive the Sacrament of

Confirmation. At baptism they received the gifts of the Holy Spirit which will be strengthened

on Friday. Please keep the Confirmation candidates in your prayers as they prepare for this

significant event.

RE-INVENT SHED

The custodians of the Re-Invent shed is looking for donations of interesting bits and pieces to add to our collection to be used by the students across the school. The Re-Invent shed is a great resource for staff and students when building, making, designing, modelling and playing and fits both the idea of sustaina-bility and play at Sacred Heart.

We are after:

- PVC, plastic, reticulation, vacuum pipes

- carpet squares

- ice cream containers

- clean polystyrene meat trays

- small wood scraps

- cardboard tubes

If you have anything of interest to donate, please send it in to your child’s classroom and it will be passed on. We are hoping to have the shed fully stocked and ready for some new and

interesting projects to start during L.E.G week in Week 8.

Donna Bathols

SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR

LEG WEEK

LEARN EXPERIENCE GROW

Many varied learning experiences are planned for Week 8. Parents and

carers are welcome to attend the NAIDOC Mass on

Wednesday 7 September commencing at 8:45am.

On Friday 9 September children are invited to wear cultural dress for the

day. This day begins with a Harmony Day assembly during which the

Lumen Christi Swing Band will perform. Please assist your child to dress

in appropriate cultural clothes.

Watch this space for more information .

Would you like to buy your Dad, Granddad or Carer a special

present for Father’s Day?

Your P & F will be holding a Father’s Day stall on

Wednesday 31 August (KW stall will be held Tuesday 30 August).

There will be a range of presents to buy, priced at $2.00 OR $5.00.

(Please do not send more than $5.00).

Each class will be able to purchase a special present for Dad during class time.

Entertainment Books

Thank you to all the families who purchased an Entertainment Book or Digital Copy this year. With your help we have raised $1,742 in book sales. Thank you for letting your family and friends know about the fundrais-er and forwarding them the school's personalised link. We hope you are continually enjoying the valuable discounts on offer. A special mention to all those families who did not wish to purchase the book, but still donated to the P&F, it

is greatly appreciated and we thank you for your support.

With the book sales, donations and the raffle drawn at the Edu Dance Concert we managed to raise just over

$2,250. A wonderful achievement.

So a big thank you to all who purchased the book, donated or purchased tickets

towards the raffle. With your support and generosity we have managed to raise a

substantial amount towards the electronic whiteboards for each classroom.

Save the Dates

End of Term 3 School Disco - Will be held on Wednesday 21 September

2016. Invitations will be sent out soon.

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle - Will take place on Saturday 29 October 2016.

My School Rules Competition

We ask you to please remember to place any of the shopping dockets from

Forest Lakes Forum in the Sacred Heart School box located outside Coles at Forest Lakes Forum.

Attention Year 4 to 6 Students and Parents

For the next few weeks there will be athletics training in the mornings in preparation for our school athletics in Week 9 of this term and interschool athletics in Week 3 of Term 4.

We will train for long jump, shot put, turbo javelin, 400m, 200m, relays and sprint events.

Days: Monday 7.40 am to 8.15 am Wednesday 3-4pm

What to Wear: Sport Clothes What to Bring: Drink Bottle

HAVE YOU ORDERED A WINTER JUMPER FOR NEXT YEAR???? Particularly for students in Pre-Primary going into Year One. Must be in by Friday 26 August.

Is Dad or Grandpa coming to FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST on Friday 2 Sept. If so, orders must be in by this Friday 26 August. NOTE: It is $2.00 per person for the best breakfast in town.

CANTEEN ON-LINE ORDERING Pre-Primary and Kindy parents CANNOT order recess via the on-line ordering system. ONLY LUNCH. All year levels Could parents also please tell the children if their lunch has been ordered on-line as they often don’t know and assume that they have no lunch. If you have ordered Crunch’n’Sip for them, your children need to go and collect it from the Canteen. EARLY LEARNING CENTRE Parents who do NOT have children at the EARLY LEARNING CENTRE are asked not to cut through there before and after school as the gates are not being closed properly causing concern for the welfare of the children and staff. KINDY FATHER’S DAY EVENING 5.30pm – 7.00pm Thursday 1 September in the Brennan Hall If you have not received an invitation from your child please contact Kindy and RSVP directly to Kindy. Confirmation Photos REMINDER There is an official photographer for our ceremony on Friday. The photographer will be at the FOLEY CENTRE from 5.00pm for any family or individual photos. The group photos will be tak-en at 5.30pm so please make sure to be there on time. There will also be some time for taking of photos after Mass. PLEASE REMEMBER ONLY THE OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER TO TAKE PHOTOS DURING MASS. SCHOOL FEES There are still a number of school fee accounts which remain unpaid. If you have not spoken to either Geraldine Steen or Mrs Fox regarding late payment please either pay promptly or contact the school office.

Please note: After payment of these accounts there are no further accounts this year.

PRE-PRIMARY NEEDS ………… BED SHEETS………

Do you have sheets that are a little worse for wear, that you were considering getting rid of??? Any size, single, double, queen etc Pre-Primary would like to have them to make cubby houses. Please deliver to PP if you can help. Thanks.

Thanks for those already donated but we do need more!!

Child Protection Week

Safeguarding Protective Behaviours Parent Workshops One way in which parents can assist in increasing their child’s safety is by teaching them the protective behaviours

program and as such we strongly recommend all parents attend one of the workshops. These workshops have been designed to teach parents and carers how to increase the personal safety of their children. Whilst there are many

ways of talking to children about their personal safety, it is important that we do not scare them or leave them feel-

ing unsafe, afraid or disempowered. Protective Behaviours provides children with strategies to keep themselves safe and cope with situations that threaten their well being and personal safety. The program empowers the individual

with the right to feel safe and sets out ways in which they can gain the appropriate help when they are not feeling safe.

The Perth Catholic Archdiocese Safeguarding Project is child focused and informed by a fundamental belief that children have the right to physical and psychological safety at all times. There are a number of venues around Perth holding these sessions, so please check the school office for times and dates and to get a registration form if interested.

RSVP Thursday 1 September 2016 This workshop is being provided complimentary free of charge

VACSWIM OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAY SWIMMIMG LESSONS

Enrolments for our October school holiday swim-ming lessons are now open and families can enrol online before Monday 29 August.

Further details on locations and how to enrol are on thE VacSwim website.

JAPANESE NEWS - MORE HOST FAMIILIES REQUIRED FOR MALE STUDENTS

Our school is hosting a group of students from Japan from 16 Oct—2 Nov and we are desperately seek-ing more male students from years 4 – 6 to host a Japanese boy. GKA is an English immersion school so the students are very good at English and eager to experience life in Australia! The visiting students will stay with a family from the school and participate in regular classes alongside their host stu-dent. Hosting is easy and rewarding, students fit in with your routine and they can share a room. You receive $400. If you can help or would like more information please contact the program coordina-tor Jason Hutchinson on 0417773846 or email homestay@goldil.com.au

Term One Term Two Term Three Term Four

1 February

8 April

27 April

1 July

18 July

21 September

11 October

9 December

School Hours: Mon - Fri 8.30am to 2.45pm

Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8.00am to 4.00pm

APPOINTMENTS

Parents are reminded to contact the office in order

to set up an appointment with staff members.

Principal: By appointment only.

Loreto Child Care Centre: 9251 3014

Outside School Hours Care: 9251 3015

0417 091 296

PARISH TIMETABLE WEEKEND MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil 6.00pm Sunday 8.00am and 10.00am WEEKDAY MASS TIMES: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8.45am Wednesday 8.45am Parish or School Mass Saturday—8.45am RECONCILIATION Sat 5.00-5.30pm before Mass or anytime by Appointment. PH: 9459 4459 Website: www.thornlie.perthcatholic.org.au

Monday D. BARKER

Tuesday S.WEALE

Wednesday A.POWE M.MERLACCO*

Thursday P. ONG R. COLLERAN

Friday B. TRIBBECK* R. SWEENEY#

TERM DATES 2016—STUDENTS

CANTEEN ROSTER 29 AUGUST –

2 SEPSEPTBER 2016

UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS

TERM TIME ONLY

If you are unable to come at these times please complete a uni-form order form availa-ble from the Office, pay for it and your orders will be filled and deliv-ered to your child’s class.

COMMBANK SCHOOL BANKING EVERY MONDAY.

RECYCLE YOUR USED BATTERIES INTO

THE BATTERY RECYCLING BIN IN THE

OFFICE MONDAY—FRIDAY

ABSENTEES/SICKNESS In order for the school to reconcile attend-ance it is a requirement that a message is left on the Absentee Line

9251 3005 as emails to teachers are often not opened at the start of the day. Your co-operation in this regard is appreciated

Monday 8.00-9.00 am

Tuesday Closed

Wednesday Closed

Thursday 8.00—9.00 am

Friday 2.30- 3.30pm

MAGUIRE 40

MURPHY 39

WELCH 33

WRIGHT 28

YR 1 ALESSIA WLADYKA-JORDAN TRANTER-JASMINE MUSCA-ZOEY DEKENS

YR2 ELLA THOMPSON-JASON LIEW-

YR3 INDIANNA O’BRIEN-JACOB SEAMAN-LAKIESHA FER-

NANDO-JAKE LEAHY

YR4 CHEYENNE CALUGAY-ASHLEE BALAZS-WOOJIN

SONG-LOGAN LAWRENCE

YR5 TIANA SINCLAIR-KALISTO UBU-MADISON CONWAY-

KAI GUEST

YR6 MACKENZIE McGRATH-RAHWA WOLDEMICHAEL-

CATHERINE MEDIKERI-JAYDEN McGREAL

GOING HOME THIS WEEK 24/08/2016

STUCK ON YOU FLYER ELDEST CHILD

P & F

FATHERS DAY FLYERS

ELDEST CHILD

Sport Day Lunch Orders Due 8 September 2016

Named

Faction colours

Athletics Carnival Wednesday 14 Sept

PP—6

FIELD EVENTS 12 September

Yr 4-6