SACRED HEART PRIMARY SCHOOL VISION: At Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School we promote a sense of belonging and generosity which reflects the teachings of Jesus. We strive towards independence and mastery in an atmosphere of faith hope and love.

40 Mary Street, Highgate WA 6003 Phone: (08) 9328 8817 Fax: (08) 9328 9340 E-mail: admin@shpsh.wa.edu.au Website: http://web.shpsh.wa.edu.au/ Twitter: @shpsHighgate

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Parents

It was great to see all of the green being worn for St. Patrick's Day. Well done to the pastoral care council for organising the fundraiser. As usual everyone has been very generous in their donations.

We have been working very hard in all classes on our social skills and the one that is in focus at the moment is manners. I was in the Year 4 classroom this morning and as one of their before school activities they had to write on their laptops what showing good manners looks like. As each child put in their responses it was appearing on all of the other children’s laptops that were logged into the page that Miss Allen had set up. The connectivity allowed the sharing of ideas, prompted new ones and made everyone feel connected. This then led to a discussion after everyone had a chance to contribute. A great way to make an important topic real and meaningful.

Next week is student interview time, if you have not yet sent in your form booking your interview for Pre Primary to Year 6s, please get it in as soon as possible. It is an important time that is part of our assessment schedule at the school.

It has come to my attention that there are still parents parking in the Pastoral Centre Carpark (between the school and the church). This is private property and no parental parking is allowed during weekdays. Some parents have also been using the small gate near the canteen, this is staff only and not a short cut. The pastoral centre have advised me that cars found parking in their carpark in future will be towed. Street parking on Harold St is available as well as the Church carpark on the fare side of the church and church hall. We now have two hour parking on the school side of Mary St available as well. Your attention to this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Chris Dunning – Principal

FAITH TRUTH LOYALTY

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

“For the Greater Glory of God”

Parish Priest: Father Peter Bianchini 64 Mary Street, Highgate Phone: (08) 9328 3433 Fax: (08) 9227 0137 E-mail: highgate@perthcatholic.org.au www.members.westnet.com.au/highgatesh/news.htm Parish Mass Times Saturday — 8:00am, Vigil Mass 6:00pm Sunday — 9:00am, Italian Mass 10:15am Monday to Friday — 7:00am (except 8am public holidays)

Saturday — 5:00pm - 5:30pm Reconciliation

NEWSLETTER: 18th March 2015 TERM 1, WEEK 7

IMPORTANT SCHOOL DATES

Mar 18 School Board 6.30pm & PF Meeting 7.30pm 20 Winter Uniform Pick Up day 8-9am School Hall 23 Parent Interview Week 23 School Swimming Carnival-Bayswater Waves 27 P&F Parent Sundowner 7-9pm (Please note date change from 13th)

29 Palm Sunday 30 Interschool Swimming Carnival-Challenge Stadium Apr 2 Good Friday Ceremony LAST DAY OF TERM 1 20 TERM 2 RECOMMENCES

Uniform Focus At Sacred Heart we wish for the students to take great pride in the way that they present themselves in the school uniform. This week’s uniform focus is: ensuring that the School hats to be clearly labelled and worn by all students at break times. No Hat, No Play! The uniform policy can be accessed on the school website. http://web.shpsh.wa.edu.au/pdf/policies/policies_uniforms.pdf Carolyn Perlini and Renee Byrne-King (Acting Assistant Principals)

2016 Kindergarten Enrolments Interviews will commence in Term 2. Sibling families who have not provided an enrolment will need to do so immediately in order not to miss out on a place.

Students for kindergarten in 2016 must be born between 1/7/11 to 30/6/12.

Application forms are available at the school office or the website. Catholic families will need to provide a Parish Priest Reference form.

Parent-Teacher Interviews: Pre-Primary to Year 6 Pre-Primary to Year 6 Parent-Teacher Interviews will be taking place during Weeks 8 of this term. Kindy Interviews will take place early in Term 2. Parents should now have received a parent-teacher interview note to indicate their day/time preference for interviews. Please return this note asap. Your child's class teacher will confirm your interview time shortly. Please note that Year 4, 5 & 6 students will be required to attend these three-way meetings with their parents. The interviews are a formal part of the school’s reporting process; we thank you in advance for your support. Carolyn Perlini and Renee Byrne-King (Acting Assistant Principals)

Swimming News Swimming Faction Carnival - Monday, 23rd March 2015

9.30am-12.30pm Bayswater Waves - Broun Avenue, Embleton

Thanks to the parents who have offered to help at the carnival. Here are the roles: Judges: Sharon, Natasha Spanjich, Rosanna, Natasha Nillsen Start Marshall: Maria End Marshall: Yvette In pool: David, Natasha Mailey

Attached is a copy of the programme. The temperature is expected to be 25degrees on Monday so a set of warm clothes may be needed. The bus will leave for Bayswater Waves at 8.50am sharp. Please be on time to school. Parents are most welcome to join us on the day and cheer for the teams. Andy, our coach, will train the Interschool Team on Monday, 23rd March after our own school carnival. This is to prepare for the event on Monday, 30th March at HBF stadium. Mrs Stephanie Alderman (Physical Education Teacher)

SCHOOL AWARDS - to be presented at assembly on Friday Principal Award Teacher Award Pre Primary Jessica Boyes Orlando Lafalce Year 1 Declan Hope Dane Thomson Year 2 Maddison Quinn Priya Bielawski Year 3 John Del Marco Nico Banh Year 4 Alanna Ottobrino Callum Vo Year 5 Xander Quaid Kiran Thambiran Year 6 Emily Bilton Jonas Soares Mendes

Many thanks to all the students who dressed in the spirit of St Patrick’s Day, it was wonderful to see. The school raised $258 which will be kindly donated to Caritas.

CANTEEN (9422-7945) Please see the attached flyer for new Canteen items available.

Please ensure to order from the new summer menu. Sushi orders MUST be paid on Monday to receive Sushi on Wednesday.

WINTER UNIFORMS - TERM 2 Winter Uniform Pick Up Day

Friday, 20th March - School Hall 8 - 9am Students are expected to be in full winter uniform at the commencement of Term 2.

Engaging Hearts and Minds Last week we began our second whole-school social skill focus for Term 1: Using Manners. We currently have a ‘Manners Jar’ in the canteen for staff to acknowledge students using their manners at school. We will be choosing names from the Manners Jar for a gold box award at assembly. Have you seen a Sacred Heart student using their manners? Let us know! We would be very grateful if parents and caregivers could please reinforce, role-model and practise at home. Thank you for supporting our whole-school program. Please also pop along to our Engaging Hearts and Mind blog on the school website at: http://shpshengagingheartsandminds.blogspot.com.au/ as there are 3 new posts written by Miss Allen and Mrs Perlini to read: Active Listening and Haiku Deck in Year 4, What are good manners and how can we teach them? and 5 easy steps to handle big emotions. Please also subscribe to this blog by email, so you never miss a post! This can be done via the blog website. Carolyn Perlini and Renee Byrne-King (Acting Assistant Principals)

Practical Parenting Advice by Michael Grose Here are four practical strategies you can use to promote a sense of persistence in your children: 1. Develop a vocabulary for persistence Words like “Hang tough”, “Work Hard” and “Hang in there” can become part of their everyday vocabulary. 2. Point out to children when they stick at a task Most parents know it pays off when they catch their children being good but it also pays off to catch them being persistent. The behaviours you focus on as parents expand so let them know when they have been persistent. Also remind them that persistence generally pays off. 3. Help children to remember times when they experienced success by HANGING IN when they were younger. Let them know that persistence has paid off before and it will again. 4. Talk about HARD WORK with your children They need to understand that to be successful they need to do things that are NOT fun or easy. While it would be good if all work and learning was fun, in reality, this is not always the case. Carolyn Perlini and Renee Byrne-King (Acting Assistant Principals)

ATTACHMENTS

Swimming Carnival Programme (School website)

P&F Easter Raffle

P&F Sponsorship Proposal School Fete (School website)

School Banking Newsletter

School Canteen - New Menu Items

YMCA Vacation Care April 2015

YMCA Gumtree Enrolment Form

Sacramental Program 2015 If your child is a candidate for a Sacrament this year, here are some important dates for your diaries: Sacrament Parent Information Evenings Confirmation: Thursday, 30th April at 7.00pm. Eucharist: Thursday, 7th May at 7.00pm. Reconciliation: Thursday, 14th May at 7.00pm. Venue: School Hall Sacrament Workshops for Candidates and their parents. Confirmation: Monday, 30th June at 6.00-7.30pm. Eucharist: Monday, 9th June at 6.00-7.30pm. Reconciliation: Tuesday, 16th June May at 6.00-7.30pm. Venue : School Hall Enrolment Masses Confirmation: Saturday, 16th May at 6.00pm. Eucharist: Saturday, 23rd May at 6.00pm. Reconciliation: Saturday, 6th June at 6.00pm. All Masses will take place at 6.00pm at the Sacred Heart Church. Sacrament of Confirmation Sunday, 8th August 2015 (Time TBA) Sacred Heart Church, Highgate. Carolyn Perlini and Renee Byrne-King (Acting Assistant Principals)

Cybersmart Cybersmart is good website that will assist parents in learning more about how their child can use the internet safely. Cybersmart is designed to support and encourage participation in the digital economy by providing information and education which empowers children to be safe online. Cybersmart is a national cybersafety and cybersecurity education program managed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), as part of the Australian Government's commitment to cybersafety. The program is specifically designed to meet the needs of its target audiences of children, young people, parents, teachers and library staff. The following link will take you to an online cyber safety guide for parents. http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/Parents.aspx Carolyn Perlini and Renee Byrne-King (Acting Assistant Principals)

YMCA Sacred Hear t Before School Care tr ial is going for a fur ther two weeks with the hope of an increase in bookings. At the moment we are averaging about 5 children per morning. It is strongly encourage that if you want the program to continue running please book in for a couple of extra mornings per week to increase those numbers. We are looking at about 8 children to keep the program running. All it will take is a few extra bookings each day to keep the program which we really hope to see. Our Before School Care Program runs from 7am and is $17 for a permanent booking and $19 for a casual booking. For more information please contact us at 0458988083 or email us at sacredheartperth.oshc@ymca.org.au. The Vacation Care for April 2015 holidays is out now. YMCA Sacred Heart does not run Vacation care at Sacred Heart but will run the program at Gumtrees YMCA. Please refer to the flyers for more information and contact the supervisor directly at YMCA Gumtrees for more information if needed.

The Sacred Heart Community Cook Book As part of our school fund raising this year, we would like to publish a Sacred Heart Recipe Book. We know that many families have their favourite style of food, favourite cultural dish or special dietary requirements. Some of the categories we plan to use in our book will be breakfast, lunch, dinner, cakes and slices, special dietary requirements, old fashioned favourites, dips and snacks and mums quick and easy. You may also use recipes from popular chefs such as Jamie Oliver, or Donna Hay etc. If you are using one of these recipes then please acknowledge the chef and where the recipe comes from. If possible please take a photo of your creation using a camera or photo equipment with a high definition resolution. One of our categories will be Old Fashioned Favourites. Please ask Grandparents what was the best recipe of their day. Any cooking tips that you may have (old or new) can also be included. Please return your ideas to Mrs Worner by the end of term one. Happy recipe hunting and cooking. Mrs Barbara Worner (Art Teacher)

COMMUNITY

Guitarworks - Free School Holiday Workshops Beginners Primer Workshop

Live demos and instruction on all aspects of guitar playing. Contact 0414448907 or guitarworks@iinet.net.au.

1072 Beaufort Street, Bedford

Caritas - Project Compassion 2015 feature people helping us learn about how their lives have changed through your support of Caritas Australia's development programs. Week 4 of the Caritas Lenten calendar features Sarita. Sarita was struggling to grow enough food for her family on her tiny farm plot. In 2007, with the assistance of a program run by Caritas Nepal, she started a fish-raising business with 11 others. Now, they have a thriving enterprise and a life-long source of food and income. Carolyn Perlini and Renee Byrne-King (Acting Assistant Principals)

School Fete 2015: We are looking for some fabulous businesses who are interested in sponsoring our rides at the School Fete – whether you own or work for a business who is interested we’d love your support, with great marketing opportunities available, please contact Alysha Cass on alysha.cass@bigpond.com or refer to the attached Sponsorship Proposal. Before School Care YMCA: This vital program is cur rently averaging around 5 children attending per day. In order to make the program viable and to ensure that it will keep running, we need to be averaging around 8 children attending per day. YMCA has kindly agreed to continue to trial the program for a further two weeks in the hope that bookings will increase. Please contact the Supervisor Sharon NG on 0458 988 083 or sacredheartperth.oshc@ymca.org.au for more details. Easter Raffle: Donations are now being sought for the Easter Raffle, please drop your donations in the basket within your child’s classroom by Monday 30 March 2015. Refer to the attached for more info. Parents Sundowner: 7pm - 9pm Friday 27 March 2015. See attached for more info. School banking: School Banking is on Tuesday morning from 8.30am in the school library, this is great way to introduce your children to the benefits of regular saving, they receive some great awards and the school is paid commission by the Commonwealth Bank on the deposits made.

School Fete Craft Group: We will once again be having a fabulous arts and crafts stall at the 2015 School Fete. Contact Danielle at trevndan@westnet.com.au for more details. School Bags: Old style school back packs are available at $60 and new trolley bags (no school logo attached) are now available at $75. Please see the office staff if you would like to make a purchase.

Second Hand Tracksuits: Second Hand Tracksuits are available from the Second Hand Uniform Shop (see the school reception for access) – this is a great option for those looking at getting a few extras before swimming lessons commence in Term 2.

2015 P&F Executive

P&F

School Banking Newsletter….. March 2015 Welcome to another year of School Banking! We continue to work hand in hand with the Commonwealth Bank teaching our children the importance of saving and lifelong money stills through this wonderful program. We were thrilled to hear that our school earnt the highest amount in commissions of all the Western Australian schools in 2014. Our commission was a massive $2807.07 for the year! This is derived from 5% of all deposits we accept (to a maximum of $10 per deposit) plus $5 for every new student that starts banking through the school. Thank you to all involved with school banking and most importantly all the children who bank with us throughout the year. Let’s continue on our winning streak!

Julianne Davidson School Banking Co-ordinator Ph: 0416 164 294

An important message for

Youthsaver account holders: The interest rate for Youthsaver accounts is only 0.01% p.a. however you can earn BONUS INTEREST of 3.19% p.a. if you make at least one deposit and no withdrawals every month. So even if you can’t bank every single week, at least make one deposit each month so you can earn the bonus interest.

Hey Kids…..Join the Program! To start banking at school, all you need to do is ask mum or dad to visit your local Commonwealth Bank branch and open up a Youthsaver Account. They’ll need their drivers licence or passport as well as your birth certificate or passport. You’ll receive a dollarmites deposit book & wallet as well as a Platybank money box. Then you just need to earn your pocket money and make your first deposit and start earing rewards. School banking is held every Tuesday morning, from 8.30 to 9.00 in the School Library! See you there!

To keep students motivated and encourage participation, every year CommBank introduce a new savings adventure. In 2015, we’re taking students on a mission to Planet Savings and have eight new reward items to choose from our Outer Space Savers range. The items available in term one are the ET DVD and the outer space handball. For each deposit made, you will receive one silver token. Tokens were carried over from last year, so remember to order your reward as soon as you have ten tokens on hand. There are also still plenty of great rewards available from previous years.