Dear Community,

Last week and today, we have held Easter Liturgies aligned with the sequence of events of Holy Week.  Last Friday, our Kinder students (with assistance from Year 5) began with a re-enactment of Palm Sunday.  Years Five and Six depicted the scene of the Last Supper, Jesus’ death on the cross and concluded with the triumph of the Risen Christ on Easter Sunday.

Holy Week is the most important period in the Church year though, given our commercial world, we might be forgiven for thinking it to be somewhat left in the wake of Christmas.  This is particularly so when we compare the joy of Christmas with the events of Holy Week where the story of betrayal, suffering and death dominates events.  It is only at the end of the week when we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus that the focus turns to joy and hope.

God’s love for each one of us was perfected in the suffering and death of his son Jesus Christ.  The death of Jesus was one of violence and cruelty – betrayed by a friend, deserted by followers, and rejected by those he had tried to help.  Yet we realise that God sent Jesus into the world to be the saviour of all, and by sharing in the human condition in its most distressing form, God’s love is manifest in a way which leads us to eternal life.

Below are the Parish events and times for Easter. Participating in these events at Easter will speak volumes to your children about your own beliefs and values.

28 MARCH   HOLY THURSDAY                 7pm

29 MARCH   GOOD FRIDAY                    3pm

30 MARCH   EASTER VIGIL MASS            7pm

31 MARCH   EASTER SUNDAY MASS      8.30am

31 MARCH   EASTER SUNDAY MASS      10.00am

Staffing News

I want to announce that Mr Aaron Fox will finish this term and has accepted a different educational opportunity as Assistant Director of Pedagogy in the ACT Education Directorate.  Aaron has taught for over 22 years in Catholic Education and has been a teacher, Religious Education Coordinator and Coordinator at Sacred Heart for the past 10 years. This employment is an exciting career opportunity for Aaron and he will be missed here at Sacred Heart. There will be an opportunity to officially farewell Aaron with the school community before the end of the term.

The position of ‘Acting Coordinator’ has been advertised and will be filled for Term 2 only. The position of Coordinator at Sacred Heart will be advertised early next term extensively and be appointed next term for commencement from Term 3.

Enrolments for 2025

Officially, the enrolment period for Catholic schools begins in early May: on Monday 6 May and finishes on Friday 24 May. We have already received several kindergarten enrolments and will spend Thursday interviewing many families willing to join Sacred Heart as our new Kinders in 2025.

We will be conducting some targeted marketing and advertising (social media, signs etc) but the best form of advertising, I believe, is ‘word of mouth’. Please spread the word and if you know families interested in a Catholic education at Sacred Heart, to contact me- I am pleased to show them around our great school.

Sacred Heart Primary School will be holding two Open Days for interested families early next term on Monday 6 May and Wednesday 24 May at 9.30-11am and 4-6pm. Enrolment forms are available on our website and can be completed until May 24.

Please inform any friends or family about these days. Please, spread the word!

Working Bee thanks!

A huge thank you to the many staff, parents and children who helped with the Working Bee last Friday evening. What a great job! We had 5 cubic metres of sand moved (all by hand), hedge trimming, whipper-snipping, weeding and cleaning the bike cage. Thanks so much!

Best wishes for a Happy and Holy Easter.

In faith and partnership,

David Austin

Principal

Compass Notifications

Please refer to Compass for the following notifications:

• Sacred Heart Netball

School Photos Tuesday 9th April, Summer Uniforms

An email will go out via compass to alert  families that compass ordering for school photos is now available. Please note parents have one week after photo day to order.

Kindergarten led the school in our Palm Sunday Liturgy. We thank the students and teachers for preparing so well. The reading, drama and singing were beautifully prayerful.

Lock in the date for our bi-annual community event - Friday 8th November 3.30-7.30pm. We have created a facebook event page to begin advertising and would love for you to follow it so that our advertising goes to many in our community.

We will be communicating with a separate ‘Twilight Fair Tidbits’ newsletter every few weeks. Please consider how you can be involved and keep items that might be great to sell at the Treasures Stall. 

Every minute of schooling counts! Arriving at school on time each day is an essential routine which sets your child, indeed the entire class, up for a smooth start to the day. Whether it is helping your child to catch up with friends before the bell or greeting the teacher and hearing about the plans for the day, it is all vital for success.

Swimming Carnival

What a wonderful carnival we had on Thursday. We were so proud of all the students and their behaviour. We are also proud of how many students raced in either the 25/50/100m races. A huge thank you to the parents who volunteered on the day, without your help, it makes it very hard for us to run these events. A special mention to Virginia McWhirter our Chief timekeeper and Michelle Warwick as it was their last swimming carnival. These ladies have volunteered at all of our carnivals throughout their time at Sacred Heart and we are sad to see them finish their time as their daughters finish Year 6 this year.

Another special mention to the students from St Mary Mackillop College, some of them who were past students of Sacred Heart, who assisted on the day. We were so blessed to have them be part of our day and they were exceptional in how they conducted themselves at our carnival. 

Congratulations to those students who were successful in qualifying for the South Weston PSSA Carnival which will be held next week. 

National Ride to School Day

Thank you to all parents who rode or walked with their child/ren to school last Friday. We were lucky enough to hand out of prizes for those students who were entered into the raffle. Our next event will be 10^th May.

Cross Country

Our final carnival for 2024. The Sacred Heart Cross country will be held on the last day of term (Friday 12th) during the middle session of the day. All the information regarding the day is on Compass in the events tab. We would love volunteers to help us, either as a course marshal or helping with the BBQ or serving. 

On Tuesday morning the students enjoyed their Easter Hat Parade and Raffle. Congratulations to the winners.

It’s been a busy term of wonderful learning experiences and parish and community events. Here are a few photos taken during the past two weeks - Sacrament of Reconciliation in our Parish, Stage 2 experiments with elasticity, Stage 2 playing  quokka for sport and a range of Kinder activities. 

Come and join us at Playgroup on:

Tuesday 9-11am

Thursday 9-11am

Friday 9-11am

Follow us on Instagram @littleheartsplaygroup 

Playgroup celebrates Easter

We are hosting a stall at these local markets to promote Sacred Heart in the community. Our choir will be singing too. We are looking for a couple of parents or grandparents to man the stall with us for an hour each between 9.30am-3.30pm. Please contact Kerry Wode if you are able to assist.