Week 7 has come and gone and we have had another great week. Kinder transition for 2022 has been an incredibly positive and successful program and our newest enrolments had a wonderful time on Wednesday. Thank you to Mrs Maher, Mrs Alexander and Ms McDonnell for all their preparation to ensure it was a success. The final transition day will be next Wednesday, and we are all very excited for what the new year will bring for this wonderful little cohort.

Today our year 10 students marked their final weeks at Sacred Heart with a shared breakfast at Planted before they watched a special screening at the Arts Centre. We are very proud of the young adults they have grown into and they have accepted the sad reality that their final weeks at Sacred Heart are not as they would have liked. However, they are being very positive, cheerful and helpful despite missing out on the work experience program. They have another week of substitute lessons before they have Activity Week in Week 9. We thank them for their positive and helpful attitude. Thank you to all the teachers for their support of Year 10, especially Mrs Murray.

At this stage we are preparing for the final presentations in a similar format to 2020. Due to COVID restrictions we are unable to conduct our Award ceremony in the traditional manner. We are planning for 3 separate presentations – Infants, Primary and Secondary. We will be sending out more details as the restrictions change over the coming weeks. We also are planning to invite our new Kinders to the Infants presentation to receive their hats because we are unable to hold our annual Advent Liturgy as usual.

Today the NAPLAN results will be sent home. Please read them very carefully keeping in mind that this has been far from a normal year. Overall, we are excited by the results especially because of the great improvement in all grades in Writing. This is the result of a significant investment over the past years in Primary to lift the skills and results. Staff have spent some time unpacking the data and considering future responses to any issues and strengths that have been identified. If you have any questions arising from the report, please make contact with the class teacher in coming weeks. We apologise for not sending them out when we first received them, but we wanted to spend some time being conversant in the results so that we could plan for next year and speak confidently to any question that may arise.

School photos will also be issued next week. Hopefully they will be a pleasant reminder of an interesting year. When we look back on 2021 it will evoke many different memories and emotions. Hopefully we all will be stronger and more resilient from the experiences of this year. We need to be patient, kind and resilient as we navigate the aftermath of a turbulent year.

Remember there is never a reason not to be kind! If you have to choose between being extraordinary and kind – be extraordinarily kind. Be the bigger kindness and always choose kindness.

God Bless

20% Discount on Sports & Co-Curricular Group Photos available until 2/12/2021

Dear Parents,

These school sports and co-curricular groups were photographed on 19/10/2021:

You can now view and purchase the group images listed above and if you place your order before 2/12/2021 you will get a 20% early order discount. Just click on the link below. Please note the discount will be automatically applied at checkout.

Images can also be viewed by visiting www.advancedlife.com.au entering the code: 94R TNP NPJ and clicking on “Group Photos”

Important

• Sports and co-curricular group photos can only be purchased online, PLEASE DO NOT return payment to your school
• If your child's group or team is scheduled to be photographed at a later date, you will receive an additional email notification when the images are ready to be ordered
• Photos will be returned to your school for distribution approximately six weeks after the discounted early order period has closed
• Past years' photographs including sports, co-curricular and representative groups are also available at your school's advancedorder and your child's advancedyou photo sites

advancedlife would like to express our appreciation to Sacred Heart Central School for placing your trust in us. Please remember we offer a 100% money-back guarantee on our products to ensure your peace of mind. We would also love to receive your feedback or resolve any issues you may experience, to ensure your satisfaction. If you have any questions, comments or feedback relating to your advancedlife experience, please contact us at www.advancedlife.com.au/contact

Primary Sport

Term four swimming. 

This week we have started our primary weekly swimming for sport. Students are reminded to bring their $2.50 or pass, swimmers including a rashie, towel, goggles, and sunscreen. The school has sunscreen however if your child needs different sunscreen please send it with them. Students should also have a hat every day for play and sport. 

If your child is not swimming please send a note or have a conversation with your child’s teacher. We will be swimming for the remainder of the term for sport every Thursday. 

Infants intensive swimming 

Our infants students will begin their intensive swimming lessons in week 9. This will be everyday for two weeks. Students are required to bring their swimmers everyday. They may wear their sports uniform. Students will go in their class groups throughout the day.

Thank you to all the families who have returned notes and money. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.

2022 Primary trials

Our stage 3 students will have the opportunity to trial for Canberra and Goulburn representative sport in 2022. 

Some of these trials are on very early in the year. Nominations have already been closed for AFL. If your child missed this nomination and wishes to participate in the trail please contact me immediately.

Nominations for Baseball, tennis and touch opened this week. Please visit https://www.sport.cg.catholic.edu.au/ for more information and to register your child. If you have any questions about this please contact me. 

Secondary Sport

Swimming

In the coming weeks, Secondary students may have the opportunity to attend the pool during sports time on Fridays. These visits will cost $2.50 (payable on the day of the visit) or a pool membership pass (no Fitness passes are allowed sorry). Students will require their hat, swimmers, rashie, towel, and sunscreen. Students will be informed of their pool days via the ‘Sport at SHC’ Google Classroom. Please contact me on 0269422612 or at megan.withers@cg.catholic.edu.au if you have any concerns.

Sport 2022

Some dates for pathway trials have been set for early Term 1 2022. Watch this space for updates and how to register, as they come to hand.