Newsletter 2024 Term 1- 14th February

Sacred Heart Primary School is committed to child safety.
We believe all children have the right to feel safe and to be safe.

Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians

Sacred Heart acknowledges the traditional custodians
of the land on which this school is built.
We commit ourselves to working in partnership with
Aboriginal people for reconciliation and justice.

Principals Report

Dear Parents

Lent begins today and classes 4-6 went to Mass and received the Ashes on their forehead and our junior school participated in a special liturgy in the Mercy centre. This is the season in our church calendar preparing us for Easter when Jesus died and rose again, showing His great love for us. We use this season to do little things that help us to grow closer to God. We also use this time to support Caritas and the wonderful work they do making our world a more just place for all.
It was wonderful to see so many families at our Shrove Tuesday breakfast. These mornings are wonderful opportunities for us to gather together as they strengthen our connections with each other and provide opportunities for our students to showcase our fabulous school to you.
It will be great to see as many parents as possible at our swimming sports on Thursday 22nd Feb. This year our junior students will also be participating in the carnival which is very exciting.
As you may have noticed our building project is nearing completion. We are hoping to have moved in by mid March. Our building consists of 5 learning spaces ( Grade 5s will move into this space), a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) Lab and a Music / Language studio.
Carpark
Parents , if you are using the pick up zone at the end of the day, students will only be able to enter your car at the red bollards. Please do not coach your child to jump in the car before the red bollards. Our carpark is extremely busy and we want to avoid at all costs putting our students in dangerous situations. We also ask you to remind your children when leaving school they must use the school crossings.

Have a great week everyone
Arn

Catholic Identity
What a busy start we have had to our year. Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Lent is a time for renewal through prayer, fasting and giving, as we prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus at Easter – the most important feast in the Church’s calendar.
Lent provides us with an opportunity to consider how we might help those in need, rather than thinking about ourselves.
Our Year 5 and 6 children will be attending Mass at midday and our Year1 -4 students will participate in a liturgy here at school.
Part of that process in our Project Compassion Campaign. The focus this year is “For All Future Generations”. Project Compassion is a branch of Caritas Australia. Caritas is the Catholic Church's international aid and development agency in Australia. They are committed to working alongside the most vulnerable and addressing the imbalance of power by including the people affected in the decisions impacting their lives. These include
some of our own indigenous communities as well as communities torn apart by drought, cyclones, earthquakes, floods and war across Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Libya, Ukraine, Gaza and may other countries.
Each family will receive a Project Compassion box this week. We are asked to go without so others can benefit. This idea will be explored in class during Lent. We will also include some information each newsletter about the great work of Caritas.
Our newly appointed Justice Team are planning on some ways to raise money as a school community so stay tuned. Shrove Tuesday Breakfast
Thanks to all the families who joined us yesterday morning for our Meet and Greet Shrove Tuesday Breakfast. It was great to launch the year eating pancakes. Donuts and sausages!
Welcome Fr Junjun
We welcome Fr Junjun to our parish, and we are very lucky to have him with us. He will be a very busy man as he will be looking after Sacred Heart as well as St Joseph’s Cobram. Therefore, there have been some changes to Mass times. Mass is now celebrated at 5pm Sat evening and
9am Sunday morning in Yarrawonga. We look forward to officially welcoming Fr Junjun at our Opening Mass.
Dates for your Diary
Opening Mass: Friday March 1 st 10 am in the Multi-Purpose Building at Sacred Heart College.
Confirmation Eucharist:( Year 4) Bishop Shane will be joining us for the weekend of 22/23rd of June. He will be confirming children at Cobram and Yarrawonga that weekend so at this stage we are not sure if our ceremony will be the Saturday Night or the Sunday morning. I will let you asap.
Feast of the Sacred Heart Combined mass with SHC June 7th
Reconciliation (Year 3) September 4th .
I work Tuesday, Wednesday and every second Thursday however I can be contacted anytime via my email.

Have a great week,
Meegan McInness
Catholic Identity Leader.
Mmcinness001@shyarrawonga.catholic.edu.au

This week, the season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, which
also marks the beginning of the annual Caritas Australia Project
Compassion Appeal. Donations to Project Compassion allow
Caritas Australia, the Catholic Agency for International Aid and
Development, to work with local communities around the world to
end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.
Please give generously to Caritas Australia this Lenten season and
help vulnerable people around the world, now and for all future
generations.
With your support, Caritas Australia has been able to assist
communities around the world through income generation, water
and sanitation, food security, education and disaster risk reduction
programs.
Project Compassion 2024 reminds us that the good we do today
will extend and impact the lives of generations to come. Together,
we can help vulnerable communities face their challenges today
and build a better tomorrow.
You can donate through Project Compassion donation boxes and online
by visiting caritas.org.au/project-compassion or by calling 1800 024 413.

2024 School Fees have been applied and statements emailed.
If you did not receive your statement or have any queries please contact the office on 0357443339.
Payment is expected in full by November 30th if you have not entered into a payment plan.
While it is an expectation the balance of your account is repaid by the end of each school year, our Payment Plans have the provisions for regular instalments to continue throughout the Christmas school holidays to enable payments to be spread over a full 12 month period and be more affordable.
They following payment methods are available:
DIRECT DEBIT (Thursdays Weekly, Thursdays Fortnightly or 25th Monthly.
Please contact the office if you require a Direct Debit form.
EFT - Sacred Heart Primary Yarrawonga bank account details for EFT payments are listed on the bottom of your statement. Please note your account code and surname as the description.
CENTREPAY - please contact the office to assist in setting up a Centrepay arrangement via Centrelink.

Please contact the office if you require further assistance.
Contact Arn Gorman if you have any concerns.

Next Thursday all students from Prep - Year 6 will participate in the Sacred Heart Swimming Carnival. This is a compulsory school event, students will be transported to and from the venue by bus and will be fully supervised by teachers and lifeguards at the pool.

All information has been sent home to parents via SIMON. Students will be placed into events based on the parents feedback form.

Student events and programs will be available early next week.
Students will need to bring the following:

• Swim gear (girls are asked to wear one piece bathers or shorts and top if possible)

• Rashie or t-shirt & wide brimmed hat must be worn at all time when not competing

• Dress in House colours is encouraged (coloured hair spray, face paint, zinc cream and paper streamers are NOT permitted

• Snack, lunch, water bottle (Kiosk will NOT be open)

• Apply sunscreen prior to school on the day of the carnival

• Sunscreen from home is encouraged to promote regular use during the day (sunscreen will also be provided by Sacred Heart)

• When not competing students will be seated under sunshades in the allocated House areas.

• Runners are required to be worn to school, with a change of thongs permitted once at the pool.

Running Club:

Running Club will commence this Thursday 15th February. This is an optional morning activity group. We will be participating in morning movement, tag games, running exercises, Cross Country Training, Sprint Training, Skipping HIIT sessions and more.

Parents and friends are welcome to join in with the students from 8.00am on the School Oval. Students are encouraged to bring a drink bottle along with them! See you there.

Throughout Week 2 students from across the school have enjoyed participating in Life Saving Victoria water safety activities. These activity sessions have taken place both in the water and in the classroom. These sessions have been extremely beneficial for our students and will provide them with the skills they need to feel confident in the water in the future.

A big thank you to Mrs Sharon Powell for her work in organising these sessions and to classroom teachers who assisted also.

If you are a Health Care Card Holder and have not applied for the Camps Sports Excursion Fund (CSEF) payment of $150 per child, please contact the office on 0357443339. If you previously applied for, and received the CSEF payment in 2023 you do NOT have to reapply, your application has been rolled over to 2024. If you are unsure please call the office.

Hooray!!! Our Canteen is back
Beginning next Wednesday 21st February our canteen will be back open for lunch orders only. Simply place your lunch order on a brown paper bag including students name and class with correct cash preferred. The canteen will operate each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for lunch order sales only. There will be no over the counter sales.

Due to the operation of the Canteen, our Berri Quelch Sticks will be only available on Mondays and Tuesdays

Winners are Grinners!
What an amazing start to the term we have had here at Sacred Heart Primary. All of these fantastic students have been showing Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness. Well done legends, those smiles say it all!

A huge THANKYOU to Jake and his family for donating Lego to our school

School bags are back in stock. Collect from the school office. $60 cash preferred

News from the Y

Welcome all back for another year of learning, fun and games with the Y.
Our program goes from strength to strength: with over 20 new enrolments this year so far. All the new children are settling in well and we continue to use the buddy system until they get their confidence in our space.
Our term project is looking at Tracking animals using satellite tracking. The children are amazed that they can see where the animal is right now. This week we have been learning about the rough toothed dolphin.
Next week the children voted on looking at a penguin. Every day we look to see where our dolphin Sam is in the world. And how far he has travelled. We discovered yesterday that Sam lives off the coast of America.
The children have completed “All about me” documents, and have been writing down activities they would like to be included in the program. So the year is well and truly underway.
Favourite activities of the week: Kinetic sand and dressing up parades
Reminder: Hats are a must have item at aftercare. Children without hats will be limited to playing in the undercover area. Many children leave their hats in their classroom, so a spare old hat kept in their bags would be fine for our program.

The Y team

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62 Orr Street, Yarrawonga, VIC, 3730
ph: 5744 3339

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