Compass Notifications

Please refer to Compass for the following notifications:

• NAPLAN preparation VIP

It is a legal requirement that children attend school (ACT Education Act 2004). Overall our data reflects a high level of school attendance. We thank parents and carers for your support, and are keen to work with you to maintain this level in 2024.

At the beginning of each school year we take the opportunity to formally remind parents and carers of attendance requirements and our processes at Sacred Heart:

1. Teachers are legally required to mark the roll every day and retain all documentation relating to attendance.
2. Teachers mark the roll within 30 minutes of the day beginning. Late arrivals are discouraged. Parents/carers must accompany any child arriving after the start of the day to the office to sign them in.
3. If a child is absent for consecutive unexplained days, we will contact parents by the third day at the latest.
4. Parents are legally required to give an explanation for absence, either before or within 5 days after. Our preferred method is via Compass. Refer to the Compass instructions on our website here or speak to the office for assistance with this.
5. Schools are required to respond to all emerging absenteeism, and work with parents/carers to support improved attendance.
6. Planned absences of more than 25 school days (including 25 part days) in a twelve-month period for reasons other than sick leave (S) require prior consideration and approval by the Principal. Please speak to our office staff for the necessary forms.
7. Parents and carers can access attendance data for their child on Compass .

If you have not recorded the absence via Compass , we are required to ask for an explanation. Last week, if your child has had an unexplained absence this year, you would have received an email from Compass asking you to log into Compass and provide an explanation. Please attend to this as soon as possible.

 If you are having issues with Compass, you may need to update the app to the latest version. For further information and support with any attendance matter, please contact the school. 

Thank you for all you do to support your child's full attendance at school. Every day at school counts towards your child’s learning.

Fun at Tuesday Playgroup with the parachute.

Raider Blitz Visit

On Monday, Sacred Heart were lucky to have some players from the Canberra Raiders, Trey Mooney, Pasami Saulo and a representative from the NRL, deliver a program called 'Simply Your Best'. Students were encouraged to find ways that they can be simply their best in everything they do. We also spoke about how we need to always be respectful. We thank the raiders for their time.

Athletics Carnival - Wednesday 6^th March. 

Our Carnival is now only 1 week away. Please make sure you have clicked on events in your Compass app and marked your child as attending. If you are able to help, please tick the volunteer box on the events page aswell. 

Swimming Carnival - Thursday 21^st March

The swimming carnival event will be uploaded shortly. Students who are 8yrs (in  2024) and above, will have the chance to compete in the 50m and 25m races. All students who nominate to swim in any race will need to be swim tested by the staff at Stromlo Pool. This involves your child jumping in the pool, treading water and swimming 25m under close supervision. Please ensure when nominating your child that they are confident in their ability to swim in the races and what a great opportunity to take your child to the pool and get them to practise, it might surprise you what they can do!