Sacred Heart School 40 Ovens Rd, THORNLIE 6108 Phone: 9251 3000 Fax: 9251 3090 Email: admin@shthorn.wa.edu.au Website: www.shthorn.wa.edu.au

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Dear Parents

It is a very special week for our school with our Year 6 students and children from the parish celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation. The sacrament is important as it is an opportunity for the students to ‘confirm’ the commitment made by their parents to and for them at Bap-tism. Bishop Donald Sproxton visited the children this week and will preside over the Mass this Friday. We wish the children and their families all the best and thank the staff of Sacred Heart and the parish catechists for their work in preparing the students.

Last week the children in Year 3 and children from the parish received the Sacrament of First Reconciliation. This was a lovely ceremony and the children and congregation were respectful and reverent thus leading to a very holy and spiritual experience for the children. I thank Ms Gevaux and Mr Milne for their preparation of the students as well as the parish catechists. Mrs Fragapane has been coordinating all of our sacraments and thus has been very busy. I thank her for her commitment and dedication.

I have had the pleasure of attending our school choir performance in the Catholic Performing Arts Festival this week. The children sang beautifully and received very good feedback from the adjudicator. Congratulations to Mrs Christina Vinci, all of the hard work and many extra hours on Thursday mornings are much appreciated.

Congratulations to Emily Smith and Caitlyn Reid who raised $432.80 for Cancer research by organising our Daffodil Day. They did a wonderful job and I commend them for their efforts.

Luca Sorgiovanni has been accepted into Kent Street Senior High School’s CoRE select entry program. Luca performed to a high standard in the testing and I congratulate him on his placement. Well done, Luca!

The process for appointing Assistant Principals at Sacred Heart has concluded and I am hap-py to announce that Mr Shane Landers and Mrs Lisa Ripley are the successful candidates. Shane is currently Acting Assistant Principal at Sacred Heart and Lisa joins us from St Jo-seph’s in Pinjarra where she is currently Assistant Principal.

Starting next week parents, staff and children will complete a survey that will provide the school with valuable information about where the school is doing well and where there are some opportunities for growth. A letter will come home next week with instructions on how to access the survey. There will also be some paper copies available in the office.

I am currently concluding interviews for Kindergarten for 2020. Please ensure that if you are an existing family you have completed enrolment forms for siblings.

This week’s Parenting Ideas article is linked to Father’s Day and is for the Dads and other male role models in our children’s lives. I hope you enjoy the read and get spoiled this week-end!

God Bless ‘ My childhood gave me resilience and there is little that can surprise me in life.’

~ Natalia Vodianov

‘In football as in politics, resilience pays off’

~George Osborne`

Principal

28 August 2019

Leaving your fathering mark

Currently, there’s a strong tendency to view successful fathering through the lens of skills and knowledge acquisition. That is, to raise kids today effective fathers, like mothers, need to keep building their skill sets (What’s the most appropriate way to manage kids today?) and their knowledge (What’s the latest research about the impact of digital technology on children?). Staying one step ahead can be exhausting and make a man feel inadequate if he can't keep up.

Another way to look at fathering is through the generative parenting lens. That is, fathering is an activity that's rooted in a man's biology in much the same way that mothering is an instinctive activity. If the moth-ering instinct is to nurture and protect children, a father's instinct is to teach and develop his children's skills and knowledge so they can thrive long after the time he's left this world.

The generative fathering notion developed by researchers Dollahite, Hawkens and Brotherson explains why many men will turn a simple game they have with their children into a lesson into how to hold a ball; defeat that opponent or stand firm in the face of fear. Father-son relationships can be scuppered by this well-intentioned, but oft mistimed 'you can always get better' attitude.

Generative fathers tend to look long term when they raise their kids. Quintessentially, generative fathers work hard to be good men and good citizens. Love, availability and character become their fathering stock in trade.

Generative fathers keep pace with their children's development adjusting their role at different stages. For instance, during a child's latency (primary school years) they focus on recreational work and so they help develop children's interests and competencies through sport, hobbies and leisure activities. The task for gen-erative fathers of early adolescents is to help their children develop strong values and inner beliefs. This spir-itual work (not necessarily in a religious sense) helps young people develop the moral compasses they need to act safely and be good citizens when fathers aren't around.

For generative parents, fathering becomes a lifelong task, and doesn't stop when children become adults, leave home and start families of their own. It is in this stage that men take on mentoring work, passing on the wisdom gained from their experiences to the next generation so that they don't repeat the same mis-takes that they have made. Fathering never stops. It changes with the development of your children.

This Father’s Day, while enjoying the accolades and attention that will come your way consider the genera-tional impact you are having on your kids.

Your lasting fathering legacy will be determined by the character you display; the way you live your life and how you relate to your family. Those are attributes that you can continue to work on over the coming twelve months.

You will find more information about generative fathering “A Man's guide to raising kids” at www.parentingideas.com.au

A PRAYER FOR FATHERS

Heavenly Father,

We praise you for the gift of our fathers and

those who have been father-figures to us.

We thank you for the life and love they have

brought to our world.

May they be strengthened in virtue and faith so

that they might give glory to you through their

lives of service.

Amen.

SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION - TERM THREE

First Holy Communion, Confirmation

This term the Parish and School celebrate the Sacraments of Communion and Confirmation. The fol-lowing dates have been set and if you have children participating in any of the Sacraments please note these dates on your calendar.

• Friday 30 August – Confirmation 6pm - Sacred Heart Church—Family photos from 4.30pm in the Foley Centre.

• Thursday 5 September - First Communion Retreat Day - Year 4 - School time only

• Sunday 15 September – First Holy Communion—Sacred Heart Church

Mrs Fragapane

FIRST RECONCILIATION

The evening was reflective and beautifully celebrated. Special thanks to the teachers and the Year 3 students. Thanks also to Fa-ther Minh-Thuy and the visiting priests.

Mrs Vinci and the choir added beautifully to the reverence of the evening.

Daffodil Day

Raised $432.80

Well done to Emily and Caitlyn for your initiative

in raising money for

Cancer Research

CONFIRMATION PRAYER

Spirit of God, grant me:

The gift of wisdom To see the world through your eyes, The gift of counsel To make difficult decisions, The gifts of knowledge and understanding To use my mind to know you and to love you, The gift of fortitude To have the courage to live in the faith Despite the difficulties and disappointments, The gift of piety To be able to express my special love And commitment to you, And the right kind of awesome fear That makes me pause to wonder and revere God’s love.

Amen.

VacSwim 2019 You can now enrol your children in VacSwim swimming lessons

for the October school holidays.

With swimming pools and beaches a big part of the Western

Australian lifestyle, it’s important your children are safe in the

water.

Programs are available for children from five to 17 years and

cater to all skill levels – from beginners to those doing their

Bronze Medallion. They are being offered at pool venues across

the State.

Enrol your children in VacSwim now at education.wa.edu.au/swimming

HOMEWORK CLUB

Sessions run from 2.50pm to 3.20pm every Wednesday in the Li-brary and will be run until the end of term.

Tinkering Donations

Needed

Year One are looking for donations of old

broken electrical equipment that is safe for

kids to tinker and dismantle. We are also chasing any old

tools such as screwdrivers, mini hammers, spanners, pli-

ers etc for the children to use during their investigations.

Please check the equipment before handing in, to ensure

that the children will be able to

dismantle it.

Miss Edwards and Mrs Cannell

Rice Day is Coming!

To raise awareness of the amount of children who are homeless in Australia and the important role that Mini Vin-nies plays in helping those less fortunate, Sacred Heart School is holding its annual Rice and Pyjama day on Tuesday 24 September.

If you are available to help out by assisting with the cooking of rice on the day and/or the loan of rice cook-ers, could you please let the office staff know as soon as possible.

Further details regarding the day will follow in subsequent newsletters.

Lost

Two Woollen Jumpers—a size 10 and a size 8

Both have the name Josh

Tangney on the crest inside

the jumper and also on the

side white tag. Please

check your child’s jumper

and return to the office if

found.

Mr Bouffler’s Sporting Vibe

RUGBY LEAGUE TAG COMPETITION On Tuesday 13 August a small group of Year 5 & 6’s competed in a

Rugby League Tag Tournament at Santich Park in Munster. Seven other

schools competed in the tournament with us.

23 Students competed across two teams, an A team and a B team. Sa-

cred Heart B team played 7 games through the group stage, winning 1,

losing 1 and drawing 5. Overall, they finished 5th and played Christ The

King, who finished 6th, in a final. That final ended as a draw, 1-1.

Our A team went through the group stage undefeated, winning 6

games and drawing 1, finishing first out of the 8 schools. They played

Christ The King in the grand final, winning the game 2-0 and bringing

home the shield. Both teams tried their best and played with great re-

spect towards their opponents. Congratulations to all the students who

represented Sacred Heart. In the words of our A team captains, Dion

and Raphael, “GO SACRED HEART!!!”

Japanese students are coming and Year 5 and 6 families we need your help!

We are having the students from Gunma Kokusai Academy visiting again.

They are coming from 18 October - 5 November.

The students are in Year 6 in Japan and we are looking for families with stu-dents in Year 5 or 6 to host them whilst they are here.

They will be attending class with their hosting student and learning about how we do things here in Australia.

Hosting families do not need to provide a separate room for the student they can share a room with their hosting student.

Hosting families will receive a payment towards the student's living ex-penses and there is 24 hour support available to hosting families and the Japanese students. Contact 9444 7687 www.goldil.com.au

ATHLETICS TRAINING

Attention Year 4 to 6 Students and Parents

For the next few weeks there will be athletics training in preparation for our school athletics in week 8 of this term.

We will train for long jump, shot put, turbo javelin, 400m, 200m, relays and sprint events.

Days:

Monday - 3pm – 4pm

Friday - 7.40 am to 8.15 am

What to Wear:

Sport Clothes

What to Bring:

Drink Bottle

Crown Casino Dinner - ADULTS ONLY EVENT

Thank you for supporting the Casino Bus Trip on Friday 23 Au-gust. It was a fabulous evening and a lot of fun was had by all. It is such great value for money, and we look forward to doing it again next year. We raised $270 for the school.

Father’s Day Stall

We hope your child/ren loved picking something special from the Father’s Day Stall. Any leftover stock will be sold at lunch time on Friday 30 August. We wish all dad’s, granddads and father figures a wonderful Father’s Day on Sunday. We hope you enjoy your present.

A Father’s Day raffle will be held and drawn at the Father’s Day Breakfast on Friday 30 August. Tickets will be $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. Good luck!

End of School Disco

This term the P&F are organising a School’s Out Disco for the children on Friday 20 September. There

will be two discos, one for lower school and one for upper school, all details are on the attached poster

and a booking form will be coming home with each child this week. Forms and money are due back by

Wednesday 18 September.

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no food sold at the Disco. The kids will receive a bag of popcorn when

they leave.

The thinking behind it is that the Junior School will most likely eat dinner after their Disco and the up-

per school will eat their dinner/light meal before the Disco. We didn't want to worry about dinner/food

items, more so just a good old dance and games for the kids.

Thank you very much for Mrs Brunt’s Year 5 class for creating a poster for us to use to promote the

Disco as part of a class project. There were some fabulous designs and it was very hard to choose just

1 winner. Congratulations to Lila Woollams for creating the winning poster, which is attached to this

newsletter. Thank you to all students who submitted a Poster, your designs will be used around the

school.

P&F Nominations We would like to encourage all Sacred Heart parents to consider joining the 2020 P&F Committee. We have a lot of fun brainstorming ideas, collaborating and organising events for our school community to raise much needed funds. We meet once per month, where everyone is welcome and encouraged to share their ideas. We are always looking for new ideas and help, so would love to see you join the P&F Committee. All positions are open for President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, so if you see yourself in one of these roles, feel free to come along to a meeting to see what the role entails, talk to a Commit-tee Member today or e-mail the P&F at pandf@shthorn.wa.edu.au.

SAVE THE DATE! Saturday 26 October

BUNNINGS SAUSAGE SIZZLE

SAVE THE DATE!

End of Term School Disco

Friday 20 September 2019

More details to follow

SAVE THE DATE!

End of Term School Disco

Friday 20 September 2019

More details to follow

Term One Term Two Term Three Term Four

4 FEBRUARY 12 APRIL

30 APRIL 5 JULY

23 JULY 26 SEPTEMBER

15 OCTOBER 13 DECEMBER

School Hours: Mon - Fri 8.30am to 2.45pm Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8.00am to 4.00pm

APPOINTMENTS 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 ELC MOBILE 0477 385 104

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 D Barker

Tuesday CLOSED CLOSED

Wednesday J Garvey

Thursday A Ladyman

Friday S Chester K Agostino

TERM DATES 2019—STUDENTS

CANTEEN ROSTER

Mon 2-6 September

UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS

Nell Gray

30 Kembla Way

Willetton

9270 4669

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 9– 5

Tuesday 9-5

Wednesday 9-5

Thursday 9-6

Friday 9-5

Saturday 9-1

GOING HOME THIS WEEK

Tuesday lunch order Every child

PP colour blindness

Yr 6 Scolios

Boys

All students