Lately our thoughts and prayers have focussed on our fellow

Australians who have been devastated in recent times with the

on-going barrage of natural disasters. Many families at our

College, and certainly in the community of Alice Springs, have

relatives and friends affected by these stressful events. In

response, our REMAR students have coordinated a fund raising effort that will

be held tomorrow at each of the campuses.

Despite the vagaries of the local weather, a number of activities have been held

during recent days. The swimming lessons for years 6 and 8 have commenced

and will continue for several weeks, while on last Tuesday all of our year 9’s

gathered for a reflection day to focus on their goals for the coming year. Last

evening it was good to welcome many parents and their sons and daughters,

from years 9 to 12, to a gathering at the Sadadeen campus

Due to the lateness of our Opening School Mass this year, to accommodate the

proposed opening of the new College hall on 18th March 2011, it has been

decided, just for this year, to issue the student leaders with their badges of

office at simple ceremonies at each campus. The leaders at the Traeger campus

were inducted on last Friday’s campus assembly, while at the Sadadeen

campus, a similar ceremony will coincide with tomorrow’s presentation of an

award to the 2010 Dux of the College, Samuel Heckathorn. The Bath Street

leaders were announced today. All the 2011 student leaders will be

acknowledged in the liturgy for the Opening School Mass, as well.

During the next fortnight (Weeks Four and Five) our College Advisory Board

and the Parents’ and Friends’ Association will begin their regular round of

meetings for the year. These groups play a central role in the life of the College

and provide an important focus for parental involvement.

The Advisory Board will meet on Monday, 14th February at 6.30pm (Board

members, please note the later start due to a calendar clash with the Finance

Committee) while the P&F meeting will be held on Tuesday, 22nd February,

commencing at 7.30pm. Unfortunately the date for this meeting was not

included in this year’s calendar. Please note that the meeting is scheduled for

the Tuesday, not the normal Thursday slot. The meeting will conclude the

matters of the 2010 Executive, in readiness for the Annual General Meeting in

March 2011.

Our Year 12’s will be on retreat for three days during the coming week, from

16th-18th February. This time away from normal classes will be a special get-

together for these students as they consider the journey ahead; their last year of

secondary schooling.

Central Administration: Bath Street Campus: Traeger Ave Campus Sadadeen Rd Campus: Tel: 08 8950 6400 Tel: 08 8950 8666 Tel: 08 8950 8555 Tel: 08 8950 7399 Fax: 08 8952 4607 Fax: 08 8953 2624 Fax: 08 8952 2851 Fax: 08 8953 2571 P.O. Box 2508 Alice Springs NT 0871 Website: www.olshalice.nt.edu.au Email: principal@olshalice.nt.edu.au

Member of the Association of Marist Schools of Australia (AMSA) Registered CRICOS Provider: 02598D

Dates to Remember

7th Feb-8th Mar

Yr 6 & 8 Swimming

14th Feb-18th Feb

Yrs 3 & 4 Swimming

21st Feb—25th Feb

Yrs 1 & 2 Swimming

16th Feb-18th Feb

Yr12 Retreat

17th Feb

Bath St Campus Open

Afternoon

25th Feb

Casual Clothes Day

Campus Office Hours Monday - Friday

8am-4pm

Campus Canteens Bath Street 89527532 Traeger 89508555 Sadadeen 89507318

College Uniform Shop Telephone: 89522742 Opening Hours: Tuesday 8.15am – 10.00am Thursday 8.15am-10.00am Thursday 2.30pm-4.30pm

Lil Antz AfterSchool Care: Telephone: 08 89530015

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College

Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, Students and Friends of OLSH

Volume 15 Issue 3 10th February 2011

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Reflection

It is pleasing to report that the following senior students have been selected as members of the Northern Territory

Institute of Sport, and as such are participating in the National Athlete Career Education Program (ACE); Carlie Ryan

(Year 11) Netball – Tier 2, Troy Lawton (Year 12) AFL – Tier 1; Tom Coach (Year 10) Cycling – Tier 2, and Louis

Egger (Year 12) AFL- Tier 1; our congratulations go to these students.

Best wishes

Br Paul Gilchrist

Principal

Kindly note that College Students are only

supervised between the following hours:

Bath St Campus 8:00am to 3:20pm

Traeger and Sadadeen Campus 7:55am to 3:20pm

Please bear these times in mind when

dropping off or picking up your children.

It is not only amidst our joys and hopes but also in our grief and anguish, Lord, that you are with us. Sustain us today in your love.

College News

UNIFORM SHOP

Please note a change in phone and facsimile numbers for

the uniform shop

Phone – 89522742

Fax - 89555163

Campus News: Bath St The third week of the term is almost over – we didn’t

get very wet on the weekend, and the campus sur-

vived very well. Classes are in full swing and we are

getting ready for the swimming programme which

will start next week. We welcome back Mr Typuszak

who started his classes today.

SWIMMING PROGRAMME

Due to a lack of qualified Austswim instructors we

have had to make some amendments to the swimming

programme for this year. The Year 3 and 4 classes in

Rooms 13,14,15,16,17 and 18 will have their lessons

next week, for five days only. The children in Rooms

1,8,10, 11 and 12 will commence their classes on

Monday 21st February for five days only. This way

the swimming groups will be smaller and we hope to

achieve similar levels of success.

SRC REPRESENTATIVES AT BATH STREET

Today at assembly we presented badges to our elected

SRC representatives for 2011. Congratulations to the

following students on their elections.

Room 13 – Amelia Scollen and Will Guzman

Room 14 – Chester Hunter and Maddison Weir

Room 15 – Vuyo Mahlangu and Ashley Lines

Room 16 – Molly Belew and Kodi Blunsden

Room 17 – John Juan and Grace Brown

Room 18 – Felicia Lay and Matthew McNamara

The students will be presented with their certificate

and pledge at the whole College Mass on March 18th

in the new College Hall.

REMAR CAKE STALL

This is being held tomorrow at recess time to raise

money for the Qld Premier’s Flood Appeal. All items

will be $2.00. Please support it if you can.

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KISS’N’GO

This area can work wonderfully or be very problematic. On

Monday I was returning from a meeting at the Sadadeen

Campus around 3.00pm and viewed some of the most unsafe

driving I have seen. I was forced to a standstill next to the

Church because a number of Bath Street parents were

blocking the corner of Wills Terrace and Bath Street. I then

watched six cars block the corner until they could access the

Kiss’n’Go area. The traffic was then banked up with traffic

trying to turn right into Bath Street. I ask you to please keep

the traffic flowing, and not block the road. If the area is full,

please move on. I have spoken to the police and the Council

Rangers to ask for assistance in defusing this unsafe practice.

One or two parents have also been parking in the Kiss’n’Go

area in the mornings, and accompanying their children onto

the campus. Please note that the Kiss’n’Go is for flow

through traffic and not for parking during these busy times.

HARTLEY STREET ENTRANCE

We have been staffing this entrance to ensure the safety of

the children as they walk through this carpark. Plans are

underway for a secure walkway from Hartley Street to the

campus. Until this is completed, we would appreciate if all

children using this access were accompanied by an adult.

MERIT POINT REWARD PROGRAMME

Thank you to the parents who have agreed to sponsor our

merit point table. We would gratefully accept any further

sponsorship for the 2011 school year.

OPEN AFTERNOON

On Thursday February 17, classrooms at the Bath Street

Campus will be open to families. This is a great opportunity

for parents to view student work and meet your child’s new

teacher. Transition classrooms (Rooms 2, 3 and 5) will be

open from 12:00pm until 1:00pm, then from 2:00pm until

5:00pm. Year One to Four classrooms will be open from

2:00pm until 5:00pm. Please be aware that this is not the

time to discuss students’ progress and behaviour. If you

would like to discuss any issues, make a separate time to

meet with the class teacher.

Looking forward to seeing many of you next Thursday.

Janis Paterson

Head of Campus

Families in Friendship Year 4

Thank-you to those of you who have expressed an interest in

the Families in Friendship program for 2011. The proposed

trip to Santa Teresa scheduled for this Sunday has been

postponed, however we will be holding an afternoon tea next

Wednesday, 16th February at 3.30pm in the Bath St

staffroom. All interested families should now have been

contacted by email or phone. If you have not yet been

contacted, or would still like to register, please phone the

Bath St front office or email:

susan.marshall@nt.catholic.edu.au

Campus News: Sadadeen YR9 REFLECTION DAY

A big thank you to Mrs Vicky Howie for coordinating this

event, Br Mark Needham, Miss Jacinta Boniwell, Mrs

Jenny Crossing, Miss Sarah Bonney and Mr Peter

Augustin for attending last Tuesday. The program was

very successful and all students benefitted.

YR9 – 12 WELCOME NIGHT

Thanks to all parents who attended yesterday evening to

meet their son/daughter’s teachers and for all of the

teaching staff who made themselves available to meet with

parents.

YR12 RETREAT

Next week from Wednesday 16th til Friday 18th February at

Desert Palms Resort. Students should have received a letter

from Mrs Howie outlining details for this event.

CAMPUS ASSEMBLY

Tomorrow Friday 11th Feb – the campus will gather at

8:15am to congratulate Sam Heckathorn on his

achievement as College DUX for 2010. Sam will be

represented by his mother as he is presently in West Africa

in Guinea Bissau on a 5 month missionary immersion.

We will also present to our student leaders their badges.

College Captains – Rebecca Crack & Dean Ryan.

College Vice Captains – Alanna Breedon & Michael

McGuirk.

Achoa Captains – Jasmine Gordon & Rhett Summers.

Achoa Vice Captains – Krysta Simms & Martin Borgas.

Bennett Captains – Alanna Breedon & Nicholas Brooke-

Anderson.

Bennett Vice Captains – Tamarah Thomson & Mason

Bland.

Gillen Captains – Rosanne Hay & Lee Melky.

Gillen Vice Captains – Carlie Ryan & Aydan McGuirk.

Standley Captains – Shannon Niland & Ryan Dempsey.

Standley Vice Captains – Sherkeira Abala & Tegan

Heinzel.

Student Representative Council.

9 Achoa – Sam Adami.

10 Achoa – Jack Aspin.

11/12 Achoa – Jade Hatt.

9 Bennett – Adam Hynes.

10 Bennett – Andy Ung.

11/12 Bennett – Celine Ociones.

9 Gillen – Ethan Pellegrin.

10 Gillen – Alfred Paradza.

11/12 Gillen – Michael McGuirk.

9 Standley – Fatah Muradi.

10 Standley – Jordan Hodgson.

11/12 Standley – Ryan Dempsey.

+ 4 College Captains & Vice Captains.

Congratulations to all of these students on their

appointment to leadership positions in 2011.

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STUDENT TEACHER

We welcome Chloe Abrey (Yr. 12 2008 & College

Captain) back to the campus for the next ten days for

teaching rounds – observing classes. Chloe is in her 2nd year

at Flinders University in Adelaide completing a four year

teaching course. Welcome Chloe.

CASUAL CLOTHES DAY

First Casual clothes day is Friday 25th February.

Have a good week ahead.

Matt de Jong.

Head of Campus – Sadadeen.

Monique Coleman: United Nations Youth Ambassador

and High School Musical Star Visits OLSH

Monique Coleman, recently appointed UN Ambassador for

Youth visited OLSH Sadadeen on Wednesday the 9th of

February. The United Nations in conjunction with

headspace held an intimate afternoon with 35 local high

school girls from across Alice Springs at OLSH, Sadadeen

campus. Five students from each high school where invited

to attend. OLSH representatives included Jade Hatt, Celine

Ociones, Michelle Wilson, Rosy Hay and Jasmine Gordon.

Tegan Schuster-Bayley and Chelsea Edwards assisted as

welcomers for the invited students.

The afternoon was an inspiring question and answer time

where Monique shared her vision of the importance of

young people within the community. Students then had the

opportunity to hear about Monique’s rise to fame through

High School Musical and her experiences working with

fellow actors such as Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens.

Monique shared her experiences of being on Dancing with

the stars and her new show, GimmeMo. Monique

encouraged the students to have a dream and go for it!

Overall it was an inspiring afternoon that will be

remembered.

Come Visit us again Monique,

Lyndal England

Dance/Drama Teacher

Campus News: Traeger COLLEGE CALENDER

Have you got one? These are a great way to keep up with

many events across the College. If you have not got one,

ask your child to collect their copy at the front office.

ASSEMBLIES

On our even weeks our assembly will be held at 12:15pm.

All assemblies begin with a prayer focus from a home

group which may be your childs group. All parents are

encouraged to attend the assemblies, simply sign in at the

front office and move to the hall for a 12:15pm start. In

the odd weeks students undertake Pastoral Care Activities

with their class group.

VISITING THE CAMPUS

All are welcome to visit our campus but all visitors must

sign in and obtain a visitors pass from the front office.

This assists us with many safety aspects.

STUDENT PICK UP AND DROP OFF

Please keep in mind that students are not to use or cross

the campus car park in the morning or afternoon. There are

gates either side of the car park to enter and exit the

campus. Unless there are medical reasons parents are

asked not to use the car park to drop off and pick up their

child, it was not designed for this purpose and students are

not to be in this area. At the end of the day, Staff Duty

finishes at 3.15pm. Any students not collected will be

taken to the Front Office where they will need to wait to be

picked up. Thankyou.

BIKE HELMETS

Just a quick reminder - students who ride home will not be

allowed to leave the campus if they are not wearing a

helmet. The student will be directed to the front office to

contact parents to discuss further options. As a side note :

students not wearing a helmet are not covered by

insurance.

NUTS-NO FOR TRAEGER

Due to students with severe allergies on our campus any

nut or nut products are not to be brought to school. Please!

PARISH MASS

Traeger Parish Mass will be held on Sunday 6th of March,

9.30am. The Campus Choir will be performing at the

Mass. All students are encouraged to attend.

HOMEWORK CENTRES

TRAEGER CAMPUS HOMEWORK CENTRE

All students are welcome to attend Traeger’s Homework

Centre; however, you need a Traeger Homework Centre

card. To get a card, all you need to do is get a form from

the front office, read it, fill it out and return it after it has

been signed by parents/guardians. It’s that simple!

Where: Traeger Library

When: Thursday 3.00 – 4.00pm

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INDIGENOUS HOMEWORK CENTRE

This will begin next week on Wednesday and Thursday.

The session goes from 3:00 – 4:00pm and will be held in the

6.2 home room. Students attending will be bussed home.

Please note the change from Monday to the Wednesday.

Obviously there are many opportunities for students of our

campus to receive extra help. I encourage students to begin

on a positive note and take advantage of these homework

sessions as help can also be obtained. I would ask that

parents assist us by encouraging their child to attend as well

as being prompt when picking up their child.

OPENING MASS

Our opening College Mass at the Marian Centre, Sadadeen

Campus on March 18th .All students are to attend school

firstly so that the rolls and homeroom items for the day can

be taken care of prior to leaving. Please check the newsletter

for further details.

LUNCH CRATES

All year levels have access to place their lunches in the cool

room until lunch time. As our students move towards Years

7&8 this offer does not seem very popular. Please encourage

your child to take advantage of this during morning

homeroom.

CAKE STALL

At recess tomorrow students from our Sadadeen Campus

will be selling cakes to raise money for the flood / cyclone

appeal. There will be limited sales from our canteen at recess

to encourage families to support this cause.

IMMUNISATIONS 2011

Below are the proposed dates for Traeger vaccinations for

2011.

Tuesday 1st March

Year 7 girls – dose #1 Gardasil (cervical cancer)

Year 8 all students – Boostrix (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)

and Varilrix (chicken pox)

Tuesday 10th May

Year 7 girls – dose #2 Gardasil

Tuesday 6th September

Year 7 girls – dose #3 Gardasil

Monday 14th February: All of our Year 7 girls will have an

information session conducted by Melinda Hassall in

relation to the Gardasil Immunisation at 1:00pm.

Have a great week

Tony Healy

Head of Campus Traeger

P & F News Please be informed the next P&F meeting is this Thursday

17th February 7.30pm @ Sadadeen campus.

Please forward apologies to myself.

Heather.wilson@nt.gov.au

Heather Wilson

Community News

OLSH SUNDOWNERS NETBALL CLUB WHEN: Saturday 12th February

WHERE: OLSH Bath St Hall

TIME: 1 - 3pm

COST: 9 & Under and 11 & Under - $80 (This includes $1.00

weekly gate fee as stipulated by ASNA)

13 & Under and 15 &Under - $95

Uniforms for all 13 and 15 Under - $90

Payments are to be made on the day, cash or cheque made

payable to ‘OLSH Netball’ will be accepted.

Late registrations will be at the discretion of the committee.

Information brochures will be sent out to each campus next

week, regarding the details for the season.

If you have any queries, please contact one of us,

Hope to see you all next Saturday!

Denise Ghea Christina Augustin

President Vice-President

0427 180 96588 8950 8555

Desert Storm School Sport Trials:

Students born in 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001 are eligible to trial

for this year's Desert Storm teams. All interested students should

have received a nomination form at school. These are to be

completed and returned ASAP. Below are the dates for

upcoming trials. More information about actual competition

dates and travel costs are on the nomination forms.

Rugby League Selection Trials 18th February 2011

AFL Selection Trials 25th February 2011

Football Selection Trials 11th March 2011

Basketball Selection Trials 18th March 2011

Tennis Selection Trials 25th March 2011

Netball Selection Trials 20th May 2011

Touch Selection Trials – Friday afternoon

Competition

Cricket Selection Trials 5th August 2011

Track & Field Selection Trials 10th June 2011

Any queries email jillian.neyland@nt.catholic.edu.au

POSITION VACANT We are looking for a casual paid assistant at our

Canteens to work one or two days a week at the

Bath St. Campus and with the possibility of more

hours as a cover as the year progresses.

The hours are 9.30am to 1.30pm and are perfect for a

parent with children at school.

Please call 08 89507318 if you are interested.

We are looking for a Crossing Monitor for our Bath St

Campus. The hours are 8.00am to 8.30am and 2.55pm

to 3.20pm. Commencing 28th February. This is a

Paid position. Please contact Janis on 89508666.

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All Past, Present, New Players and

Committee Members are encouraged to attend the

Sundowners Netball Club Sign-on Day and AGM.

3 – 5pm

Saturday 12 February 2011

At the Gapview Hotel

(outdoor deck area beside the pool)

Nibblies will be provided and the bar will be available to purchase drinks for 18+.

Bring your family and friends down for a swim and enjoy a

relaxing afternoon.

For any queries please contact Brooke

(Sundowners Netball Club President) on 0418 816 679

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Classes: Term 1 2011 (8 weeks) Start Thursday 10th Feb

Have Fun & Celebrate Your Feminine Self. Move parts of you that haven’t moved for awhile! Learn a mix of mystical & enchanting movements to dance to world music. Develop confidence, strength, flexibility & elegance in an inclusive & friendly environment. Bubs & Kids welcome.

Price for Sarasvati Tribal Members ($20 / year)

$50 for 8 weeks (pay cash or bank deposit) Or $10 casual

At Red Hot Arts Centre Cnr Bath St & Stott Terrace

To Enrol Contact Sara on: 0458231968 sara_phil@netspace.net.au

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