Sacred Heart School Twitter: @SHPSThornlie 40 Ovens Rd, THORNLIE 6108 Phone: 9251 3000 Fax: 9251 3090 Email: [email protected]Website: www.shthorn.wa.edu.au FROM ‘THE HEART’ RESPECT Demonstrating regard for the feelings, wishes and rights of others . 28 March 2018 Dear Parents, Children and Friends, Stations of the Cross On Sunday we entered Holy Week, the most important week of the year as a Catholic commu- nity, even more important than Christmas. The events we celebrate at Easter happened a long time ago. In another very real sense, they are the ba- sis of our day-to-day experiences. The Gospels outline Jesus’ life story and we all share the broad outline of that story, this being: He was like us in all things, sin excepted. The rich symbols of Easter bridge the gap of over 2,000 years to remind us of the meaning of Jesus in our day to day lives. Like Jesus, we fear the pain that faithfulness to God may demand. The core of the Easter message is that out of death comes LIFE, life to the full. The grace of the Stations of the Cross Prayer Reflection held in the church on Thursday 29 March at 9.30am will assist us to enter into this mystery. I would like to invite our parents, pa- rishioners and friends to our Holy Week Prayer Reflection. Staffing News It is my pleasure to announce that Mrs Catherine Brunt has been appointed as Mrs Amanda Win’s replacement as she takes maternity leave from 30 th March. Mrs Brunt joined our staff at the beginning of this week for an extended handover. In the next month or so Amanda Win and her husband Henry will share in one of life’s beautiful moments; welcoming their first child into the world. We wish both Amanda and Henry God’s blessing at this very special time. Parents & Friend’s Donation I’m terribly excited to announce that our Parents & Friend’s Association are actively supporting the school’s Information & Communication Technology Plan by donating $20,000 to purchase iPads; primarily for use in our junior primary classrooms. As a school, we cannot meet the chil- dren’s needs alone and rely heavily on the Parents & Friend’s Association actively supporting the school in improving the teaching and learning of all of our students. I thank the P&F for their very generous donation and for continuing to support the learning and teaching initiatives that enhance the lives of the children in the school. We cannot meet the children’s needs alone and rely heavily on the Parents & Friend’s Association actively supporting the school in improving the teaching and learning of all of our students.
28 March 2018 Dear Parents, Children and Friends, Stations of the Cross On Sunday we entered Holy Week, the most important week of the year as a Catholic commu-nity, even more important than Christmas. The events we celebrate at Easter happened a long time ago. In another very real sense, they are the ba-sis of our day-to-day experiences. The Gospels outline Jesus’ life story and we all share the broad outline of that story, this being: He was like us in all things, sin excepted. The rich symbols of Easter bridge the gap of over 2,000 years to remind us of the meaning of Jesus in our day to day lives. Like Jesus, we fear the pain that faithfulness to God may demand. The core of the Easter message is that out of death comes LIFE, life to the full. The grace of the Stations of the Cross Prayer Reflection held in the church on Thursday 29 March at 9.30am will assist us to enter into this mystery. I would like to invite our parents, pa-rishioners and friends to our Holy Week Prayer Reflection. Staffing News It is my pleasure to announce that Mrs Catherine Brunt has been appointed as Mrs Amanda Win’s replacement as she takes maternity leave from 30th March. Mrs Brunt joined our staff at the beginning of this week for an extended handover. In the next month or so Amanda Win and her husband Henry will share in one of life’s beautiful moments; welcoming their first child into the world. We wish both Amanda and Henry God’s blessing at this very special time. Parents & Friend’s Donation I’m terribly excited to announce that our Parents & Friend’s Association are actively supporting the school’s Information & Communication Technology Plan by donating $20,000 to purchase iPads; primarily for use in our junior primary classrooms. As a school, we cannot meet the chil-dren’s needs alone and rely heavily on the Parents & Friend’s Association actively supporting the school in improving the teaching and learning of all of our students. I thank the P&F for their very generous donation and for continuing to support the learning and teaching initiatives that enhance the lives of the children in the school. We cannot meet the children’s needs alone and rely heavily on the Parents & Friend’s Association actively supporting the school in improving the teaching and learning of all of our students.
Uniform Shop I recently received the resignation of Dawn Barker from the uniform shop. We have been blessed to have Dawn as a volunteer in the uniform shop for many years at Sacred Heart, and in my time in education, I have never met such a passionate and giving soul. Dawn’s contribution to our school has been incredibly selfless and words cannot express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation of her efforts. We look forward to farewelling Dawn formally early next term. In moving forward, the school has decided to employ someone to work in the uniform shop. The appointment process for this position will begin shortly and will be advertised on the Catholic Education of Western Australia website. I look forward to updating you in due course. Wishing you all a happy and holy Easter This year is one of the rare years where the Easter break falls outside of the school holiday period. The Easter break this year commences on Good Friday 30 March up to and including Easter Tuesday 3 April. Catholic schools are not open on Easter Tuesday. After Easter the students return to school on Wednesday 4 April. What a term it has been! As of Good Friday, I will be on long service leave for the remainder of the term. Mrs Vanessa Alaniz will be Act-ing Principal in my absence. I thank you for your support of Vanessa during this time. Taking this into account, I would like to thank the staff, parents and students for all of their efforts this term. It has been a very busy term and we have achieved a great deal. I have been impressed with the enthusiasm and commitment to learning displayed by our students and their ability to adapt and strive to meet the teach-er’s expectation of them over the term. I encourage all of our students to continue to strive for success in all areas to be the best person they can be. Thank you to all our parents who in many different ways have supported the school over the first term. Your efforts and contributions are highly valued. I encourage you to continue to support and be actively involved in decision making through the P&F and other opportunities that arise. Thank you to our staff who have worked tirelessly for our children throughout the term. Much has been asked of them and, as always, they have risen to the challenge. I can honestly say that I am proud of the way all teaching and non-teaching staff commit themselves to their jobs in a wholehearted way. Thank you one and all for your efforts and enjoy the well-earned holiday.
Miranda Swann
Principal
Interschool Swimming Carnival Thursday 5 April
The team has been training hard and the carnival is nearly upon us. This final list of events and participants is on the pin board outside the library. Below are the details of the carnival.
Date: Thursday 5 April 2018
Venue: AquaLife Aquatic Centre, Somerset Street Vic Park
Time: Bus leaves at approx 8.45 am Carnival is from 9.30am to approx. 2.00pm
Wear: Dark blue sport shirt & sports shorts (MUST wear hat, shoes & socks), bathers, towel & goggles
Bring: Recess, lunch, plenty of drinks and snacks (no kiosk available)
AquaLife is an outdoor pool so please remember the sunscreen.
Miss Shaw
We are now accepting enrolments for
Kindergarten 2019
If your child was born between
1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015
they will start Kindergarten at the beginning of 2019. Enrolment forms can be obtained from the school office and must be lodged with us as soon as possible. Inter-views will commence early in Term Two 2018.
Sr Margie with English class in East
Timor
HOLY WEEK TIMETABLE
Please note: If you wish the Sacrament of Reconciliation you will need to go on Saturday evening from 5.00pm to 5.30pm.
HOLY THURSDAY 29 MARCH
No morning Mass
Mass of the Lord’s Supper—7.00pm GOOD FRIDAY 30 March
Stations of the Cross at 10.00am The Passion of the Lord at 3.00pm
HOLY SATURDAY 31 March No morning Mass
Easter Vigil Mass at 7.00pm EASTER SUNDAY 1 April
Easter Masses at 8.00am and 10.00am
Overflow parking on the school oval
During the Passover, the Israel-
ites couldn't wait for their bread to
rise as they had to escape from
Egypt. Try our easy recipe for un-
leavened bread for your Last
Supper meal.
NO TIME TO RISE!! UNLEAVENED BREAD
2 CUPS FLOUR 1 TEASPOON SALT
1 TABLESPOON OLIVE OIL WATER
Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Add just enough water to make a dough. Knead the dough on a floured surface and separate into four parts. Roll the dough out into a flat disc about 5 mm thick. Cook
each disc either in a fry pan or on the hotplate of a BBQ.
Make
Easter
More
Meaningful
Children might like
to do either of these
activities
Make shapes on
paper or card and
tell the story of Holy
Week
OR
Make the unleav-
ened bread to expe-
rience what it was
like in the time of
Our LORD.
Coles Sports for Schools Program—ENDING SOON
Thank you for collecting the vouchers and placing them in the School’s box at Coles Forest Lakes or in the office, so far we have collected just over 25,000!
The competition ends on Tuesday 3 April, so make sure you gather any vouchers laying around the house or in your handbag as we have until the end of May to get them back to Coles! Miss Shaw has a wish list going, so the more we collect the more she can purchase!!!
Hot Cross Bun Fundraiser & Whole School Easter
Egg Raffle
Thank you to all the families who supported the Hot
Cross Bun Fundraiser. We hope you enjoyed them.
Thank you to the parents on the P & F Committee for
giving up their time on Friday to pick up the 371 packs
and help to sort and distribute them. We could not hold
a big fundraiser like this without your help. Good luck
to the students in the Easter Egg Raffle which will be
drawn tomorrow (Thursday).
Wishing all the staff and families a very Happy Easter.
‘Trash N Treasure’ Car Boot Sale
Save the Date – Saturday 7 April
Book your bay now to get rid of all the items laying around that are just too good to throw away. This will be a family friendly event with entertainment and a face painter proudly sponsored by Team Brockhurst at Century 21, Thornlie.
If you don’t want a bay, make sure you come down between 8.00am and 12.00 noon to grab a bargain or a delicious Bacon & Egg Roll or Sausage Siz-zle. Coffee and ice-cream will also be available to purchase.
E-mail the P&F at [email protected] now to book your bay! Limited Bays so get in quick!!
Sacred Heart Thornlie P&F’ Facebook Page
To keep up to date on all the exciting events that are happening at the school, ‘Like’ our
Facebook Page. This is a great way to keep up to date on the latest events, when forms
are due back and to ask any questions the P&F may be able to assist you with.
Search for Sacred Heart Thornlie P&F NOT Sacred Heart Thornlie 50th Anniversary
Last Friday Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 completed the annual 5km Charity Walk for Project Compassion. Students were acutely aware and empathetic of the various projects the money raised could make possible for those who are destitute and living in absolute poverty.
Mr Clive Maher visited every class prior to the walk to discuss our Christian obligation to serve those who need our help. Further to this, he showed students photos of the people he ministers to every year in India. In doing so the children found out leprosy was not just a disease in Jesus’ time. They also found out what being poor really meant. Mr Graham Maher gave a passionate speech before the walk commenced. It was obvious he had been touched after joining his father in his missionary work over summer.
On a warm day, students completed the 5km course in under 50 minutes. Upon completion of each km, their sponsor cards were signed by our Sacred Heart family officials. Many thanks to these parents and grandpar-ents who served on the day: Ann Huntly, Stephen Brosztl, Amanda Powe, Rouve Cappelluti, Kat Agostino, Roxanne Davis, Emma Seaman, Veronica Gracias, Nadine Rowe, Agnes Michalowski, Meroe Lacopo, Susan Mijatow, Gel Hardy, Marie Lebon, Ros Carroll and Russell Drayton-Witty.
In the ensuing weeks, before the term ends, students will hopefully be busy collecting all the money from their loyal sponsors. REMEMBER … YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO ADD TO YOUR SPONSOR LIST. When all is collected please bring your money to school, together with your sponsor card. Collectively, our 8 classes are looking to raise $8000 to assist humanitarian programs around the world.
WHITE PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS
As the plastic shopping bags are being
phased out from the middle of the year, we
are giving you early warning and opportunity
to save your white shopping bags for
Ms Gevaux.
She loves her Christmas Craft and we would
hate to disappoint her.
#########UNIFORM SHOP SPECIAL EVENT#########
The uniform shop will be open from 7.00am to 1.00pm
next Thursday 5 April to able you to stock up on
Winter Uniform items.
CANNING DISTRICTS HOCKEY CLUB
HOOKIN2HOCKEY FOR 2018
Canning Districts Hockey Club ‘Canning Cougars’ HookIn2Hockey Program for pre-primary to year 4’s com-mences on Wednesday 9 May at Ferndale Reserve from 4.30 -5.30pm.
There will be a Fun/Come and Try Day on our mini turf on Wednesday 2nd May from 4.30-5.30pm.
Anyone interested in playing Hook in2 Hockey this season should contact Sue Lang, on 0403 793 350 or email [email protected] for more information.
We still have some vacancies in our junior and senior teams, please email the secretary.
EASTER BREAK TIME
GOOD FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL
EASTER MONDAY: NO SCHOOL
EASTER TUESDAY: Outside School Hours Care—OPEN
EASTER TUESDAY: Early Learning Centre—OPEN
EASTER TUESDAY: School - Closed
A PARENT’S VIEW OF EASTER Parents have an awesome responsibility to raise children who can make good choices, love others, and fol-low their hearts, but they must allow the freedom to do this independently. As children find their independ-ence and set out into adulthood, parents experience a letting go. It is a joy to see young adults blazing new trails, but this independence can also lead to disappointment in the paths chosen. Loving parents accept that their child’s choices are beyond their control and that their hopes and dreams may not always be aligned. Many parents raise their children in the faith to later watch them shed their religious practices as young adults. What more can they do than ask the Holy Spirit to guide their child? No doubt Mary wondered about the choices Jesus made and yet, we don’t see her intervening in Jesus’s life, other than to encourage him at the Wedding at Cana. She stood firm as Jesus made his decision to place the lives of others ahead of his own.
Parents are reminded to contact the office in order
to set up an appointment with staff members.
Principal: By appointment only.
Loreto Child Care Centre: 9251 3014
Outside School Hours Care: 9251 3015
0417 091 296
PARISH TIMETABLE WEEKEND MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil 6.00pm Sunday 8.00am and 10.00am WEEKDAY MASS TIMES: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8.45am Wednesday 8.45am Parish or School Mass Saturday—8.45am RECONCILIATION Sat 5.00-5.30pm before Mass or anytime by Appointment. PH: 9459 4459 Website: www.thornlie.perthcatholic.org.au
Monday EASTER MONDAY CLOSED
Tuesday CLOSED CLOSED
Wednesday A . POWE
Thursday K. ROCHFORD
Friday K.AGOSTINO P.ROSS
R. GUEST
TERM DATES 2018—STUDENTS
CANTEEN ROSTER
4– 6 APRIL 2018
UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS
TERM TIME ONLY
If you are unable to come at these times please complete a uni-form order form availa-ble from the Office, pay for it and your orders will be filled and deliv-ered to your child’s class.
COMMBANK SCHOOL BANKING
EVERY WEDNESDAY
RECYCLE YOUR USED BATTERIES INTO THE
BATTERY RECYCLING BIN OUTSIDE
THE OFFICE MONDAY—FRIDAY
ABSENTEES/SICKNESS In order for the school to reconcile attend-ance it is a requirement that a message is left on the Absentee Line
9251 3005 as emails to teachers are often not opened at the start of the day. Your co-operation in this regard is appreciated
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday 8.00am to
9.00am
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 8.00—9.00 am
Friday 2.30– 4.00pm
MAGUIRE 38
MURPHY 46
WELCH 25
WRIGHT 31
As Mrs Win is leaving us now to have her baby we share with you a few interesting facts about Mrs Win!!!!
10 QUESTIONS FOR MRS WIN
Where did you grow up?
Next to the sunny beaches of Hillarys.
Name 4 people you would like to invite for dinner?
My four grandparents!! (If God could send them down from
heaven). It would be great to see them again and let them know
everything I have been up to in life!
Favourite Travel destination?
Hawaii. That’s where I went for my honeymoon and I would
love to go back to enjoy the beaches, the hiking, the delicious
food and perfect weather.
Things that make you happy?
Summer. I love going to the beach, eating sorbet and having
warm evenings.
What is a motto you try to live by?
There is always something to be thankful for.
Name something you don’t leave home without?
My lavender oil. It keeps me calm, relaxed and smelling good.
Favourite pastime?
Finding new places to eat
Your favourite sporting team/activity?
When I have the time, I love to play a friendly game of basket-
ball.
Last movie you liked?
The Martian, I love anything that Matt Damon is in.
