The end of Week 3 was celebrated with the reverent and prayerful liturgy offered by our Infants students – Mary Help of Christians. Our littlest students were so solemn and respectful in presenting the different parts of the liturgy. It was so lovely to see the church packed with family, friends and the entire school community to take part in the liturgy. Thank you to our dedicated and enthusiastic Infants teachers who helped prepare the students. The students were a credit to their families and their teachers.

At the conclusion of the liturgy Father Lolesio blessed the new crucifixes for the refurbished Primary building. We are so close that we have started to move resources into the cupboards. On Monday we hope to secure the Certificate of Occupancy and be allowed to move into the premises to start lessons on Tuesday. We are so excited about the prospect of the new learning spaces and we are very grateful for the patience of the Primary students and teachers as we have waited so long for the building to be finished. We look forward to welcoming parents to inspect the new classrooms.

Today many of our students travelled to Canberra to compete in the Archdiocesan Cross Country. We have to wait until next week to hear about all the results but we had one of the largest teams competing at Mt Stromlo and that is a wonderful effort. Thank you to Mrs McLeod for managing the team and all the parents who transported their children to the competition.

Next week the weather forecast is for much colder days and the slightest possibility of rain. This means that we will now be officially into the winter uniform. We will be expecting all students to wear all parts of the uniform, including the tie, and the school jumpers and jackets. We try very hard to ensure that the uniform is maintained. If a student is unavoidably out of uniform then we require a letter/note of explanation from the parent/guardian so that all students are treated with equity and fairness.

This week we were successful in meeting the legislative requirements required by all schools. In the past weeks the Catholic Education Office have read through our documentation, Statements of Practice and teaching programs to monitor the expectations set by our governing authority – NESA. We have no areas of concern and we are grateful for all the professional and thorough documentation that our teachers maintain. This essentially means that we are registered as a school for the next 5 years until the next compliance review.

During the review we went through the attendance data and statistics. Interestingly we have some issues with attendance and patterns of attendance. We have an exponential number of absences on a Friday which is of concern as there is a whole day of learning happening on those days. Many students seem to be away, sometimes without explanation, and they forfeit a whole lot of learning that makes it more difficult to keep pace with the lessons covered on those days. It is so much harder to learn and make progress if students are not at school. There is explicit learning every day and rehearsal of learning every day that is invaluable to meet benchmarks and achieve the growth that each student deserves. If you have any issues with attendance please contact your class teacher or any member of Leadership to discuss. An explanation for every absence is a legal requirement and needed for record keeping.

Next week we will welcome the performers of Wiradjuri Echoes a cultural dance performance that we teach our students about the cultural features of First Nation dancing. We are very lucky to have secured these performers and these will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday. We thank Mrs Maher and Mrs Sannazzaro for their organisation. Our Year 7 students returned from their cultural immersion to Camp Hudson last week where  they camped for two nights and participated in a range of cultural activities. Thank you again to Ms Wade, Mrs Maher, Mr Smith, Mrs Black, Mrs Maxwell and Mr Hennequin for their instruction and supervision.

Over the past few weeks we have noticed an increase in isolated cases where students have not been kind to each other. We need to always remember that we need to treat others as we would like to be treated ourselves and that it doesn’t take a lot of energy and time to be kind. We never know what anyone else is going through and we need to ensure that we do not ever deliberately make someone feel bad. We are looking to build a behaviour curriculum that identifies and teaches strategies that help students be emotionally aware of themselves and others and ways and reasons to be kind and supportive of others.

Last Thursday the Primary students had a great time at their Disco. $158.50 was raised from this event, which was donated to the Parish. 

Take care over the weekend and enjoy the last of the lovely autumn sunshine.

God Bless.

Venue: Sacred Heart School Library

Time: 3.30pm – 4.30pm

Session 1: 22nd May

Session 2:  29^th May

Session 3: 5^th June

Session 4: 12^th June

Twilight Retreat and First Reconciliation: 19^th 3.30pm–7.00pm (shared supper)

Sacrament of Confirmation Celebration: Saturday 21^st June (5 pm Mass)

Upcoming Faith Formation Events

Infants Liturgy - Mary Mother of Christians - 16^th May

Confirmation Sacramental Program Session 1 - 22nd May 3:30-4:30pm

De La Salle Parish Mass - Saturday 25^th May 5pm

Year 9 Retreat Temora - Tuesday 27^th May

Confirmation Sacramental Program Session 2 - 29^th May 3:30-4:30pm

Year 2 Reflection Day - 4^th June

Year 4 Reflection Day - 5^th June

Confirmation Sacramental Program Session 3 - 5^th June 3:30-4:30pm

Year 7 LOTE

The students chose an Australian bird or animal for their totem, researched the special qualities and then created a unique artwork using paint and fabric.

Eg. Cootamundra - Gudhamang - Turtle people

Sacred Heart Athletics Carnival

The Sacred Heart Athletics Carnival will be on Friday, the 23rd May 2025 (Week 4) at Albert Park. If any parents or school community members are available to assist on the day, please complete the Google form: https://forms.gle/LtnrpEmwTTAPXBG36 

We will need assistance for the BBQ and Canteen, helping to measure for some events etc. Any assistance for as long or as little as you are able, will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Primary and year two students will run their 1500m on THursday 22nd May during lunchtime. 

Primary Sport

WR Cross Country

Congratulations to those students who ran in Batlow last Friday. All our students performed exceptionally well with some of the outstanding results below -

Georgie Dunhill 1st - 8/9yrs Girls

Ella Sannazzaro 2nd and Emmeline Last 6th- 10yrs Girls

Archie Byrne 1st , Chase Evans 3rd,

Josh Knewstub 4th and Will Manwaring 5th - 11yr Boys

Estee McLeod 3rd - 11yr Girls

Max Winsor 5th and Joey Walker 6th - 12yr Boys

Zoe Lake 3rd and Ava Sannazzaro 5th - 12yr Girls

These students have qualified for the next level in Canberra on the 16th. Well done to everyone who gave it their best.Students have received information on how to register for this event. We will report on their achievements in the next newsletter. 

Full results can be found here. 

Mortimer Shield/Trent Barrett

Thursday our league and league tag students travelled to Junee for the annual Trent Barrett and Mortimer Shield Carnival. Thankyou to all those who assisted on the day. Without volunteers we would not be able to attend events. Students had a great time, and showed great sportsmanship throughout the day.

CG Touch Trials

Congratulations to Ava Sannazzaro, Ella Sannazzaro and Max Winsor who headed to Canberra on Tuesday for the Canberra Goulburn touch trails. Students played their hardest and everyone made it to the probable possible games. As a result they all made it the the Canberra Goulburn team and will play in Wagga on the 13th June for the Mackillop team. 

Well done at such a high level. 

If you have any photos from any event please email them through and we will put them in the newsletter next week.

If you have any concerns or questions please don’t hesitate to contact me via email

Kind regards

Wendy Van Kerk Oerle

Primary sports coordinator

wendy.vankerkoerle@cg.catholic.edu.au

Secondary Sport

Congratulations to:

• Sophie Boxsell, who made the Southern Country 16s Rugby League team in Wagga last week. She will now compete with the Southern Country team at the NSWCCC Trials, aiming for selection in the CCC team.

Futsal

Well done to the futsal teams that went to the Schools Futsal Championships in Wagga this week. They were great days to be a part of, and it is an excellent spectator sport. 

The 14s Boys had a few wins, draws and some close losses, and the 14s Girls had a win and a draw throughout the day. The 16s Girls and Boys did not have a win but had a lot of fun anyway.

Teams included:

14s Boys

Noah Carr, Oliver Dempsey, Ryan Dempsey, Joshua Ismay, Connor Loiterton, Samuel Savanah, Eamon Sutherland, Lucas Walker

14s Girls

Lucy Dunk, Charlotte Gay, Emerson Jones, Sarah Lake, Ella Roberts, Maddison Schofield, Maycee Twyford, 

16s Boys

Roy Dunk, Harvey Fitzgerald, Henry Fry, Joshua Lubke, Harry Simons, Darcy Thompson, Matthew Wilde, Harry Winsor

16s Girls

Collins Caitlin, Ruby Harris, Sacha McLeod, Lily Peacey, Emme Piffero, Sophie Sannazzaro, Hannah Tregear, Bonnie Wooderson.

Good luck to the partipants attending the Cross Country in Canberra on Friday and a full report will be published in next weeks newsletter.

Secondary Sports Dates

Term 2 2025

W3

Fri May 16th - CECG Cross Country, Stromlo

W4

Mon-Tue May 19th-20th - NSWCCC Girls 16s/18s Rugby League Trials

Fri May 23rd - SHC Athletics Carnival

Thu-Fr May 22nd-23rd - NSW All Schools Swimming, Homebush

W5

Tue-Wed May 27th-28th - NSWCCC Opens Soccer Trials, Glenwood

W7

Tue Jun 10th - School Girls Trophy, Girls Tackle League, Cootamundra

Wed Jun 11th - NSWCCC Cross Country, Sydney

W8

Tue Jun 17th - CG Soccer Gala Day, Canberra

W9

Tue Jun 24th - 14/16 Boys Rugby 7s, Wagga

Thu Jun 26th - 14/16 Girls Rugby 7s, Wagga

W10

Tue Jul 1st - School Girls Trophy Finals, Wagga

Kind regards,

Megan Withers

Secondary Sports Coordinator

HELPERS NEEDED 

Assistance needed for the BBQ and Canteen. Any assistance for as long or a little as you are able will be greatly appreciated