Dear Parents, Children and Friends

Prayer for Families

Lord God,

During this holy season of Christmas, we ask for your blessing on all families.

Let Mary’s openness to your wondrous ways be an inspiration to place all trust in you.

Let Joseph’s courage provide hope during times of anxiety and uncertainty.

Let Jesus’ life ignite all families with a spirit of light and love.

May the grace that encircled the Holy Family widen to embrace all families.

For this we pray,

Amen

This week, we say a final goodbye to our 2017 Year Six Class. This group of Year 6 students have been great role models for all of our students at Sacred Heart. I have been delighted by their enthusiasm and the pride they have displayed in our school. We are all very proud of them and we wish them the best for their future.

This year all our students have had countless experiences and opportunities to learn, grow and mature. Stu-dents, I would like to thank you for all of your hard work this year. Your teachers and I are very proud of all of your efforts. I would like to also thank your teachers and parents for helping you to be the best person you can be. Congratulations to each and every one of you for all your efforts this year.

Thank you to all parent and grandparent volunteers who have given their time and talents to the school dur-ing 2017. Thanks must also be extended to the P&F and the School Board. Without your help we could not do what we do and you are all an integral part of our school.

We have a talented and hardworking staff. I would like to thank and congratulate them on their efforts and dedication to the huge task of nurturing our children to reach their potential. You thoroughly deserve your break and I wish you all the best for a refreshing and relaxing holiday.

To Lauren De Souza, Rachel Cuccovia, Kahlene Robinson, Donna Bathols, Bernie Halliday and Margaret Green, I acknowledge and thank you for your professionalism and contribution to our school community.

To those families who are leaving Sacred Heart, I wish you all the best for the future.

Finally, I would like to thank our school community for the enormous support you have shown me in my role as Principal over the year. I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to work with so many talented staff, students and parents.

I wish you all a happy and holy Christmas and look forward to seeing you all again when school begins on Wednesday 31 January 2018.

May God bless our school and those within it.

Miranda Swann

Principal

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 Twitter: @SHPSThornlie

From “the Heart”

CHRISTMAS SEASON MASS TIMETABLE

19 December: 2nd Rite Reconciliation - 7.00pm.

A number of priests available for

Reconciliation

24 December: 7.30pm Christmas Vigil Mass (Carols from 7.00pm) 25 December: Midnight Mass (Carols from 11.30pm)

25 December: Christmas Day: 9.00am

Christmas is a very busy time in all parishes

and we wish Fr Tim and Fr Tom a very

happy Christmas time followed by a restful

few weeks in January and we thank them for

everything they do.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL CHRISTMAS APPEAL message from the Parish Conference

“We extend our sincere thanks to the Sacred Heart School community for the tremendous support they have given to the Vinnies Christmas Appeal 2017. Our task of helping the needy would not be possible without the generous donations from all the classes at Sacred Heart School, With so many families experiencing hardship and finding it hard to make ends meet, it’s heartening to see everyone pitching in to help.

Once again we will be providing gift vouchers, presents and festive food items to help bring a little cheer to those less fortunate than us on Christmas Day.

Many thanks to the children and their parents for making this happen”.

Mrs Pauline McIntyre Conference President Please call Pauline on 0417917817 if you might be

able to help wrap some presents even from home.

FROM THOSE WHO ARE LEAVING…………………

From Ms Robinson in Kindy

“To all the wonderful families of Sacred Heart,

I can honestly say that I’ve enjoyed every single day working at this beautiful school. So many children and families have touched my heart and it will be with sadness that this is my last year. I will never forget the precious memories of the children, school, community, staff and friends.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and God bless

each and everyone of you.

From Mrs Bathols in Yr 6

To all the wonderful students and families of the Sa-cred Heart School Community

Thank you for all the wonderful years spent teaching here at Sacred Heart. I feel privileged to have taught so many of you. You will never know the spe-cial impact you have had on me. Thank you especially to the parents and stu-dents of our graduating Year Sixes. Your teamwork and cooperation in guiding your beautiful children through their final year has been greatly appreciated and I couldn’t think of a better group of stu-dents to have taught in my final year at the school.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

From Miss Cuccovia in Year 2

Wishing all the wonderful staff, families and students of the Sa-cred Heart Community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year. Thank you for the last five years and the many beautiful memories that I will always cherish.

From Mrs Halliday in the Library

“On a cold winter’s night beneath the star’s light, in the warmth of a stable a little one came for the world!" Room for a little one", by Martin Waddell

May the wonders of the Star’s LIGHT be in your hearts and homes this Christmas and through-out 2018. My heartfelt thanks to all our Sacred Heart families for your generosity, time and support over many years. Your willingness to help out when called upon has never gone unnoticed! The thousands of books you have covered, book clubs and book fairs you have enthusiastically supported and most importantly the gift of your children, our students (and those that have come before) who have amused, enthused and confused (at times)! THANK YOU.

Peace, Joy and Hope for a Happy Christmas.

To all the families and students from 3W

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Wishing you all a wonderful and well deserved holiday!

A HUGE thank you to the students of 3W for all of your efforts over the past year and the glorious smiles you have brought with you to school each

day.

Thank you to the parents for all of your continued support over

the year.

God Bless Miss Giglia

We would

like to

thank all

the parents

for the on-

going sup-

port you have given us this semester.

To all the students in 1W, we are very

proud of what you have achieved this

semester and wish you all the best in

Year Two. We wish you all a safe and

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

for 2018.

Miss de Souza & Mrs McIntyre

To the Students and Families of Year 4W,

Thank you, students, for being a fantastic group of young people at Sacred Heart. I have enjoyed my involvement with you. I have enjoyed how different you all are and yet you are particularly passionate about helping out and looking after one another.

Fantastic year groups generally mean fantastic parent support. My Year 4W parent group has been terrific with its involvement in and support of in excursions, class events (such as First Holy Communion, assembly and class speeches) and various school events. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!

Kids, take care of your parent(s) these holidays by helping out and not being de-manding. Your ‘olds’ have looked after you and supported you in your short lives so far!

I sincerely wish all the 4W students and families a sacred and happy Christmas. The Year Five classrooms you will be attending will be lucky to have such quality young students ‘on board’ next year. Kaylee, good luck at your new school. The Sacred Heart community will miss you and your family!

Cheers

Mr Milne.

FROM THE STAFF OF THE EARLY

LEARNING CENTRE

We want to thank all of our families for the past year and farewell those who are leaving us to move into Kin-dy and Pre-Primary!

We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.

May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace, the gladness of Christmas give you hope, and the warmth of Christmas give you love. Enjoy the holidays to-gether!!

WARM THOUGHTS FROM

Ms GEVAUX

As we celebrate Christmas with our family and friends, let us remember the greatest gift we could ever receive is Jesus. We hope you all have a very wonderful Christmas and a safe New Year.

Looking forward to seeing you in 2018.

Mrs Win and

Miss Newman Year 5

May the magic of Christmas gladden your heart with the joys of the sea-son. May the spirit of Christmas bless you with greater strength.

May the promise of Christmas bring you and yours endless blessings.

Merry Christmas from

Mr Landers

ART ROOM

If you can donate any of these items early next year to the ART room, it would be greatly appreciated. Please make sure that the items are clean.

Tea towels Ice cream containers Material Magazines suitable for school Cardboard rolls ie from wrapping paper

(no toilet paper rolls)

Large cereal boxes ( please make flat)

Thank you

Reita Wingard

STATIONARY ITEMS AND UNIFORM SHOP CAN BE ACCESSED ON

Monday 22 February from 9.00am to 11.00am

SCHOOL COMMENCES IN 2018 ON 31 January 2018

PLEASE NOTE “No School” DATES FOR 2018 Monday 29 January Staff PD Day

Tuesday 30 January Staff PD Day EASTER Friday 30 March Good Friday Monday 2 April Easter Monday Tuesday 3 April Easter Tuesday Monday 30 April Staff PD Day Monday 4 June WA Day—Public holiday Thursday 28 June Staff Retreat Friday 29 June Staff Retreat Monday 16 July Pupil Fee Day Tuesday 17 July PD Day

END OF YEAR HOUSEKEEPING

YEAR SIX GRADUATION

Special thanks to the parents who were a part of the

Yr 6 Graduation Committee. A lot of planning and con-

sultation went in to providing all the things that went to

make graduation special for the children. This culminat-

ed with a beautifully decorated Hall and dinner on Mon-

day night. There was also the production of the Grad-

uation book which took a lot of research and time.

So thanks to all of you, You know who you are!!!

******************

The graduation committee would also like to sincerely

thank Lakers Fish and Chips and Domino’s in

Thornlie for their donations of chips, pizza and garlic

bread for the Year 6 Graduation dinner. It is great to

see local businesses supporting such an important

event for our Yr 6 students.

PHONE NUMBERS:

Early Learning Centre—9251 3014

Out of school Hours and Vacation Care—9251 3015

SCHOOL DENTAL THERAPY NEWS

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The South Thornlie Dental Therapy Centre will be closed from Thursday 14 December until Friday 19 January.

The Clinic will reopen on Monday 22 January 2018.

In case of an emergency only during the holiday pe-riod please phone 94594270 and follow the direc-tions given on the answering machine.

South Thornlie DTC I Dental Health Services

Sacred Heart Community Carols

Thanks to Concise engineering for the donation of the wonderful back drop panels

RAC Little Legends Club Competition

Thank you to everyone who subscribed to the Little Legends Club so that we had a chance to win this competi-tion. Despite our best efforts, we unfortunately we did not win this competition.

A truly fabulous 2017! We want to share with you what has been achieved with the support of the school community this year:

In addition to the Levy of $29,335, the school community has helped us raise a further $10,853 for the school. This is an increase of $2,821 from last year.

The money was allocated as follows: $29,283 – Furniture for new contemporary learning space (formerly the library) $3,745 – Bee Bots and Spheros $3,130 – Oval Lighting $1,575 – Contribution towards Year 6 Graduation Dinner $893 – Shed for BBQs, include padlock $400 – Catering for Annual Committee Meeting $286 – Catering for Music Concert A big THANK YOU to: The P&F Committee and ALL Association Members who attended our meetings. Our Principal Miranda Swann, all Teachers and School Staff. The many, many people who did so much for the P&F throughout the year. The P&F’s success is only possible because of the combined efforts of all involved. We wish you a very HAPPY and SAFE CHRISTMAS. From Ros Carroll and the outgoing P & F Committee 2017

SAVE THE DATE - FRIDAY 9 FEBRUARY 5.30pm to 9.00pm Welcome Back to School – Evening on the Green Returning next year to celebrate the new school year

Live Band - Wesley Goodlet Jamboree Scouts Two Queens Food Truck

Free entry family event.

Term One

Evening on the Green

Easter Egg Raffle

Term Two

Mothers’ Days Stalls

Bogan Bingo

Sacred Heart Day

Morning Tea

Lunch

Show Bags

Popcorn

Fairy Floss

Lucky Dip

Entertainment Books

Term Three

Casino Bus Trip – Dinner

Fathers’ Day Stalls

Fathers’ Day Raffle

Woolworths Earn & Learn

School’s Out Disco

Term Four

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle

World Teachers’ Day

Music Concert

Ecostore Soaps

Enjo T-Towels

Annual Committee Meeting

PRINCIPAL’S 2017 ANNUAL COMMUNITY MEETING ADDRESS

In my address this evening, I will speak about the school’s achievements in 2017 and outline our intentions and annual school improvement plan foci for 2018. I will do this under the Catholic education of Western Australia acro-nym of LEAD, learning, engagement, accountability and discipleship. LEARNING Educating the whole child and improving student outcomes for each individual child is our core business at Sacred Heart. Our focus this year has been to provide a consistent school wide approach to the teaching of literacy and numeracy and lift each child’s performance through quality teaching. We have focused particularly on reading and writing in 2017; principally on more fully utilising individual student data to improve academic achievement. We have set high achievements targets for reading for all cohorts of children across the school and have monitored and evaluated this data to inform teaching and learning. Similarly, we have introduced and have been using the program Brightpath to moderate children’s writing, with an aim to continuously improve it, across the school. The work in both these areas is tireless and will continue into 2018. The following table shows the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard in the NAPLAN assessments for 2017.

In Year Three this year, 100% of children in Spelling, 98% in Writing, 95% in Reading, 97% in Grammar and Punc-tuation and 100% of children in Numeracy were at or above the National Minimum Standard. In Year Five, 92% of children in Spelling, 96% in Writing, 98% in Reading, 90% in Grammar and Punctuation and 98% of children in Numeracy were at or above the National Minimum Standard.

One of the very important pieces of data we gain from the NAPLAN assessments is the student data over time. This

shows the rate of improvement for each individual student, and their cohorts as they progress through primary

school. It is important to note that, whilst our data is very high in relation to other schools, we need to continue to

explicitly personalise the learning for each individual student in order for them to reach their full potential.

In 2018, our focus will continue to be implementing a consistent and school wide approach to the teaching of litera-cy. This will involve ensuring consistent explicit pedagogical teaching practices, learning structures and curriculum processes are put into place and that these have a measurable impact on student achievement. There will be a fo-cus on making learning even more individualised and personalised. In addition, in order to address children not making appropriate progress, a case conference model will be implemented to assist teachers to address specific learning needs of individual children. Our staff work tirelessly and collaboratively every week in professional devel-opment sessions to improve our practice to provide an outstanding education for the children at Sacred Heart. I especially acknowledge Mrs Emanuela Fragapane who, in her role as Curriculum Co-ordinator, oversees these pro-cesses and whole staff development. Sacred Heart continues to look at ways in which we can further enhance the quality and standard of education through the use of technology. While most of us grew up with education support in the form of books and encyclo-paedias, today’s children are growing up in a world where technology is a part of life and will form not only an im-portant part of their education, but will inevitably be an important part of their future careers. The integration of ICT into the curriculum will be a focus for the 2018 school year. From 2018 , the school will introduce a one-to-one iPad program in Year Four (school funded in 2018 and parent funded from 2019 onwards) and build that slowly to Year Five and Year Six by 2021. This program will enhance our student’s opportunities for learning as well as pre-paring them for 21st-century education. As part of our mission in this area, we endeavour to provide our staff and students with the skills, tools and mindset to achieve success in a rapidly changing technological and information

Year Reading Writing Spelling Grammar & Punctuation

Numeracy

Three 95% 98% 100% 97% 100%

Five 98% 96% 92% 90% 98%

rich world. By integrating information and communication technologies into all areas of the West Australian curriculum, we aim to provide powerful and effective tools to engage students, empower teachers and involve parents in developing lifelong learners of the 21st-century. In order to ensure the integration of iPads into the curriculum is improving motivation, engagement and teach-ing and learning practices, we will be working with a digital literacy coach and external ICT integration coach, Mrs Jenny Jongste. Jenny will be working alongside individual staff on a weekly basis to challenge and support the integration of ICT into the curriculum. Furthermore, Mr Shane Landers, as the Digital Transformational Coach at Sacred Heart will be released two days a week to model exemplary practices in classrooms with staff. Our parents will be part of this journey too. We will offer our parents opportunities to learn with us on the journey by holding regular parent evenings, open days in classrooms and inviting you to digital showcases throughout the year. In addition, each class will be using the parent communication app Seesaw next year as our major form of communication. This very powerful app allows you a great insight and immediate feedback into what your child is doing on a daily basis. This is a very exciting initiative for Sacred Heart and I look for-ward to working alongside our parents and students next year. In 2018, we are very excited to announce we will be introducing STEAM as a specialist subject. This will re-place our computer specialist, as ICT will now be accessible at our children’s fingertips throughout the day in each of our classrooms. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) allows our children to utilise these different subject areas and learn through inquiry and discovery in order to ensure our students are well placed to develop as 21st-century citizens. The introduction of this program will also complement Little Scientist, the ELLA Program (Early Learning Languages Australia) and our specialised science classes. In Religious Education, we continue to give particular focus to the teaching and knowledge about our Catholic faith and traditions. This focus is coupled with the faith development experiences we provide for our children throughout the year. As in previous years, our Year Three and Five students sat the Archbishop’s Religious Literacy tests. It is clearly evident from these assessments that children who are active in the practice of their faith and have good literacy skills are the students who perform well on these tests. The tests reflect the pro-gressive nature of the K-12 Religious Education curriculum and is comprised of multiple choice, short answer and extended response questions. This year 50% of Year 3 students and 39% of Year 5 students received scores above the Catholic school mean from across the state. ENGAGEMENT Our school logo reflects the unity of family and school where students, parents and staff come together in har-mony for a common purpose. The many community events this year have given families many opportunities to build connections with each other. To the many parents who actively contribute on a daily basis a huge thank you. Whether it is helping at home, in the classroom or supporting the P&F or School Board endeavours, this demonstrates to your children the importance you place on their learning. The energy and common focus that exists within these service groups to the school ensures that our sense of community will continue to grow and prosper into the future. I would like to acknowledge the work of the P&F this year. They have worked hard to develop social activities to enhance community spirit and engage with families in our school. The P&F have had an incredible year with magnificent events such as Evening on the Green, Bogan Bingo, school disco, casino lunch, sausage sizzle, Mother and Fathers’ day stalls and Easter raffles. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the P&F com-mittee for their outstanding efforts this year. It has been an absolute delight to work with a dedicated and fun filled group of people. I would especially like to mention and thank Ros Carroll for her outstanding leadership and love of all things Sacred Heart, Katherine Agostino for her fastidious work as Treasurer and Rebecca Blackman, our very competent Secretary. I acknowledge our Child Care staff both in the Early Learning Centre and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) for their enthusiasm, energy and passion in the provision of these ‘one stop’ services to the school community. Both centres continually strive to provide a rich environment for your children. Our Year Six students have, through Year Six Ministries, embraced every opportunity to enhance and build their leadership skills and have contributed enthusiastically to all aspects of school life. I am especially proud of these wonderful role models as they have consistently demonstrated the significance of being a Sacred Heart student. I wish them well as they move on to High School.

The focus on mental health and well-being has continued, under the wellness banner in 2017. Staff have com-pleted additional Kids Matter in-servicing, with the aid of an ‘Action Team’ in the development of mental wellbe-ing at our school using the Kids Matter framework. Various sporting tournaments continued this year involving students from Year Four to Six, staff and parents. The addition of Ms Frances Mercer, our Chaplaincy Worker, continues to reap important mental health and well-being benefits for our school community. This role has had a positive influence on enhancing ‘mindfulness’ for students, staff and parents. I am pleased l to say that Frances will be with us again next year. In addition, Mrs Mercer, a provisionally registered psychologist, will work one day a week as the Sacred Heart Educational Psy-chologist; a role that will have transformational effects for some of our students. Finally in this area, I would like to acknowledge the work of Mrs Hannah Higgins, our Aboriginal Teacher Assis-tant, for her role in engaging and assisting our families. Mrs Higgins has played an integral role in the well-being of students and families across our school. In addition, the school held its very first NAIDOC Day this year and it was an outstanding success. Similarly, our families continue to be engaged in our school with the introduction of our Mothers’ Day morning tea and the largest attendance thus far to our Fathers’ Day Breakfast. ACCOUNTABILITY Our focus area of accountability has been dominated by a number of projects this year including: External painting of the whole school The installation of safety fences around the school to provide further security and a greater sense of well-

being for our students and staff. The upgrade of the electrical box in the hall The replacement of school switches on our computer network A comprehensive improvement of the stormwater drainage under our car park, a shared expense with the

parish. The completion of the installation of interactive TV screens to the junior primary, care of our Parents &

Friends Association. A refurbishment of the school library, transforming it into a 21st-century contemporary learning Hub. I

acknowledge the school board and P&F in this important project. The installation of a further lighting tower on the oval, again funded by our Parents & Friends Association. Replacement of the library photocopier The introduction of a code of conduct for all across the school that describes the minimum standard of

behaviour and decision-making to ensure the safety and well-being of all of our students. This has been well received by the community.

I would like to thank all the members of the school board for their dedicated commitment to the financial man-agement of our school. I would particularly like to thank Mrs Kimberly Brosztl for her excellent chairperson ship and unwavering support, and Mr Tim Carroll for his watchful scrutiny of our financial reports. It has been an ab-solute pleasure working with such a dedicated group of people this year. I look forward to continuing our robust conversations as we journey together to ensure Sacred Heart continues to be the school of choice. The Outside School Hours Care service underwent their assessment and rating this year and the service re-ceived meeting quality standard in all seven rating areas. This is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the employees in the service, led by Chloe Bennett and I thank them for their efforts. I congratulate them on the outstanding program they run and for their continuous dedication to improve our service. 2018 sees an expansion and realignment of the Extended Leadership Team. Structures and processes have been put into place to ensure that teaching and learning remains at the heart of all that we do and the extended leadership team will reflect this unwavering focus. The current roles have been reworked to allow for a more seamless focus on teaching and learning. This allows the school to more expertly build capacity in our leaders according to our core business; educating children and improving student outcomes. In 2018, the Extended Leadership Team will consist of five school leaders, plus the Principal and Assistant Principal. These leaders are:

Curriculum Student Learning Support Digital transformation Faith Early Years

The school will also undergo an enormous change in our accounting system next year, moving from a cash to ac-crual system. We will also fully integrate Leading Lights, a Catholic education of Western Australia technology initi-ative, across the school. A very comprehensive information and communication technology plan has been designed and the first stage of implementation is underway; this being the school funded one-to-one program for 2018. The plan aims to focus on the incorporation of 21st-century learning into the school with a two pronged focus of pedagogy (this being staff training and capacity building) and infrastructure. The implementation of this plan will involve moving to-wards a one-to-one iPad program for children in Years 4 to 6 and a 1:2 model for Years 1-3 by 2020. In addition, kindergarten and pre-primary will utilise a small bank of iPads in their learning centres. I would like to acknowledge the work and support of Mr Maher in this area. DISCIPLESHIP We are blessed with a strong connection to the parish and work closely with catechists in the delivery of parish based, school supported and family focused sacraments of Reconciliation, First Communion and Confirmation. I thank Monsignor Tim and Father Tom for their strong presence within the school and in the lives of the students. We are blessed to have an incredibly thriving Catholic community and parish and it is a delight to work in a school and community where faith is truly alive and nourished. Reaching out to those in our community teaches students about the Social Justice issues that exist in today’s world and giving to those who are less fortunate is part of that to which we are called as Catholic people. In 2017 each term provided opportunity for students to reach out to others: In Term One, we had our annual Walkathon, organised by Mr Andrew Milne, where students raised money

for Caritas and Sister Margie In Term Two, money raised from our Sacred Heart Day celebrations were sent to Caritas, Catholic Missions

and the Loreto sisters Term Three, students from Year 6 made school bags for Jesus for those in need. And Term Four, St Vinnies Bringing the school vision to life for the school community has been a major focus this year and I thank Mr Gra-ham Maher in his role as Faith Co-ordinator for developing procedures to help make reverence and respect para-mount. In 2018, staff are taking part in a two-day retreat in Safety Bay where we can individually and collectively nourish our faith and continue to grow as faith filled educators in a Catholic school. Staffing A number of our staff are leaving Sacred Heart at the end of the year and spreading their wings. Miss Lauren De Sousa joined our staff for six months taking over from Mrs Cannell when she went on long service leave. I would like to thank Lauren for her contribution to Sacred Heart; your efforts are greatly appreciated. Miss Rachel Cuccovia has taught at Sacred Heart for the last four years and has been a valuable member of the early childhood team. I sincerely thank Rachel for her contribution and dedication to educating our students. Ra-chel has been appointed to Salvado College for 2018 and we wish her all the best. Ms Kahlene Robinson, Kindergarten Education Assistant, will also take up an appointment at Salvado College in Byford. Kahlene has recently relocated to Pinjarra with her family and the move to Salvado sees her drastically reduce her travelling time. Kahlene, we thank you for your contribution to Sacred Heart; you will be missed by our community. Mrs Donna Bathols has been teaching at Sacred Heart for nine years. Donna started out teaching music and choir and has since taught in year four and year six. Donna has been appointed as teacher at Hammond Park Catholic Primary School; a role I know she will thrive in. Donna has been instrumental in introducing the Sacred Heart sus-tainability initiatives and has been an integral part of the Extended Leadership Team. Donna, I sincerely thank you for your contribution to the school and for the lives you have touched over your nine years as teacher. I wish you every success at Hammond Park. Bernie Halliday has been a staff member at Sacred Heart for 22 years and holds much of the history and traditions of our school in her heart. Bernie has survived five principals in her time at Sacred Heart as Library Technician and has seen the school transform in incredible ways. Bernie, on behalf of the community I thank you for the extraor-dinary gift of yourself to the staff, students and parents at Sacred Heart. You are a valued member of our commu-nity and we will miss you deeply. Thank you for your incredible contribution.

Margaret Green, has been at Sacred Heart for 25 years. It is virtually unheard of to stay in the same industry for 25 years, let alone work at the same school. Margaret has woven herself into the deep history and fibre of our school and holds much of its richness in her heart and in her memories. When asking about Margaret, she was described to me as passionate and caring. She was also known for always putting the children first and speaking her mind to ensure that this was the case. On behalf of the community, I would like to acknowledge the incredible contribution of Margaret Green to Sacred Heart. Finally, at the end of the year we farewell Monsignor Tim as he retires as our parish priest. Monsignor Tim has been the parish priest at Sacred Heart for almost 11 years. Our formal farewell for Tim will occur at the Thanks-giving Mass, however this evening, and on behalf of the whole community I would like to thank Monsignor Tim for his active involvement in the school, for bringing the human face of Christ to our children in all his interactions with them and his overall outstanding pastoral leadership of our community. We wish you God’s blessing in retire-ment and hope you will visit us often. Please join me in thanking Father Tim. In 2018, we welcome Miss Kate Masiello to Sacred Heart. Kate is an innovative teacher with experience and knowledge of best practice integration of ICT into the curriculum. We warmly welcome Kate to our school. Thank you and acknowledgements It has been my absolute pleasure to work with a team of wonderful people at Sacred Heart this year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our staff for their dedication, unwavering commitment and support. Each one of them works tirelessly to improve the outcomes of each student in our school. The love of their job, loyalty to the students in their care and positive attitude is to be commended. I would like to acknowledge a hard-working office staff, Jill Hall, Margaret O’Neill, Chloe O’Leary and Geraldine Steen, who are the face of our school. Your warmth, sense of humour and dedication to your work is admired by many. I thank you for your incredible support this year. As Principal, I’ve had the privilege of working with a number of wonderfully dedicated members of staff who have taken a leadership position this year. We are blessed to be in the fortunate position of growing capable, strong and resolute leaders who will lead our school and system for many years to come. I thank and acknowledge Vanessa Alaniz & Anita McArdle for their support as Assistant Principals and the members of our Extended Lead-ership Team; Emanuela Fragapane, Graham Maher, Donna Bathols and Shane Landers. I thank Vince Lambertini for his upkeep of the school grounds and his willingness to go above and beyond in his work on a daily basis. I have asked many things of Vince this year and he has always kindly obliged. I would also like to thank Dawn Barker for her work in volunteering every week to run our uniform shop. Your efforts and love of our school are greatly appreciated. In conclusion, I thank the children of the school for the wonderful life they bring to our workplace. Sacred Heart is a wonderful school. It is a place of hard work, much growth and development, great fun and energy. It is also a privilege to be able to work in a Catholic community where one’s own faith in God is nurtured and fuelled every day. On behalf of the staff I ask that you pass on our very sincere thanks to your children for making our lives more complete by way of what they bring to us on a daily basis. Thank you and God bless. Miranda Swann

Mrs Hall, Mrs O’Neill, Mrs O’Leary and Mrs

Steen would like to wish all the families in

our school a very Happy and Holy Christmas

and special family times.

We wish all students who are leaving us for

any reason all the best. We thank you for

taking your educational journey with us and

pray that you are sufficiently prepared to

face whatever challenges come your way.

STAFFING FOR 2018

Kindy Annie Gerhardy Lauren Shaw Katrina Hanna Dianne Warny

STEAM Teacher

Visual Art Teacher

Reita Wingard

Reita Wingard

PPB Rebecca Lane Monica Bigara-Doherty

Music Teacher Christina Vinci

PPW Joanne Hodgson Sandra Maguire (EA) Loretta Joyce (EA)

Physical Education Teacher

Lauren Shaw

Year 1B Lani Edwards Sue Bianchini (EA) Loretta Joyce (EA)

Science Teacher Ivana Zdravic

Year 1W Debbie Cannell Michelle McIntyre (EA)

Japanese Teacher Nola de Sales

Year 2B Dee Gevaux Carolyn Hambley (EA)

Literacy & Numeracy Support

Anita McArdle Emanuela Fragapane Thea Hurba

Year 2W Emily Newman Carolyn Hambley (EA)

Inclusion support Malissa Kelly Lauren Shaw (PMP) Michelle Connolly Lynda Greene

Year 3B Andrew Milne Rene Dragon (EA)

IT Management Graham Maher

Year 3W Natalie Giglia Rene Dragon (EA)

Library Technician TBC

Year 4B

Year 4W

Shane Landers (M-W) Graham Maher (T-F) Kate Masiello

School Chaplain & Educational Psychologist

Frances Mercer

Year 5B Klara Wiryadinata & Jessica Curulli Amanda Win

Aboriginal Education Assistant

Hannah Higgins

Year 6B

Tear 6W

Nicola Wladyka (M-W) Jackie Connelly (T-F) Brendon Burke

Inclusion Support Education Assistants

Mi-Kyung Symes Margaret Johnstone Lena Williams Heather Biel Silvana Sciarrone Hannah Higgins Deanna Willis Janna Brousse de Gersigny Sarah Savill

Assistant Principal

Vanessa Alaniz Principal Miranda Swann

Extended Leadership Team

To be confirmed

Director Chloe Bennett Director

ELC Teacher

Rebekah Jack

Amanda McCorkill (from Feb 18)

Sheena Doutch

Administration Chloe O’Leary Administration Chloe O’Leary

Educators Chloe Bennett

Nikki Silvestri

Jo Newhill

Jamie-Lee Beynon

Tresna Stuart

Educators Margaret Ahmed Amity Fucile Brianna Jones Paige Weyell Megan Rowland Gemma Hayes Amee Coles

Administration Jill Hall Margaret O’Neill Chloe O’Leary

Finance Geraldine Steen

Canteen Lucy O’Sullivan Claudia Therkelsen

Groundsperson Vince Lambertini

MESSAGE: Warmest wishes during this festive season. May the blessing of God be with you all during this time. Hope you all have a happy and holy Christ-mas. Graham Maher Faith Coordinator/ Digital Technologies Teacher

Wishing all the Sacred Heart community a

happy and holy Christmas. Thank you for

your enthusiasm and support throughout

2017. Enjoy your holidays and I look for-

ward to a New Year full of exciting times, lots

of learning and new experiences.

Mrs Alaniz

ADMINISTRATION

OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CARE and EARLY LEARNING CENTRE

JUST A REMINDER:

That all parents are invited and welcome to

attend the Year 6 Assembly tomorrow morning

at 8.35am. Please be aware that parking may

be an issue, so maybe even park at the shop-

ping centre and take a nice leisurely walk to

school!!!