A Prayer for Workers

O glorious Joseph! Who concealed your incomparable and regal dignity of custodian of

Jesus and of the Virgin Mary under the humble appearance of a craftsman and provided

for them with your work, protect with loving power your sons, especially entrusted to you.

You know their anxieties and sufferings, because you yourself experienced them at the

side of Jesus and of His Mother. Do not allow them, oppressed by so many worries, to

forget the purpose for which they were created by God. Do not allow the seeds of

distrust to take hold of their immortal souls. Remind all the workers that in the fields, in

factories, in mines, and in scientific laboratories, they are not working, rejoicing, or

suffering alone, but at their side is Jesus, with Mary, His Mother and ours, to sustain

them, to dry the sweat of their brow, giving value to their toil. Teach them to turn work

into a very high instrument of sanctification as you did. Amen.

This beautiful prayer was composed by Pope Saint John XXIII (1958-63). It places all workers under the patronage

of Saint Joseph the Worker, and asks for his intercession so that we may regard our work as a means of

growing in holiness.

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nd April 2016

Dear Parents and Members of our Sacred Heart School community, Having conducted quite a number of enrolment interviews for children looking at entry into Sacred Heart for next year, the common thread that people say they are looking for, and which they know they will find at Sacred Heart is that feeling of community.

IMPORTANT DATES

MON, 2ND

MAY

LABOUR DAY - Public Holiday

TUES, 3

RD MAY

Year 4 Excursion to St Helena Island

Buddy Lunchtime

WED, 4

TH MAY

Catholic Identity Survey closes

P-I-P (Early Years Numeracy) 7pm, Library

THURS, 5TH

MAY

Year 3 Incursion – Ocean Life Education

FRI, 6

TH MAY

Mother’s Day Breakfast 7:30am & Assembly @

8:45am (led by 4M)

TUCKSHOP

By definition, a community is a social unit of any size that shares common values. And as a Catholic community by definition the values we hold as common are those of the Catholic faith. Even for families who are not of our faith background, they tell me that they can see that what we have is truly unique, tangible, and that the values which underpin all that we do are ones they share with us and within which they wish their child to grow and learn. That’s certainly not a put-down of our state school communities, but rather an acknowledgement that as parents and teachers who make a conscious decision to belong to a Catholic school community, we are recommitting every day to the values which underpin this way of life. For that to be real it must mould our actions, our words, and our relationships. I can’t begin to tell you how gratifying it is as a school leader when a family new to our school says, ‘Yes, this feels right for my child’ (and it’s happened twice in the last week). Let us recommit every day to strive to build ‘community’ within our school, so that we welcome those who are looking for a caring school community for their child, and that we strive to ensure that in all we do, the catholicity of our community is always prominent. CATHOLIC IDENTITY PROJECT – LAST WEEK

I thank the small number of parents who have attended to the task of completing the ‘Catholic Identity’ questions in the ’Leuven’ survey. Our parent response rate is rather low so I appeal to you to find the time to attend to the survey and lend weight to the findings of the survey. Just reiterating that the results are anonymous but will be very useful to assist us to grow as a Catholic school community.

My extra incentive still stands - on the Friday of each week I will put all completed surveys ‘into the hat’ with two movie tickets up for grabs each week from those families who have returned their completion slip. The winners of draw this past week is the Gagen family. Their movie tickets will be heading their way by Tuesday. I’ll draw another family today and another on Wednesday (remembering that the draw closes this Wednesday). Please assist us by contributing to the results. ACTING A.P.R.E.

Whilst Gerald Shegog is Acting Principal in my absence for 5 weeks commencing next Friday, I have asked Mrs Maureen Cullip (Year 6 teacher) to fill the role of Acting Assistant Principal in Religious Education. Maureen has a wealth of experience in this role and will very capably lead the school community in this area for the 5 weeks. We welcome Mrs Kylie Basham to the role of Year 6 teacher for two days of each of those weeks that I am away. WE LOVE YOU MUM!

This Friday we will celebrate Mother’s day at Sacred Heart with a breakfast commencing at 7:30am provided by the parents of Year 2 Silver, followed by a special Mother’s Day Assembly commencing at 8:45am and organised by the Year 4 Maroon class. Make it a date and come along. PARENTS-IN-PARTNERSHIP – NUMERACY

You are invited to join Jo-Anne Downing and a team of teachers this coming Wednesday night for an information sharing session in the area of numeracy. Jo-Anne will lead you on a journey which will allow you to better understand the place of numeracy within our curriculum and assist you in your understanding of the strategies that your child may use in this area. Come along – 7pm in the School Library. SPORTS CLINICS

This year we are trialling something new in Term 2 sport for our Year 3 – 6 students. Rather than spend a lot of time each week travelling to, and watching other games in order for our teams to get a small amount of field time, we are spending time with our students in instructional clinics in Netball and in AFL. By learning the skills prior to encountering other schools on the Gala Days we hope to breed more success for our teams and enhance the children’s enjoyment of the games. The clinics started this week for the classes. ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS – WITH MUCH THANKS

Thank you to the many students who marched on Monday as part of the ANZAC Day march here at Sandgate. Our large contingent was very noticeable and made me proud to lead such a fine group of students. Thanks too to the parents of Year 3 Silver for providing the workforce for the BBQ and Sno-cones after the march. (using our new Sno-cone machine – a recent purchase thanks to funding by the P & F Association). A great effort.

THANKS FOR THE GIFT!

Have you seen the transformation of the wall of the Library? Each year our Year 6 students raise money to then use to leave behind a memento of their time with us. The Year 6 class of 2015 wished us to use the funds to get a mural painted to beautify our school. And now it comes to fruition. With much thanks to our artist Rachel Saurini for sharing her talents with us. AND THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENCE

This coming Friday is School Secretary’s day, a day when we as a school community thank Amanda, Maree, Dell & Trish for the wonderful work they do in the office. Their days are as diverse as they come and yet they handle it with ease and with a smile. Our appreciation goes to them all for the way they keep the place running. Thanks Ladies. STAY HOME MONDAY

Don’t forget that Monday is another public holiday – so enjoy the second long weekend in a row. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

ANZAC Day is a day not of celebration but of national memory. It's a day when we learn, and learn again, of the horror of purposeless war. It is a day for looking after your mates, cherishing your home, your neighbourhood and family... It's a day for realising how rare and precious this wonderful country of ours is. (Bob Carr) Wishing you a great week as we work together for the benefit of our children. Sincerely,

Chris Chris Bathersby Principal

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Sunday 1st May is the Feast of St Joseph the Worker. On the liturgical calendar St. Joseph has two feast

days. The first is 19th March — Joseph, the Husband of Mary. The second is 1

st May — Joseph, the Worker.

Pope John Paul II once stated “Saint Joseph is a spiritual man who shows tremendous strength and is great in faith, not because he speaks his own words, but above all because he listens to the words of the Living God. He listens in silence. And his heart ceaselessly perseveres in the readiness to accept the Truth contained in the word of the Living God,”

There is very little about the life of Joseph in Scripture but still, we know that he was the chaste husband of Mary, the foster father of Jesus, a carpenter and a man who was not wealthy. We also know that he came from the royal lineage of King David.

We can see from his actions in scripture that Joseph was a compassionate man, and obedient to the will of God. He also loved Mary and Jesus and wanted to protect and provide for them.

Since Joseph does not appear in Jesus' public life, at his death, or resurrection, many historians believe Joseph had probably died before Jesus entered public ministry.

Joseph is the patron of many things, including the universal Church, fathers, the dying and social justice. Source http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint.php?n=471

Rosary

During the month of May, the school and parish will continue working together with Devotions to Mary. This will take place every Tuesday morning commencing at 8:00am in the Sacred Heart Church. The Rosary devotional is another fine initiative to be involved with School / Parish activities.

Choir for Sacrament Mass

Our Year 3 students will be confirmed on Sunday May 15th. This will be our Family, School, Parish Mass for

Term 2. We need volunteers from the school choirs to join us in this special celebration. Mr O’Keefe is assisting with the preparations during part of the choir sessions. Sacramental Program

This is a gentle reminder that all students who are involved in the 2016 Sacramental Program must attend either weekend Masses as preparations continues: Church of the Real Presence, Brighton – commencing at 6:00pm on Saturday Sacred Heart Church, Sandgate – commencing at 9:00am on Sunday There will be workshops next weekend for candidates only:

Brighton Parish Hall – Saturday May 7th, 4.00pm – 6pm; or Sandgate Parish Hall – Sunday May 8th, 10.30am – 12.30pm Confirmation Practice (children only) Sacred Heart Church, Sandgate – Thursday May 12

th 3.30pm – 5.00pm

Sacrament of Confirmation

Sacred Heart Church, Sandgate - Sunday May 15th, 9am

followed by a celebration for children, their families and parishioners. Yours in Christ

Gerald Shegog

APRE

STUDENT COUNSELLOR

This week I invite each of us to make a special effort to take some time to have a little fun and relaxation with our family. You may like to ask all family members to turn the television off, put their mobiles, laptops, iPads, games newspapers etc. out of sight and focus completely on being together as a family. Spending a little time together without any focus on “gadgets” may encourage you to make a family decision to value arranging family time each weekend. When you share your family meal each Friday evening, you might discuss as a family what you will do together for a while over the weekend. Family meal times are a wonderful way to share time, especially when there are no electronic gadgets being used at the table.

Time passes quickly, so it is important to value spending time listening to family members, and enjoying sharing uninterrupted time together. If children know we adults are listening to them they will know they can speak to us and ask our advice when something is worrying them. This will be of great value when your children enter adolescence if they know you are there to listen to them when they need advice or encouragement.

Enjoy your family times this week.

Teresa.

SCHOOL NEWS

IMPORTANT - UPDATING OF PERSONAL DETAILS

Have you recently moved house, changed your mobile phone or work number? Do you have a new email address? Does the school have your correct contact details? It is extremely important to ensure we have your correct contact details for communication purposes and in times of emergency. Please notify the school with any changes by logging into the Parent Portal and accessing ‘My Student’.

***The lost property is held outside the Integrated Arts Room***

Please ensure that your child’s school uniform and hat is clearly named. Also, can you please have a look at your child’s uniforms, including hat to make sure it doesn’t belong to another child? If so, please return them to the office.

TENNIS NEWS

Term 2 Tennis Coaching has started with old and new faces learning to play the game of tennis. There are still a few vacancies available in most classes. Please feel free to come along and have a try out. To go into the draw for a free tennis racquet you must have an enrolment form completed and fees paid by Friday 5th May. For all your tennis enquiries please phone Wayne on 0438 195 723 / or email hampson.wayne@gmail.com

Sacred Heart School – Winter Appeal

There are people who need our help.

They need us to give them a helping hand.

We can give them a hand by bringing in:

blankets (new or used in good condition and clean)

warm clothes

pots and pans

spoons and forks

plates and bowls

warm socks

towels

pillows

tinned food- especially soup, baked beans etc

tea, instant coffee and tins of milo

toiletries such as soap, shampoo, toothpaste and

toothbrushes

Please lend a hand to make someone’s life a little bit better,

and change the world!

LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (L.O.T.E.) - JAPANESE

Online Translation Websites - not for my assessment task please!

At the moment Year 6s and 5s are busy preparing for their oral presentations.

When the children are writing their role play script, I always tell them not to use online

translation websites. I emphasize to them that they are expected to use words and

phrases they learned this term and previously. Even though I tell them so many times,

there are always a few who use translation sites.

A computer is programmed with the basic rules of a language and is given a dictionary.

When text is entered, the computer translates it according to those rules and gives a

rough translation.

For example, I once asked students to write in Japanese "Mummy, could you please buy

me some lollies?". One student obviously used a web-based translation because their

translated sentence used the Japanese word for Egyptian Mummy instead of the

Japanese word for Mother.

Every single language has many exceptions to its rules and a web-based translation will

often end up with something that native speakers would never use in daily conversation.

There are many nuances in a language that are hard for a machine to translate. Machines

have problems with metaphors, and there are things like slang and different dialects that

even a native speaker can find difficult.

I wonder if the time will ever come when a machine can

translate perfectly?

Happy learning Japanese.

Shoko Thompson (Japanese Teacher)

CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS OF THE WEEK – 22

nd April 2016

Sebastian Nicholls Prep S Ivory Clark Year 3M

Phoebe Davis Year 3S Kate Copsey Year 4S

Max Carson Year 4W Nadia Maujean Year 5S

(as seen through the eyes of our students)

The highlight of our week was:

Prep Maroon Our highlight this week was during our library lesson. We spoke about the nursery rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep. We then needed to decide what type of sheep we would have. We were very creative!

Prep Silver Our highlight of the week was our Mary Assembly.

Year 1 Silver Making a large rainbow with our rainbow facts.

Year 2 Silver Our highlight of the week has been sharing our writing using our brand new author's chair!

Year 3 Silver 3 Silver’s highlight of the week has been sharing our favourite recipes. We have even been lucky enough to sample some.

Year 4 Maroon Our highlight of the week has been watching our bean seeds sprout.

Year 4 Silver In Year 4S our highlight of the week has been planting our Sunflower and

Bean seeds as part of our Science project.

Year 4 White This week in 4W we got to enjoy learning new skills to play AFL.

Year 5 Maroon Our highlight of the week was learning about natural disasters in Australia like ‘Floods’ and ‘Bushfires’. It was interesting and we learnt how some bushfires start and how fast they can spread.

Year 5 Silver Georgia: My highlight of the week was netball. Bella: My highlight of the week was doing our narrative writing. Ivy: My highlight of the week was making ANZAC acrostic poems.

Year 6 Maroon The Year 6 highlight of the week was continuing our learning about the Great War and the ANZACs.

THE FORTNIGHT AHEAD

Mon 2nd

May Labour Day holiday

Tues 3rd

May

Year 4 excursion to St Helena Island

Gymnastics

BUDDY Lunchtime

Wed 4th May Catholic Identity survey closes today

Parents in Partnership – Early Years Numeracy 7pm in the Library

Thurs 5th May Year 3 Incursion – Ocean Life education

Fri 6th May

Mother’s Day Breakfast and Assembly Breakfast before school with

8:45am Mother’s Day assembly in Donna Philps Place. All very welcome.

School Secretary’s Day

Tuckshop

Sun 8th May Mother’s Day

Sacrament of Confirmation Workshop 10:30 – 12:30pm - Sandgate

Mon 9th May Meet N Greet 8:25am in Donna Philps

Place. All very welcome.

Tues 10th May

NAPLAN test – Year 3 & 5- writing

Gymnastics

BUDDY Lunchtime

School Board meeting 7pm in Library

Wed 11th May NAPLAN test – Year 3 & 5- reading

Thurs 12th May

Assembly for Volunteer’s week 8:45am assembly in Donna Philps Place. All very welcome.

NAPLAN test – Year 3 & 5- numeracy

Mass for Years 3 – 6 9am in Sacred Heart Church. All welcome.

Sacrament of Confirmation practice 3:30pm – 5pm in Sacred Heart Church, Sandgate

P & F Meeting 7pm in School Library

Fri 13th May

Zone 6 Cross Country

Assembly led by Year 5 Maroon 2pm assembly in Donna Philps Place. All very welcome.

P & F Movie Night & Parent activity – Friday 13th Theme

Sun 15th May Pentecost Sunday – Sacrament of Confirmation within the

Parish 9am Mass

SCHOOL BANKING

COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL BANKING - AVAILABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR SIBLINGS Every child must learn that Mum and Dad are not the bank! Don’t forget that Tuesday is School Banking day and students should bring their weekly deposit. Please fill in the Deposit Slips with Date, Name, Student No, (Account No. if new) and Amount.

Madonna Whillans School Banking Co-Ordinator mwhillans@optusnet.com.au

PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION

From the P & F Fundraising Committee:

Mother’s Day Stall - next Thursday 5th May and Friday 6th May 8am – 11:30am both days. Price of each present ranges between a couple of dollars to well the sky's the limit (it is Mother's Day!) Don't forget to send extra money and grab Nanna and Grandmas gifts as well, all at the same place, with all money going to the P & F Fundraising team and our kids.

PARISH NEWS

MASS TIMES Weekday Masses Monday: Brighton 9:15am Tuesday: Sandgate 7:00am Thursday: Sandgate 5:30pm Friday: Sandgate 7:00am 1

st Friday only: Masonic Care 10:00am

Weekend Masses Saturday: Eventide 9:30am Brighton 6:00pm Sunday: Brighton 7:00am Sandgate 9:00am Sandgate 5:00pm School Masses Sacred Heart School: 8:45am (1

st & 3

rd Thursday of each month) Principal: Chris

Bathersby Phone: 3269 3427 St Kieran’s School: 2pm (2

nd & 4

th Tuesday of each month) Principal: Marissa Clark

Phone. 3269 5989

COMMUNITY NEWS

FAMILY SUPPORT FOR FREE

Free confidential counselling support for our school community at ACU Brisbane Psychology & Counselling Clinic, Australian Catholic University, Banyo. No referral is required.3623 7453. Email: brisbanepsychologyclinic@acu.edu.au

Kids Challenge Swim at Mooloolaba scheduled for Saturday 14th May has been postponed to later in the year.

St Benedict’s College, Mango Hill Visitors Day A warm invitation is extended to our next Visitors Day for 2016, to be held on Friday 13th May from 9am -midday. Please register via our College office on 3385 8888 or via email to smangohill@bne.catholic.edu.au.

Brisbane Catholic Education Secondary Schools in the Local area – Quality Inclusive Catholic Education we recommend:

St John Fisher College - Bracken Ridge Girls Years 7 – 12 Ph: (07) 3269 8188 www.sjfc.qld.edu.au

Southern Cross Catholic College – Secondary, Scarborough Co-educational Years 7 – 12 Ph: (07) 3480 3600 www.sccc.qld.edu.au

Mt. Maria College – Petrie Co-educational Years 7 – 10 (with Vocational education based Year 11 & 12) Ph: (07) 3285 5500 www.mmcp.qld.edu.au

St Benedict’s College – Mango Hill Co-educational Years 7 – 12 Ph: (07) 3490 1758 www.stbenedictscollege.qld.edu.au

Mary MacKillop College – Nundah Girls Years 7 – 12 Ph: (07) 3266 2100 www.mmc.qld.edu.au