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Educating for Life

‘Thinking to Learn Learning to Think’

SACRED HEART PRIMARY SCHOOL Issue No 12 NEWSLETTER 7 August 2014

Principal – Mr Brian Martin

2 Mora Avenue Oakleigh 3166 Telephone 8574 4500 Fax 8574 4555

Camp Australia OSHC 0401188896 Parish Priest – Fr John Magri - Ph. 9568 1206

Email: principal@shoaklegh.catholic.edu.au Website: www.shoakleigh.catholic.edu.au Email: office@shoakleigh.catholic.edu.au

A Prayer for Social Justice Lord, please help me… To rise above my current challenges, To be patient yet resilient in affliction, To be inspired, and to inspire others (Adrian Pantonial)

Building Confidence and Resilience

Dear Parents, Resilience is the ability to experience success despite exposure to risk and adversity. Research has identified personal attributes as well as environmental components that facilitate resilience and can lead to success. Resilience is something as parents and the staff we need to be developing in all the children in our school.

This week we were very fortunate to have Georgina Manning run a parent session on building confidence and resilience in your child. Georgina has many years of experience working in schools supporting children and parents to reach effective social and emotional outcomes. It was wonderful to see her passion to help families find a balanced life with purpose and meaning.

Many parents commented on the useful strategies that were given to support our children becoming confident and resilient. A few examples of building these skills in child language include:

Let me carry my own bag to school.

If I forget something please don’t race home and get it for me – there is always tomorrow!

Please remember that at times I will have conflict with my friends – this is really normal and a

part of growing up. Sometimes I might just need to talk about it with you and get emotional

support.

Let me make some of my own lunch (with some guidance if I am making unhealthy choices)

Please allow me to make mistakes without upsetting you as I need to explore the world

myself with some guidance from you.

Please give me lots of time to just play each day (without technology) so I can relax, be

creative and build independence.

Georgina will continue to work with staff and children on building confidence and resilience. Watch out in future newsletters for more of Georgina’s tips on these very important skills. Together we can work towards building the necessary skills in our children so that they may have positive outcomes and meet with success. Regards Brian Martin Principal

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Caremonkey Privacy and Security Clarification:

Further to the newsletter article last week I wish to clarify the location of the Caremonkey’s data storage.

This response is from Troy Westley (CEO CareMonkey)

“Our data is definitely stored in Australia and always will be for our Australian customers. We mention that in our security statement on our website (but it could be a bit hard to find): https://www.caremonkey.com/site/security

We utilise Amazon.com servers and these are hosted in Sydney...as is our public website.”

Please feel free to contact the school office, Jan Morice or myself if you have any further questions. You can also visit the CareMonkey website for more information: www.caremonkey.com. I look forward to using this product with you to assist the communication process between home and school.

Regards Brian Martin Principal

SCHOOL CLOSURE DAYS (STUDENT FREE) Please note that there are now four school closure days – A new date has been added. Tuesday 12 August - The staff will be focussing on Strategic Directions for the next two years with the support of the Catholic Education Office. Tuesday 16 September Friday 17 October Monday 3 November

Camp Australia will open on 12 August for the day from 7.00am until 6.00pm. For outside school hours care on this day please contact Camp Australia on 0401 188 896 for further details.

PARISH NEWS PARISH NEWS PARISH NEWS The Sacred Heart Asylum Seeker Charity is holding a Halal BBQ lunch on Sunday 24th of August from 12pm in the Sacred Heart hall. Cost is $5 per person and children under 5 are free. To keep costs low we ask that you kindly bring a bowl of salad if your surname begins with the letters A K or a plate of dessert if your surname begins with the letters L Z, to be placed on the buffet table for all to share. BYO drinks. Coffee and tea will be provided. Tickets can be purchased either through trybooking http://tinyurl.com/kwx4v9a, at the end of mass on Sunday or from the Parish Office. For more information please contact Tina on 0430 289 893. If you are able to donate a gift for our raffle we would greatly appreciate it, please leave all donations at the Parish Office.

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HOMEWORK AT SACRED HEART (as per last newsletter- now with link to the survey below) As a result of the Parent Forum earlier this year and from discussions with the School Education Board Homework Committee, we are reviewing our Homework Policy. You will receive a link next week via email to Survey Monkey, an online survey, the survey questions will be sent to parents and teachers. Students in Levels 3 – 6 will also fill in the survey at school. Your answers will go ANONYMOUSLY into a database along with those of other parents, teachers and students. You will not be identified from the results, therefore your responses remain entirely confidential. We do encourage you to complete this survey, as this is your chance to participate and to have a say in the decision making process at Sacred Heart. It is important to have as many parents as possible complete the survey, as this helps give a wider perspective on how people feel about homework, which in turn helps us write a policy that reflects the current thinking in our school community. A committee consisting of parents, staff and students will write a new homework policy. The results of this survey will directly impact on the homework policy direction. If you are interested in being part of this committee then please send me an email at jmorice@shoakleigh.catholic.edu.au If you are unable to complete this survey on line please contact the school and I will arrange a hard copy for you.

The link to SURVEY MONKEY is….. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3VC5CN6

Thanking you in anticipation

Jan Morice

Deputy Principal School Improvement Survey

Sixty parents were randomly selected last week to represent our school community in completing our annual survey for parents. The results of the survey will become part of the school’s ongoing review data. This will give the school and families feedback on how we are going and what is required in future to ensure that our students are learning to their full potential. The results also assist the school in making decisions that impact on the programs, policies and future directions. The survey procedure has been used successfully in a range of other public and private sector organisations and has been found to be the best way of assessing change in schools. All staff as well as students in Years 5-6 will also complete a survey. I strongly encourage the parents selected to complete the survey promptly as surveys received after the cut-off date cannot be included in the school data. All surveys either need to be returned to the school office in the sealed envelope or completed online by no later than Friday 22 August. Most parents will have received instructions for an online version of the survey. Some families will have received a copy in a language other than English. In either case, if you would prefer a paper English version of the survey, please see the school office.

If you have any questions about the survey please do not hesitate to contact either Jan Morice (Deputy Principal) or myself. Thank you for your assistance in completing this survey. Your results are important to us in making Sacred Heart School the best school place for learning for all our students. Regards Brian Martin Principal

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CHILD DENTAL TREATMENT

Free dental care including emergency treatment, regular check-ups, dental sealants, fillings and other complex treatments is available to all children in our school through Monashlink Community Health Centre. If you would like to take this offer up please complete the hard copy form provided to your child and return it to the school by 08/09/2014. Late forms cannot be accepted. More information in the flyer in this newsletter.

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STUDENTS RETURNING IN 2015 If you have not already done so, please complete and send to the office asap or email office@shoakleigh.catholic.edu.au with your details.

FAMILY NAME:

CHILD’S NAME Please list children below.

Class in 2014

Please tick if returning in 2015

School attending in 2015 if not returning to Sacred Heart

Beginning Foundation In 2015

Signature of Parent / Guardian___________________________________

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If your child is eligible for the

Medicare Child Dental Benefits Schedule, treatment up to $1000 is BULK BILLED to Medicare.

If your child’s current dental treatment exceeds $1000,

MonashLink will complete it for FREE.

Other siblings who are not enrolled at Sacred Heart Primary School, and are eligible for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule,

can also be booked for an appointment.

Monashlink Community Health Service Limited

Rear, Level 1 9-15 Cooke Street

Clayton 3168

1300 552 509

CHILD DENTAL TREATMENT

Monashlink Community Dental Clinic is currently offering dental examinations and treatment to children attending:

SACRED HEART PRIMARY SCHOOL, OAKLEIGH Dental care includes: emergency treatment, regular check-ups dental sealants, fillings and other complex treatments.

$1000 Medicare Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Children up to 13 years of age who are not eligible for the Child Dental Benefit Schedule can be seen for free if the form is returned by the due date on 8th September 2014.

If your child is 13 and over and not eligible for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule, they can be seen in our private clinic ‘MONASH SMILES’. A specialist private Orthodontist is available. Private Insurance rebates can be instantly processed through HICAPS. Please contact us make a private appointment weekdays or Saturday mornings on 1300 772 372

Our teeth are with us for a long time so it is important to have regular check-ups to keep

teeth and gums healthy

If you would like to book an appointment or check to see if your child is already on our recall system please complete the form provided and return to school by 08/09/2014

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Book Week

Children come dressed as

their favourite storybook

character!

Friday 22nd August

Parade 9 am

Assembly 2.30 – Hall

Sharing of Book Week

Activities

Parents/ grandparents/Aunts/

Uncles welcome! (Feel free to

also come in costume)

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Maths Family Night

When- Thursday 4th September There will be 2 sessions:

After school - 3:45 to 4:45 A repeat of this session - 6:00 to 7:00

Come along as a family and have a fun time discovering the excitement of Maths. Maths Family Night offers an opportunity for you to experience a variety of hands-on maths activities with your child in a cooperative and fun environment! Receive a Maths Goodie Bag for you to keep. This activity can be booked on the internet through our new online booking process at www.schoolinterviews.com.au Bookings are now open and will close on Friday 22 August. The booking procedure is outlined on the next page. This activity will be held at school (the location at school will be confirmed at a later date) We look forward to seeing you at this fun Maths activity.

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TO BOOK MATHS FAMILY NIGHT

THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

3.45PM – 4.45PM or

6.00PM – 7.00PM

SACRED HEART PRIMARY SCHOOL

Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au Enter this school event code. Then follow the steps.

Enter your details Choose session Click Go Click Finish

When you click finish, your booking will be emailed to you automatically - check your junk mail folder if you do not receive your email immediately. You can return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au at any time, and change your session - until bookings close.

ZCGTN

Choose

session

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Friday 5th September 2014

Breakfast commences at 7am and finishes at school start time

Place – School Hall

Please come along, breakfast will be served to

Dads and Children.

___________________________________________________________________________________ To organise catering, it is important that you complete and return this slip by Friday 29th August. Yes I am coming and my children are coming: Family Name:____________________________ Dad’s First Name: ___________________________

No. of children: _____________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Mum’s can you please help – Father’s Day Breakfast on Friday 5th August Name:__________________________________ Mobile: ___________________________________ Please circle: Set up (Thursday 4thSept afternoon) Friday 7.30-8.00am 8.00am – 8.30am 8.30am –-9.30am

School Office: Father’s Day

Breakfast

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SACRED HEART PLAY GROUP 2014

Please come along to the Sacred Heart Playgroup, everyone is welcome.

When: Monday‘s during school term

Time: 9am – 11am

Where: Portable, next to Foundation playground (prep area)

Cost: $2

*Please sign in and sign out at the school office

Want to find out more, please call Priscilla on 0448 953 099 or email:ajphansen@hotmail.com

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2014 Calendar The school calendar is provided to both staff and parents. Only one calendar is used to ensure continuity and aid in communication. The following codes can be used to help read the calendar.

AEC Australian Electoral Commission prin Principal

COHR Christ our Holy Redeemer PSG Parent Support Groups

comm commitment Sch Ed Board School Education Board

Conf Confirmation SH Sacred Heart

DP Deputy Principal SM Staff Meeting

Int Sch Sport Interschool Sports St S Student Services

Lead T Leadership Team TBC To be confirmed

PA Parents Association Yr Year

PLT Professional Learning Team

Black text – Date is set Please email additional dates, changes or clash of dates to the school office

office@shoakleigh.catholic.edu.au

updated August 7, 2014 Red text – Amended date for this newsletter

Green text – new date for this newsletter

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◄ Jul 2014 ~ August 2014 ~ Sep 2014 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Week 1 Foundation: Fire Education

Yr 5/6 Sport Rotations

Consultative Committee 7:45am Sports Chants Prac 1:15

Parish Helper Foundation 9:30

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3 Week 4

4 Assembly: F/G 2:30pm

PA Meeting: 7:00pm

Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

5 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning

Aust. Girls’ Choir Tryouts

6 Lead T 7:45am

Parent Seminar 7pm

Chess Club 1:30 Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

7 REL Network

SM: 3:40pm

8 Newsletter released

Foundation: Fire Education

Consultative Committee 7:45am

Yr 5/6 Sport Rotations

Sports Chants Prac 1:15

Parish Helper Foundation 9:30

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10 Week 5

11 Sports Day

Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

12 School Closure Day: Yong Xhao

13 Bishop Elliot Visit Yr 6

SM: 3:40pm

Conf Family Night 7pm SH

Chess Club 1:30

Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

S.H.G.C. Visit 2:15pm

14 DP Network

Paraliturgy-3.00pm: F/A

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Assumption Mass 9:00am

Confirmation Reflection Day

Parish Helper Foundation 9:30

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17 Week 6 Bookweek

18 Assembly: 1/2P 2:30pm

Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

19 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning

Parish Council 7:00pm tbc

PA: Subway

Basketball Clinics

20 SM: 3:40pm

Confirmation 7pm SH

Chess Club 1:30

Paraliturgy-3.00pm: F/G

Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

Basketball Clinics

21 L&T Network

Basketball Clinics

22 Confirmation 7pm COHR

Newsletter released

Book day:9am book parade, 2:40 assembly

Parish Helper Foundation 9:30

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24 Week 7

25 Assembly: Confirmation 2:30pm

Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

26 PLT: 3:40pm

Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 1/2B

Family Life Yr5/6 7pm Yr5/6

27 Lead T 7:45am SM: 3:40pm

Class Mass: 1/2B

Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 1/2L

PA: Dad’s night Pot and Parma

Chess Club 1:30

Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

28 St S Network

Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 1/2P

56 excursion: Arts Centre/ACMI

Arts Network 4:00-5:30pm

29 Class Mass: 3/4D

Yr 5/6 Sport Rotations

Parish Helper Foundation 9:30

Salesian Boys Visit Yr5/6

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◄ Aug 2014 ~ September 2014 ~ Oct 2014 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Week 8 1 Father’s Day Stall

Assembly: F/A 2:30pm

PA Meeting: 7:00pm

Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

2 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning

Father’s Day Stall

3 Lead T 7:45am

SM: 3:40pm

Maths network

12B Mass

Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

4 Principals’ Network

Maths Family Night

5 Newsletter released

Father’s Day Breakfast

Yr 5/6 Sport Rotations

Parish Helper Foundation 9:30

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7 Fathers’ Day Week 9

8 Assembly: 5/6M 2:30pm

Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

9 PLT: 3:40pm

Yr 5/6 Science Skype 11:30 - 3:10

10 Lead T 7:45am

SM: 3:40pm

Sch Ed Board 7.00pm

Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

Yr 1/2 Excursion: Fairy Park

11 Admin Network

PLT: 3:40pm – 5:40 First Aid

12 School Sports backup

Class Mass: 1/2P

Yr 5/6 Sport Rotations

Parish Helper Foundation 9:30

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14 Week 10

15 Red Assessment Folders out (with term overviews)

Assembly: 1/2L 2:30pm

District Athletics Yr3-6

Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

16 PLT: 3:40pm

School Closure Day (student Free)

17 Lead T 7:45am

SM: 3:40pm – 5:40 First Aid

Parish Council 7:00pm

Parish Helper Yr 1/2 9:30

18 Fire Ed Yr 5: 11:30am

19 End of Term 3 Newsletter released

PA: sausage sizzle

Footy Day Students Finish 1:00pm

Parish Helper Foundation 9:30

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◄ Sep 2014 ~ October 2014 ~ Nov 2014 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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5 Daylight Saving begins Week 1

6 Start of Term 4 Red Assessment Folders due

Yr 1/2 swimming

Yr 3/4 Triskills 8:30- 12:35

7 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning

Yr 1/2 swimming

8 Lead T 7:45am

SM: 3:40pm

Yr 1/2 swimming

9 Yr 1/2 swimming

Yr 5/6 excursion CERES

10 Yr 1/2 swimming

Yr 5/6 Sport Rotations

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12 Week 2

13 Yr 1/2 swimming

PA Meeting: 7:00pm

Yr 3/4 Triskills 8:30- 12:35

PA Meeting: 7:00pm

14 PLT: 3:40pm

Yr 1/2 swimming

15 Lead T 7:45am

SM: 3:40pm

Yr 1/2 swimming

Parish Council 7:00pm

16 Yr 1/2 swimming

17 Newsletter released

School Closure Day (student Free)

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19 Week 3

20 Assembly: 5/6D 2:30pm

Yr 3/4 Triskills 8:30- 12:35

21 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning

22 Lead T 7:45am

SM: 3:40pm

Literacy Family Night

23 Principals’ Network

Yr 5/6 excursion orienteering Jells Park 9:30-1:30

24 World Teachers Day

Level Mass: Foundation

PA: Disco

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26 Week 4

27 Assembly: 3/4N 2:30pm

Yr 3/4 Triskills 8:30- 12:35

28 PLT: 3:40pm Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 3/4N

29 Lead T 7:45am

SM: 3:40pm

Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 3/4G Sch Ed Board 7.00pm

30 REL Network

Paraliturgy-3.00pm: 3/4D

31 Newsletter released

Class Mass: 1/2L Yr 5/6 Sport Rotations

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◄ Oct 2014 ~ November 2014 ~ Dec 2014 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 All Saints

2 Week 5

3 School Closure Day: TBC

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Melbourne Cup Holiday

5 Lead T 7:45am

SM: 3:40pm

6 DP Network

PA: Oaks Day

Yr 5/6 excursion Western Treatment Plant

7 Foundation Orientation Day

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9 Week 6

10 Yr 3/4 Triskills 8:30- 12:35

11 Remembrance Day

PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning

12 Lead T 7:45am No S/M

Parent Teacher Student Meetings 2:00 – 8:00pm

13 L&T Network

Parent Teacher Student Meetings 2:00 – 8:00pm

14 Newsletter released

56S Class Mass

15 PA: Father / Son Camp

16 Week 7

PA: Father / Son Camp

17 Yr 3/4 Triskills 8:30- 12:35

18 PLT: 3:40pm

19 Lead T 7:45am

SM: 3:40pm

Parish Council 7:00pm

20 St S Network Foundation Parent Night 7:30p

21 Level 56 Mass

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23 Week 8

2015 Foundation Mass 9:45 and sausage sizzle

24 Yr 3/4 Triskills 8:30- 12:35

25 PLT: 3:40pm e-Learning

PA: Subway

Maths network

26 Lead T 7:45am

SM: 3:40pm

Sch Ed Board 7.00pm

27 Principals’ Network

28 Graduates Network Function

Newsletter released

Reports due – peer read from N-forma

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◄ Nov 2014 ~ December 2014 ~ Jan 2015 ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Week 9 1 Red Assessment Folders out

PA AGM: 7:00pm

2 PLT: 3:40pm

3 Lead T 7:45am

SM: 3:40pm

4 Admin Network

5 Principals’ End of Year

Carols in the Park

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7 2nd Sunday of Advent Week 10

8 Red assessment folders due

9 PLT: 3:40pm

10 Lead T 7:45am

SM: 3:40pm

Graduation mass / dinner

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12 Newsletter released

Thanksgiving Mass 9:00am

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14 3rd Sunday of Advent Week 11

15 Yr 1-6 Orientation 9:00 – 11:00

16 PLT: 3:40pm

Reports home Parish Christmas breakup

17 Lead T 7:45am

SM: 3:40pm

Parish Council 7:00pm

18 End of Term 4

PA: sausage sizzle

19 Staff End of Year Celebration

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21 4th Sunday of Advent Week

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