Yamandhu….hello in Wiradjuri.

As week 4 closes we have been experiencing a dramatic rise in the number of illnesses, viruses and other maladies that our community is sharing. We are encouraging the students/staff to return to strict personal hygiene routines. If students are sick especially with highly contagious viruses like vomiting bugs please arrange to keep students at home until they are symptom free. We have had a record number of students presenting at sick bay and this necessitates a phone call home to be collected. Like most schools we are experiencing an acute shortage of casual staff and we are striving to keep the classrooms functioning as normal as possible so that teaching and learning are not interrupted. Over the past couple of days though we have had to combine some classes to ensure that we have a teacher in front of all classes and that learning is happening. Other schools have had a significant number of covid cases and we are hoping that we may escape the same fate.

On Monday 29 May there will be a recreation of the walk from Cootamundra Train Station to Bimbedeen for the First Nation girls of the Stolen Generation. This is a Cootamundra schools project and we are excited to be a part of this significant event in recognizing the experiences of our First Nation people. More details will be sent home to the students participating as they come to hand. There will be presentations and games at Bimbedeen and a shared lunch for all involved. 

 A reminder that our Annual Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday 25 May at Albert Park for all of our students. Our Kinder and Year 1 students will come to school as normal and will walk to the park with their teachers and return for normal pick up. All other students will make their way to the Park for a day of competition and activity. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us and we can have a lovely pleasant day. We will be seeking assistance to help run events and in the canteen so keep an eye out for opportunities to volunteer. We have been unable to secure timing gates for the track events so we are desperate for enough volunteers to manage the timekeeping requirements for each race. Our students have been busy practicing their athletic skills and training for the different events. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us.

Another reminder about uniform and the expectation that students wear the correct uniform on the nominated days and that they are not just choosing to wear the sports uniform whenever they choose and it is not a sport day. If this is unavoidable then students are asked to present a note from home explaining the reason for being our of uniform.

Please ensure that you have made payments on Term One fees as the second term fees have been emailed out to all familied. If this is a challenge then please make an appointment to meet with me at your earliest convenience to discuss options and plans.

Please remember that there is always a reason to be kind and that we may never realise or understand the benefit that it may have to someone’s day if we are kind.

God Bless

Ms Nicky Trinder

Principal

Yr 2 Reflection Day

On Thursday Yr 2 students journeyed down to Dickson Hall to participate in their Reflection Day for this year. The students engaged in craft, drama, reflection and prayer activities based around the theme of ‘FORGIVENESS’. It was a beautiful day for the students to share their understandings and build connections between the messages of forgiveness that the scriptures provide for us and their everyday lives.

Upcoming Faith Formation Events

25^th May - Yr 6 Sacrament of Confirmation Program Sessions to begin.

(Letters to families have been sent home 12/5)

26^th May - Mary Help of Christians Liturgy. Lead by our Infants students 11:45am.

All families are welcome to attend.

1^st June - Yr 4 Reflection Day

20^th and 21^st June - Secondary Respectful Relationships Talks. (Compass notification and consent to be completed)

30^th June - Sacred Heart Feast day Mass 12noon.

All families are welcome to attend.

Award Winners

If your child is in Year 7 or Year 10 this year, you can now provide online consent for their routine school vaccinations.

In Year 7, students are offered free vaccines for diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) and human papillomavirus (HPV). In Year 10, students are offered the meningococcal ACWY vaccine.

Vaccination will only be provided at school if consent has been received. 

How to provide consent:

1. To complete online consent for your child’s school vaccinations, visit: https://nswhealth.service-now.com/school
2. Follow the steps to log in to your existing ServiceNSW account. This is the same account you may already use to renew your driver’s licence. If you don’t have a ServiceNSW account, refer to ServiceNSW to create one. 
3. Update or confirm your personal details in ServiceNSW as required. 
4. Complete the School Vaccination Consent Form for your child/ren. You will need to:  
   1. Enter your child’s personal details 
   2. Provide the Medicare card details for you and your child  
   3. Read the linked Parent Information Sheet and privacy statement
   4. Provide consent  

If you or your child do not have a Medicare card, consent can still be provided by requesting a paper-based consent form directly from your child’s school.

The benefits of providing consent online:

• easily update your child’s details
• receive SMS and/or email notifications when vaccinations are given
• faster upload of vaccination records to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).

For more information on routine school vaccinations, please visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/schoolvaccination.

If you require information in your language, please visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/school_vaccination_language.aspx 

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Sacred Heart Athletics Carnival 

On Thursday 25th May, we will be holding our annual Athletics Carnival at Albert Park. The carnival starts at 8:55 am. Please see the Compass Event for further details and the program is attached.

Due to job changes for the timing gate provider, we no longer have access to timing gates for the Athletics Carnival. Multiple clubs were contacted to see if they could assist with timing gates, but we have had no luck sourcing them. This means we need to use stopwatches to time the races this year. 

If you are able to assist with timing, field events, canteen or in any other role we would greatly appreciate it. Please indicate your availability by responding to the questions in the form 'Athletics Carnival Helpers'.

If you have any questions please contact either Wendy or Megan via the contact details below, or respond in the spaces provided in the form.

Thank you in advance.

megan.withers@cg.catholic.edu.au 

wendy.vankerkoerle@cg.catholic.edu.au 

02 69422612

Primary Sport

CG Rugby trials

We had three students trial for the Canberra Goulburn Rugby team. Well done to Ned Hazlett, Paddy Crawford and Jake Harris. 

As a result Ned Hazlett has been selected to represent at the MacKillop trails. 

CG Cross Country

Congratulations and good luck to our Cross Country runners who have competed today in Canberra. We will report on their successes next week. 

Mortimer Shield 

A compass event has been sent out for those students in Stage Three who wish to play in the Mortimer Shield League or League Tag. This year it is played as a Gala Day and there will be no advancements. As a result boys will play 7-a-side, compared to previous years of 13. If you have any questions about this change feel free to email me. 

Attendance at Extracurricular Sporting Events

Attending extracurricular sporting events as a Sacred Heart Representative is a privilege not a right. Please be aware that students with poor attendance, behaviour and/or with incomplete tasks and class work will not be allowed to attend these opportunities. For students who are away for any reason or who do attend these opportunities, it is an expectation that missed work is caught up and completed within a reasonable time frame after returning to school.

Secondary Sport 

Representative Trials

Congratulations to Matilda Sannazzaro who was called up to the Southern Country Open Girls Soccer team. Matilda will compete at the NSWCCC Selections on Monday and Tuesday next week. Best of luck Tilly.

CG Soccer Gala Day

Sacred Heart took one mixed team to the CG Soccer on Tuesday and competed in the 7-10 Boys division. They played Hennessy Gold in the first game and lost 2-0, then played Trinity in the second game and won 2-0. The team narrowly missed out on the finals due to a 1 goal difference on a count back. The weather was beautiful and everyone played with great enthusiasm.

Thank you to Mr Ian Goodochkin for coaching and managing the side.

Zara Bodycott

Tilly Sannazzaro

Sophie Sannazzaro

Beau Beddow

Ryan Peacey

Roy Dunk

Jessy Fisher

Xavier Jones

Austin Beddow

Alex English

Blake Holder

Evan Lonnen

Riley Mills

Thomas Peacey 

Ben Piffero

CG Cross Country

Congratulations to the Cross Country runners who competed at the CG Cross Country at Stromlo in Canberra today. Results and photos will be posted in next week's newsletter.

Good Luck

Best of luck to the teams competing at the CG Basketball Gala day in Canberra next Wednesday. 

General Notices

Representative Sports

A reminder to keep checking the Secondary Sports Google Classroom page for all notifications and processes for registration for the many representative sports coming up this term.

Attendance at Extracurricular Sporting Events

Attending extracurricular events as a Sacred Heart Representative is a privilege. Please be aware that students with poor attendance, behaviour and/or with incomplete tasks and class work will not be allowed to attend these opportunities. For students who are away for any reason or who do attend these opportunities, it is an expectation that missed work is caught up and completed within a reasonable time frame after returning to school.

Secondary Sport Dates

Cootamundra_HSP_Community_Survey_poster_final.pdf